Trainee Recruitment Consultant

At Zest, we don't just 'do' recruitment - we transform careers and strengthen teams in one of the UK's most vital industries: Food Manufacturing. We've spent over 20 years building the most trusted recruitment brand in the sector, and now, we're looking for a Trainee Recruitment Consultant who's hungry to be the best. This is not a back-office role. You'll be on the frontlines - hunting, headhunting, and building relationships within Food Manufacturing's most in-demand professionals. What You'll Do - Build and nurture relationships with high-performing candidates in the food industry - Search across job boards, LinkedIn, internal CRM, referrals and social platforms to find the best talent - Conduct detailed phone and video interviews, qualifying candidates for live roles - Partner with Senior consultants to help fill high-priority vacancies - Support candidates throughout the process - coaching for interviews, negotiating offers, and guiding through resignations - Record candidate insights with precision in our CRM, helping us maintain our legendary reputation for detail and quality Why This Role is a Launchpad... - 250 per placement on your director's desk - with potential to increase as you grow - Industry-leading training and mentoring - we've developed some of the UK's best recruiters in-house - After 12 months, you'll be ready to step up into a Consultant role - managing your own clients and deals - Be part of a team that celebrates success: past summer parties in Ibiza, Friday drinks, quarterly lunch clubs, and much more - Hybrid working, private healthcare, pension, birthdays off, and gym membership - Work in our bright, open-plan Stamford HQ, overlooking the meadows - voted one of the happiest places to live in the UK What We're Looking For - A natural people-person: you love asking questions, listening, and learning about others - Grit, determination, and a work ethic to match - recruitment isn't easy, but it's worth it - Excellent communication: on the phone, on email, and face-to-face - Someone who thrives in a high-performance environment and wants to fast-track their career - Bonus if you've worked in retail, customer service, sales or call centres - but attitude is everything Zest's Promise We'll train you, support you, challenge you, and celebrate you. You'll be joining a business with a clear mission to be the best recruitment company you'll ever work with or for. And we're not slowing down. If you're ready to launch an exciting career in recruitment and be part of a company that values your potential, Zest is the perfect place for you. Submit your CV to Lucy at - and let's embark on this thrilling journey together. As you know over here at Zest we like to do things properly and always want to keep you, the candidate in the loop. Applying to this 'one of a kind' role you give Zest permission to hold your information. If you want to know more about how Zest look after your personal information please visit our privacy policy on the website TPBN1_UKTJ

Created: 2025-10-22