Recruitment Consultant

  • Job ref: 948/01557
  • Type: Full Time
  • Location: Newton Abbot
  • Salary: £27,456 - £34,123 per year
  • Recruiting office: Torbay
  • Date posted: 2 May 2026

Job details

  • Full Time
  • Newton Abbot
  • 27456-34122.55 USD / Year
  • Job Ref: 948/01557
  • Salary: £27,456.00 - £34,122.55 per year

Recruitment Consultant – Torbay & Barnstaple

Do you have excellent relationship building skills and wish to start or grow your career in recruitment with a respected brand leader?

We are currently looking for an enthusiastic and self-driven Recruitment Consultant to join the team in our office. This position plays a key role in maintaining Driver Hire’s reputation for delivering reliable and quality drivers and maintaining compliance standards.

What does the role involve?

As our new Recruitment Consultant, on a daily basis you will be responsible for managing the expectations and needs of both clients and candidates alike and will work alongside people who are just as passionate about delivering a great service as you are.

Your tasks will involve managing the whole recruitment cycle, including:

  • Advertising Roles, Recruiting and registering candidates
  • Personal Marketing
  • Ensuring all records are up to date and correct.
  • Candidate care
  • C.V Building

As a new Driver Hire Recruitment Consultant you will be supported through an induction and training period which will focus on allowing you to learn the skills and knowledge that will become an essential part of your role within the team.

What are we offering?

By joining us in the Recruitment Consultant role, you can expect an attractive benefits & rewards package including:

  • A competitive salary of £27,456 p.a. + simply structured monthly commissions
  • Transparent route to OTE circa £34,122.55 + £140 a week bonus for On Call Rota
  •  28 days of holiday (including Bank Holidays)
  • Birthday day off

Our staff are important to us, so we regularly benchmark ourselves against our competitors. In our most recent staff survey (December 2024), 97% stated they are ‘proud’ or ‘very proud’ to work for Driver Hire.

What do you need to be successful?

A key part of your success in the Recruitment Consultant role will be your:

  • Ability to handle the responsibility of autonomy
  • Ability to follow a process, and compliance
  • High level of attention to detail
  • Good organisational and time management skills
  • Ability to build strong relationships with candidates
  • Full, UK driving licence

Experience of sales, recruitment, driving or logistics would be advantageous, but more important to us is an aptitude to learn and a positive attitude.

Why work for Driver Hire?

In 2023 we celebrated our 40th anniversary year, we have also been reaccredited by the leading independent business culture assessment organisation, ‘Investors in People’. Driver Hire was first accredited in 1995 and maintained its marque for nearly 30 years. Last year we’re ahead of the overall industry average benchmark scores.

So, if you believe that this Recruitment Consultant role is for you and you want to join business with a positive culture, please apply today!

 

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