Talent Acquisition Associate - Trades Platform

About the role

Lighthouse Service Partners is a trades company serving home service businesses such as plumbing, HVAC and electrical across Australia, and is growing fast. Reporting to the Head of Talent, you will drive full-cycle recruiting on a prioritised set of operational roles across its operating companies (OpCos) while helping GMs and hiring managers run best-practice recruiting through the Lighthouse Recruiting Playbook.

Key responsibilities

• Lead full-cycle recruiting on priority trades and operational roles across all OpCos, based on volume, criticality and business need
• Build trusted relationships with GMs and hiring managers, becoming their go-to hiring partner
• Direct OpCo hiring managers on using the Lighthouse Recruiting Playbook, including structured interviewing, scorecards, advertising and onboarding
• Drive adoption of standardised job ads, scorecards and interview frameworks, and report on time to fill, offer acceptance, scorecard compliance and Year 1 attrition
• Support the Head of Talent on GM and HoldCo-level hiring as needed

Required profile

• 2-5+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience, ideally in blue-collar, trades or multi-site operational businesses
• A track record across sourcing, screening, interviewing and closing
• Ability to build trust quickly with GMs and operational leaders, and credibility with both blue-collar and corporate stakeholders
• A scrappy, resourceful mindset, able to operate without fully mature systems in place
• Sharp instincts for reading a business and its hiring needs
• An affinity for or exposure to trades industries (plumbing, HVAC, electrical) is a bonus
• A degree in HR, Psychology or a related field is a plus

Required skills

• Full-cycle recruiting and candidate sourcing
• ATS experience and enthusiasm for standardised tools and frameworks

What we offer

• A competitive salary plus a performance bonus
• Real ownership over hiring across a growing portfolio of trades businesses, with direct exposure to GMs and leadership
• A clear path to grow within the People & Talent function as the portfolio scales