Job Description

We are looking for a Resourcing / Recruitment Assistant to come and join our established HR team!



This is a fabulous opportunity to join a family run business in the AM top 100 and represent one of our fantastic manufacturer partners.

About the Business

Our business started over 60 years ago and has been in the same family ever since. From our very humble beginnings, we have grown to be in the top 50 car dealers in the country. Across our 26 businesses we have a stable workforce of over 600 people, many of whom have been with us for years. We are always on the lookout for nice, genuine people who genuinely care about our customers and have a can do attitude.


Our recruitment philosophy is that we recruit for attitude and train for skills, which means that although we're often looking for specific technical skills, if you like working with customers and you are attracted by our Family Values of Fit, Fun, Family and Fearless, you'll fit in well here and we'd like to hear from you even if you have no experience of the automotive industry.



We offer manufacture training for product knowledge to give you the technical skills you need, and we work with our own world class sales trainer who will give you everything you need to be a "top one percenter".



We'll expect you to work hard but in return we'll offer you an industry leading package, flexible working hours and a real opportunity to progress: we prefer to promote from within and you will see this in everyone of our sites. You must possess an outrageous ambition to want to be the best and you won't let anyone stop you.

About You

The aim of this role is to develop and strengthen the D. M. Keith Group in line with the family values. The ideal candidate will have some recruitment experience as well as be extremely organised. We are looking for someone with strong Customer Service skills and the ability to communicate professionally with candidates ensuring that you continuously provide the highest level of service satisfaction to their customers. You need to be hardworking, resilient, and ambitious.

The ideal candidate will have:



Excellent interpersonal and communication skills Have excellent team-working skills The ability to handle multiple priorities Be able to maintain strict confidentiality in relation to the work undertaken. Have strong IT skills - also with ATS (applicant tracking system). Exposure to recruitment is desirable. Strong organisational and planning skills, with the ability to prioritise well so that results are delivered. Confident and professional with a positive attitude. Driven to help and support the team and wider business.

Roles and responsibilities will include:

Manage our recruitment platform, ensuring all enquires are dealt with in a timely manner, forwarding on applications as necessary. Place adverts internally and externally using our company platform, and other external sites. Undertake any pre-selection screening on candidates as required. Carry out video interviews daily. Invite candidates to interview, creating a positive candidate experience ensuring that they have all the required information in preparation for their interview. Liaise with Managers in order to book interviews and gather information. Ensure the Recruitment tracker is kept up to date at all times. Keep central HR team updated. Undertake additional specific tasks as required. Strong people skills and customer service, communication skills and the ability to build rapport will be essential for this role. You will need to be comfortable using an applicant tracking system (ATS)/recruitment system which includes logging issues, liaising with our supplier support desk and seeing issues/errors through to conclusion, providing outstanding support and guidance.

What we offer:

Meets minimum wage - competitive Internal training. 30 days annual leave inclusive of 8 bank holidays, with average commission paid during your annual leave, increasing with length of service Preferential rates for servicing and repairs on your family and friend's cars. A workplace pension scheme 25 contribution to eye tests Cycle to work scheme

You must have a valid UK driving license.

Working Hours

5 Days a week - 40 Hours

Job Opening ID

ZR_648_JOB

Date Opened

16/07/2025

Job Type

Full time

Industry

Automotive

Work Experience

1-3 years

Salary

Competitive, dependent on experience.

City

Leeds

Province

West Yorkshire

Country

United Kingdom

Postal Code

LS10 1DY