Recruitment Assistant

Analytics, Statistics, Communications, Business.

About KEYENCE

Keyence is a world leader in Sensors, Safety, Vision, Measurement and Microscopes. Founded in Japan in 1974, Keyence has experienced rapid growth and is now turning over more than $8 billion global sales per year. We also operate on over 50% profit due to our Direct Sales model!

We have been listed on Forbes “The World’s Most Innovative Companies” Top 100 every year since its inception and we have over 300,000 clients worldwide, including the main blue-chip manufacturers.

This is KEYENCE
KEYENCE has flourished into a global leader in the industrial automation industry. We have rapidly expanded to 220 offices in 46 countries and serve over 300,000 customers residing in 110 countries.

Job Specification:

As a member of the Talent Acquisition Team, you will be responsible for the co-ordination of activities and processes throughout the recruitment lifecycle to find and recruit the best talent for our business, mainly focusing on but not limited to the below responsibilities:

Recruitment

  • CV screening
  • Interview/assessment day facilitation
  • 1st stage, online interview evaluation
  • Face to face interviewing
  • Attending careers fairs and being an ambassador of Keyence UK
  • Support University campus recruitment planning, work with career centres to manage campus recruiting logistics, organise events and ship materials
  • Recruitment database administration
  • Candidate feedback
  • Managing job postings and assembling interview documents
  • Helping to maintain applicant tracking data
  • Managing the recruiting inbox and responding to candidate enquiries
  • Travel to other regional offices on occasion (Manchester, Newcastle, Birmingham, Dublin, Milton Keynes)

Personal Attributes:

  • Good communication skills, both written and verbal – with the ability to establish and maintain professional interpersonal relationships
  • Ability to accurately document, record and maintain information and data
  • Ability to work with high self-direction and flexibility, especially with respect to taking initiative, prioritising multiple tasks, and using good judgment to resolve problems
  • Enjoy working in a target driven environment
  • Team player
  • Integrity – the role requires appropriate handling of confidential and sensitive information

Qualifications and Experience:

  • Must be educated to degree level (Bachelor’s degree - any discipline)
  • Good knowledge of Microsoft-based applications, particularly Excel, Word and PowerPoint
  • Experience in recruitment would be beneficial, but not essential
  • Must be eligible to work in the UK

Package:

  • Starting Salary: £28,000
  • Area Allowance: £2,700 per annum
  • Quarterly Bonus (Guaranteed £4,000 in year one)
  • Private Healthcare: Includes dental, optical, audiology, and subsidised gym membership
  • Pension Scheme: Advanced company pension with Aviva
  • Life & Critical Illness Cover
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • Fully Expensed Travel & Accommodation
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Can I use AI to apply?

KEYENCE do not use AI at any stage of the recruitment process. We appreciate that AI may be useful, but please make sure to focus on the communicative soft skills that we value in our company that cannot be created by AI.

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  • Deadline
    July 31st, 2026
  • Starting
    Immediate Start
  • Salary
    £28,000 + benefits
  • Degree required
    Bachelor's
  • Location
    Uxbridge (West London)
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Preferred Disciplines...
  • Analytics/Statistics
  • Business
  • Marketing/Communications
Also Accepting...
  • Most STEM disciplines

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