Client Overview
Our client is a leading provider of hot meal services to schools across Ireland. Following a period of significant business growth and success in securing new contracts, the organisation needed to rapidly expand its workforce to support increasing operational demands.
The Challenge
With multiple new contracts commencing within tight timelines, the client faced the challenge of recruiting a large number of employees across several business functions in a short period.
Roles included:
- General Operatives
- Delivery Drivers
- Customer Service Executives
- Retention Managers
- Sales Managers
The scale and urgency of the recruitment campaign placed considerable pressure on the internal HR team, who were also managing the wider business expansion. The client required a solution that would deliver high-volume hiring while maintaining a positive candidate experience and ensuring recruitment processes remained organised and compliant.
Our Solution
To provide maximum support, we operated as an embedded recruitment partner, working within the client’s business as an extension of their internal team.
Rather than running recruitment externally, our consultants integrated directly into the organisation, utilising the client’s existing systems and processes. This allowed us to manage the entire recruitment lifecycle while ensuring all candidate information remained within the company’s ATS and internal platforms.
Our responsibilities included:
- Managing recruitment campaigns across multiple vacancies
- Advertising positions across relevant channels
- Screening and reviewing applications
- Conducting candidate interviews
- Managing candidate communications
- Coordinating with hiring managers and stakeholders
- Maintaining accurate records within the client’s ATS
- Handing successful candidates to HR for onboarding
This approach streamlined recruitment activity and enabled the client to maintain complete visibility of the hiring process while significantly reducing administrative workloads.
Results
Over a five-month period, we successfully delivered:
- 60 hires across multiple departments
- Full recruitment management from attraction through to offer stage
- Reduced administrative burden on the HR team
- Faster response times to urgent hiring requirements
- Improved consistency in candidate management and communication
- Increased utilisation and effectiveness of the client’s ATS
Business Impact
Our embedded recruitment model enabled the organisation to focus on its ongoing growth and operational priorities while we managed the day-to-day recruitment activity.
By filling critical vacancies quickly and efficiently, we helped the business successfully scale its workforce in line with new contract requirements. The partnership also strengthened employer branding through a professional and consistent candidate experience.
The client was particularly appreciative of our ability to seamlessly integrate into their business, adapt to their internal systems, and operate as a trusted extension of their team. Our flexibility allowed us to provide support exactly where and when it was needed, helping the organisation achieve its growth objectives without increasing pressure on internal resources.
