Job Title: Light Industrial Sourcer

• Client Location: Melbourne, Australia
• Employment Type: Full-time, Remote
• Working Hours: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Melbourne Time

About Us:

At People Avenue, we believe in the power of great people to transform businesses. As a trusted offshoring partner, we help purpose-driven companies in Australia and the US scale smarter by connecting them with exceptional talent across marketing, recruitment, virtual assistance, and more.

Founded in 2024 and based in Adelaide, were a passionate team committed to creating meaningful opportunitiesfor our clients, our candidates, and our community. With a people-first mindset and a tailored approach, we dont just fill roleswe build long-term success stories.

About the Role:

As a Light Industrial Sourcer, youll play a vital role in supporting our recruitment consultants by identifying, engaging, and maintaining a pool of quality candidates across various industries.

Youll use multiple sourcing channels to attract job-ready talent, conduct initial screenings, and manage data accuracy within the recruitment database. This is an ideal role for someone looking to grow into a full-cycle recruitment position and contribute to a collaborative, high-performing team.

Key Responsibilities:

• Proactively source candidates through clients job boards, database mining, LinkedIn, referrals, and social media
• Screen, interview and shortlist candidates based on job fit, experience, and availability Maintain an active and updated pool of job-ready talent, aligned with current client demand
• Support overflow recruitment by pre-screening and forwarding quality candidates to consultants
• Conduct initial phone screens and book interviews for the recruitment team Keep candidate profiles up to date in the system (availability, preferences, contact info, etc.)
• Assist in coordinating compliance requirements: reference checks, police checks, medicals, and onboarding
• Ensure high-quality candidate data is maintained within the ATS/database Communicate regularly with the recruitment team on sourcing progress and talent availability
• Share insights on candidate expectations, competitor activity, and market pay rates Generate leads from reference checks and pass them on for business development follow-up

KPIs

• Sufficient pool of available, job-ready candidates is maintained
• Timely completion of sourcing-related tasks as agreed with manager/consultants High conversion of sourced candidates to interviews/placements
• Candidate records are consistently accurate and up to date
• Positive team contribution and collaboration
• Minimum of 10 interviewed candidates referred each week

Growth Path

This role is designed with a possibility of growing into a full Recruitment Consultant position. As you gain confidence and experience, you have the possibility of beginning to take on candidate interviews, client communication, and eventually, full-cycle recruitment responsibilities.

Required Competencies

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Proactive, organised, and eager to learn
• High attention to detail and time management
• Team player with a problem-solving mindset
• Interest in recruitment
• Familiarity with recruitment systems (ATS/CRM) is a plus

Reporting Line:

Reporting directly to the Business Manager / Team Leader