Are you passionate about early career development and talent acquisition?
Do you thrive in a fast-paced, people-focused environment where every day is different? If so, this is your opportunity to join a forward-thinking team making a real impact.
Job DescriptionAbout the Role
As our Talent and Early Careers Coordinator, you’ll play a key role in supporting recruitment and early career programmes that help shape the future workforce of WM New Zealand. From pre-employment checks and candidate sourcing to help manage our Māori Cadet and Graduate programmes, your work will help us attract, engage, and develop the best talent.
You'll be the connector across our early career pathways, supporting everything from scholarship partnerships and school visits to career exposure events. This is a role that blends logistics, relationship management, and a strong sense of purpose.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Providing end-to-end recruitment support to the Talent team, such as candidate sourcing, pre-employment checks and generating employment contracts.
- Screening candidates, scheduling interviews, and maintaining our ATS – SmartRecruiters.
- Supporting early careers programmes like our Graduate Programme, and career pathways.
- Managing relationships with tertiary and education partners to deliver impactful career events and scholarship activity.
- Managing our recruitment inbox and hiring manager resources.
- Playing an active part in onboarding and induction for graduates, interns, and scholarship students.
What We’re Looking For
- An experienced talent coordinator with exceptional time management, communication, and interpersonal skills.
- Strong organisational abilities with the confidence to juggle multiple tasks and relationships.
- Someone who thrives in a people-focused role, with a keen interest in early career development.
- High attention to detail and comfort working with ATS systems and Microsoft Office.
- A positive, proactive attitude and a passion for continuous improvement.
Why WM New Zealand?
At WM NZ, we do meaningful work that contributes to a better tomorrow. Our values — Haumarutanga (Safety), Ratonga (Service), Toitūtanga (Sustainability), Auahatanga (Innovation), and Mahi ngātahi (Together) — guide everything we do.
We’re proud of our people-first culture and our commitment to building a sustainable and inclusive future. You'll be joining a supportive team where you can grow your skills, contribute to key talent initiatives, and make a real difference to the people and communities we serve.
Ready to be part of something bigger?
Apply now and help us build pathways for the next generation of WM talent.
Top Skills
What We Do
WM New Zealand is New Zealand's leading resource recovery, recycling and waste, and environmental services provider, driven by our focus on safety, sustainability, and service and underpinned by innovation.
We provide recycling and resource recovery services, solid waste management, liquid and hazardous waste collection, treatment and disposal. We design and operate state-of-the-art waste management and recycling facilities nationwide, including leading edge sustainable modern landfill and energy parks, material recovery facilities, transfer stations and liquid, hazardous and medical waste processing facilities.
We understand that our biggest asset is our people and we’re committed to their safety and wellbeing. We’re a company where every day our people get to make a difference – whether this be through exploring recycling opportunities, looking at new ways to create energy from waste, or delivering a great customer service to building facilities that will last a lifetime.
We work with a diverse range of customers, from residential homes and small businesses, councils, through to large multinational commercial and industrial clients that span almost every industry in New Zealand, and we are proud to offer a comprehensive range of services that can be tailored to meet the needs of our customers.
Our focus is on the future, the possibilities it holds, and ultimately the protection of it.
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