Recruiting an Outstanding Human Resources Lead for Cooper Fluid Systems

About Cooper Fluid Systems

Founded in 1972, Cooper Fluid Systems specialise in the design, manufacture, installation, supply and repair of hydraulic, lubrication, refuelling, fluid dispensing, fire suppression, and high force tooling systems and components.

Cooper Fluid Systems has a proud history, not only of high-quality work and results but also of professional customer service. The team at Cooper Fluid Systems comprises highly experienced project managers, engineers, operations managers, and workshop staff; all of whom are dedicated to providing the best possible service for customers.

Cooper Fluid Systems contacted Kingston Human Capital to find the perfect Human Resources Lead.

Finding an experienced executive to take Cooper Fluid Systems forward

Cooper Fluid Systems tasked Kingston Human Capital with finding the right Human Resources Lead after they felt other recruitment firms had rushed the process in the past.

Cooper Fluid Systems felt as though other recruitment firms hadn't fully understood both the role and the company.

The Hiring Requirement

Kingston Human Capital was appointed by Cooper Fluid Systems to find the perfect Human Resources Lead.

Roles We Hired

Human Resources Lead

Channels We Used

Facebook, LinkedIn, Indeed, Kingston Human Capital database, microsite, Seek.

The Challenge

How did we overcome this challenge?

To overcome this challenge, Kingston Human Capital immersed ourselves in the Cooper Fluid Systems work culture. We visited the site, met the leadership team, and discussed the company's executive plan to understand the kind of candidate we'd need to hire to take the company forward.

As a result, we gained a deep understanding of Cooper Fluid Systems’ needs and work culture, allowing us to alter our framework to find the perfect candidates, not just for the company at the time, but also for the company's future.

The Process

Combining traditional and contemporary techniques to hire the right executive

Using contemporary and traditional techniques, Kingston Human Capital worked closely with the executives at Cooper Fluid Systems to find the right candidate who could take the company forward and reach its strategic goals.

How Kingston Human Capital helped Cooper Fluid Systems find the right candidate?

We worked hard to fully understand the role, factoring in cultural, behavioural and unspoken expectations. We created a personalised search plan that would reach the right candidate markets.

We initiated our search across multiple channels spanning both passive and active candidate pools.

We implemented core market updates and reporting mechanisms to inform candidates in the market.

We launched face-to-face briefings, telephone screening of candidates, behavioural interviews, qualification checking and created a digital candidate shortlisting presentation.

Complete recruitment services were completed within 7 business days from the time of brief to shortlist delivery and interview.

The search plan led to a great outcome - our client hired a fantasting candidate who remains with Cooper Fluid Systems today.

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The Result

A comprehensive shortlist in three weeks

After three weeks of searching and over 52 candidates screened, we presented a shortlist of four, highly skilled candidates to Cooper Fluid Systems.

Cooper Fluid Systems was thrilled with the shortlist we presented and, not only was the successful candidate outstanding, but they also helped the business deliver on their strategic goals.

What did Cooper Fluid Systems value most about Kingston Human Capital's recruitment services?

After disappointing experiences with other recruitment firms, Cooper Fluid Systems valued a recruitment process that would be completed on the first attempt and to the highest possible standard with a high-quality outcome.

With Kingston Human Capital, this is exactly what they received.

We help recruit great human resources staff

Meet Gerard Kerr

Gerard Kerr is Co-Founder and General Manager of Search and Selection at Kingston Human Capital.

With more than 20 years’ experience in recruitment, Gerard has deep networks and extensive expertise managing complex search and selection projects across a range of sectors including local state and federal government, statutory authorities, government-owned corporations and ASX-listed companies.

Discover how Kingston Human Capital are different and give you a competitive advantage.

We work as an agile team across retained recruitment projects, ensuring we can commit the time and effort of our entire search team. This allows us to reach further into the market, which means we get to evaluate more candidates and get high-quality results.