Recent Question/Assignment
You are required to assist with the recruitment and selection of a vacant position. Access Seek.com.au or another career site, e.g. newspaper or business website, and review some advertisements and choose one position.
Answer the following questions:
1. Was your chosen position advertised using the most appropriate media and what other media could have been used and why?
2. Before commencing the recruitment and selection process what would you need to consider when gaining approval to advertise and fill position?
3. When assisting to prepare a job description:
a. Who would you consult and why?
b. What would you include under the following headings:
• Organisation Name & Logo
• Job Title
• Job Summary
• Job Status
• Reporting relationships
• Qualifications
• Key Duties, Tasks, Responsibilities
• Selection criteria
o Skills (Essential and Desirable)
o Knowledge (Essential and Desirable)
o Experience (Essential and Desirable)
• Personal Attributes
Your answers should accurately reflect:
• the role requirements according to organisational policies and procedures,
• legislation, codes of practice and national standards,
• workplace diversity, and
• health and safety (WHS) considerations.
You are required to develop a recruitment and selection guide that can be used by a selection panel when they consider candidates for the position you chose for the first assessment.
The recruitment guide needs to include the following information, considering all of the ‘before’, ‘during’ and ‘after’ the interview stages:
Before the Interview:
1. What information, pre interview testing or background checking needs to consider relevant?for the chosen position?
2. Outline the process for shortlisting candidates.
3. How would you plan for scheduling interviews and advising candidates of times, dates and venues?
4. How would you ensure interview questions were compliant with legislation?
During the interview
5. How would you participate effectively in interview process and assess candidates against agreed selection criteria?
After the interview?
6. What steps would you suggest for the post-interview panel discussion to assess and debrief on the quality of the interview, including reference to the type of behaviour expected of the interviewer?
7. How could the panel correct biases and deviations from the agreed selection process?
8. How should reference checks be performed?
9. What would you include in a selection report format?
10. What process would you recommend when advising candidates – successful and unsuccessful - of the selection outcomes and respond to any queries?
11. What documentation needs to be completed on completion of the selection process (according to organizational procedures, confidentiality and privacy requirements)?
Induction
In this final assessment task you are required to design a simple, easy to use checklist advising what steps you need to take in order to induct the successful candidate for the position chosen for the previous assessments.
These steps do not include the whole induction program that take place for the candidate, but rather more should encompass a brief description of:
Pre-induction
1. What documentation would you provide to the new employee prior to commencing employment?
2. Who would you advise of the new employee’s commencement and what information would you provide them?
3. What administrative arrangements would you make for pay and employee record keeping?
Induction
Arrange successful candidate's induction including the following
• Legal obligations of the organization (such as provision of employment contract and other documentation to the successful candidate.
• Specifies the overall objectives of the program (such as Initial training to meet the requirements of the position)
• States who should be involved in conducting the induction program (Such as HR Consultant, Manager, colleagues etc.)
• Sets out a simple program of tasks and activities to help the new recruit become acquainted with the organisation, team and role (Such as initial orientation)
• Takes into account diversity, anti-discrimination and workplace health and safety legislation (Such as awards and enterprise agreements)
This assessment task must be presented as a checklist however each step in the program, the timeframes and the persons responsible for each aspect of the program must be clearly identified.
Position
Team Leader ? Can Manufacturing ? Rocklea - $78k + Shift Allowance +Super
• Leading, high quality metal/plastic Can package company ? Afternoon Shift
• Lead team of 5-6 in quality IFOT manufacturing ? Mon - Fri, 15:50pm - 00.40am
• Qualified Fitter/Turner ? Maintenance fitting background ? production experience
Company
This long-established company is a market leader in the manufacture and supply of an innovative range of high quality metal and plastic packaging products and services. With manufacturing sites across Australia and New Zealand, their customers span a wide range of industrial and food applications.
It has an outstanding reputation in its market, with dozens of patents and registered designs as well as many awards for delivery performance and product quality. They also have a longstanding commitment to customer care and satisfaction, quality and innovation.
They are seeking a Team Leader to join the team at their can making plant at Rocklea.
The successful candidate will enjoy excellent conditions and benefits. Those benefits include a base salary, including a Team Leader's allowance of $78,000 plus a shift allowance.
Role
The role is very hands-on. It not only carries responsibility for leading one of the company's ten production teams, comprising 5-6 people manufacturing orders to customer's standards of quality and delivery IFOT (in full, on time) at the lowest total cost. You will be working in a busy and challenging production environment with supportive Managers and staff.
Hours are 15:50pm - 00.40am, Monday to Friday.
Candidate
The successful candidate will need to be a trade qualified Fitter and Turner, with a background in maintenance fitting who possesses experience working in a production environment. You will also have either successfully led a production team, or clearly possess the capability of doing so.
Personal attributes essential for success in the role include:
• Good organisational, problem solving and numeracy skills
• A passionate for quality, customer service and safety
• Excellent communication/interpersonal skills that enable you to work with team members in a way that promotes teamwork and cooperation.
• Knowledge of Lean production practices - (this knowledge will be highly regarded)
Salary
As stated above, an attractive remuneration package is on offer that will reward the successful applicant with a $78,000 base salary that includes a Team Leader's allowance, plus a shift allowance payment.
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Please include your current resume and a cover letter demonstrating how you meet the criteria mentioned in this ad.
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