Oriel Recruitment

Oriel Recruitment is the specialist recruitment arm of Clerkin Consulting, an independent consultancy working in manufacturing, supply chain and construction products.

That parentage is the whole point. Most recruiters meet a business at the job spec. We meet it at the operation — the shift patterns, the quality standards, the production flow, the reason a line is running at eighty per cent — because that is the work our consulting colleagues do every day.

It changes what a shortlist looks like. When we scope a role we scope it against how the business actually runs, not against a document written three years ago for somebody who has since left. And when we talk to a candidate we can describe the place they would actually be walking into.

We began as Clerkin Connect. Oriel is the same team, the same sectors and the same phone number — now standing on its own.

Five stages, and you hear from us at every one.

Scope

We visit or call in. What does the role actually have to deliver, who does it work with, and what would make someone fail at it?

Map

We build a picture of who is doing that job well in your region, whether or not they are looking.

Approach

Direct, discreet contact. Candidates hear about the operation and the team, not a job spec pasted into a message.

Assess

Competency interviewing against the scope, before you meet anyone. References and right-to-work handled here, not later.

Place

A shortlist of two or three, with our honest read on each. We stay in contact through notice period and into the first months.

What we take on, and what we turn down.

We do

Manufacturing, engineering, construction and skilled trades
Permanent, contract and interim
Ireland and the UK
Confidential and unadvertised search
Succession planning and talent mapping
Competency interviewing before you meet anyone

We don’t

Sectors we do not understand — we will say so and point you elsewhere
Sending twenty CVs and calling it a shortlist
Contingent scattergun across multiple agencies
Placing someone we would not hire ourselves

The same people, start to finish

No account-manager handover. The person who scopes the role is the person who calls you about the candidate.

Dick Clerkin

Managing Director, Senior Consultant

Dick is a leading independent consultant and executive coach in the construction products and materials manufacturing sectors. With twenty years’ multi-disciplinary experience working with many leading brands across Ireland and the UK, he consistently delivers value for clients while building long-term, trusted partnerships.

Alongside his professional credentials, Dick is one of Ireland’s best known GAA pundits, working with both the Irish Independent and Sky Sports, following a 17-year career playing inter-county football with Monaghan.

Nicola McArdle

Associate Consultant, HR and Recruitment

Nicola’s career was shaped in engineering and manufacturing. With hands-on, plant-floor experience in a large factory environment, she understands shift patterns, safety and quality standards, production flow, and the practical details that help teams perform.

She combines that first-hand operational insight with a calm, people-focused approach to recruitment — matching the right blend of technical skill, attitude and reliability for a long-term fit.

Outside of work, Nicola is very musical; she sings and plays multiple instruments.

Roisin Keenan

Operations Lead

Roisin has worked across finance, marketing and administration. A graduate of Queen’s University Belfast with a BSc in Management and Information Systems, she combines technical knowledge with a practical, people-focused approach.

Outside of work, Roisin is passionate about community and wellbeing. She volunteers for charity causes and founded a thriving cold-water dipping group at Emy Lough. When she’s not at work or in the water, she is usually with her family.

Recruiters who know the operation.