Your CJS Recruitment Limited Team
From finding operatives to taking care of payroll, each member of the CJS Recruitment Limited team is skilled, knowledgeable and committed to supporting your success. Led by Founder and Managing Director Jill Bennett, we’ll use our years of construction industry expertise to source the perfect person for your project. We’ll also check your paperwork is in place and process payroll securely and compliantly.
Jill Bennett
Managing Director
About Jill
Managing Director Jill has more than 20 years’ experience managing recruitment businesses in the construction fit-out sector. With unrivalled industry knowledge and understanding of client needs, she founded CJS Recruitment Limited in 2014, where she’s involved in every aspect of the business.
Jill has proudly built long-term client relationships with businesses of all sizes and is committed to placing quality operatives in a safe, happy working environment. For Jill, supportive relationships are essential to successful recruitment, and you’ll find someone completely dedicated to meeting the consistently high standards she has set for the whole CJS Recruitment Limited team.
Stef Gibson
Office Manager
About Stef
Stef joined CJS Recruitment Limited in 2015 as Accounts Manager, before she was promoted to Office Manager in 2017. She takes charge of day-to-day operations, from administration to accounts.
With more than a decade of experience in construction industry recruitment, Stef knows that building close relationships with clients and operatives that are supportive and inclusive is what truly matters. She makes sure operatives are cared for and valued, from promoting safe working to ensuring they are always paid on time. And her approach extends to the CJS Recruitment Limited team, making sure everyone in the agency is always supported at work.
Georgia Smart
Assistant Office Manager
About Georgia
Our Assistant Office Manager, Georgia supports every member of the CJS Recruitment team, helping out with recruitment, finance, administration and compliance.
Originally joining in March 2021 as a Compliance Administrator, registering operatives and making sure all their relevant documentation was correct and up to date.
In October 2022 Georgia took over the role of Finance Assistant.
Georgia makes sure the finance side of CJS Recruitment Limited runs smoothly for clients, candidates and team members. She’s responsible for raising client invoices, generating weekly payroll, and dealing with wage or invoice queries from both clients and operatives.
In August 2023 Georgia became promoted to Assistant Office Manager and now helps take charge of day-to-day operations.
Charlotte Meeks
Finance Officer
About Charlotte
Charlotte has eight years’ recruitment industry experience and re-joined the CJS Recruitment Limited team in November 2020 as Payroll Executive. Responsible for processing operatives’ payments and dealing with related enquiries, Charlotte takes pride in making sure payments are secure and HMRC-compliant, playing her part in the safe and secure roles CJS Recruitment Limited provides for operatives.
Charlotte works at CJS Recruitment Limited part-time alongside running her own sustainable fashion brand, committed to a more ethical approach to clothing. Charlotte also volunteers at her local animal sanctuary, organises regular rubbish clearances in her community, provides donations to food banks, and makes goodie bags for underprivileged children.
Grace Deal
Recruitment Consultant
About Grace
Grace joined CJS Recruitment in July 2022 as an Office Administrator, quickly progressing to Compliance Administrator after just 4 months with the company.
After gaining experience through building an excellent repour with Operatives and Clients in her Compliance role Grace was promoted to Trainee Recruitment Consultant in September 2023, exceeding her targets she was later promoted to Recruitment Consultant in January 2024.
Grace is responsible for handling client enquires, filling bookings, resourcing operatives, arranging operative training and ensuring that the highest standards of customer service is always maintained. Grace takes great satisfaction in receiving positive or complimentary feedback from clients and seeing repeat business confirmed on the strength of previous work undertaken.
Laura O’Donnell
Compliance Administrator
About Laura
As our Compliance Administrator, Laura supports every member of the CJS Recruitment team, by ensuring that every operative on our books hold the relevant qualifications for their position and has carried out the relevant right to work checks.
Laura also helps produce CJS Recruitment Limited’s health and safety materials for operatives, making sure that security and wellbeing is front of mind on each project we supply to.
A big focus at CJS Recruitment this year was to improve our systems and we have acquired a new platform to conduct interviews and manage documents digitally. This shift not only reduces our carbon footprint but also streamlines our processes, allowing us to focus on what truly matters: connecting with the best talent in the construction industry.
Ana Haica
Senior Recruitment Consultant
About Ana
Ana started at CJS Recruitment in October 2024 joining the Recruitment Team as a Senior Recruitment Consultant. Working closely alongside Grace handling client enquires, filling bookings, resourcing operatives, and arranging operative training as well as sourcing new clients to bring into the business.
Since joining Ana has also taken over the CJS social media accounts keeping CJS connected and up to date with clients and the construction industry, in turn allowing us to be best equipped to adapt with the fast-pace changes within the industry and needs of our clients and operatives.
What we do
The CJS Recruitment Limited Team work diligently with all their clients, both contractor and candidate, to ensure the most professional and safe working experience is achieved on every project. Head over to our news posts to find out what we’ve been up to.
