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Engineering & Manufacturing

Engineering & manufacturing recruitment.

From the shop floor to senior management, we find the people manufacturing runs on.

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Specialist recruitment

The right people to keep your business moving.

Every manufacturing business runs differently: the machines, the processes, the shift patterns, the pace. We take the time to understand yours before we put anyone forward, so the people we introduce fit in and get on with the job from day one.

Keep it moving

One empty role stops the whole line.

Watch what happens when one person leaves. Then fill the role and see the line pick up again.

Build your brief in 60 seconds
What we recruit

Four specialist areas. One standard.

Every candidate and every client gets the same care, whether it’s a machine operator for Monday or a new operations manager.

Shop Floor & Manufacturing

Machinists, setters, operators, welders and wirers: the people who make, machine and assemble.

Engineering & Technical

Maintenance, multi-skilled, design and controls engineers who keep lines running and improving.

Quality & Operations

Inspectors, quality engineers, supervisors and team leaders who keep standards and output on track.

Management & Leadership

Production, operations and engineering managers through to site and plant leadership.

Roles we place
Machine SettersMachine OperatorsCNC MachinistsCNC Setter / OperatorsTIG WeldersFabricator WeldersCoded Pipe WeldersControl Panel WirersMaintenance EngineersMulti-skilled EngineersDesign EngineersControls EngineersQuality InspectorsQuality EngineersTechnical SalesShift SupervisorsProduction Managers
Industries we support
Automotive
Aerospace & Defence
Food & FMCG
Precision & Subcontract Engineering
Fabrication & Metal Manufacturing
Plastics & Packaging
Industrial Services
Process Manufacturing
For employers

Build your brief in 60 seconds.

Tell us who you need and we’ll come back to you quickly with an honest view of the market and who’s available.

How many
1
Type of hire
When
Shift pattern
Your brief
1 × CNC Machinist, temporary, asap, days.
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How we can help

Six ways to hire.

From cover for Monday’s shift to an exclusive search for your next operations director.

01
Temporary
Shop floor staff and technicians at short notice, fully compliant.
02
Contract
Engineers for shutdowns, installations and fixed-term projects.
03
Temp to Perm
See someone work on your shop floor before you commit.
04
Permanent
Long-term hires, from operator to manager.
05
Executive & Interim
Senior operations and engineering leaders for critical roles and periods of change.
06
Retained Search
A dedicated, exclusive search for your most senior or hardest-to-fill roles, with a shortlist you can rely on.
For candidates

No CV? No problem.

Tell us your trade, any tickets or licences and the shifts that suit you. It goes straight to our WhatsApp and we’ll reply straight away.

Tickets and licences
What shifts can you work?
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Meet the team

The team behind your search.

Specialists who know your industry, and who pick up the phone.

Meet the team
Jay Plant
Jay Plant
Managing Director
Danny Thomas
Danny Thomas
Managing Consultant, Engineering & Manufacturing
Kayleigh Tipper
Kayleigh Tipper
Managing Consultant, Engineering & Manufacturing
Say hello
Danny Thomas introduces himself
Questions

Straight answers.

Often within days, and sometimes the same day for common roles. Tell us the role, the shift and the start date and we’ll tell you honestly what’s possible.

Let's talk engineering & manufacturing.

Growing your team or struggling to fill a key role? Send us the brief and we’ll come back to you quickly.

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