Engineering & manufacturing recruitment
Reed has been supporting companies to find talented engineering and manufacturing professionals for over 60 years.
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Experts in engineering & manufacturing recruitment
Finding the right engineering talent to cope with the sector’s growth is more challenging than ever. As a trusted recruitment partner, we will help you find the specialists you need for your business to thrive.
Our approach
Our expert engineering and manufacturing recruiters cover the needs of the whole sector, from pre-production to post-production. Whether you’re looking for permanent, temporary, or interim engineering and manufacturing candidates, we use our extensive database of professionals, as well as our local market knowledge, to find you the best match for your company.
Each of our engineering recruitment consultants has undergone market training to enable them to specialise in recruiting for one of five practice areas:
Design and development
Manufacturing and production
Maintenance and repair
Quality, health, safety and environment
Field service
So, you are always working with a partner who understands your industry.
Design & development recruitment
Whatever roles you are looking to fill, whether that’s design engineers in mechanics or electronics, or research and development engineers, our specialists can help you find the top talent to suit your business needs.
With the UK’s largest candidate database, and the market knowledge and networks of our specialist recruiters, we can access the passive candidate market for those hard to fill roles, as well as support you with finding the best candidates on a permanent, temporary, or interim basis.
If you need advice on salary benchmarking, the latest design and development trends, or interview and selection guidance, you can be confident that Reed will support you.
Manufacturing & production recruitment
Whether you are looking for permanent, temporary, or interim staff, our manufacturing and production specialists can help you find the perfect engineering candidates for your business.
Our agency covers all roles within the manufacturing and production industry and uses our local market knowledge and the extensive database of technical professionals to match you with the right talent.
Whether you need advice on salary benchmarking, the latest manufacturing and production trends, or interview and selection guidance, you can be confident that Reed will support you.
Maintenance & repair recruitment
We take the time to understand your requirements, providing you with an initial consultation to establish your needs and advise you on the current marketplace, set agreed timescales, and provide you with a detailed plan of how we will find the talented professionals you require. This means you can plan and prepare resources effectively.
Our specialist maintenance and repair recruiters work on all roles within the sector, from electromechanical technicians to multi-skilled fast-moving consumer goods technicians.
We will support you throughout the hiring process, from guidance on salary benchmarking, the latest maintenance and repair trends, or interview and selection advice.
Quality, health, safety & environment recruitment
Our specialist recruiters can help you find the best quality, health, safety, and environment (QHSE) professionals for your business, such as lead safety engineers and quality managers. Our engineering recruitment consultants are industry trained and can provide expert knowledge of the market, the latest salary benchmarking information, and interview and selection guidance.
Whether you are looking for permanent, temporary, or interim staff, our QHSE specialists will find the perfect candidates for your business.
Field service recruitment
Our trained field service engineering recruitment specialists can help you find the most talented individuals in the market. Whether you are looking for field service engineers, technical support professionals or installation engineers – we can support you with all your recruitment needs. Whether you’re looking for permanent, temporary, or interim staff – we have a large database of field service professionals to fit your company and role.
We take the time to understand your requirements, providing you with an initial consultation to establish your needs and advise you on the current marketplace, set agreed timescales, and provide you with a detailed plan of how we will find the talented professionals you require. This means you can plan and prepare resources effectively.
Tailored solutions to common issues
Our specialist recruiters are well versed in the sector, they’re aware of the latest market trends, and have the best salary benchmarking information - all vital for finding the best candidates, promptly.
All our consultants have undergone market training to enable them to give you the best sector recruitment advice in one of five key areas of engineering and manufacturing.
Reed Screening provides 24-hour screening and round the clock support to help businesses like yours vet candidates quickly and reliably.
We are proud to provide the UK’s fastest pre-employment screening service, with an eight-day turnaround across over 500,000 checks. Whatever your screening needs, let us help to remove the risk of hiring for your business.
We thoroughly vet all our candidates to ensure their experience and skills match your requirements. We also encourage our clients to utilise our four-hour working interview where they can arrange to skill-assess the candidates in a working environment.
Each time your direct hiring process is extended or doesn’t work out, your costs increase. By working with us we can save you money in the long-run. We offer a variety of service options to suit all requirements, from staged payments to help manage your cash flow to industry-leading guarantees of up to 18 months to give you that added peace of mind.
We understand the frustration with candidates dropping out or not showing up for interviews. To minimise this, we remain in constant communication with all applicants, ensuring we are fully aware of their circumstances, are on hand to manage their concerns, and that we are aware of any other applications they have made.
Roles we've recently filled
Mechanical maintenance engineer
Manufacturing company
Doncaster
Service engineer
Mechanical supply company
Chelmsford
Food production manager
Manufacturing company
Newport
Regulatory affairs specialist
Equipment supplies company
Winchester
Production manager
Design & manufacturing company
Hitchin
Project engineer
Automotive company
Birmingham
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