Recruitment for manufacturing and production businesses

Temporary and permanent factory, production and operational staff.

Finding people who are available is one thing. Finding people who understand the work, fit into your environment and want to stay is another.

We help manufacturing and production businesses recruit people who are suited to the job, the working conditions and the expectations of the employer.

And when recruitment isn't working as it should, we'll help you understand why.

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Good recruitment starts with understanding the job

Two people can have similar factory experience, both be available tomorrow and have very different prospects of succeeding in the same role.

Someone who enjoys repetitive, predictable work might be perfectly suited to a production line. Someone who prefers variety and moving between different tasks could be much happier in another part of the factory.

Neither is necessarily a better worker. They're suited to different jobs.

That's why we take the time to understand the work you're asking people to do.

What does a typical shift involve? How repetitive is the work? What's the pace like? What sort of experience is genuinely necessary, and what could a willing person learn?

We'll ask questions about the working environment and your expectations, then use what we've learned to interview and assess candidates properly.

The aim is straightforward: to introduce people who have a realistic understanding of the job and a good reason to want it.

Neither is necessarily a better worker. They're suited to different jobs.

— Jo Hand

Temporary and permanent recruitment

We recruit for manufacturing, production and operational roles, including temporary assignments, temporary-to-permanent opportunities and permanent positions.

Whether you're looking for additional people to cover a busy production period, replacing someone who has left or building a more permanent team, we want to understand what a successful appointment would look like.

Production and factory staff

People to support manufacturing, assembly, packing and day-to-day production operations.

Temporary and temp-to-permanent staff

Additional workers for changing production requirements, with the opportunity to build a longer-term workforce where appropriate.

Permanent operational recruitment

People who can become part of your team, with the experience, attitude and willingness to develop in the role.

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Sometimes the problem isn't finding more candidates

One of our clients had struggled with poor attendance and high staff turnover. Several recruitment agencies had tried to help, but the same problems kept coming back.

The work was repetitive, people were leaving quickly and absence was disrupting production.

After taking time to understand what was happening, we suggested introducing a small weekly attendance bonus, giving workers a clear incentive for completing their scheduled shifts.

It wasn't a complicated solution. But the improvement in attendance and morale was substantial, and the client saw the benefit in productivity.

We've also worked with employers whose vacancies remained unfilled because the salary simply wasn't competitive. In one case, a £5,000 salary adjustment helped an employer fill a specialist position that had been vacant for 18 months.

These situations don't all have the same answer.

Sometimes a business needs to recruit differently. Sometimes the job needs to be explained more clearly. And sometimes something about the offer or working conditions needs to change.

An experienced recruitment consultant should be able to help you recognise the difference.

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Looking for work? We want to know what suits you.

A good CV is useful, but it doesn't tell us everything about the person behind it.

We want to understand what you've done before, the kind of work you enjoy and what you're looking for in your next job.

If you have factory or production experience, we'll talk to you about where you've worked, what you liked and what you'd rather avoid.

And if you haven't worked in manufacturing before, that doesn't necessarily rule you out. Some employers are willing to train people who have the right attitude, enthusiasm and willingness to learn.

We've seen people without previous industry experience take an opportunity, make a strong impression and go on to build a career with their employer.

We can't promise that every job will be right for you. But we can take the time to find out what you're looking for and give you a clearer picture of the opportunities we discuss.

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Let's talk about what you need

If you're recruiting for a production role, tell us what you're looking for.

We'll discuss the job, the working environment, the type of person who's likely to succeed and how we can help you find them.

And if you've been struggling to recruit or retain people, we'd be interested in understanding what's been happening.

Temporary and permanent recruitment for manufacturing and production businesses.