Manufacturing
Plant, process and production leadership for factories modernising how they operate.
Hiring in Manufacturing
Manufacturing hiring is a blend of the traditional and the very new: the same site may need a seasoned production manager and an Industry 4.0 engineer who can instrument the line.
We recruit across both, from shift-level supervision through to plant directors, in the UK, Europe and India. Because we also staff automation and data projects, we understand where the two worlds meet.
What makes it hard
- Site locations that sit outside commuter belts, narrowing the realistic candidate radius.
- An ageing skills base in maintenance and tooling, with too few people coming through behind it.
- Shift patterns that need to be sold honestly at first contact, not discovered at offer stage.
- Digital transformation programmes competing with tech companies for the same automation talent.
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