Automation recruitment across the sectors that rely on it most.

The growth of e-commerce and supply chain modernisation has created sustained demand for automation engineers who can design, commission, and maintain complex intralogistics systems. These are specialist environments with unique technical demands, tight delivery windows, and live operational pressures.

We understand the difference between a systems integrator deploying a greenfield conveyor solution and an end user maintaining an existing WMS linked sortation system and we recruit accordingly. Our network includes engineers experienced across Siemens, Allen Bradley, Beckhoff, and proprietary platform environments common in this sector.

Whether you need contract engineers for a site go-live, permanent technical hires to build your delivery capability, or embedded recruitment support for a multi-site rollout, we place the right people with the skills this environment demands.

High-speed packaging lines, filling systems, end-of-line automation, and process control infrastructure all require engineers who have worked in live production environments and understand the commercial cost of unplanned downtime.

We place engineers across the full automation function — from maintenance technicians and controls engineers keeping lines running to project managers and systems integrators delivering new capability. Our understanding of OEE-focused environments means we know what good looks like in this sector and recruit accordingly.

Many of our FMCG clients operate across multiple manufacturing sites with varying automation platforms. We support them with contract engineers for shutdown and upgrade activity, permanent hires to build internal capability, and account management for ongoing recruitment across their operations.

The breadth of automation in manufacturing means the talent requirements are equally varied. A manufacturer commissioning a new robot cell needs different skills to one migrating a legacy SCADA system or deploying a new MES layer across multiple sites.

We work with OEMs, system integrators, and end-user manufacturers to understand the specific technical environment — the platforms, the project stage, and the operational context — before matching candidates. That precision reduces time to hire and improves placement quality.

With over 20 years recruiting in this space, our network spans engineers at every level of the automation function. Whether the requirement is a single specialist for a time-critical project phase or a structured hiring programme to support a major capital investment, we deliver candidates who are technically aligned and ready to contribute.

The automotive sector places exceptional demands on its automation engineers. Tight tolerances, JIT production, multi-platform robot environments, and increasingly complex safety and traceability requirements mean the bar for technical competence is high.

We recruit across the major robot platforms — KUKA, Fanuc, ABB, Yaskawa — and across the control systems environments common in automotive manufacturing. Our consultants understand the difference between body shop, paint, and GA environments, and recruit accordingly.

With the industry's ongoing transition to electric vehicle production, demand for engineers who can work across legacy and new-generation manufacturing systems is growing. We support automotive clients with contract engineers for project phases and shutdowns, permanent hires for core automation teams, and specialist searches for hard-to-fill technical roles.

In pharmaceutical manufacturing, automation errors carry consequences that go beyond production loss. Regulatory compliance, batch integrity, and patient safety make the quality of engineering appointments genuinely critical.

We understand the difference between a standard controls engineer and one who can operate effectively in a GxP-regulated environment. Our candidates are assessed not just for technical fit but for their understanding of validation protocols, change control procedures, and the documentation standards that pharmaceutical clients require.

We place engineers across a range of pharmaceutical environments — from solid dose and liquid manufacturing to biologics, fill-finish, and medical device production. Whether the requirement is a contract engineer for a system upgrade or validation project, or a permanent hire to lead an automation function, we deliver candidates with the specific profile this sector demands.

Automation in aerospace and defence encompasses a wide range of environments — from machining and composites manufacturing to assembly jigs, NDT systems, and ground support equipment. Each requires engineers with the specific technical background and quality mindset that these environments demand.

AS9100 compliance, first-article inspection, traceability, and the pace of programme-driven delivery all shape what good looks like when recruiting automation talent for this sector. We recruit engineers who understand these constraints and can operate effectively within them.

Our experience in placing engineers into high-complexity, regulated environments means we approach aerospace and defence briefs with a rigorous candidate qualification process. Shortlists are targeted, technically verified, and focused on genuine fit — not volume.