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JIS Recruitment

Founded in 1997, Jobs in Science (JIS Recruitment) is a UK based independent employment business dedicated to connecting scientists and engineers with employers across the pharmaceutical, healthcare, biotechnology, chemical, food, medical, environmental, and water industries. Operating nationwide from its base at Tamworth Enterprise Centre, Phil Dix House, Corporation Street, B79 7DN, the firm is staffed by consultants who are qualified scientists with proven recruitment experience, enabling a deep understanding of technical roles, hiring challenges, and compliance requirements. JIS delivers flexible workforce solutions across temporary, contract, and permanent recruitment, covering laboratory and non lab disciplines such as chemistry, biology, life sciences, engineering, quality assurance, regulatory affairs, technical support, sales, science management, and public sector science roles. The company supports organizations ranging from blue chip enterprises and fast growing SMEs to utilities and government bodies, while helping candidates at every career stage, from non graduates and recent science graduates to experienced specialists, PhDs, and senior leaders. To enhance hiring outcomes and candidate readiness, Jobs in Science provides practical resources including CV writing guidance, interview coaching for face to face, telephone, and online formats, and tailored advice for graduates seeking crucial experience and training to start or progress a career in science. High service standards are evidenced by long standing corporate membership of the Recruitment and Employment Confederation, Recruiter Partner status with the FCSA for contractor and freelance compliance, membership of the Guild of Quality Employment Agencies, and a Cyber Essentials Certificate of Assurance that underscores robust data protection and IT security. With a continuously updated UK job portfolio and more than two decades of sector knowledge, Jobs in Science focuses on responsive shortlisting, accurate skills matching, and clear communication to deliver successful temporary cover, fixed term project delivery, and mission critical permanent placements anywhere in the UK.

Permanent RecruitmentTemporary StaffingContract StaffingHospital & Health Care (Nursing)PhysiciansPharmaceuticalsChemical ManufacturingElectrical EngineeringIndustrial Automation

HQTamworth, United Kingdom

Heathcote Recruitment

Founded in 1985 and headquartered at Stanford Bridge Farm in Pluckley, Kent, Heathcote Holdings is a family owned group of complementary, innovative and customer centric companies serving agriculture, environmental services, construction support, utilities, logistics, and events. The group brings together well known specialists including Countrystyle Recycling, Envar, FGS Agri, FGS Organics, FGS Plant, FGS Pilcher, VeriGreen, Habitat Regeneration, FGS Industrial Facilities Management, FGS Utilities, Hire Access Platforms, Clements Plant & Access Hire, Four Jays Group, Direct Enviro Services, and Compact & Bale. With around 1,000 employees across 20 owned sites, Heathcote Holdings delivers end to end solutions that range from agricultural contracting and farm management to integrated waste management, renewable energy, organic fertilisers, ecological enhancement and offsetting, land drainage and habitat management, groundworks, civils and construction, plant and powered access platform hire, industrial facilities management and logistics, toilet and welfare facility hire, highway vegetation maintenance and traffic management, specialist services to utility providers, and the supply of waste compactors and balers. The group is deeply committed to circularity and zero to landfill outcomes, managing more than 1.7 million tonnes of material each year and transforming diverse waste streams into recycled commodities, renewable energy, and nutrient rich inputs for agriculture. Countrystyle operates one of the UKs largest plasterboard recycling facilities, processing up to 120,000 tonnes annually and returning PAS 109 compliant gypsum back into new plasterboard manufacture, while Envar leads on composting and organics recovery. Through initiatives such as recycling 8,000 tonnes of coffee waste with a goal to double to 16,000 tonnes, and ongoing investment in anaerobic digestion, the group reduces emissions and keeps resources in continuous use. Guided by core values of Passion, Trust, People, Team Work, Accountability, Integrity, Innovation, and Environment, Heathcote Holdings leverages its scale, specialist expertise, and family led culture to provide bespoke, integrated solutions that meet todays needs without compromising tomorrows.

Permanent RecruitmentTemporary StaffingContract StaffingFarmingFood ProcessingFishing & AquacultureResidential DevelopmentCommercial Real EstateConstruction

HQPluckley, United Kingdom

Hunter Selection

Hunter Selection is a UK specialist recruitment business established in 2005 and built on the principles of responsibility, quality, and long term partnership. Operating nationally from regional offices in Bristol, Cardiff, and Stafford, the employee owned company combines local market knowledge with national reach to deliver specialist hiring across four core divisions: Engineering and Manufacturing, IT and Digital, Science and Technology, and Service and Sales. As a Certified B Corporation, an EcoVadis Bronze medalist, Achilles UVDB Verified and Silver Plus member, and an approved Cirrus Consortium Agency Framework Supplier, the firm aligns its operations with rigorous ethical, environmental, and governance standards while focusing on practical outcomes for employers and job hunters. Clients span household names and advanced industrial innovators including brands in automotive, aerospace, industrial machinery, consumer goods, and healthcare, reflecting breadth from blue chip to SME environments. Typical assignments range from maintenance and manufacturing engineering, quality, production, design, and field service through to software, infrastructure, data, and commercial roles in sales, service, and account management. Hunter Selection supports permanent, contract, and temporary requirements, working with IR35 considerations and recognized best practice accreditations such as APSCo and Cyber Essentials. Candidates receive structured support through resources on CV preparation, interview coaching, and a referral scheme, while employers benefit from dedicated consultants who understand niche skills, regional salary trends, and the urgency of keeping operations running. The company culture emphasizes teamwork, community, trust, respect, determination, and enjoyment, which translates into high staff retention and consistent consultant expertise. With an employee benefits trust enabling shared ownership, the firm fosters accountability and service excellence at every stage of the recruitment lifecycle. Insight articles keep clients and candidates informed on market trends and future skills, ensuring hiring strategies and careers remain future ready.

Permanent RecruitmentContract StaffingTemporary StaffingAutomotiveAerospaceDefenseCloud ComputingTelecomHospital & Health Care (Nursing)

HQBristol, United Kingdom

Inside Right

Inside Right is a Wolverhampton based recruitment and employment agency focused on the engineering, manufacturing, and industrial sectors, supporting employers and jobseekers across the United Kingdom and Europe. The firm delivers temporary, contract, interim, and permanent staffing solutions and blends director level expertise with a hands on, personal service available 24/7. Its dedicated resourcers combine traditional search with modern digital attraction to build strong candidate pipelines while a project managed approach removes hiring friction and keeps each assignment on track. Inside Right operates across aerospace and defense, automotive, industrial production, construction, warehousing and logistics, oil and gas, petrochemical, power and nuclear, and medical and pharmaceutical environments. Typical disciplines include machine and facilities maintenance, CNC machining, MRO, manufacturing and production, design, quality, and project management, covering both blue collar shop floor and white collar technical, professional, and leadership appointments. In aerospace, the team brings deep understanding of civil and commercial aircraft engineering and maintenance, aeronautical engineering, aviation, military and defense, and is a member of the Midlands Aerospace Alliance. Clients range from prestigious aerospace and aviation brands to SMEs in second tier supply chains, maintenance, and aftermarket services. The agency emphasizes local knowledge with national reach, delivering competitive rates and tailored resource planning to create cost effective, scalable staffing solutions that align to each client’s requirements. Whether an employer is scaling for Industry 4.0 demands or navigating market uncertainty, Inside Right focuses on sourcing transferable skills and cultural fit to ensure long term success. Candidates benefit from proactive engagement and access to full time and part time opportunities matched to their preferences. Led by an experienced team, including points of contact such as Luke Walton and Ben Jones, Inside Right builds recruitment partnerships with a personal touch to get the right people into the right roles quickly and reliably.

Permanent RecruitmentTemporary StaffingContract StaffingAutomotiveAerospaceDefenseUtilitiesSupply Chain ManagementFreight Forwarding

HQWolverhampton, United Kingdom

Hunter Hughes

Hunter Hughes is a boutique UK recruitment firm dedicated to sales talent, partnering with employers and candidates across commercial and technical markets to deliver precise, high quality hires. With a team that brings more than 25 years of combined sales and recruitment experience, the agency focuses on a project based, low volume model that prioritizes deep understanding of each brief, careful market mapping, and rigorous candidate assessment over transactional volume. Operating from Wellesbourne, Warwickshire, Hunter Hughes supports clients ranging from SMEs to national brands, particularly within manufacturing, engineering, and construction related sectors where field sales, account management, and business development roles demand both technical fluency and commercial impact. For employers, the team invests upfront in understanding the role, territory, competitive landscape, and success criteria before running a targeted search, screening thoroughly, presenting a curated shortlist, managing interview processes, and navigating the offer and acceptance stages with transparency and pace. For candidates, Hunter Hughes offers hands on support that extends beyond matching CVs to jobs, including initial assessments, tailored CV workshops to present sales achievements effectively, structured interview coaching grounded in real world sales practices, and constructive feedback throughout the journey. The firm leverages its own background in sales to advise on market realities, preparation techniques, and how to demonstrate territory planning, competitive awareness, and customer development strategies that resonate with hiring managers. Known for honest communication, regular updates, and proactive advocacy, Hunter Hughes also markets strong candidates directly to its network rather than waiting passively for the perfect vacancy to appear, creating more options and faster results. This quality over quantity approach has earned consistent positive feedback from both clients and candidates who value a specialist that listens, advises, and executes with diligence to secure the right hire the first time.

Permanent RecruitmentExec Search & Interim MgmtContract StaffingAutomotiveAerospaceDefenseResidential DevelopmentCommercial Real EstateConstruction

HQWellesbourne, United Kingdom

KPI Recruiting HQ

KPI Recruiting is one of the fastest growing recruitment businesses in the UK, delivering permanent recruitment, temporary staffing, and RPO solutions to organizations that need reliable talent at pace and scale. From regional offices in Crewe, Glasgow, Hounslow, Manchester, Northampton, Stoke-on-Trent, Sutton, Telford, Warrington, and Wigan, alongside on-site partnerships and a national recruitment hub, the company combines local expertise with national reach to meet complex hiring needs. KPI Recruiting supports many of the UKs best known brands, including leading names across retail, e-commerce and logistics, and provides workforce solutions spanning driving, industrial, engineering and manufacturing, hospitality, education, finance, legal, rail and infrastructure, retail and commercial roles. Its delivery model flexes from rapid, high-volume peak support to targeted professional search for specialist and leadership hires, always focused on matching skills and culture. Clients benefit from additional value services such as staff engagement events and salary surveys, while candidates access free support, job alerts and clear guidance at every step; KPI never charges fees to jobseekers. The business is committed to responsible, compliant recruitment and holds memberships and certifications that include REC, ALP, Sedex and Stronger Together; it is licensed by the GLAA and is a Responsible Recruitment Toolkit Business Partner, with rail and infrastructure audited by RISQS and membership of CIRAS. On-site teams drive continuous improvement in quality, productivity and retention, underpinned by rigorous right to work and safety processes. Whether scaling parcel delivery networks, staffing food production sites, building engineering and maintenance teams, or appointing senior managers, KPI Recruiting provides dependable service, transparent communication and results-led delivery from its head office in Stoke-on-Trent and its wider UK network.

Permanent RecruitmentTemporary StaffingRPOSupply Chain ManagementFreight ForwardingAirlines & AviationLuxury GoodsAutomotiveAerospace

HQCrewe, United Kingdom

Listgrove Limited

Listgrove Limited is an international recruitment and HR specialist serving the plastics, packaging, specialty chemicals, life sciences, biopolymer, food additives and ingredients, energy, renewables, and recycling sectors since 1975. From its head office in Stratford upon Avon, with additional operations in Germany, France, China, the UAE, and the USA, the firm delivers executive search, interim management, and permanent recruitment across global markets, combining technology enabled sourcing with the personal touch of dedicated campaign managers. Listgrove partners with clients as a brand ambassador, mapping and project managing each assignment to realistic timelines while providing comprehensive candidate care and transparent communication. Their functional coverage spans executive and C level leadership, HR, IT, finance, R&D, technical and engineering, operations, production, supply chain, and sales and marketing, enabling end to end talent solutions for manufacturers, converters, distributors, and innovators throughout the value chain. With five decades of market intelligence and a deep understanding of industry specific processes such as polymer compounding, packaging conversion, adhesives, coatings and sealants, recycling and circular economy technologies, medical devices, and advanced materials, Listgrove brings localized insight to international searches. The team has a proven track record delivering board and senior management appointments as well as critical specialist roles including plant and operations leadership, process and project engineering, commercial development, and market expansion posts across Europe, the Americas, the Middle East and Africa, and Asia Pacific. Recognized for inclusive, fair, and open minded candidate engagement, Listgrove provides timely feedback and constructive guidance, supporting long term career development while securing scarce skills for clients driving innovation and sustainability. Whether scaling in new geographies, building greenfield teams, or upgrading leadership for transformation programs, Listgrove aligns culture, capabilities, and performance to deliver hard to fill talent that creates measurable impact.

Exec Search & Interim MgmtPermanent RecruitmentContract StaffingAutomotiveAerospaceDefenseHealthcare AdministrationMental Health CareVeterinary

HQStratford upon Avon, United Kingdom

Ideal Employment

Ideal Employment Limited is a Midlands based recruitment agency that supplies quality temporary and permanent staff to industry and commerce across the region. Headquartered on High Street in West Bromwich, the company focuses on delivering dependable people quickly and safely to meet fluctuating operational demands. Its core specialisms span warehouse and logistics, industrial and production, cleaning and catering, engineering and technical, office and secretarial, and public sector appointments, reflecting the broad mix of roles needed by local employers. With coverage split across Wolverhampton, Birmingham, Sandwell, Dudley, and Walsall, Ideal Employment tailors solutions for organizations of all sizes, from small businesses to multinational companies. Clients benefit from one hours notice to supply labour, a 24 hour service 365 days a year, temporary to permanent options, short and long term hire, and the availability of on site supervisors and consultants. As approved suppliers to leading organizations and local authorities, including DBS approved, the team applies robust quality assurance procedures and submits fully interviewed and reference checked job applicants, helping to de risk onboarding while keeping operations moving. Live vacancies regularly include pickers and packers, warehouse operatives, FLT drivers, CNC operators and setters, welders and fabricators, assemblers, powder coaters, cleaners, administrators, payroll specialists, surveyors, supervisors, and HGV drivers, demonstrating coverage from blue collar shop floor roles through to white collar office and site based positions. The agency supports day, evening, and night shifts, fixed term assignments, and ongoing contracts, and works closely with employers to scale teams rapidly and convert high performing temps to permanent hires where appropriate. Candidates can register online and upload CVs for future opportunities, while clients gain a responsive partner committed to competitive rates, clear communication, and consistent service. Rooted in the Midlands, Ideal Employment maintains many local contracts and leverages its regional presence to mobilize reliable, compliant, and productive teams for warehouses, factories, workshops, construction related trades, and public sector operations.

Temporary StaffingPermanent RecruitmentContract StaffingAutomotiveAerospaceDefenseRailroadTruckingWarehousing

HQWest Bromwich, United Kingdom

Mainstay Recruitment

Mainstay Recruitment is a UK recruitment partner headquartered in Walsall that connects employers with skilled talent across Facilities Management, Logistics, Distribution and Supply Chain, Engineering, Production and Manufacturing, Office and Admin, and the Public Sector. The team positions itself as industry specialists united by ambition, combining market insight with a consultative approach to deliver permanent, temporary, and contract solutions. Their consultants run targeted searches and headhunting for professional and management roles, as well as high volume resourcing for driving and warehouse operations, drawing on sector knowledge to advise on hiring strategy, salary benchmarking, and skills availability at regional, national, and international levels. Case studies on their site highlight long term partnerships with organizations such as Microland, Serco, Abcam, Atkore, DX, DPD, Ryder, and leading universities and manufacturers, reflecting breadth across corporate, public service, and industrial environments. Mainstay emphasizes quality over quantity, prioritizing shortlists that match capability and values, rigorous compliance for temporary and contract engagements, and clear communication that keeps both clients and candidates aligned. The business has delivered major recruitment campaigns, including staffing a new regional distribution center for a leading UK retailer and supporting global transformation programs, demonstrating an ability to scale from single placements to complex projects without losing focus on candidate care. With dedicated industry pages, quick search tools, and a collaborative internal culture, Mainstay provides an accessible service for hiring managers seeking niche engineers, facilities professionals, logistics leaders, office and admin teams, and senior appointments. From first briefing to offer and onboarding, they aim to make hiring seamless and hassle free by doing the groundwork, sharing timely market feedback, and moving decisively to secure the right people.

Permanent RecruitmentTemporary StaffingContract StaffingResidential DevelopmentCommercial Real EstateConstructionPublic TransitAutomotiveAerospace

HQWalsall, United Kingdom

John Charles Search

John Charles Search is a specialist recruitment consultancy focused on simplifying hiring for industrial and automation markets while supporting candidates with a personable, long term approach. Based in the UK with a global outlook, the firm sources, assesses, and places talent across Sales, Operations, Information Technology, and Senior Management disciplines for companies involved in storage systems, materials handling, and automation. Its domain coverage spans mezzanine floors, pallet and cantilever racking, and shelving through to forklifts and plant equipment such as reach, pallet and counterbalance trucks, as well as warehouse automation including robotics, belt and roller conveyors, lifts, sortation systems, and automated guided vehicles. The team also works across factory automation and controls, encompassing robotics, machine vision, sensors, motors and drives, motion control, industrial connectivity, and IoT. Clients range from established manufacturers to fast growing integrators and solution providers, and typical mandates include Business Development Managers, Project Managers, technical and commercial leaders, and senior managers tasked with delivering complex projects up to multi million pound values. John Charles Search emphasizes honest feedback, cultural alignment, and meticulous shortlisting, building long term relationships over short term wins. For candidates, the consultancy listens closely to aspirations and presents well matched opportunities, providing support through every stage of the process. For employers, it brings deep industry understanding and a rigorous search methodology to secure best in class talent quickly and efficiently. With proven success delivering assignments across the UK and internationally, John Charles Search combines sector expertise with responsive service to help organizations thrive in competitive markets and to guide professionals toward career defining roles.

Exec Search & Interim MgmtPermanent RecruitmentContract StaffingAutomotiveAerospaceDefenseWarehousingDistributionPublic Transit

HQTamworth, United Kingdom

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