- Assemblers
- Expediters
- Electronic Assemblers
- Fabricators
- Laminators
- Floor Assemblers
- Material Handlers
- Painting & Coating
- Warehouse Workers
- C++ Engineers
- Automation Engineers
- Process Control Technicians
- Project Engineers
- Development Engineers
- Welders
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Employers / Engineering & Manufacturing
Specialties
Engineering & Manufacturing
VHR provides tailored contract and permanent staffing solutions to the Engineering and Manufacturing industry internationally.
Named the Best Engineering Recruitment Agency of 2019 (Recruiter Awards 2019) & Best Technical, Construction & Engineering Recruitment Company 2021 (Talint International Recruitment Awards 2021), VHR provides business-critical staff for large blue-chip organisations to start-up and SME businesses around the world.
Our teams of former engineering professionals recruit specialists to support the entire engineering and manufacturing process, from design, procurement, quality, and R&D through the supply chain to manufacturing and production. VHR’s direct industry experience and in-depth knowledge spans 21 years enabling us to deliver niche skills to short timescales and exacting requirements.
Onsite Coordination for High-Volume Engineering Projects
To reduce management overhead and improve workforce cohesion, VHR provides onsite coordinators for large manufacturing or facility ramp-up projects. These embedded team members act as the daily liaison between your internal staff and our placed contractors, managing attendance, handling queries, monitoring safety compliance, and supporting onboarding.
This level of embedded service helps manufacturers stay focused on output while we manage workforce logistics, contractor welfare, and compliance in real time.
At VHR, we understand that engineering output isn’t just about filling roles; it’s about delivering productivity. Whether you need an entire shift of floor assemblers, a systems engineer for a new automation line, or a quality lead to maintain ISO and AS9100 standards, we provide more than resume; we deliver performance.
With specialist recruiters focused on engineering disciplines, production cycles, and emerging manufacturing technologies, we help you find the talent that turns plans into products faster, better, and compliantly.
Global Compliance with Local Expertise
From the UK and Germany to the UAE and Southeast Asia, VHR operates under fully compliant labour, tax, and visa frameworks. We provide compliant payroll, sponsorship, and HR support to engineers and technicians worldwide, ensuring every hire is legally cleared and workforce-ready.
This is especially vital for international projects where delays in permits, payroll setup, or compliance checks can disrupt timelines. Our in-house compliance specialists handle everything, so your engineering operations stay uninterrupted and audit-ready.
Our Services
Executive Search
Contract Recruitment
Permanent Recruitment
Project Support
RPO/ Managed Services
Cross-Sector Talent Mobility to Fill Hard-to-Find Roles
VHR leverages talent mobility across its core sectors, including aviation, automotive, marine, and defence, to fill difficult-to-source roles in manufacturing and engineering. For example, we’ve successfully transitioned aerospace CNC machinists into defence manufacturing contracts and trained automotive harness technicians into electronics assembly for communications systems.
This cross-sector agility allows us to deliver high-performing engineers and technicians quickly, often with transferable skills that reduce learning curves and increase long-term retention.
Fixed Price & Managed Project Solutions for Engineering & Manufacturing
We provide engineering and manufacturing organisations with rapid, reliable workforce delivery to meet production deadlines, prototype build requirements, and engineering change demands. Our capability includes sourcing and deploying composite technicians, CNC machinists, laminators, manufacturing engineers, quality engineers, and production technicians within accelerated timeframes, supported by full technical assessment and compliance processes.
Our delivery model manages every aspect of mobilisation—recruitment, trade testing, onboarding, relocation, and logistics—ensuring personnel are deployed efficiently and prepared for high‑precision engineering and manufacturing environments. This approach reduces operational disruption and maintains continuity across production, development, and testing activities.
For clients requiring cost certainty, we offer fixed‑price and managed project solutions aligned to defined scopes of work. These models have been applied to production facility setups, manufacturing line expansions, test and validation department builds, and complete assembly or build team deployments. Our managed service and RPO offerings provide a structured, scalable recruitment operation that supports engineering lifecycles from concept development through production, testing, and continuous improvement.
Some Of The Engineering & Manufacturing Roles We Recruit For Include:
- Chemical Plant Operators
- CNC Machinists
- CNC Operators
- Coating/Painting
- Spraying Machine Operators
- Computer Control Operators
- Configuration Analysts
- Controllers
- Design Engineers
- Designers
- Electricians
- Field Service Technicians
- Industrial Engineering
- Machine Operators
- Manufacturing Technicians
- Assistant Plant Managers
- Chief Manufacturing Executives
- Civil Engineering Supervisors
- Controls Engineers
- Directors of Quality Management
- Facilities Managers
- Manufacturing Engineers
- Materials Management
- Operations Managers
- Plant Managers
- Production Control Managers
- Production Engineering Managers
- Project Managers
- Safety Managers
- Test Engineers
- Customer Service Representatives
- Inspectors
- Quality Assurance Engineers
- Quality Assurance Managers
- Quality Control Inspectors
- Quality Engineers
- Quality Inspectors
- Quality Managers
- Reliability Engineers
What our clients say
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