Advanced Manufacturing Recruitment
Engineering and technical appointments within advanced manufacturing.
Core Search is a specialist engineering and technical search partner to advanced manufacturing businesses across Oxfordshire, the Midlands and the UK. We identify, engage and secure the permanent engineering and technical people that innovation-driven manufacturers struggle to hire.
Sectors we specialise in
Motorsport
Race teams, motorsport engineering businesses and their specialist supply chain.
Automotive and EV
OEMs, Tier 1 and Tier 2 suppliers, EV and battery, and performance vehicle manufacturers.
Aerospace and Defence
Precision manufacturing, aerospace systems, advanced materials and space propulsion.
Industrial Automation and Robotics
Machine builders, systems integrators, special purpose machinery and robotics.
Engineering Testing and Validation
Testing, validation, materials and certification laboratories, and research facilities.
Specialist manufacturing
Food manufacturing, packaging, medical devices, HVAC and ventilation, specialist fabrication, scientific instruments, building products and industrial equipment.
Disciplines we recruit
CNC, CAM and Toolroom
CNC programmers, 5-axis machinists, CAM engineers and toolmakers.
Engineering, Design and Manufacturing
Mechanical, design, manufacturing, process and NPI engineers.
Maintenance and Reliability
Multi-skilled maintenance, electrical and reliability engineers.
Technical Supply Chain
Technical buyers, commodity managers and supply chain managers.
Engineering and Manufacturing Leadership
Engineering, operations and manufacturing leaders through to director.
Our approach
We do not send CVs and hope. We challenge the specification when it needs challenging, map the live market before we search it, advise honestly on what the talent pool looks like, and headhunt the people who never answer adverts.
We work with businesses where engineering is the product: companies that design, make or develop complex products, hire scarce skills and value quality of hire over the cheapest fee.
How we search
- We take a proper brief, including what success looks like in the first year.
- We map the market before we start, so you know how many people fit and what they earn.
- We headhunt directly, including people in adjacent sectors with transferable skills.
- We test technical depth before you meet anyone, so your interviews are spent on the right people.
- We manage the offer, notice period and counter-offer, so a good process does not fall over at the last step.
Questions
Do you only recruit in your five specialist sectors?
No. Those are where we spend most of our time, but we recruit for any advanced manufacturer that designs, makes or develops complex products, including food, packaging, medical devices and specialist fabrication.
Do you recruit temporary staff?
Core Search handles permanent and leadership appointments. For temporary manufacturing and engineering staff, our sister business Staffed can help.
How quickly can you shortlist?
For most roles, we share a market view within days and a shortlist within two weeks. Rare skills take longer.
What areas do you cover?
Oxfordshire, Warwickshire and the wider Midlands are our base, and we recruit nationally.
Hiring engineering or technical talent?
Tell us what you are trying to hire and we will tell you honestly what the market looks like.