Industrial Recruitment
From manufacturing hubs to distribution centres, the Industrial arm of a business keeps everything moving; producing the goods, managing the logistics, and meeting the demands of fast-paced supply chains.
We understand how critically important it is having reliable, trustworthy and safety-conscious people in every role and the challenges employers face whether it’s shift cover at short notice, fluctuating demand or maintaining productivity. Our Industrial Division is dedicated to supplying the staff who keep local industry operating at its best.
As well as supplying temporary and contract workers on the shop floor, we also recruit up to senior management level on a permanent basis. This allows us to support our clients with a complete staffing solution.
10,000+ roles filled
500+ businesses supported across Cambridgeshire and surrounding counties
A people-first agency built on openness, honesty and care
Our expertise
We recruit across a wide variety of industrial roles, including:
- Production & Assembly Operatives
- Warehouse Operatives & Pickers/Packers
- Forklift Drivers (Counterbalance, Reach, VNA)
- Machine Minders
- Line Leaders & Team Leaders
- Quality Control
- Stores & Stock Control
- Shift Supervisors & Production Managers
- Warehouse, Logistics & Operations Managers
Meet our Industrial recruitment specialists
Lisa Parsons
Principal Consultant
Georgia Ferris
Consultant
Who we support
We’re proud to work alongside the manufacturers, logistics hubs and warehousing operations that drive the local economy.
These are busy, demanding environments where reliability matters most, and our role is to keep production lines moving and supply chains flowing by providing people who work hard, stay safe and get the job done.
Our clients include:
- Manufacturing and production facilities
- Warehousing and distribution centres
- Engineering and fabrication workshops
- Food production and packaging plants
- Logistics, transport and supply chain providers
- E-commerce and fulfilment operations
Industrial job openings
- Industrial
- Permanent
- Bar Hill
- 35,000
Production Planner
£35,000 plus benefits
Are you an experienced Production Planner looking to join a successful manufacturing business where your organisational skills and attention to detail will make a real difference? This is an excellent opportunity to join a well-established company supplying innovative products to a global customer base.
Working within a fast-paced manufacturing environment, you will play a key role in ensuring production schedules run efficiently by coordinating production orders, managing material availability and supporting multiple departments to keep operations moving. This is a permanent position based in Bar Hill, offering an excellent benefits package and genuine opportunities for long-term career development.
Main responsibilities for the Production Planner:
- Convert planned orders into production orders ready for kitting.
- Check for material shortages when converting production orders and liaise with Purchasing to resolve any issues.
- Maintain accurate shortage records and update tracking spreadsheets.
- Enter and maintain site commitment dates.
- Review pick lists and investigate items not picked.
- Resolve stock discrepancies, BOM and part number issues.
- Amend production order component lists where required.
- Liaise with Stores and internal teams to ensure materials are available for production.
- Monitor and manage production shortage reports.
- Respond to production-related enquiries.
- Support Customer Service with order and production queries.
- Assist with stock takes.
- Investigate and resolve production order variances.
- Support material transactions and inventory accuracy.
Skills/experience for the Production Planner:
- Previous experience in a Production Planner or Manufacturing Planner position.
- Experience working within a manufacturing environment.
- Experience using MRP systems – SAP experience would be advantageous but is not essential.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
- Excellent communication and organisational skills.
- Strong attention to detail and a methodical approach to work.
- Able to prioritise workload and work to deadlines.
- Proactive and able to work using your own initiative.
- A team player who is equally comfortable working independently.
Working hours for the Production Planner:
- Competitive salary (dependent on experience).
- Full-time, permanent position.
- Monday to Thursday with an early finish every Friday.
Benefits for the Production Planner:
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
- Long service holiday entitlement increasing to 30 days.
- Private healthcare and dental cover.
- Income protection.
- Four times annual salary life assurance.
- Profit share bonus scheme.
- Annual salary review.
- Employee discount platform.
- Enhanced family leave.
- Employee Assistance Programme.
- Company events.
- Early finish every Friday.
If you’re an organised production planner with manufacturing experience and enjoy working in a busy environment where no two days are the same, we’d love to hear from you. Apply today to find out more about this excellent opportunity.
Production Planner
£35,000 plus benefits
Are you an experienced Production Planner looking to join a successful manufacturing business where your organisational skills and attention to detail will make a real difference? This is an excellent opportunity to join a well-established company supplying innovative products to a global customer base.
Working within a fast-paced manufacturing environment, you will play a key role in ensuring production schedules run efficiently by coordinating production orders, managing material availability and supporting multiple departments to keep operations moving. This is a permanent position based in Bar Hill, offering an excellent benefits package and genuine opportunities for long-term career development.
Main responsibilities for the Production Planner:
- Convert planned orders into production orders ready for kitting.
- Check for material shortages when converting production orders and liaise with Purchasing to resolve any issues.
- Maintain accurate shortage records and update tracking spreadsheets.
- Enter and maintain site commitment dates.
- Review pick lists and investigate items not picked.
- Resolve stock discrepancies, BOM and part number issues.
- Amend production order component lists where required.
- Liaise with Stores and internal teams to ensure materials are available for production.
- Monitor and manage production shortage reports.
- Respond to production-related enquiries.
- Support Customer Service with order and production queries.
- Assist with stock takes.
- Investigate and resolve production order variances.
- Support material transactions and inventory accuracy.
Skills/experience for the Production Planner:
- Previous experience in a Production Planner or Manufacturing Planner position.
- Experience working within a manufacturing environment.
- Experience using MRP systems – SAP experience would be advantageous but is not essential.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
- Excellent communication and organisational skills.
- Strong attention to detail and a methodical approach to work.
- Able to prioritise workload and work to deadlines.
- Proactive and able to work using your own initiative.
- A team player who is equally comfortable working independently.
Working hours for the Production Planner:
- Competitive salary (dependent on experience).
- Full-time, permanent position.
- Monday to Thursday with an early finish every Friday.
Benefits for the Production Planner:
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
- Long service holiday entitlement increasing to 30 days.
- Private healthcare and dental cover.
- Income protection.
- Four times annual salary life assurance.
- Profit share bonus scheme.
- Annual salary review.
- Employee discount platform.
- Enhanced family leave.
- Employee Assistance Programme.
- Company events.
- Early finish every Friday.
If you’re an organised production planner with manufacturing experience and enjoy working in a busy environment where no two days are the same, we’d love to hear from you. Apply today to find out more about this excellent opportunity.
Lisa Parsons
- Industrial
- Contract
- Huntingdon
- £13.50 per hour
We are looking for a Compounding Operator to join a busy compounding team based in Cambridgeshire.
The work is hands on and physical. You will handle plastic pipes of various sizes, operate equipment, maintain good housekeeping standards, and ensure material is supplied to the compounding process safely and efficiently.
Main Responsibilities
· Move plastic pipes and scrap material from the scrap yard to the compounding department using a forklift.
· Organise and maintain the scrap yard in a safe and orderly condition.
· Feed plastic pipes into a small shredder manually.
· Cut plastic pipes using a band saw.
· Cut coils and pipe lengths using a chainsaw.
· Use a log lifter to feed large material into the main shredder.
· Keep the work area clean and control swarf and debris generated during the process.
· Follow all safety procedures and wear the required PPE.
· Support the compounding team in meeting production and recycling targets.
Skills and Experience:
· Valid forklift truck licence.
· Good awareness of health and safety.
· Reliable, hardworking, and able to work as part of a small team.
· Comfortable carrying out physical work in a manufacturing environment.
Salary and Working Hours
£13.50 per hour
Monday to Friday
06:30 until 14:30
Georgia Ferris
- Industrial
- Contract
- Alconbury
- £14.00 per hour
We are recruiting a counterbalance forklift driver on behalf of a large, established manufacturing business based in Alconbury.
Main responsibilities of a forklift driver
- Wrapping pallets
- Loading and unloading using the counterbalance forklift truck
- Moving stock from production to the warehouse
- Taking products from and delivering raw materials to production lines
- General housekeeping duties
Skills and experience
A valid counterbalance forklift truck licence, refreshed independently within the last three years, is essential to be considered for this role.
Salary and working hours
£14.00 per hour
Monday to Friday
0600 until 1400
1400 until 2200
On weekly rotation
Georgia Ferris
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