Engineering & Manufacturing
Specialist recruitment for engineering, manufacturing, and industrial businesses.
Our consultants recruit across FMCG production sites, precision engineering workshops, aerospace primes, and high-tech start-ups. We've built our reputation on actually visiting clients, walking shop floors, and meeting the teams our candidates will join. That's how we judge culture and fit, and it's why most of our work is repeat business.
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What we recruit for
Why Work With Us?
We believe successful recruitment starts with understanding your business, your people, and your goals.
We Come and See You
We don’t recruit from behind a desk. We visit sites, walk the floor, and meet the teams our candidates will join.Cross-Sector Expertise
We understand transferable skills and often identify talent that other recruiters overlook.Long-Term Partnerships
Most of our business comes from repeat clients and referrals.Regional Strength, National Reach
Recruiting across the UK and internationally from strong regional roots.A People Business
We focus on culture, values, and team fit as well as skills and experience.Latest Opportunities
Oracle Developer
Role: Oracle Application Developer – CX Sales, ERP, Finance, HR Salary: £55,000 – £65,000 Location: Remote (occasional visits to Lincolnshire)
- Location: Carver House, Apex Court, Spalding Office Park, Pinchbeck, Splading, Lincolnshire, PE11 3JG
- Salary: £Up to £60,000
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Quality Engineer
Quality Engineer | £41,500 | Leading MRO | Southend-on-Sea Are you passionate about raising the bar in aviation quality? Would
- Location: Southend-on-Sea
- Salary: £Up to £41,500
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Sales and Technical Support – Birmingham to South UK
I am working with a leading distributor, who are looking for a field-based Area Sales professional – covering South of
- Location: 1 Station Road, St Neots, Cambridgeshire, PE19 1QH
- Salary: £Up to £45,000
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APU Technician
APU Technician | Leading MRO | £42k | 40 Hour Weeks Fancy bringing your APU expertise to a top European
- Location: Southend-On-Sea
- Salary: £Up to £42,000
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Production Planner
A high performance engine manufacturing business is looking to bring a Production Planner into their operations team. This role plays
- Location: The Octagon 44 St James Mill Road, Northampton, NN5 5RA
- Salary: £Up to £35,000
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Sliding Head CNC Turner
The One Group are pleased to be working with a precision engineering company based in Hertfordshire who supply precision engineered
- Location: Davall, Travellers Lane, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, AL9 7JB
- Salary: £Up to £40,000
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How we work
Recruitment Built Around Your Business
Our approach is consultative rather than transactional. We invest the time upfront, visiting sites, understanding teams, and learning what makes a hire actually work in your business. That’s how we get it right.
On-site immersion to understand your operation, your production environment, and the team the new hire will join. We define the brief properly before we go to market, including the things you can't capture in a spec — shift patterns, site culture, the realities of the daily commute, and the operational pressures the new hire will inherit.
Targeted search across our engineering and manufacturing networks, with talent mapping and direct outreach into the specialist communities, supply chains, and adjacent industries where the strongest candidates are found. We focus on the right technical depth and the right operational fit for your environment, not on volume.
Structured screening covering technical capability, problem-solving, and the cultural fit that determines whether someone will thrive on your site. For senior roles, that includes a conversation about leadership style and the kind of team they build around them.
A focused shortlist of three to five benchmarked candidates, with the context you need to choose between them.
End-to-end involvement through interview, offer, and onboarding. Engineering and manufacturing hires often involve relocation, notice periods that can stretch across capital projects, and the inevitable counter-offer when a strong candidate hands in their notice. We stay close throughout to keep things on track.
Meet the team
The people who actually do the work. Click through to any consultant for their sector specialism, recent placements, and the best way to get in touch.
Who we are and
what we do
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Our Reputation
WHY DO PEOPLE ENJOY WORKING WITH US?
Discover why our clients love teaming up with us and the remarkable difference we make
I would not hesitate to use Colette and The ONE Group again for future recruitment needs. The service was above and beyond, very responsive and resulted in us having placements that were a great success.I would not hesitate to use Colette and The ONE Group again for future recruitment needs. The service was above and beyond, very responsive and resulted in us having placements that were a great success.
Beth McKinnie
Beth McKinnie
Working with TheOneGroup was a game-changer for our organization. Their professionalism and expertise made the recruitment process seamless and efficient. We found our ideal candidate thanks to their exceptional
John Smith
Lead Technician
Working with TheOneGroup was a game-changer for our organization. Their professionalism and expertise made the recruitment process seamless and efficient. We found our ideal candidate thanks to their exceptional
Jones Smith
Lead Technician
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