Automotive Recruitment Agency

Your automotive recruitment agency of choice when you need help to hire the right people.

First Recruitment Group's expertise and reliable excellence make us the stand-out choice of automotive recruitment agency when hiring into roles from R&D to production.

We work as automotive recruiters for businesses ranging from engineering to OEM (original equipment manufacturers), helping you to hire the candidates who make the greatest positive impact in your organisation.

20+ Years of Automotive Recruitment Experience

With more than two decades of experience providing automotive recruitment agency services, our team has seen the industry develop as new technologies emerge, and we understand the unique skill set that is needed in the present day.

First Recruitment Group's access to a broad database of talented candidates enables us to act as automotive recruiters across the full spectrum of the industry. Our comprehensive package of services develops into a close relationship with our clients, allowing us to understand your needs in depth and tailor our recruitment services to suit you.

Automotive Industry Roles We Recruit For

Our automotive recruitment agency services span the entire range of roles within the industry. Some examples include:

Clay Modellers

Providing talented clay prototype modellers to bring concept cars and new production models off the drawing board and into the physical world.

Design Engineers

Finding the rare balance between design capabilities and engineering understanding to give you the best of both worlds.

Engine Calibration

Hiring individuals with the knowledge to fine-tune production engines for peak performance and environmental efficiency.

Mechanical Engineers

Candidate head-hunting to bring on board the best mechanical engineering capabilities for your automotive business.

NVH Engineers

Automotive talent recruitment in the highly specialised field of noise, vibration and harshness, to deliver a more comfortable ride.

Packaging Engineers

Sector-specific recruitment for automotive packaging engineers, to get high-value parts safely from A to B.

Powertrain Systems Engineers

Expert automotive recruitment agency for powertrain systems engineers, for more efficient delivery of engine power to the wheels.

Simulation Engineers

Helping you to recruit talented software engineers to simulate every characteristic of pre-production automobiles.

Systems Integration Engineers

Finding candidates with the broad knowledge needed to integrate multiple systems into a sophisticated modern-day vehicle.

We Listen To You

We provide automotive recruitment agency services that put the needs of your business front and centre. That means consulting with you and listening to what you need as we develop our deep understanding of your organisation.

Your priorities are our priorities, and your challenges are ours to overcome. We dedicate our expertise to advising you on an automotive talent recruitment strategy that works, to bring on board the most capable, enthusiastic and highly engaged individuals in the industry.

Clear and Candid Communication

Our team is straight-talking. We pride ourselves on clear communication and will keep you informed on our progress at every step along the way.

We also appreciate that the modern-day automotive sector is fast-moving, with new skill sets emerging all the time. Our sector-specific team of automotive recruiters ensures that we understand novel technologies, roles and disciplines, so we can react immediately to changes in your requirements.

Your On-Call Automotive Recruitment Agency

We are ready and waiting to provide you with the automotive recruitment agency services you need to build a talented, productive and profitable workforce.

✓ Dedicated account manager

Clients are assigned a named account manager so you have a main point of contact when you need to get in touch. Your account manager takes care of everything:

Regular discussions of your new hiring needs
Pre-screening and shortlisting talent that meets your criteria
Negotiating employment agreements and salaries on your behalf
Managing feedback from successful and unsuccessful applicants
Providing updates and reports of recruitment progress

We want the automotive industry recruitment process to be as stress-free as possible, with a firm focus on finding candidates who will fit seamlessly into your business.

✓ Hiring

Our automotive recruitment consultants handle the candidate search and selection process for permanent, temporary and contract roles, so you can always come to us when you need to add to your workforce.

We advertise roles on all the relevant platforms, from traditional media to social networks. We follow up on references and conduct background checks as needed to ensure the candidates we shortlist are trusted professionals.

Our head-hunting services go above and beyond to source top levels of talent, reaching out to individuals even if they are not actively seeking a new role, to attract the very best into your organisation.

✓ Accreditations

First Recruitment Group is accredited under the quality standards ISO 9001 and ISO 14001. We are members of APSCo (Association of Professional Staffing Companies), a badge of honour for STEM and engineering recruitment specialists.

We are accredited by Investors in People and provide a fully GDPR-compliant recruitment process that makes ethical use of candidates' personal data. We also comply fully with tax regulations in every country where we make payments.

✓ Payroll

We offer contractor payroll management through our sister company, Primis. Using cutting-edge vendor management systems, we deliver seamless payroll management with full compliance, to give you real-time workforce visibility.

More of Our Automotive Recruitment Services

In the highly competitive world of automotive R&D, new vehicle engineering and development of new automotive technologies, we appreciate the importance of fully vetted candidates who are committed to your organisation.

To help deliver this for every role, we can offer the following suite of automotive recruitment services:

Candidate pre-screening
Background checks
Reference checking
Security checks
New hire onboarding
Payroll services
Contractor care services

Together, these core services maximise the likelihood of a successful hire, bringing on board talent that is a good fit for the role and will stay with your organisation for longer.

We apply these principles to all of our work, whether in a specific sector such as automotive recruitment, or in our broader manufacturing recruitment services.

Please contact us today to find out more about our specialist automotive recruitment services. You can call us on +44 (0) 1925 907000 or email our team at recruit@firstrg.com.

Testimonials

"Their knowledge of the industry, our organisation and candidates is one of the leaders in the market. They have always been able to supply us with the right calibre of engineering candidate no matter what the discipline or regional location is.

"First Recruitment Group’s service delivery has always been to a high standard and the customer service provided by the team has ensured that First Recruitment Group will remain a preferred supplier of engineering personnel to WorleyParsons on our future engineering projects."

WorleyParsons

"In my dealings with First I have found them to be responsive, knowledgeable, quality-focused and engaging in their approach. I would have no hesitation in recommending the services of First Recruitment Group to any prospective customers."

Global Engineering Consultancy

"We have a good working relationship with First Recruitment and they always put every effort in to filling our positions whether it's on a permanent or contract basis. First have an honest and open approach to recruitment and their clients which is refreshing. First offer an excellent payroll service which compliments their overall delivery service to MWH Treatment."

MWH Treatment

“As the biggest services supplier to the nuclear industry our demand for personnel is significant, when I have an urgent requirement I know I can rely on First Recruitment to rise to the challenge.

“As a preferred supplier for temporary labour and a fundamental part of our permanent recruitment process we get the right people at the right time. Whether its highly technical/specialist resources or back office support personnel the approach is to the same high standard.”

Veolia Nuclear Solutions

"It’s great to work with a recruitment agency we trust. The team at First Recruitment Group are friendly and straight talking and they continue to provide an excellent service. We’re proud to still be working with them after 20 years."

Simon Carves Engineering Ltd

“There is nothing negative about the service that we’ve received from First. Without fail they have produced positive feedback. The fact that they have placed a diverse range of skills from PA's to Engineers, just goes to show that they have the core skills, intelligence, and initiative that make them great recruiters, and preferred partners.”

Multi-Sector Client

"I have had the pleasure of working with First Recruitment Group over recent years and we have formed a great working relationship. Their understanding of our exacting requirements is outstanding.

"The First team are highly experienced and knowledgeable across the recruitment spectrum and operate in the manner you would expect of a professional outfit of their stature. Their attention to detail and approach is faultless and their commitment and drive has helped our business with unique, complex and difficult recruitment requirements.

"Sarah, our Account Manager, is an incisive thinker as well as hardworking, diligent and reliable and has an extremely helpful and flexible approach to her work. This reflects in her team and with their ability to communicate at all levels in an honest and trusted consultative manner and gives us great faith in their ability to identify candidates who can help us to drive forward and achieve our business goals.

"I have no hesitation in recommending First as a recruitment partner and feel they would be worthy of selection for any engineering or manufacturing business looking for an intelligent and innovative solution."

Nuvia

“I have worked with First Recruitment Group as my partner of choice across a number of large and challenging Oil & Gas projects internationally over recent years.

“First are a high performing business who are built on credibility, honesty, expertise.

“As we push the frontiers of projects and move in to more and more challenging and locations, First will continue to be my partner of choice to help us deliver our projects with confidence.”

TechnipFMC

“We have required a number of Quality Assurance/Quality Control candidates within the Nuclear Industry. Since early 2016 First Recruitment Group have provided a number of QA/QC professionals in locations across the UK.

“We have been very pleased with both the quality of supply and the customer service demonstrated and will continue to use their professional services in the future.”

Bureau Veritas

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