For clients

Hire people who can actually run the process.

You need a plant manager who understands bath chemistry, a quality lead who can hold a NADCAP audit, or a commercial director who can open tier-one aerospace accounts. We find those people because we know exactly what good looks like in this sector.

Our difference

Command of the sector. Not adjacent to it.

Operator instinct

A sister company of the EMC Surface Technologies group, a UK operating group that owns and runs surface finishing plants. We recruit with the eye of an operator.

Technical fluency

We know the chemistry, the kit, the standards and the economics. Briefs are sharper. Screening is tighter. Shortlists are smaller and better.

Full scope

Permanent, contract and interim. Process and plant roles through to director-level appointments. Retained where the role warrants it.

How we work

Four steps. No surprises.

01 · Brief

Technical brief

Half a day on-site where it helps. We see the line, meet the team, understand the real role.

02 · Search

Targeted search

We map the market and approach the shortlist directly. Discreet. No job-board spray.

03 · Shortlist

Two to three

Candidates we'd stand behind. Not twenty half-fits.

04 · After

Post-placement

We stay close through offer, onboarding and first 90 days. Rebate protection backs the shortlist.

What we recruit

The full operational and commercial spine.

Process and production engineering

Cycle times, bath control, fixturing, yield, throughput.

Quality, CI and technical assurance

NADCAP, AS9100, ISO 9001. LEAN, Six Sigma and OEE-driven plant improvement. Quality leads, auditors and CI managers.

EHS and compliance

COSHH, IPPC, ISO 14001, ISO 45001. Regulatory leadership.

Maintenance, reliability and controls

Mechanical, electrical, PLC, SCADA, automation.

Technical sales and business development

Commercial hires who hold technical conversations and close orders.

Leadership and directors

MDs, GMs, ops and technical directors. Retained or contingent, handled with discretion. Read more →

Retained search

For critical hires.

Director-level and critical technical appointments. Retained, confidential, thorough.

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Contingent

For volume and speed.

Process, plant and functional hiring at pace. Permanent, contract or interim.

Brief us on a role