For candidates

Your next move, handled properly.

Confidential, specialist recruitment support for engineers, manufacturing professionals, automation specialists, technical salespeople and industrial leaders. Real conversations, relevant roles, and your CV stays with you until you say otherwise.

Every conversation is confidential by default.
Specialist representation
Engineering · Manufacturing · Automation · Technical Sales
Roles matched by sector specialists
Access to unadvertised, off-market opportunities
Honest, interview-stage feedback
Clear salary guidance where available
How we work with candidates

A career partner, not a job board.

Confidential conversations

Explore your next move in complete confidence. Nothing is shared with any employer without your explicit sign-off.

Off-market opportunities

Many of the roles we work on are never advertised. We'll bring you the ones that actually fit your skills and direction.

CV positioning

We'll help shape your CV for the roles you actually want, drawing on what hiring managers in your sector look for.

Interview guidance

Stage-by-stage coaching, honest feedback, and insight into what each employer really values.

Location-aware briefs

Roles filtered by region, radius and remote / hybrid / on-site - so you only see what's genuinely workable.

Long-term career support

We're here for your whole career, not just this move. Stay in touch for market insight and future opportunities.

Roles we support

Specialist across the shop floor and the boardroom.

From hands-on technical roles to senior operational leadership, here are some of the positions our recruiters work on most often.

Quality InspectorCMM ProgrammerMaintenance EngineerAutomation EngineerControls EngineerDesign EngineerProduction ManagerOperations ManagerTechnical Sales EngineerArea Sales Manager

Don't see your job title? Have a chat with a recruiter - we cover the wider industrial market.

Not seeing the right role?

Share your CV confidentially.

Send us your CV and a quick note about what you're looking for. A sector specialist will reach out when something genuinely fits - no public listing, no spam.

Stored securely

Your CV is held privately in our recruitment CRM with access limited to our specialist recruitment team.

Never shared without sign-off

We will never send your details to an employer until you've heard the brief and explicitly approved it.

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Stored privately in our recruitment CRM. Never shared with employers without your sign-off.

What happens after you send your CV?

A simple, transparent process.

No black box, no automated rejections. Here's exactly what happens once your CV reaches us.

  1. 01

    We review your CV and preferences

    A sector specialist reads your CV personally - no automated filters, no scoring algorithms.

  2. 02

    A recruiter contacts you if there is a suitable role

    If something genuinely fits, we'll get in touch. If not, we'll keep you in mind for the next one.

  3. 03

    We talk through the opportunity first

    You get the full brief - company, scope, salary guidance, culture - before deciding whether to proceed.

  4. 04

    Your CV only moves with your approval

    Nothing is sent to an employer until you explicitly sign off. Always.

A more specialist way to connect

Hiring or looking for your next move?

Whether you're hiring or looking for your next move, Industrial Connected Talent gives you a more specialist way to connect across UK engineering, manufacturing and industrial sales.