Production, maintenance and technical staff for Irish and UK plants.
Recruitroo sources mechanical fitters, machine operators, maintenance technicians and production line staff for manufacturers across pharma, automotive supply, food production and precision engineering.
How Recruitroo helps manufacturing employers.
Technical hires, pre-assessed
Skills assessments and video evidence on every shortlist — you only review candidates who've already passed competence checks.
Visa & immigration handled
GEP and UK Skilled Worker filings submitted by our case team. The candidate just provides the documents we ask for.
Predictable hiring capacity
Monthly programmes give you a dedicated annual credit allocation — useful when production scale-ups can't wait for one-off recruitment cycles.
Where manufacturing hiring usually breaks — and what we do about it.
Problem
Shift-pattern mismatch at offer stage
Recruitroo
We brief candidates on rota, overtime and unsocial hours up-front so there are no surprises.
Problem
Skills hard to verify remotely
Recruitroo
Trade-test evidence and structured competence interviews on every shortlisted profile.
Problem
Scale-up schedules vs. one-off recruitment cycles
Recruitroo
Annual credit allocation on a monthly programme keeps capacity reserved when production scales.
How we hire for manufacturing.
The same managed workflow every time — recruitment, screening and visa submission all sit with us.
01
Brief & route check
We take the role brief, confirm the visa route, and run case-readiness checks before sourcing starts.
02
Source & shortlist
International sourcing across our pool plus targeted search, presented as a video-evidence shortlist.
03
Screen & verify
Skills demo, references and credentials verified — you only review candidates who've passed the checks.
04
File visa & onboard
We file the visa and immigration application on your behalf, then track relocation and onboarding to start date.
Visa routes that apply to all manufacturing roles we hire for.
If it sits inside manufacturing we'll source for it — and we'll match it to the right visa route up-front.
Roles
Visa routes
- General Employment Permit (GEP) — Ireland
- Critical Skills Employment Permit (CSEP) — for shortage roles
- UK Skilled Worker — Engineering & Manufacturing
Recruitroo files these on your behalf. The candidate just hands over details, data and documents — we handle preparation, submission and case tracking.
Credentials we verify before shortlist
Sector-specific checks recorded on every candidate profile — no surprises after offer.
Manufacturing employers hiring through Recruitroo
Manufacturing case studies
Assa Abloy
Manufacturing
How Recruitroo Helped Assa Abloy Navigate Ireland's Employment Permit System for the First Time
As a first-time user of the Irish employment permit system, Assa Abloy faced multiple challenges. They had no prior experience with Ireland's employment permit requirements and needed expert guidance to ensure legal and procedural compliance with internal policies. Urgent hiring needs meant they had to fill a critical estimator role efficiently. They also wanted assurance that their hiring process would remain compliant over time.
Read case study
Why this manufacturing case is worth a read
- Shows the visa and immigration workflow we use for real manufacturing hires — start to start-date.
- Outcomes are concrete: hires placed, admin time saved, refusal grounds avoided.
- Same managed service applies to your roles — different sector, same playbook.
Manufacturing hiring questions
Can you source operators for shift-pattern roles?
Yes. We brief candidates on shift patterns and overtime expectations before they're added to your shortlist so there are no surprises at offer stage.
Do you do bulk production-line hires?
Yes — for batch hiring we use Scale or Enterprise monthly programmes so capacity is reserved and lead times are predictable.
How do you verify technical skills?
Trade-test evidence, video skills demonstrations and structured competence interviews are stored per candidate so your reviewers have evidence in one place.
Other sectors we hire for
Hiring internationally for manufacturing?
We'll look at the roles, your volume and the right visa route — and recommend whether one-off support or a monthly programme fits.