Engineering excellence: HR strategies for manufacturing success

Optimising your workforce to drive innovation and operational excellence.

Do you need a solution to these common problems?

  • The skills gap: helping you attract, retain and develop the skilled workforce you need to operate and innovate within the manufacturing sector, and thinking ahead to make sure you’re prepared for the skills of the future
  • Employee retention: keeping the best people  is always a challenge; we help you put in place tailored strategies to reduce turnover and keep your most valuable employees engaged, motivated and committed
  • A diverse and inclusive workforce: creating a workplace where everyone is welcome and feels seen and heard. We support you in nurturing diversity and inclusion, and enhancing communication, collaboration and innovation.
  • Workforce planning: adapting to changing demands is key for future-proofing your business. We help you plan your workforce strategically , making sure the right people are in place at the right time.
  • Employee engagement: building thriving cultures where your people feel involved and engaged, boosting morale, engagement and productivity, leading to a more motivated and effective workforce.

Our clients grow an average of 30% over a 12 month period

The manufacturing sector is always changing, but efficiency, innovation and compliance are always vital. As the sector faces technological advancements, regulatory changes and the demand for increased operational efficiency, having a robust, tailored people strategy is crucial to facing into these challenges and making the most of new opportunities.

If you’re currently facing challenges in attracting skilled talent, ensuring regulatory compliance or optimising workforce productivity, you’re not alone. Our team of experienced People Directors is already helping businesses like yours to address the underlying causes of these challenges and find the best solutions. We offer specialised HR expertise tailored to your unique demands, providing strategic, commercial guidance on a part-time basis – without the full-time cost.

We’ve worked with businesses of all sizes and types, from small family-owned manufacturers to rapidly growing scale-ups and large corporations, helping them design and deliver the best people strategies to create great places to work while managing the rising costs of employment, remaining compliant, boosting retention and driving structured growth.

What our clients say about us

Why choose us?

No tie-in contracts

Offering flexibility and scalability without the burden of long-term contracts

Ongoing support and delivery

We stick around to ensure our strategies are implemented and deliver results

Commercially savvy HR experts

Industry-specific knowledge and strategic insights with a proven track record

Proactive compliance management

Stay ahead of regulatory changes, with confidence that your business remains compliant and protected.

Spotlight on 4 of our amazing team of over 80 HR experts

Liz Swallow

Worked in Rolls Royce People & HR Team for over 20 years

Alison Cooper

Alison Cooper

Former HR Director at Kohler

People Director Shahbaz Idriss

Shahbaz Idriss

Former HR Director at GKN Automotive

Dean Hunter

Former HR Director at Bernard Matthews

Some of the companies we have worked with:

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