What does SimWest Engineering Recruitment specialise in?

SimWest Engineering Recruitment specialises in engineering recruitment for UK manufacturing, food and drink, FMCG and special purpose machinery businesses.

Where is SimWest Engineering Recruitment based?

SimWest Engineering Recruitment is based at Adamson House, Towers Business Park, Wilmslow Road, Didsbury, Manchester, M20 2YY.

Does SimWest recruit engineering roles across the UK?

Yes. SimWest supports employers and engineering professionals across the UK, with strong regional knowledge across Manchester, the North West and wider UK manufacturing markets.

UK Specialist Engineering Recruitment for Manufacturing & Machinery

SimWest is a specialist Engineering Recruitment Agency connecting experienced engineers with manufacturing and machinery businesses across the UK. We focus on roles within Food & Drink, FMCG and Special Purpose Machinery, supporting both employers and engineers who value technical understanding, long-term fit and straightforward communication.

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Why Choose a Specialist Engineering Recruitment Partner?

Hiring for Engineering roles in Manufacturing and Machinery is uniquely challenging. Skills are highly specialised, talent pools are limited, and the quality of an engineer can directly affect productivity, downtime and operational performance. Working with a specialist engineering recruitment agency like SimWest Engineering Recruitment offers a significant advantage.

As specialist engineering recruiters, we understand manufacturing environments, machinery, and the differences between engineering roles. Our established networks have been built over many years and allow us to reach skilled, passive engineers beyond job boards - giving employers access to engineering talent competitors can’t reach.

By acting as a trusted engineering recruitment partner, we deliver better engineering hires, reduced turnover and stronger long-term results.

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Engineering Recruitment for key Manufacturing Sectors:

Special Purpose Machinery Recruitment

SimWest supports companies involved in the design, manufacture and supply of special-purpose machinery, connecting them with top engineering talent across design, projects, production, service, controls and other specialist engineering roles.

Food & Beverage Recruitment

SimWest partners with Food & Beverage manufacturers across the UK, connecting them with high-quality engineering talent across maintenance, engineering management, projects, automation and other key engineering roles - helping keep operations running efficiently and reliably.

FMCG Manufacturing Recruitment

Alongside Food & Beverage manufacturing, SimWest supports a range of other FMCG sectors, including pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, and household products, recruiting skilled engineers across manufacturing and packaging environments.

Other Manufacturing Sector Recruitment

SimWest works with manufacturing businesses across multiple sectors, supplying highly-skilled engineering professionals and tailoring our recruitment approach to different processes and operational challenges.

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Latest Engineering Jobs

Leeds, West Yorkshire£35,000 - £42,000

Production Engineer / Manufacturing Engineer

Specialist machinery manufacturer seeking a Production Engineer / Manufacturing Engineer to support production routings, MRP planning, engineering drawings, machining methods, tooling, work holding and workshop scheduling. Varied role linking design, supply chain, machining, fitting and assembly. Salary £35,000 – £42,000, with a 1pm Friday finish.

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Preston, Lancashire46000

Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer

A growing food manufacturer in Preston is looking for a proactive Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer to support modern production and high-speed packaging machinery. 12-hour rotating days and nights, £46,000 salary, plus benefits and development opportunities.

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Manchester, Greater Manchester£42,000 - £45,000

Maintenance Engineer – East Manchester

Maintenance Engineer required for a long-established manufacturing business in East Manchester, working on production, process and packaging machinery along with site services and utilities. This is a stable day shift role covering planned maintenance, reactive maintenance, fault finding and continuous improvement across a varied manufacturing site. The role offers £42,000–£45,000 depending on experience, overtime, pension, training and development. Suitable for a Maintenance Engineer from a manufacturing, FMCG, packaging, food production, process or industrial production background with strong mechanical maintenance experience and some electrical fault finding ability.

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Holbeck, Leeds, West Yorkshire, West Yorkshire£38,000 + Paid Overtime at Enhanced rates

Mechanical Fitter / Mechanical Assembler

Permanent Mechanical Fitter role based in Holbeck, Leeds, offering a £38,000 basic salary, enhanced overtime rates, and a 4-day working week, Monday to Thursday. This hands-on role is focused mainly on the build and assembly of new bespoke production and process machinery, with some additional work on machinery refurbishment, dismantling and rebuilds.

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What Services Does SimWest Engineering Recruitment offer?

As specialist engineering recruiters, SimWest provides both contingency and retained recruitment services. From our Manchester base, we support manufacturing businesses throughout the UK with permanent, contract and interim recruitment across a wide range of engineering disciplines.

We use specialist headhunting, targeted outreach and our extensive engineering network to identify and shortlist experienced engineering professionals capable of adding immediate value to your manufacturing business.

Recruitment Solutions:

Contingency Recruitment
Retained Search
Permanent Hiring
Contract & Interim Solutions

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