Electric Vehicles
Electric vehicles are transforming the automotive sector, and our recruitment team are best positioned to support vehicle manufacturers. As the only UK recruiter to have supported the construction and staffing of an EV gigafactory, they understand the challenges from construction to operation and maintenance.
Delivering the scalability and expertise to advance electric vehicles
Our team provided extensive recruitment support to the open the UK’s first electric vehicle (EV) gigafactory. From identifying skilled temporary construction workers, to hiring production workers, team leaders, managers and senior leadership positions, their expertise created a new workforce to increase production capacity whilst maximising local employment opportunities. They understand that gigafactory and EV manufacturing programmes can ramp up quickly and shift as construction milestones, equipment commissioning and production targets evolve. Our team plan workforce requirements around your critical paths, scaling teams up or down at pace while keeping key skills in place to maintain momentum.
Identifying the right candidates to grow production capacity
The transition to electric vehicles provides opportunities for new entrants to join the automotive sectors, and a significant role our recruitment team play is supporting clients to identify transferable skills and assess candidates to gauge their potential to work within a fast-paced but precise production environment.
We work with manufacturers to develop a comprehensive application and screening process, including maintaining regular contact with candidates applying for roles.
Targeted regional marketing campaign, segmented to attract different roles
Comprehensive communication plan to manage candidate experience throughout the application process
Development of talent pools across a variety of job disciplines, including managing staged intakes
Bespoke digital application process, tailored around each discipline clients need to hire
Full management of on-site skills test and walk and talk site visits to assess applicants
Onboarding support, including organisation of training and capture of information for HR record keeping
Full transparency, data governance and real-time reporting across the recruitment process, sharing best practice and adapting procedures to remain agile
On-site team working closely with building contractors and production management
Proud to be the first gigafactory recruitment partner in the UK
To support the development of the electric vehicle gigafactory, our team provided 360° project support, to facilitate all stages of the site – from construction to operation and maintenance.
Drawing on our extensive built environment expertise we secured hundreds of specialist trade, mechanical and electrical skilled contractors to support at various stages of the construction build. Before turning our attention to manage the recruit a new workforce to join the gigafactory – from production roles to maintenance, quality and senior management positions.
Our experience also extends to specialist manufacturing environments, including clean rooms, where precision, compliance and process discipline are essential.
Sharing our experience to support your EV expansion
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Speed and scalability to match project and production demands
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Regional access to niche talent and transferable skills
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Specialist EV expertise from construction to manufacturing
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Strong candidate experience to manage talent pools
Bringing EV careers into the region
We understand the positive impact gigafactories and electric vehicle development has on local areas when new plans are announced to develop state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities. That’s why it’s crucial to have a talent strategy in place to manage initial interest from local jobseekers, whilst retaining a sustained recruitment plan to ensure a steady onboarding of new employees to meet production timescales.
Our collaborative approach ensures recruitment remains aligned with staffing needs, including identifying transferable skills and working with regional initiatives to identify talent pipelines to support skills development.