Tuesday, 07 February 2012

Recruiter
Automotive

  • Fircroft opens Solihull office as it targets further growth

    Thu, 2 Feb 2012

    Specialist technical recruiter Fircroft is to open a new office in Blythe Valley Business Park, Solihull later this month.

  • INTERNATIONAL US: Daimler to hire 1,200 from February

    Fri, 13 Jan 2012

    Auto manufacturer Daimler Trucks North America will create 1,200 jobs as it increases production at its Freightliner Truck manufacturing plant in Cleveland, North Carolina.

  • Cwmbran development plan to create 1,170 jobs given go-ahead

    Fri, 23 Dec 2011

    Torfaen County Borough’s council has unanimously approved the redevelopment of a 32-acre Cwmbran city centre site, which will create 1,170 jobs.

  • INTERNATIONAL Romania: TRANSEARCH opens in Bucharest

    Wed, 21 Dec 2011

    Executive search firm TRANSEARCH has opened a new office in Bucharest, Romania.

  • Honda drives 500 new jobs to Swindon plant

    Tue, 20 Dec 2011

    Honda Motors yesterday announced it was due to create 500 new jobs at its Swindon manufacturing plant in the production of a New Civic model.

  • New jobs rev up in automotive sector

    Fri, 16 Dec 2011

    With car production here on the rise, the UK automotive industry is in good health and creating jobs.

  • INTERNATIONAL India: Hiring surge in November

    Fri, 16 Dec 2011

    Hiring activities across all sectors surged in November, with IT, telecoms and business process outsourcing (BPO) particularly strong, reports The Hindu Business Line based on a report from jobsite Naukri.com.

  • Appointments: HCP welcomes Patel, Taylor and Constable

    Tue, 6 Dec 2011

    Automotive recruitment specialist HCP International has appointed Minal Patel, Linda Taylor and Harriet Constable.Patel becomes the firm’s administration manager, having worked in the recruitment industry for nearly 10 years.Taylor will work alongside Patel as an administrator, while Constable becomes marketing and PR executive

  • Toyota invests £100m in hatchbacks to create 1,500 new jobs

    Fri, 25 Nov 2011

    Toyota will invest more than £100m in UK operations, creating up to 1,500 jobs in the next two years at its factory in Burnaston, Derbyshire.

  • Land Rover growth fuels 1,000 new jobs

    Thu, 10 Nov 2011

    Following a multi-billion pound investment in product creation, Jaguar Land Rover has announced it is to recruit more than 1,000 new staff at its Solihull Land Rover plant.

  • INTERNATIONAL Mexico: 500,000 jobs drive in

    Tue, 8 Nov 2011

  • Greater supply of procurement jobs

    Wed, 2 Nov 2011

    Demand for procurement and supply management professionals has increased by a third over the past year, according to a survey by the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS) and specialist recruiter Hays Procurement.

  • Reed Index gives good news for most

    Mon, 31 Oct 2011

  • Half of companies worldwide lack talent

    Thu, 27 Oct 2011

    Almost half of international companies do not believe they have the talent required to implement their strategy, according to a survey published by global recruiters Grafton Employment Group.

  • Appointments: Sentinel takes on Grewal

    Fri, 14 Oct 2011

    Automotive recruiter Sentinel has appointed Sharon Grewal as a sales consultant.Grewal was previously a sales executive at fitness training provider PT Academy and a recruitment consultant at nursing and domiciliary care agency Kingdom Personnel.

  • Nissan trainee scheme offers students alternative

    Wed, 8 Sep 2010

    Initiatives like Nissan’s Trainee Production Supervisor Scheme could could save students from years of university fee debt or joining the ranks of the unemployed by giving them workplace experience and a degree, according to the automotive manufacturer.

  • End of car scrappage scheme not a disaster for recruitment

    Wed, 31 Mar 2010

    Despite today’s ending of the car scrappage scheme, the improvement in recruitment that it triggered looks set to continue, according to a specialist motor trade industry recruiter.

  • GM to shed 10,000 European workers

    Thu, 5 Nov 2009

    Motor company General Motors has confirmed that it is to shed 10,000 workers across its European car unit Opel, which includes Vauxhall in the UK.

  • Kwik Fit Insurance recruits for HQ

    Mon, 26 Oct 2009

    Motor insurance firm Kwik Fit Insurance has begun a major recruitment drive to take the headcount at its Uddingston headquarters to more than 1,000 by the turn of the year.  Kwik Fit Insurance plans to recruit a further 84 posts between now and January 2010 and is inviting local jobseekers to attend its recruitment open day on 31 October. Recruits will fill a variety of roles at its call centre including outbound sales, internet sales and policy renewals.

  • Southgate Consulting helps redundant automotive workers

    Mon, 14 Sep 2009

    Automotive recruiter Southgate Consulting has launched an initiative to help redundant automotive workers back into employment.

  • Cowley investment in jobs at BMW

    Thu, 3 Sep 2009

    The chief executive of German car manufacturer BMW has told the Financial Times that new jobs and investment will be created at the company’s Cowley plant near Oxford with the manufacture of two new models of the Mini car.

  • BMW hires 250 temporary staff

    Fri, 29 May 2009

    Just four months after BMW laid off 850 temps (Recruiter,4 March) the car manufacturer is rehiring staff at its Cowley plant.An announcement from the company said it was taking on 250 staff to fill extra shifts for “at least” the next three months, following an increase in orders.Multi-sector agencies Right4Staff and Manpower previously held contracts with for the plant, but it was unclear at time of press whether they would be supplying the new staff.

  • Car production drops but McLaren and Rolls-Royce hiring

    Tue, 26 May 2009

    Despite a 55% drop in production compared with the same month in 2008, two major motor manufacturers plan to create jobs.

  • Nissan recruits 150 contract workers

    Mon, 11 May 2009

    Nissan Motor (GB) is to recruit 150 new workers at its Sunderland plant.The workers will be on fixed-term four-month contracts from June.The company said scrappage schemes operating in Europe would create new demand for its Sunderland vehicles.

  • Car manufacturers given bailout cash

    Wed, 8 Apr 2009

    Loans offered to ailing British car manufacturers will boost temporary staff demand, according to recruiters.

  • Jaguar Land Rover seeks apprenticeships

    Fri, 3 Apr 2009

    Automotive firm Jaguar Land Rover is looking for more than 40 Advanced Apprenticeships of over 16-year-olds wanting a career within the automotive industry.

  • ‘Disgraceful’ Mini cuts 850 contractors

    Mon, 16 Feb 2009

    The BMW-owned car manufacturer has been lambasted by trade union officials after making redundancies at its branch in Cowley, Oxford.

  • Automotive industry bailout

    Wed, 28 Jan 2009

    The government’s £2.3bn automotive bailout for UK car manufacturers has been met with skepticism by recruiters who question whether the money will increase production.