Leading Automotive Recruitment
ATA Recruitment is a trusted and experienced automotive recruitment company delivering high-performing engineering and technical talent into the heart of the UK automotive sector. With more than 60 years of experience supporting the evolving needs of manufacturing, we understand the pace, precision, and quality demands unique to automotive.
Automotive is not just a sector, it’s a national engine of innovation and productivity. With over 182,000 people employed and £67 billion generated annually for the UK economy, the industry plays a vital role in global trade and technological advancement. The pressure to meet quality, sustainability, and safety expectations is intense, making the quality of recruitment a mission-critical factor.
At ATA, we are more than just recruiters, we are strategic partners. Whether you're a Tier 1 supplier needing a specialist Quality Engineer or an OEM looking for long-term leadership talent, we have the networks, industry insight, and recruitment frameworks to help you compete and grow.
ATA's Consultative Approach to Automotive Recruitment
Our success is built on a consultative approach. We don’t believe in generic CVs or keyword matches, we invest time in understanding your business, culture, and technical challenges. That includes site visits, process shadowing, market benchmarking, and feedback loops.
For our clients, this means less time wasted on misaligned candidates, and more focus on onboarding people who deliver from day one. For candidates, it means receiving opportunities that match their career goals, skillsets, and values.
Supporting Automotive Candidates
We provide automotive professionals with access to exclusive roles, career advice, and onboarding support. Many of our candidates return to us when they’re ready for their next challenge, a testament to the trust we build. Whether you’re seeking career progression or a new direction in automotive, we help you get there faster.
OUR AREAS OF EXPERTISE
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Permanent Recruitment
Maintenance Engineer
Maintenance Manager
Project Engineer
Programme Manager
Design Engineer
Continuous Improvement Engineer
Health and Safety
Quality Engineer
Production Engineer
NPI Engineer
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Contract Recruitment
Maintenance Engineer
Maintenance Team Leader
Project Engineer
Design Engineer
Continuous Improvement
Health and Safety
Quality Engineer
Quality Inspector
NPI Engineer
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Interim Recruitment
Project Manager
Programme Manager
Maintenance Manager
Engineering Manager
Plant Manager
Operations Manager
Engineering Director
Technical Director
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ATA Search
Engineering Manager
Operations Manager
Quality Manager
Production Manager
Plant Manager
General Manager
Engineering Director
Technical Director
Operations Director
Managing Director
Latest Jobs In Automotive
Maintenance Technician
£50420 - 50420 per year Annual bonus, 33 Days holiday, pension up to 18%, life assurance, private healthcare, Company sick p
Derby
Maintenance technician - Plastic, £50,420, Derby, Shifts: Monday – Friday (Early, lates, nights) Package includes Annual bonus, 33 Days holiday, pension up to 18%, life assurance, private healthcare, Company sick pay, free workwear. ATA are working exclusively with Toyota Motor Manufacturing at their world class facility in Derbyshire. We are supporting them on a recruitment drive to add maintenance technicians to their team due to requirement to increase their workforce throughout 2025. The groups UK arm is a critical part in the company wheel and currently operates as their flag ship site in Europe accounting for an impressive £3B of the groups £210B annual turnover. The company are world renowned within its sector and often pioneers new technology which keeps them ahead of its competitors. This has recently included an investment of over £300million across both sites which will allow for a tremendous period of growth cementing their foothold within a marketspace they excel within. Plastics department TMUKs prestigious plastics shop is responsible for the manufacturing, assembly and spraying of the car’s bumpers, instrument panels and dashboards. The shop is known as a factory within the factory and act as a supplier to the main shop. What does a day to day of a maintenance technician within the plastic department look like? As a maintenance technician you will be responsible for maintaining a variety of PLC controlled injection moulding equipment. Responsibilities will include: Planned preventative maintenance. Reacting to breakdowns Electrical and Mechanical Fault finding Swapping components like for like. Completing continuous improvement activity What do the plastic department look for? As with all TMUKs departments, a mind set for Continuous improvement (Kaizen) and adopting a fix right first-time culture is essential. Toyota like their maintenance technicians to be comfortable working with a fast-paced environment and enjoy the buzz of a busy factory. Experience with injection moulding would be advantageous. It doesn’t matter if you are mechanical, electrical or multiskilled. Toyotas fantastic training program will aim to multiskill you. Experience with PLC fault finding. What’s in it for you? Working for TMUK you will be trusted and empowered to make decisions and to make you feel part of the team, you will be given you responsibility on day one. TMUK will give you the opportunity to develop and broaden your skills to help you thrive in a demanding fast-moving environment. This is underpinned by their fantastic training offering. During your first three months, they will assess your skills in each of the following areas: Electrical, Mechanical, Fluid power systems Toyota maintenance systems PLC programming Injection Moulding Robotics programming They will then tailor a training programme specific for you in the aim to get you competent in all these areas. TMUK provide a vessel for learning, not only will you receive the above fantastic technical training, but their maintenance technicians are also provided with the opportunity to further their career by receiving further qualifications. If you feel like you are the right maintenance technicians for this role and would like to hear more about, please press apply, call Ashton on 07814905283 or email your CV too ashton.kenney@ata-recruitment.co.uk ATA Recruitment specialises in Manufacturing, Infrastructure, Civil, Transportation and general Engineering recruitment on both a permanent and contract basis – for more opportunities like this one, visit our website ATA is committed to creating a diverse workforce and is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of age, disability, gender, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation
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Maintenance Technician
£50430 - 50430 per year Annual bonus, 33 Days holiday, pension up to 12%, life assurance, private healthcare, Company sick p
Derby
Maintenance technician, £50430, Derby, Shifts: Monday – Friday (Early, lates, nights) Package includes Annual bonus, 33 Days holiday, pension up to 12%, life assurance, private healthcare, Company sick pay, free workwear. ATA are working exclusively with Toyota Motor Manufacturing at their world class facility in Derbyshire. We are supporting them on a recruitment drive to add maintenance technicians to their team due to requirement to increase their workforce throughout 2025. The groups UK arm is a critical part in the company wheel and currently operates as their flag ship site in Europe accounting for an impressive £3B of the groups £210B annual turnover. The company are world renowned within its sector and often pioneers new technology which keeps them ahead of its competitors. This has recently included an investment of over £300million across both sites which will allow for a tremendous period of growth cementing their foothold within a marketspace they excel within. Paint department Home to waterfalls & robotics the paint department is the cleanest manufacturing shop in the factory. It’s also the most secret department. We can’t tell you much, but what we can tell you is… Transported from the body shop through a conveyor transport system, the cars shell enters the paint department. In the pursuit of outstanding quality, the TMUK paint shop follow a rigorous process to ensure every corolla that leaves the factory, is leaving with a meticulous paint job. To do this, the cars will be cleaned, primed, and sealed before the robots get to work applying the vibrant paint. Each car is painted individually with its designated colour, before being baked at 200 degrees for 20 minutes to increase durability. What does a day to day of a maintenance technician within the paint department look like? As a maintenance technician you will be responsible for you will be responsible for maintaining a variety of PLC controlled equipment production machinery. Responsibilities will include: - Planned preventative maintenance. - Reacting to breakdowns - Electrical and Mechanical Fault finding - Swapping components like for like. - Completing continuous improvement activity What do the paint department look for? As with all TMUKs departments, a mind set for Continuous improvement (Kaizen) and adopting a fix right first-time culture is essential. Toyota like their maintenance technicians to be comfortable working with a fast-paced environment and enjoy the buzz of a busy factory. - Either strong mechanical, electrical or multiskilled knowledge. - Fault finding - Happy to work across a three-shift pattern, including night shift. - Flexibility to complete the occasional overtime shift. The paint department will consider maintenance technicians from any environment and background, including armed forces. What’s in it for you? Working for TMUK you will be trusted and empowered to make decisions and to make you feel part of the team, you will be given you responsibility on day one. TMUK will give you the opportunity to develop and broaden your skills to help you thrive in a demanding fast-moving environment. This is underpinned by their fantastic training offering. During your first three months, they will assess your skills in each of the following areas: Electrical, Mechanical, Fluid power systems Toyota maintenance systems PLC programming Injection Moulding (Department dependent) Robotics programming They will then tailor a training programme specific for you in the aim to get you competent in all these areas. TMUK provide a vessel for learning, not only will you receive the above fantastic technical training, but their maintenance engineers are also provided with the opportunity to further their career by receiving further qualifications. If you think you are the right maintenance engineer for this market leader, please press apply, call Ashton on 07814905283, or email your CV too ashton.kenney@ata-recruitment.co.uk ATA Recruitment specialises in Manufacturing, Infrastructure, Civil, Transportation and general Engineering recruitment on both a permanent and contract basis – for more opportunities like this one, visit our website. ATA is committed to creating a diverse workforce and is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of age, disability, gender, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation
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WHAT OUR CLIENTS SAY
"In the past we have struggled to recruit for critical roles in our engineering team and over time have worked with a number of agencies unsuccessfully. The team at ATA have been very different, they have tried to deeply understand our business, spending time on the shop floor, meeting managers and members of the team, which has enabled them to really understand our culture, the nature of the roles and the required skills.
This means they only provide candidates aligned to our needs. They provide data and advice enabling us to position ourselves better in the market and give us feedback on the experiences of the candidates we interview and hire supporting retention. They have really considered how they advertise and invest to do this well.
2023 has been our best year for recruitment. ATA Recruitment now genuinely feel like part of our team, not a supplier and we now work exclusively with them for technical recruitment."
Dan Jones, Toyota Motor Manufacturing UK
"IMKA continually return to using ATA because of the professional manner and results that are achieved. The correct calibre candidates are always shortlisted, removing hours of time from exploratory interviews and ensuring that the selection and recruitment process is efficient and sustainable with the candidates provided.
When there is an assignment, ATA Search conducts a full and concise review of the role, understanding what individual skills / traits / behaviours are needed to make recruitment as smooth and efficient as possible. With their knowledge of the culture and scope of our business, ATA Search then creates a shortlist of candidates which meet the criteria of the role and are ready to fit / work straight away into the organisation.
IMKA will continue to work directly with ATA Search for this professional, cost effective and dynamic recruitment process."
Operations Director, IMKA Automotive Ltd