SimWest Recruitment Solutions

SimWest Recruitment Solutions is a specialist engineering recruitment agency based in Manchester, providing contingency and retained recruitment services across the United Kingdom. The company specialises in placing skilled engineering professionals within manufacturing and machinery businesses, offering permanent, contract and interim recruitment solutions. With over 17 years of established engineering networks, SimWest uses specialist headhunting and targeted outreach to identify experienced engineers capable of adding immediate value to client organisations, reaching passive talent beyond traditional job boards.

SimWest specialises in engineering recruitment across multiple key sectors including food and beverage manufacturing, FMCG (fast-moving consumer goods) including pharmaceuticals and cosmetics, and special purpose machinery. The agency supports employers across these industries by recruiting engineers for maintenance, service, design, controls, projects and leadership roles. Their expertise encompasses automated processing equipment, conveying and packaging systems, PLC-controlled machinery, electrical design, controls systems engineering and multi-skilled maintenance positions across diverse manufacturing environments.

The company operates throughout the United Kingdom, serving manufacturing businesses from its Manchester headquarters. SimWest differentiates itself through deep industry knowledge of manufacturing environments and machinery operations, combined with extensive professional networks built over nearly two decades. Clients choose SimWest for their specialist approach to engineering recruitment, their understanding of operational pressures within manufacturing, and their ability to deliver better engineering hires with reduced turnover and stronger long-term results compared to generalist recruitment providers.