Powering Careers, Connecting Talent
Welcome to 1st Step Solutions, your hub for Mechanical and Electrical recruitment. Managed by industry experts, and founded in 2004, we’ve built a reputation as a go-to for both talented candidates and valued clients.
In the UK, we bring a personal touch to bridging the gap between job seekers and companies. Let's take the 1st step together, where Mechanical and Electrical expertise meets a down-to-earth approach to career connections.
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Skilled Trades & Labour
At the heart of our operations lies a dedicated emphasis on M&E Trades and Labour. Our recruitment teams boast expertise in their respective areas, possessing a comprehensive understanding of the local transient workforce, ongoing projects, and market conditions, ensuring a targeted and proficient approach to our recruitment endeavours.
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Supervision & Technical
With expertise in temporary, permanent, and contract recruitment, we cater to a spectrum of roles crucial to project success from pre-construction through to handover. Whether you're seeking professionals for supervision, site management, technical positions, design roles, or those specialising in commercial and SHEQ aspects, our team is dedicated to connecting talent with opportunities that drive success in the ever-evolving landscape of the built environment.
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Business Support
Our consultants have extensive experience in sourcing talent that suits your business for the pivotal support roles that keep everything functioning, including Helpdesk Support, Document Control, Procurement, Bid Management, Purchase Ledger, Payroll, and Accounts roles.
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Engineering and Manufacturing
We specialise in delivering high-quality Engineering and Manufacturing recruitment solutions across a wide range of technical and operational disciplines. From hands-on specialists to senior leadership, we connect industry leading employers with exceptional talent.
Latest Jobs
Quality Inspector
Leicester
Leicestershire
£30000 - £35000 per annum + Bonus + Pension + Holiday
The company is a growing special purpose machinery organisation designing and delivering cutting-edge automated solutions across a range of industries. Due to continued success, we are looking for a Quality Inspector to join and develop within the quality team.
Your initial duties in this role will be to carry out inspections of mechanical parts coming into the factory. You will use measuring tools to inspect machined components of fabricated parts. From here, there is potential to take on more
Field Service Engineer
Chippenham
Wiltshire
£35000 - £45000 per annum + Bonus + Van + Holiday
This company are a specialist process engineering design, maintenance and service company. They have over 15 years' experience serving the chemical, industrial and process engineering industry.
In this role you will work alongside senior engineers to learn the systems. You will carry out electrical and mechanical maintenance to equipment ranging from control panels, motors, pumps and valves.
Mechanical Design Engineer
Cheddar
Somerset
£30000 - £40000 per annum + Bonus + Pension + Holiday
This growing company is a specialist industrial designer, build and maintenance company and works with a range of clients across the UK and overseas.
In this role you will work within a team carrying out full system design for industrial projects. This role will involve discussing customer needs and then using Solidworks to carry out bespoke design solutions.
Meet the Leadership Team
Our management team brings a wealth of expertise and commitment to ensuring your journey with us is smooth and successful. Get acquainted with the leaders who make our vision a reality
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