Case study · 2026 · Fixed Fee · Manufacturing & engineering

2,538 candidates. 31 hires.
One fixed fee.

Volume hiring across two UK manufacturing sites, delivered on a fixed fee. No percentage fee, no compromise on quality.

2,538
Total candidate pipeline
31
Hires placed
40
Offers extended
22 days
Average time to hire
01 · About the client

Loading and unloading systems,
built in the UK.

The client is a UK manufacturer of loading and unloading solutions for freight and cargo, operating from two sites. The business was growing fast and hiring hard, across engineering, fabrication, design, service and customer support.

02 · The challenge

Rapid growth. Two sites.
Not enough hands to hire.

  • Rapid growth across two sites, with limited internal recruitment capacity to match.
  • A high volume of specialist engineering and skilled-trades vacancies, all running at once.
  • Hard-to-fill roles spanning welders, CNC operators, press brake operatives, design engineers and customer-facing positions.
  • Short deadlines on multiple roles at the same time.
03 · The Workvine solution

Full service. 31 campaigns.
One team.

Workvine completed the full recruitment service across 31 campaigns, managed end-to-end by the Workvine Talent Team.
Adverts written, optimised and posted

Across Indeed, Totaljobs, CV Library and LinkedIn.

Proactive outbound sourcing

Via LinkedIn Recruiter, Indeed CV Search and CV Library. 675 candidates identified directly by Workvine consultants, on top of inbound applications.

1,863 applications screened

Through Talentvine, our ATS.

30-minute competency-based video interviews

We run every screening interview on video now. It confirms the person is who their application says they are, and it's how we stay ahead of candidates using AI tools to script or game text and phone screening. Only fully qualified candidates reached the hiring manager.

Interview coordination, offer management and onboarding handover

All handled by us.

Weekly Ops Manager reporting

And one point of contact across both sites.

04 · The work in numbers

The work, in numbers.

Two sides of the same delivery. Volume on one side, discipline on the other.
Pipeline built
1,863
Applications screened

Inbound applicants reviewed and triaged through Talentvine, our ATS.

675
Proactively sourced

Identified directly by Workvine consultants via LinkedIn Recruiter, Indeed CV Search and CV Library.

2,538
Total candidate pipeline

Combined inbound and outbound. The full universe of people considered for the brief.

Funnel discipline
40
Offers extended

Across 31 active campaigns spanning both sites.

31
Hires placed

Every campaign closed. No open roles left on the brief.

80%
Offer-to-acceptance rate

Right people, right level, right salary. Few drop-outs at offer.

100%
Shortlists to interview

Every candidate sent forward made it to the hiring manager.

05 · Sourcing mix

Where the 675 proactive
candidates came from.

Outbound only.
LinkedIn Recruiter 304 · 45%
Indeed CV Search 257 · 38%
CV Library 114 · 17%

675 outbound candidates surfaced + 1,863 inbound applications = 2,538 total pipeline

"The quality of the candidates has been spot-on. 100% of their shortlists go to interview, which is why I now trust them enough to blind-book directly into my diary and my managers' diaries."
Director · UK manufacturing client
07 · The result

Volume, delivered.

31 campaigns · 2 sites · 1 fixed fee.
2,538
Candidates sourced and screened across 31 campaigns.
31
Hires placed. Every campaign closed.
22 days
Average time to hire across the blended brief.
80%
Offer-to-acceptance rate across 40 offers.
100%
Of shortlists progressed to interview.
The bit at the end

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