Employer FAQs – Hiring Through Senex Recruitment

We focus on jobs in the science, engineering and manufacturing sectors.

This includes roles in R&D, chemical and laboratory sciences, electrical and mechanical engineering, mechanical design and electronics, production, quality and testing, automation, technical operations, and mid-to-senior leadership. This is just a snap shot of the areas we recruit for. While our core focus is on STEM and technical roles, we also recruit for Finance, Accounting, and Purchasing positions across the industries we serve.

The science, engineering, and manufacturing sectors are highly diverse, with job titles varying widely between organisations. Because of this, it’s impossible to produce a fully exhaustive list (although we have an expanded example job title list on the about Senex Recruitment page). However, if you have a vacancy you’d like support with, you can register the role directly on our website. We’ll then contact you with an honest appraisal of how we can assist. You can also reach Senex Recruitment by phone or message using the details on our contact page.

If we cannot support your business we will give you recommendations on the best way forward with your recruiting needs.

Senex Recruitment is headquartered in East Sussex in the South East of England.

From where we support businesses and job seekers across Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Surrey, London, Essex, Hampshire, Oxfordshire, Cambridgeshire, and surrounding areas. While our focus is regional, we have the capability to extend our services across the UK and into Europe.

Our regional expertise allows us to connect with local talent while fully understanding the technical and logistical requirements of each role. Ensuring we match the right candidates to the right opportunities.

You can read more about our geographical coverage on our where we recruit page.

Our process starts with a full briefing with you in order to understand the requirements of the job

We then start creating a plan to meet your recruitment timescales offering honest advice as to how we can reach your targets. Including an advertising strategy, a social media campaign, a targeted candidate search and head hunting. All CVs will be screened for technical capabilities and initial informal interviews/meetings will be carried out to assess fit to your business. We will then present you with suitable CV's.

It is important to note the we only send CVs for candidates whom are worth interviewing. SO THIS SHORTLIST MAYBE SHORT. We focus on precision, not volume. Often, we only send one or two CVs for each role. However, in the majority of cases this leads to a successful hire. We focus on precision, not volume.

We also handle communication, interview scheduling, feedback management, and offer negotiation—saving your team significant time and resources.

The more details about the job and a moment of your time, the better.

Typically, we will need a job description, salary, benefits, details of overtime etc, required qualifications, desired experience, information about your workplace environment, and interview process details. The more detail we have, the more accurately we can identify the right candidate.

However, even if you have not finalised your exact requirements a short call or meeting can help us confirm what is needed. So do register your job vacancy with Senex Recruitment (it does not need to be a complete description) band we will be in touch to discuss the role in more detail.

We work with a transparent fee structure based on a percentage of the candidate’s first year starting salary.

Fees are only payable once a candidate starts with your business. All terms are agreed upfront to ensure full clarity including payment terms. At the job registration stage you will provided with full details.

Contact Senex Recruitment's Director, Kevin McHugh if you have any questions related to our Terms and Conditions, or you wish to set up a preferred supplier agreement.

There is no fixed timeline to fill a job role.

Most technical placements take between 2–6 weeks depending on complexity, skill scarcity, and availability for interview. Critical or niche roles may take longer, while more common positions may be filled sooner. Periods of the year such as summer vacations and Christmas can effect the outcome.

Also plan at a senior level for a longer notice period which can impact start dates.

Our advice is always to engage your recruiter as soon as possible to prevent any business critical delay.

Absolutely. We frequently manage confidential searches and hard-to-fill vacancies.

This is particularly true for leadership, specialised engineering, and sensitive business-critical roles, such as Managing Director, Technical Director, Engineering Director, or other board-level and senior management positions. We handle all communication discreetly and source candidates using direct headhunting rather than public advertising.

Our network  is dedicated to this search and selection approach and excels when advertising is not delivering (or not an option) for those hard to fill job roles.

At Senex Recruitment, we focus on permanent roles and long-term contracts of three months or more.

We do not offer short-term or temporary staffing services or a payroll service. If you’re looking for temporary work, we recommend forums such Contractor UK to keep up to speed with changes and opportunities in the UK temporary and contract job market.

By specialising in permanent and long-term roles, we can provide tailored support, advice, and career guidance to help you make the most of your next move in engineering, science, or manufacturing. You can find Senex Recruitment's latest jobs here.

We use a combination of targeted advertising, social media, our own professional network and database, direct headhunting, and sector-specific search strategies.

Our approach ensures you receive candidates with the technical capabilities, and experience needed for your role.

Direct advertising, whether through Indeed, LinkedIn Jobs, or other platforms, rarely delivers the depth or quality of applicant. In a candidate-short market, success relies on knowing where to find the right talent and how to engage them effectively. Professional recruitment expertise, built on years of industry experience, cannot be replaced by a advert or a AI scanning for applicants. Ultimately, recruitment is a people-to-people process, and that is where we excel.

Additionally, we are constantly active in the job market. Engaging with professionals across the science, engineering, and manufacturing sectors. This puts us in a strong position to complement your internal Talent Acquisition or Human Resource team. Which, while highly knowledgeable about your company, may not have the external market presence needed to reach the candidates that Senex Recruitment can.

We take the time to get to know each candidate and make sure they’re the right fit for your role.

This includes checking their career history, asking challenging questions, reviewing any technical skills needed, and assessing how well they’d fit with your company culture.

With our industry expertise, we often have a clear understanding of the skills and strengths of candidates from companies in your sector. Giving us an edge in selecting the right people and assessing their suitability.

We only put forward candidates who meet your requirements and have the skills to succeed.

We will check for right-to-work, qualifications and work history.

We will never submit a candidate to you without their consent and operate with strict data-handling standards and comply with GDPR.

As we work with many companies, each with different HR policies, final permanent staff checks are the responsibility of the hiring company, as we could not meet every clients requirements. For the avoidance of doubt, credit checks, criminal background checks and similar are not carried out by Senex Recruitment.

You can find Senex Recruitment Privacy Policy page here.

We offer a replacement guarantee period (better than the industry standard) to give you confidence when hiring.

If the candidate leaves within the agreed timeframe, we will either return a percentage of the paid fees or recruit a replacement at no additional cost. All conditions of the rebate are outlined in our terms and conditions which you will receive at the point of job registration.

We specialise solely in technical sectors.

This means our consultants understand engineering, scientific and manufacturing environments, the qualifications needed, and the practical realities of your industry. You get relevant candidates—not irrelevant CVs.

Our connections, network and database is specifically targeted to your sector in the Science, Engineering and Manufacturing industry.

We have also strategically positioned are free structure to be as competitive as possible, whilst not reducing the quality of our delivery.

Using Senex Recruitment gives you access to top talent you won’t reach with a standard advert without being inundated with CV's as per job boards such as Indeed.

We find both active and passive candidates, saving your team time by only sending you fully vetted, relevant professionals. Where as advertising only touches the surface of the active job market. Plus, our sector expertise means we understand the Science, Engineering and Manufacturing sector and can advise on hiring strategy.

Additionally, there is no fee unless we successfully place a candidate. This means we can always complement your existing recruitment efforts, ensuring you access the best applicants available in the job market.

Register your latest science, manufacturing or engineering job with Senex Recruitment here.