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The specialist talent partner for manufacturing and engineering across the North of England with offices in Durham & York.

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Trusted by leading manufacturing and engineering businesses:

Building Stronger Manufacturing Teams

Reduce hiring risk, save valuable time, and secure the talent that will drive your business forward.

Manufacturing Recruitment Specialists

Built on honesty, unity, drive and belief, our approach goes beyond filling vacancies - we focus on building long-term relationships that create lasting value for both our clients and candidates.

Recruitment Built Around Your Goals

Our approaches go beyond traditional recruitment, combining specialist expertise, dedicated support and strategic workforce planning to create hiring solutions built around your business goals.

Supporting Ambitious Manufacturing Businesses

Whether you're making a key leadership appointment, expanding a team, launching a new project or planning for future growth, we provide the expertise, resources and network to help you hire with confidence.

OUR SERVICES

Talent solutions that scale with you

Headhunting exceptional leaders for business critical appointments.
A fully embedded recruitment partnership for multiple, complex or time critical hires.
Providing skilled contractors to meet immediate, fixed term work force demands.
We connect organisations with exceptional leaders who create lasting impact.
We become an extension of your business & build a recruitment strategy tailored to your needs.
We provide fast, flexible access to skilled contract and interim professionals.

Recent Recruitment Partners

Dyer Engineering

Dyer Engineering is a long-standing recruitment partner of Theo James, trusting us to support their growth across a range of critical appointments. Through a close, collaborative partnership, we’ve built a genuine understanding of their business, culture and people. Here’s what that relationship has delivered over the past 12 months.

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Vacancies

32

Roles Filled

97%

Retention Rate (6+ months)

21 DAYS

Average Time to Fill

9.4

Client Satisfaction

9.8

Candidate Satisfaction

Data set 2025/2026.

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Simplifying all your recruitment

Utilise our advanced software, designed to help you save time, manage workflows and make the right choices.

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TJ Partnerships

Your recruitment. Our expertise.

The TJ Partnership model helps you significantly reduce recruitment costs while accessing a dedicated team of specialists who understand your industry.

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Features

  • Full dedicated account management


  • Bespoke landing page on TJ website
  • Strategic marketing & social promotion


  • Access to dedicated team of specialist consultants and tech suite
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TJ Executive

Your Trusted Partner in Executive Search

Our Process:

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Features

  • Consultation - Defining your ideal leader


  • Targeted Search - Mapping, referrals & headhunting
  • Screening - Rigorous vetting for the perfect fit


  • Selection - Insights on top candidates


  • Offer & Onboarding - Seamless hiring support
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TJ Contracting

Your blueprint for growth.

When you want to appoint to a unique position, or one that is strategically important.

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Features

  • Pre-vetted, fully compliant contractors


  • Expert guidance on IR35 compliance


  • No upfront costs - pay as you go
  • Flexible solution for project work, sickness cover, or interim staffing needs



  • Experience supporting contracts across FMCG, Defence, Automotive, and other sectors
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When I joined Dyer we had a scattergun approach to recruitment. We used many agencies, different rates, temp to perm contracts, spent a fortune on fees and a high employee turnover rate ... Read more

Maxine Henry

Group HR Manager

"We used the retainer service from Theo James for a senior position in the business, as we needed a quick recruitment of a high quality candidate. The service we received was fantasti ... Read more

Director

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Matching the best talent to your recruitment needs

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Specialist sectors

From the start of your career to the end, we can find placements that help you progress and make the most of your working week.

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Consumer & Packaging Recruitment
Automotive Recruitment
Fabrication & Heavy Engineering Recruitment
Food and Drink Manufacturing Recruitment
Advanced Manufacturing & Electronics Recruitment
Renewables & Clean Energy Recruitment
Other
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Chemicals, Process & Pharmaceutical Recruitment
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Defence, Space & Aerospace Recruitment
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Automotive Recruitment

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Aerospace Recruitment

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FMCG Recruitment

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Heavy Industry Recruitment

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Food and Drink Manufacturing Recruitment

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Electrical / Electronics Recruitment

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Chemical / Pharmaceutical Recruitment

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Subsea / Renewables Recruitment

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Others Recruitment

Meet the Theo James Team

The faces behind the conversations, partnerships and placements that make a difference.

Greenify your new hires

Offset The Carbon Emissions Of Your Hire For 12 Months

Theo James is deeply committed to behaving in an ethical and sustainable way, and we take full ownership of the unavoidable environmental impact our business creates. That’s why we greenify.


We greenify our business through certified carbon credits that compensate for our greenhouse gas emissions. And for clients who share our commitment to positive climate action, we offer them the ability to greenify their new hires.


Let’s build a Greener workforce - for more info on creating a sustainable hiring process.

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12.7 tonnes of certified nature-based carbon credits
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34kg of plastic waste recovered and repurposed
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Matching the best talent to your recruitment needs

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Leadership & Senior Exec Appointments

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Manufacturing & Engineering Talent Intelligence Report 2026

Exclusive salary benchmarking and market intelligence covering engineering, maintenance, supply chain, quality and leadership roles across the North East.


Built from real hiring data. Designed for decision-makers.

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