Recruitment Consultant - Engineering

Recruitment Consultant
Cardiff / Hybrid + flexible hours
£30,000 - £45,000 + uncapped commission + extensive benefits

Proud winners of Best Recruitment Company to Work For at the 2026 REC Awards!

Yolk Engineering & Technical is the largest division within Yolk Recruitment, working with manufacturing and engineering employers across the UK and Ireland. We recruit across established and emerging technical markets, partnering with businesses ranging from growing SMEs and scale-ups through to major international employers.

We're looking for experienced 360 Recruitment Consultants who want to develop a specialist market, build strong client relationships and increase both their earnings and their career opportunities.

There's a strong track record of Consultants achieving multiple promotions, salary increases and career-best commissions, and taking earnings to new levels. For those who want to progress into leadership, there's also a clear route into management and beyond.

You'll have the freedom to develop and take ownership of your own specialist market, with the backing of an established division, experienced colleagues and the resources to build something genuinely successful. You'll benefit from excellent recruitment technology, ongoing training and a business that rewards high performance properly.

What you'll be doing

• Developing your own specialist market within engineering, manufacturing or technical recruitment
• Winning new business and developing existing client relationships
• Building a strong understanding of your clients, their businesses and their recruitment challenges
• Advising clients on recruitment strategy, market conditions, salaries and candidate availability
• Identifying, attracting and building genuine, long-term relationships with specialist candidates
• Managing recruitment processes from initial brief through to interview, offer and placement
• Negotiating salaries, rates and commercial terms
• Developing lasting partnerships through a quality-led approach that puts relationships and reputation first
• Working closely with the wider Engineering & Technical team to share knowledge, opportunities and relationships

What we're looking for

• Successful experience in the recruitment industry
• A genuine appetite for 360 recruitment and business development
• The ambition to build and take ownership of your own market
• Strong relationship-building and communication skills
• Commercial awareness and confidence speaking with clients
• Resilience and the ability to stay focused when things do not go to plan
• A collaborative approach and willingness to work closely with the wider team
• An interest in becoming genuinely knowledgeable within your recruitment specialism
• Confidence using technology and new recruitment tools
• Above all, we're looking for people with integrity, ambition and a desire to keep improving

What you'll get in return

• £30,000 - £45,000 basic salary
• Industry leading commission structure
• Clear promotion and career development pathways, with a proven track record of rapid progression for high performers
• Training and development tailored to your level of experience
• Hybrid working
• Flexible start times between 7.30am and 9am
• Free on-site parking
• Additional holidays, including your birthday, Christmas shutdown on top of your allowance, and a day to support a charity
• £1,000 a year in discounts and savings towards everyday expenditure
• Employee referral bonuses of up to £1,500
• Regular social events, quarterly activities and an all-expenses-paid AGM afterparty
• Private medical healthcare plan, including on-demand GP services and optical and dental cover
• Access to professional financial advisors

If you're looking for a bigger opportunity to develop your market, earnings and career, apply here or contact our Engineering & Technical Managing Director for a confidential conversation.