Build Your Career at Mane

Grow with an award-winning technical and engineering recruitment company.

Why Mane

Where Ambition
Can Take You

Mane is an award-winning technical and engineering recruitment company where ambition is encouraged, success is celebrated and people are trusted to shape their own careers.

Whether you are starting out in recruitment, bringing established experience or joining one of our support teams, you will have access to structured training, mentoring and clear opportunities to progress. We want every colleague to feel challenged, supported and confident about where their career can take them.

Our Investors in People Gold accreditation and Best Companies 2-Star Outstanding status reflect the investment we make in our people. As part of Mane, you can build specialist expertise, work across international markets and grow within a collaborative team that values individuality, contribution and shared success.


Explore Life at Mane
Mane team in a training session
Awards & Recognition

Recognition That Reflects Our People

In the 2024 Best Companies rankings, Mane achieved three top-25 positions:
- 13th in the Recruitment Sector 
- 22nd in the East of England Region 
- 23rd Nationally among Small Companies 

These rankings reflect the feedback and experiences of our people, alongside our commitment to creating a positive, inspiring and rewarding workplace.

Manes team celebrating our three top 25 best company awards for 2024

Why Recruitment?

The UK recruitment industry contributes more than £40 billion to the economy, helping businesses access essential skills and people take the next step in their careers.


At Mane, recruitment combines relationship building, problem-solving and commercial opportunity across international technical and engineering markets. It is fast-paced and challenging, but offers responsibility, strong earning potential and the chance to make a visible impact.


Find Your Path

Recruitment Careers at Mane

Mane colleagues collaborating around computer screens in the Watford office.

Associate Recruiters

 

Start your recruitment career with structured training, practical experience and support from an experienced team.

Mane colleagues discussing notes during a team meeting.

Experienced Recruiters

 

Take your recruitment career further through specialist markets, international opportunities and clear routes into leadership.

Designed to Help You Thrive

Our employee offering brings together wellbeing, reward, development and practical benefits designed to support people throughout their careers at Mane.

We want our people to feel supported both inside and outside work. Our wellbeing offering is designed to encourage a healthier balance and provide access to practical support when it is needed.

Benefits include:

  • 4.5-day working week
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • Trained Mental Health First Aiders
  • Wellbeing resources and activities
  • Breakfast Club
  • Fresh fruit in the office

Change and continuous improvement are part of how Mane grows. With entrepreneurship as one of our core values, colleagues are encouraged to share ideas, take initiative and help shape better ways of working.

This includes:

  • Modern technology and recruitment systems
  • Employee involvement in business improvements
  • Entrepreneurship awards recognising ideas and initiative
  • Continuous improvement across teams and processes
  • Collaboration and knowledge-sharing
  • Opportunities to challenge existing ways of working

We believe individual contribution and shared success should be recognised. Our reward offering combines competitive earning opportunities with incentives and experiences that bring our teams together.

Benefits include:

  • Competitive salaries
  • Uncapped commission for eligible roles
  • Monthly and annual awards
  • Employee recognition initiatives
  • Team incentives
  • Gold Club
  • Annual incentive trips
  • Company social events

Development at Mane is designed around different experience levels, responsibilities and career ambitions. Our people have access to structured learning and practical support throughout their careers.

Opportunities include:

  • Dedicated internal learning support
  • Structured training programmes
  • Coaching and regular feedback
  • Self-development budgets
  • Funded professional qualifications
  • Training from external industry experts
  • Aspiring Leader programme
  • On-the-job learning and clear career pathways

Our wider benefits package provides additional financial, health and lifestyle support.

Benefits include:

  • Private medical insurance
  • Dental cover
  • Life assurance
  • Generous holiday allowance
  • Birthday leave
  • Workplace pension
  • Cycle to Work scheme
  • Employee shopping discounts
“The greatest success we’ll know is helping others succeed and grow”

Learning and Development

Gary Shayler, CEO

Gary Shayler - CEO

We have a dedicated Learning and Development professional who co-ordinates and delivers learning across the business, and we work with award-winning trainers and industry experts.  Our blended learning approach means that everyone’s learning needs are catered to, from internal workshops, to on-the-job training, to classroom style courses and formal qualification routes, there’s continuous opportunities to enhance your knowledge and skills.

Glen Garcia, Learning & Development Manager

Glen Garcia- Learning & Development Manager

Our learning and development programmes equip people with the necessary skills to achieve success.  We believe we have a strong learning culture.  In fact, Personal Growth was the strongest factor in our latest employee engagement survey.

Mane leadership team meeting beneath the company values displayed in the Watford office
Mane colleagues having coffee in Mane Cafe
Associate recruiters in Training session during induction
Mane team in a training session

Career Progression

We recognise that everyone has their own career aspirations, and we have tailored our career pathways so that everyone has an opportunity to progress their career at Mane. The success of our pathways programme is evident; over 30% of our people have achieved a promotion this year!

Drop off your CV

Ready to take your career further? At Mane, you can build specialist expertise, take ownership of your development and grow with the support of an ambitious, award-winning team.

Even when the right opportunity is not currently advertised, you can still send us your CV and tell us about your experience and ambitions. Our internal recruitment team will review your details and contact you when a suitable role becomes available.

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