Dennis Eagle's Recruitment Partner Emphasizes Apprenticeships and Faster Hiring to Combat Skills Shortage
Dennis Eagle is intensifying recruitment and apprenticeship initiatives to address the UK's engineering skills shortage, aiming to cut average time-to-fill from 52 to 40 days.
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What Happened
Dennis Eagle, a UK manufacturer of refuse collection vehicles, is tackling a critical skills shortage in engineering and manufacturing. With many skilled workers nearing retirement, the company has expanded its HR team from 2 to 14 and now manages 50–70 live job roles monthly. It is leveraging tools like Greenhouse to automate recruitment and track applicants across the Royal Terberg Group.
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The company runs a decades-old apprenticeship program covering roles from HGV Technicians to Supply Chain.
“Our business is built on the exceptional skills of our manufacturing and engineering experts, very physical and demanding manual jobs that are increasingly difficult to fill.”
- Attending career days and job fairs at local schools and colleges
- Partnering with MGTS for apprenticeships
- Hosting networking days at the new Technical Training Centre
- Participating in the National Apprenticeship Show and other events
Why this matters
The company's focus on early careers and upskilling highlights how manufacturers are adapting to a shrinking talent pool as experienced workers retire, ensuring they can maintain production and innovation.
Terms in This Story
- RCV
- Refuse collection vehicle, a truck designed for collecting household and commercial waste.
- HGV Technician
- A technician specializing in heavy goods vehicles, such as large trucks and lorries.
- Time to fill
- The number of days between extending a job offer and the candidate accepting it.
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