Hire skilled Engineering staff in record time.
Under 30 seconds
Under 1 minute
Under 3 minutes
Reed.ai - the newest member of the Reed family
In short
Reed.ai is an AI recruitment agent that finds and shortlists Engineering candidates for UK employers. You pay 8% only when you hire, with nothing upfront, versus the typical 15 to 25% agency fee. Built by Reed, recruiting since 1960, it searches 15 million UK candidates and returns a ranked shortlist in under 30 seconds. It handles roles like design engineers, CNC machinists, quality engineers and maintenance engineers on repeat. It suits UK firms of 49 to 250 staff hiring regularly, from manufacturers and Tier 2 suppliers to consultancies. We cover the engineering heartlands: the Midlands, the North West, Yorkshire, the North East, Scotland, Wales and the South. Every decision stays with you.
Save money. Save time. Get the right match.
Save money
Save time
Get the right match
The roles you hire on repeat
Built for some employers, not all
You're a growing manufacturer or Tier 2 supplier of 49 to 250 staff, hiring engineers regularly and tired of paying a 15 to 25% fee each time.
You need to fill a run of similar roles quickly, like several CNC machinists or maintenance engineers, and want a ranked shortlist today rather than in a week.
You have no in-house talent team, so you want an AI agent that searches, contacts and books interviews while every hiring decision stays with you.
You want to control cost per hire, paying 8% only on a successful hire and nothing upfront.
If you're an engineer looking for your next role, you're a our candidate page, and Reed.ai is free for you to use.
If you're filling a single, highly sensitive senior post and want it fully managed end to end, our 'Blended Pro' service is the better fit.
If you need contract or interim engineers at scale, say a project ramp-up of dozens of temporary staff, talk to Reed Talent Solutions instead.
If your hiring is mostly software and controls rather than mechanical engineering, our page will match you faster.
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Only pay when you hire
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Self service
8% on a successful hire.No upfront cost.
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14 days
How a 180-staff Tier 2 supplier filled four engineering roles in 14 days
Challenge. A 180-staff Tier 2 automotive supplier needed two CNC machinists, a quality engineer and a maintenance engineer, with no in-house talent team and a tight production deadline.
Approach. They described each role once. Reed.ai searched 15 million UK candidates and returned a ranked shortlist in under 30 seconds, contacted matched candidates in under 1 minute and booked first interviews in under 3 minutes.
Outcome. Interviews ran the same week, with the shortlist refreshing instantly as the team gave feedback on early conversations.
Result. All four roles were filled in 14 days, at a saving of around 80% versus typical agency fees, because they paid 8% only on each hire.
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