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Recruitment Expertise Across Core Industrial Sectors

Witan Search specialises in recruitment, headhunting and executive search, across three core industrial sectors: Chemicals, Manufacturing and Personal Care.

 

With deep industry knowledge and hands-on recruitment experience, we connect organisations with niche technical, operational and commercial talent across the UK and Europe. Our sector expertise helps clients fill critical roles where both specialised skill and cultural fit are essential.

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Why Witan Search Is Your Specialist Partner

Extensive Industry Knowledge

We know your sector inside out. Because we track new trends, we quickly connect the right people with the right roles.

 

Vast Network of Professionals

Our deep industry network includes many passive candidates, talent you won’t find on a job board, so that you can hire ahead of competitors.

 

Customised Recruitment

Your goals and requirements shape our approach, whether you’re hiring one specialist or building a full team.

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Areas of Expertise

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Chemicals

The chemical sector spans specialty and fine chemicals, coatings, adhesives, lubricants and advanced materials. Hiring within this space requires deep technical understanding, regulatory awareness and strong commercial alignment

 

Common hiring challenges:

Scarcity of niche technical expertise, regulatory compliance requirements, and competition for experienced commercial talent.

 

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We can help you build your team within CASE. This includes opportunities within coatings, adhesives, sealants, elastomers, inks, building and construction products. 


Providing support within the rubber and plastics industry around the world. Working with companies within elastomers, natural and synthetic rubber, chemical additives and fillers such as silica, carbon black and pigments.

We support the industry finest within high quality specialty chemicals for the Lubricants & Metal Working Fluids.  Whether as raw materials or specialist blends, our experience within a unique range of niche base oils and specialty additives.

Our teams support advanced  pharmaceutical companies and fine chemical producers.   

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Manufacturing

Manufacturing recruitment covers industrial production, engineering, automation, systems integration, metalworking and operational leadership. Demand is driven by automation investment, productivity pressures and ongoing skills shortages.

 

Common hiring challenges:
Shortage of hybrid technical profiles, long notice periods, and competition for experienced operational leaders.

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We specialise in recruiting top talent for crucial industrial sectors. Our expertise covers automotive manufacturing,  industrial machinery, electronics manufacturing and metal fabrication. We connect skilled professionals with leading companies.

We excel in recruiting top talent for the metalworking and fabrication sectors. Our deep industry knowledge allows us to connect skilled professionals with leading companies in areas such as structural and sheet metal production, welding, machining, and assembly.

We specialise in recruiting top talent for the chemical manufacturing industry. Our expertise spans various segments, including specialty chemicals, petrochemicals, pharmaceuticals, and industrial chemicals. We understand the unique challenges and requirements of these sectors, ensuring we connect skilled professionals with leading companies to drive innovation and efficiency.

Our expertise covers various segments, including food processing, beverage production, quality assurance, and research and development. Trust Witan Search to find the right talent for roles in product development, production management, supply chain optimisation, and more, helping your organisation thrive in the competitive food and beverage market.

Our expertise spans industrial automation, robotics engineering and control systems within manufacturing and operational environments. We understand the technical and practical demands of factory automation, enabling us to connect experienced engineers with organisations delivering real-world production and process improvements.

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Personal Care

Personal care recruitment supports organisations across cosmetics, skincare, haircare, hygiene and fragrance. Hiring in this sector requires balancing scientific expertise, regulatory compliance and commercial innovation.

 

Common hiring challenges:
Rapid product cycles, evolving regulations, and high demand for experienced formulation talent.

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Beauty care recruitment is our niche: we place top beauty-care professionals with the industry’s leading brands.

We match elite perfumers, evaluators, and scent scientists with the world’s leading fragrance houses.

We specialise in recruiting top talent for the cosmetics and make-up industry. Our expertise spans every segment of the sector—including colour cosmetics, skincare, product formulation, packaging design, and regulatory affairs. We understand the fast-moving trends, stringent compliance standards, and consumer expectations that define cosmetics, ensuring we connect visionary chemists, creative developers, and brand strategists with leading beauty houses to accelerate innovation and market growth.

We recruit top oral-care talent. From toothpaste and mouthwash to whitening, interdental devices, smart brushes and dental materials, we understand the strict safety rules and fast innovation driving the sector. We connect formulation chemists, clinical researchers, regulatory experts and brand strategists with leading companies to advance oral health and growth. 

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Why They’d Work With Us Again

"We have used Witan Search for our key overseas placement. We have found them to be professional, provide quality candidates, and demonstrate good follow-through during the process. Most importantly, they quickly filled our positions that ranged from Head of Sales in Europe to sales representatives in UAE. We continue to use them because they deliver. I would recommend them to other companies that have needs in Europe."
Head of SalesAutomotive Lubricants

Sector Recruitment FAQs

Witan Search specialises in recruitment across chemicals, manufacturing and personal care, supporting technical, operational and commercial hiring across the UK and Europe.

 

Yes. We recruit across technical, operational and commercial functions, including R&D and formulation, manufacturing and operations, quality and regulatory, and technical sales and leadership roles.

 

Witan Search supports recruitment in the UK and across Europe, depending on the role requirements, location and language needs.

Recruitment typically covers specialist and professional hiring, while executive search focuses on senior leadership appointments and often requires a more confidential, research-led approach.

 

Yes. We support confidential search processes where discretion is essential, including senior technical, commercial and operational leadership roles.

Start with the relevant sector hub, where you’ll find typical job roles, skills and hiring challenges. You can then contact Witan Search to discuss a targeted recruitment or headhunting approach.

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Sector expertise that scales Our sector structure allows us to build long-term candidate networks, track evolving skills demand and deliver informed recruitment strategies across adjacent industries. This approach ensures our clients benefit from market insight, not just CV sourcing.

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