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Before & after
This role moves from 43 to 74 because salary rises to the movement point, the candidate pool widens, non-essential skills are relaxed, and the interview process becomes faster.
We’re looking for a maintenance engineer who knows their way around automated plant and wants a role where they can genuinely add value — not just firefight breakdowns. If you’re electrical-biased but comfortable with mechanical support, this is worth your time.
Essential
Electrical fault-finding on automated plant
Maintenance experience in an automated manufacturing environment
Formal qualification or time-served apprenticeship
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One-Page Recruitment Strategy
Market reality: 32 comparable Glasgow adverts tracked, median 41 days live. Supply is tight at the original spec; widens meaningfully at £46–48k with relaxed essentials.
Fill-confidence moves from 43 to 74 with the recommended changes.
Salary case: The original £42,000 sits £4–7k below the movement point for electrical-biased maintenance engineers in Glasgow food manufacturing. Candidates in this bracket are currently employed and will not move for less than £46k.
Candidate-pool impact: At £42k with 9 essentials: reachable pool 8–14. At £46–48k with 5 essentials: reachable pool 22–38.
This does not mean lowering the bar.
It means removing filters that block good engineers before we’ve even spoken to them.
What we need you to agree:
Salary range £46,000–£48,000 incl. shift allowance
2-stage process with decisions within 5 working days
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Green Zone Pricing
Your role becomes easier to fill if it moves into the green zone — and we pass that efficiency back to you.
OPTION A — CURRENT SPEC
15%
Score 43/100 Pool 8–14 Effort: High Est. fee @ £42k: £6,300
OPTION B — GREEN ZONE
9%
Score 74/100 Pool 22–38 Effort: Moderate Est. fee @ £47k: £4,230
First-time client: −2% off either option on your first placement — so the green-zone search starts at just 7%. Applies when recommended changes are agreed. Search-effort pricing, not surge pricing. Confirmed by Bruce.
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Passive Candidate Outreach Messages
Opening message
Hi [Name] — I work with a food manufacturer near Glasgow who are looking for an electrical-biased maintenance engineer. Automated plant, 4-on/4-off, £46–48k incl. shift. The role is 2-stage and they move fast. Worth a quick conversation?
Follow-up message
Following up on my last message — appreciate it may not be the right time. If circumstances change or you know someone who might be interested, I’m happy to share the full brief. Thanks either way.
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You are an experienced Scottish engineering recruiter. I have a role for a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer in Glasgow, food manufacturing, 4-on/4-off shifts, currently paying £42,000. The GRW Fill Confidence score is 43/100 — hard to fill. The main blockers are: salary £4–7k below market, 9 essential skills (too many), and a 3-stage interview process. The green-zone recommendation is: raise salary to £46–48k, cut essentials to 5, move food/FMCG to useful, reduce to 2-stage interview. Please help me [write a revised job advert / build a Boolean search string / draft a LinkedIn outreach sequence] optimised for this green-zone spec.
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