Fortescue

Industry: EV & Battery Technology

Locations: UK

Business Background: Technology and Engineering Services Business

Service Description: SLA

Skill areas: Highly experienced in technical engineering recruitment. Bespoke Client Management. Candidate Attraction.

The Challenge

Fortescue WAE is renowned for being a technology and engineering services business, applying world-class technical innovation, engineering, testing, a n d manufacturing services to deliver energy efficient performance.

Fortescue has brave ambitions to deliver a zero-emissions mining fleet by 2030, by supplying innovative battery power systems and solutions; from battery modules to control systems, all of which are supporting decarbonisation in the off-highway sector.

Fortescue want the best engineers and the smartest brains to develop new, creative, and innovative technologies to change the world; always seeking new and better ways of doing things and pushing the boundaries of what’s possible.

Since forming a partnership with Fortescue, Recruit 12 has been tasked with finding experts in electrification and battery technology, aerodynamics and thermodynamics, performance, and specialist low-volume manufacturing across a wide range of sectors from automotive and motorsport, aerospace and defence, rail, off highway, and energy.

The Solution

• Recruit 12 had to adopt a streamlined, well-defined candidate screening and profiling process to source the highly skilled technical engineering staff Fortescue roles require.
• Working collaboratively with the Fortescue WAE hiring team to deliver an exacting recruitment service bespoke to the needs of Fortescue WAE.
• The resources to recruit across multiple sectors to fulfil Fortescue WAE’s profile of technical innovation, engineering, testing, a n d manufacturing services alongside innovative battery Power systems and solutions to support decarbonisation in the off-highway sector to deliver a zero-emissions mining fleet by 2030.
• Extensive marketing campaign to build a team of talented individuals across multiple disciplines.
• Addressing the benchmarking of salaries to ensure that Fortescue WAE remains a competitive employer

The Results

• Better access to more high-quality candidates with niche skills fitting the requirements of the organisation’s progressive roles.
• Increasing the business’s head count in order to achieve challenging 2030 climate targets.
• Extensive candidate screening and profiling to ensure employee retention.
• Focused recruitment marketing strategies that have increased the organisation’s engagement with highly skilled candidates

Client Testimony

R12 are approachable and put the candidate first. We have built an excellent relationship, and they have been instrumental help in fulfilling numerous automotive and off-highway positions, across technical departments and at wavering levels of seniority. Not forgetting candidate experience, actively listening, and making a real effort to understand the job description are stand out reasons I recommend Recruit12. You were a pleasure to work with. Organised, proactive and kind.

– Sophie Donnelly, Technical Administrator

Candidate Testimony

Scott wonderfully identified a fantastic new opportunity for me and was very supportive from first engagement until my starting date and onwards.

– Sophie Parker, Advanced Manufacturing Engineer @ Fortescue WAE