Engineering recruitment in Stoke-on-Trent

The Stoke-on-Trent engineering market

Michelin's Stoke-on-Trent factory is one of the largest tyre manufacturing facilities in the UK, producing truck and bus tyres and investing in automation and sustainability technology. The plant creates demand for controls and systems engineers alongside traditional process, mechanical, and materials engineers. Investment in green hydrogen and low-emission manufacturing technology is adding further engineering roles. JCB's global headquarters and principal manufacturing facilities at Rocester, just outside Stoke, represent one of the UK's largest construction equipment manufacturers and employ mechanical, hydraulics, and manufacturing engineers in significant numbers accessible from the city.

Steelite International manufactures tableware and hospitality products using Stoke's ceramics heritage, employing process and ceramic engineering skills. Goodwin International manufactures highly technical steel castings and refractory products for nuclear, oil and gas, and aerospace customers, employing materials, metallurgical, and mechanical engineers with heavy engineering experience. The pharmaceutical and healthcare supply chain accessible from Stoke creates process and quality engineering demand for businesses serving the North West and Midlands pharmaceutical clusters.

Stoke's location at the intersection of the M6 and A50 gives access to Birmingham, Manchester, and Derby within reasonable commuting range. Keele University, just outside Stoke, has an engineering faculty that produces graduates in electronic, mechanical, and systems engineering. Staffordshire University in Stoke also produces engineering graduates. The city's NHS trust employs building services and mechanical engineers in its estate management function.

Engineering employers in Stoke-on-Trent

• Michelin — tyre manufacturing engineering including process, controls, materials, and sustainability roles
• JCB (Rocester) — mechanical, hydraulics, and manufacturing engineering for construction equipment production
• Goodwin International — materials and mechanical engineering for specialist steel castings and refractory products
• Steelite International — ceramics process and quality engineering for tableware and hospitality product manufacturing
• Morgan Advanced Materials — advanced ceramics engineering for aerospace, electronics, and industrial applications

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Engineering salary benchmarks in Stoke-on-Trent

Stoke salaries sit 5 to 8 percent below the national average for engineering, reflecting lower living costs in North Staffordshire. Michelin offers structured pay scales with shift allowances for production-related engineering roles. Specialist materials roles at Goodwin and Morgan Advanced Materials command premiums for metallurgical and advanced ceramics expertise.

Engineering roles we fill in Stoke-on-Trent