Example Candidates

• MSc Computer Science graduate with a 2:1, also holding a 2:1 BSc in Business Management.
• Proficient in JavaScript, Java, Swift and SQL, with backend experience in Node.js and Spring Boot.
• Built and deployed a live AI-driven web platform as sole engineer, integrating OpenAI API and achieving full automation with zero manual input.
• Developed an Apple Watch wellbeing application for their MSc dissertation using Swift, HealthKit and HCI design principles.
• Has commercial web development experience contributing to performance optimisation, SEO architecture and front-end development.

Industry experience: Graduate

• Degree qualified operations professional with over 10 years of experience managing large-scale fermentation, freeze-drying, blending and packing environments.
• Progressively promoted through technician, team leader and manager roles, reaching Operations Manager with responsibility for a team of 16.
• Increased plant capacity by up to 50% through process optimisation and improved bacterial strain stability from 40% to 100%.
• Holds NEBOSH, HACCP Level 3, Lean Green Belt and Prince2 Foundation and Practitioner qualifications.
• Experienced facilitating audits across ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001 and ISO 50001 standards.

Industry experience: Life Science Pharmaceutical

• Degree qualified project management professional with circa 7 years of industry experience across design engineering and project management roles.
• Holds a BEng in Motorsport Engineering and is proficient in SolidWorks, Autodesk Inventor and Autodesk Vault.
• Experienced managing multiple concurrent projects from concept through to on-site commissioning, including FAT and SAT stages.
• Has led the full implementation of an ERP system across a business, completing the project within 6 months of order.
• Comfortable managing suppliers, design teams and customers, with experience of ATEX requirements and supporting documentation.

Industry experience: FMCG Heavy Industrial

• MChem qualified analytical professional with over 15 years of experience in regulated laboratory environments.
• Experienced in HPLC, UPLC, GC, KF and FTIR, with strong method development and troubleshooting skills.
• Has led multi-disciplinary QC teams, overseeing release and stability testing, deviations and regulatory compliance.
• Progressed through analyst, supervisor, manager and director roles before moving into a combined operational and business development function.
• Delivered process efficiency improvements saving circa £70,000 per annum and personally identified over £500,000 of annual business growth opportunities.

Industry experience: Pharmaceutical

• Manufacturing professional with over 5 years of experience in production control, CNC machine operation and maintenance within a heavy industrial environment.
• Holds a BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma in Mechanical Engineering alongside an NVQ Level 2 in Technical Support.
• Experienced in coordinating production schedules, managing inventory and analysing production data to support process improvements.
• Operated CNC laser cutting and oxy cutting machines, cutting mild steel up to 100mm thickness to precise specifications from technical drawings.
• Implemented preventive maintenance schedules and carried out troubleshooting on CNC plasma equipment to reduce downtime.

Industry experience: Heavy Industrial

• Chemistry graduate with a GIC qualification equivalent to a BSc (Hons), currently completing an MSc in Safety, Health and Environmental Management.
• Experienced in water and wastewater analysis, covering parameters such as pH, COD, BOD, turbidity, nitrate and chlorine.
• Operated instrumentation including UV-Vis spectrophotometry, HPLC and Kjeldahl distillation units within an ISO/IEC 17025 accredited environment.
• Applied APHA and BSEN test methods and has experience of facing global audits and compliance checks.
• Holds CPD training in ISO/IEC 17025:2017, GLP and QA/QC systems, and has experience in HSSE coordination within a laboratory setting.

Industry experience: Chemical

• MChem qualified analytical professional with over 15 years of experience in regulated laboratory environments.
• Experienced in HPLC, UPLC, GC, FTIR and KF, including method development, troubleshooting and system performance optimisation.
• Has led multi-disciplinary laboratory teams and progressed through roles from analyst to directorship level.
• Commercially active, contributing to business development efforts and securing high-value contracts with global organisations.
• Delivered process efficiency improvements generating circa £70,000 in annual savings.

Industry experience: Pharmaceutical

• Manufacturing professional with circa 20 years of experience across quality control, machine operation and semiconductor processing.
• Currently performing dimensional, visual, hardness and compression inspections of metal components to ISO standards.
• Experienced in calibrating gauges, maintaining certification records and completing inspection documentation.
• Previously operated NC machines, surface grinders, milling machines and furnaces, giving a strong understanding of production processes.
• Holds a Level 3 qualification in Inspecting Mechanical Products and is currently completing a PLC programming course.

Industry experience: Heavy Industrial Semiconductor Food Manufacturing

• MChem (First Class Hons) qualified process chemist with circa four years of industrial and postgraduate research experience.
• Spent over four years working in process research and optimisation within a pharmaceutical services environment.
• Held a lab manager responsibility for one year, overseeing safe and efficient laboratory operations.
• Prior experience in the synthesis, handling and qualitative analysis of controlled substances within a research and public safety context.
• Comfortable presenting complex scientific findings to clients and working across cross-functional teams to deliver projects.

Industry experience: Pharmaceutical

• Materials Science & Engineering graduate holding a 2:1 BEng, with a First-Class dissertation focused on additive manufacturing repair techniques for aerospace superalloys.
• Conducted 30+ Vickers hardness tests and quantitative porosity analysis to ASTM standards, achieving a 78% reduction in porosity through process parameter optimisation.
• Proficient in Python and MATLAB for materials data analysis and visualisation, alongside SolidWorks and ImageJ for design and microstructural work.
• Experienced in metallographic sample preparation and characterisation of process-structure-property relationships in high-performance alloys.
• Completed modules in Fracture & Fatigue, Engineering Management, Composite Materials and Manufacturing Technology.

Industry experience: Graduate Aerospace