PlastikCity Jobs is the only recruitment platform dedicated entirely to the UK and Irish plastics industry. Over the years, it has helped hundreds of professionals find new roles and supported companies in sourcing skilled talent. On top of dozens of industry-specific job listings, our candidate services put skilled job seekers and top employers together.

Read on for some specific tips, both as a jobseeker and a hiring company, to get the most out of this service.

For candidates between roles, post-redundancy, or just seeking a new position, a free listing on the PlastikCity candidate page gives you a way to get noticed by employers, with a profile promoting your skills, availability and experience, promoted to our extensive plastics industry-specific audience in the UK and Ireland. Well worth a 10-minute time investment!

For companies and hiring managers, our candidate area lets you browse dozens of listings from experienced individuals who already understand the sector and are looking for a new role. Without the fees associated with external recruitment services, we let you contact your future hires, with specific industry experience, enabling you to hire at a fraction of the cost.

Jobseekers: An effective profile, more is more

We know that job hunting can be time-consuming and repetitive, so our process is as streamlined as possible. With no registration necessary, navigate to this page, fill out the form and your contact details, and we’ll make your listing live.

That being said, the more relevant information you can include, especially in the skills/experience fields, the more likely an employer will read your profile and make contact with you.

First impressions matter, so give prospective employers a clear, punchy overview of your skills and experience. Copying details from your CV works, but summarising into a short and impactful overview is even better.

Consider including:

  • Total years of experience in the plastics industry
  • Your most recent role or responsibilities
  • Relevant qualifications and extra training
  • Specific machinery or equipment you’ve worked with
  • Software or IT systems you can use
  • Any additional skills, such as leadership or technical certifications
  • All information in the skills/experience section is publicly visible, so anonymise as necessary

The more detail you provide, the better your chances of being noticed. Once your profile is listed, our team promotes it across our LinkedIn network (anonymously) and features one candidate each fortnight in our Job Alert, which is emailed to over 20,000 industry professionals. We regularly check in with candidates to help keep profiles up to date and as strong as possible.

Remember: All personal details, including your name and contact details, will be hidden from your listing and not visible to employers. To remain fully anonymous, you can remove company names from your employment history, too, letting your skills  speak for themselves.

New this year, we’ve also introduced a candidate-specific promotional email, which highlights up to ten active jobseekers at a time. This is sent to the same 20,000 subscribers as our Job Alert and will become a regular part of our recruitment activity, increasing the visibility of candidate profiles even further.

Employers: Find skilled people faster and cheaper

For companies, PlastikCity’s candidate listings offer direct access to skilled individuals who are already active in the plastics industry. When someone stands out, you can request more information through PlastikCity, and we’ll connect you directly with the candidate.

Just click ‘more detail’ when a profile stands out and read the full list of employment history and skills that the candidate has advertised. If you then want to make further contact, the ‘request contact’ button will take you to a short contact form with a message field – explain briefly why you’re interested and what the role entails, and it’ll be automatically sent to the candidate, who will then be in touch if interested.

We’ll then keep in touch with the employer and the potential employee throughout the discussions, supporting where necessary. Should the candidate be successful, we charge a flat 5% commission based on the candidate’s first 12-month OTE – this is a significantly lower percentage compared with traditional recruiters, which can range from 15-25% for certain roles!

To help you search the PlastikCity website for relevant people, the candidate profiles can be filtered into 12 clear categories, making it easy to find relevant skills and experience:

  • Sales & Marketing
  • Engineering & Maintenance
  • Toolmaking
  • Production & Process
  • Machine Operator
  • Operations & Management
  • Quality & Compliance
  • Health, Safety & Environment
  • Finance
  • HR & Admin
  • Warehouse & Logistics
  • Other

These filters allow you to quickly narrow your search and focus only on the most relevant profiles. Whether you’re looking for technical operators, toolmakers, or senior managers, you can find them on PlastikCity, a sister company to PlastikMedia.

To see the best results from making contact via a candidate profile, remember to sell yourself as an employer. Mention the job title in mind, with a salary (or salary range), to address the important issues early, and to prevent wasting time on both sides.

You can also include further details to help candidates assess suitability before applying. These include:

  • Location, so applicants can quickly see whether the role is commutable
  • Job type, such as full-time, part-time, permanent, night shifts, or weekend work
  • Working arrangement, whether the role is site-based, hybrid, or fully remote

Being upfront with this information saves time for both sides, ensures more relevant applications, and can increase response rates.

Better visibility for everyone

Every candidate profile and job listing on the PlastikCity Jobs website is promoted to a highly targeted plastics industry audience, both on-site, through our social channels and our industry-specific email subscriber list. With the addition of the candidate promo email, it’s now easier than ever for the right people to find each other.

Visit the PlastikCity Jobs page today to list your anonymous candidate profile seeking work or browse available candidates.

Find your next role, or next employee, with PlastikCity!