Welcome to DATS Recruitment Consultants
DATS are an innovative, privately owned recruitment business with more than 50 years experience
DATS Recruitment Consultants have been recruiting since 1959, providing quality personnel throughout the UK and are proud of the reputation we have earned for providing an excellent service.
We successfully match people and skills with the right roles and within the time frames agreed with our clients.
We value both candidates & clients, building long term relationships
In today's challenging recruitment conditions, finding the right person is not straight forward. This is why DATS believe it is important to build the right relationship with the client and the candidate. Understanding both parties is the key to success.
DATS are quick to react to changing business needs and are committed to a level of excellence that has enabled the company and the specialist divisions to focus on - and succeed at – developing long-term client and candidate relationships.
We go the extra mile, providing a flexible service
We approach the delivery of our service in an open and professional way. We can offer flexibility in our service and our terms of business.
Going the extra mile has led to a high proportion of repeat business. As we know, working in the recruitment market place is never straight forward.
Our open book policy gives both the client and the candidate a clear understanding of the costs of the service to the client, and the remuneration to the candidate
Contact DATS today to discuss your recruitment requirements
Latest Company News
18/12/2011 - The Heath School help DATS this Christmas
.. with the design of our 2011 Christmas card
03/11/2011 - LDP Business Magazine & Oktoberfest
Alistair Houghton and Stephen Nickson discuss beer at the annual Warrington Oktoberfest
20/10/2011 - Liverpool Daily Post & Liverpool Echo Profile
Alistair Houghton, business reporter from Liverpool Daily Post & Liverpool Echo meets DATS MD Stephen Nickson
12/10/2011 - New Hire for Admin & Accounts Department
Carl Quinn joined the team in September in an Administration and Payroll support role
At DATS we specialise in recruiting permanent, contract and temporary personnel in the following disciplines:
Engineering and Technical Recruitment
Providing engineering / technical candidates from graduate to director level, temporary, permanent or contract supply options are all possible.
Scientific Recruitment
Recruiting skilled scientific professionals for temporary, permanent and contract positions for a broad range of industries including pharmaceutical, chemical, clinical, biotechnology and environmental.
Construction / Site Management Recruitment
Providing contract or permanent staff including site managers, QA managers, health and safety officers and quantity surveyors
Logistics and Supply Chain Recruitment
Management selection in logistics and supply chain disciplines. Operating nationally our clients lie in diverse sectors including industrial, retail, wholesale, manufacturing and contract service providers
Warehousing & Industrial Recruitment
Providing quality temporary industrial and warehousing personnel, on-site support available for larger requirements
Commercial Recruitment
We provide general support personnel for our technical clients such as administrators, PA, secretaries and document controllers
IT Recruitment
Providing programmers, developers, server & desktop support people and talented members of IT management - regardless of your programming language, platform, industry sector or company size.
Here are just some of the sectors we supply to in the UK market:
Aerospace, Automotive, Chemical, Construction, Consultancy, Defence, Electronics, Engineering, Energy, Graduate, Human Resources, Information Technology, Management and Executive, Manufacturing, Nuclear, Oil & Gas, Petrochemical, Production and Operation, Purchasing, Rail, Sales, Scientific, Telecommunications, Water and Utilities
If you are actively looking for work or needing personnel, please contact us.
At DATS we can help you find the right person
....working hard to find the perfect match
Meeting the need for flexible staffing solutions through experience, commitment and cost-effectiveness.
Our processes and 50 years experience have proven to be a successful combination in matching client and candidates.
We believe in the importance of building long-term relationships with our clients and candidates.
....we go the extra mile
At DATS we can offer extended selection procedures and assessment services to aid your recruitment process. We can...
- tailor a service level agreement to your requirements
- offer a guarantee of delivery of service
- provide account management and aftercare service
- share with you relevant examples of our successes
These services are innovative and flexible to your requirements and can take the format of an information session, an informal event or a series of tests and exercises
let our processes work for you..
- understanding your requirements
- advertising/resourcing solutions
- candidate screening against requirements
- candidate assessment including psychometric testing
- screening interviews
- quality monitoring
....we work hard to attract the right candidates
Our team of recruitment consultants have arrived at recruitment with diverse and specialist industry knowledge. Their skills and experience coupled with their enthusiasm, drive and access to the DATS systems are a winning formula for matching candidate and client.
..and we are not ones to sit on our laurels, we continually strive to keep ahead of the game by adopting new technology and methods to ensure we attract the very best candidates.
Find out more about the services that we offer our clients:
- Recruitment Services tailored to your needs
- View details of latest candidates
- Free recruitment advice & guidance for recruiters
- Send us details of a vacancy
- Recruitment News
Your search ends here...
Contact us today to discuss your temporary or permanent staffing requirements.
Our Recruitment Consultants work hard to match a candidate with the right job
Our team of recruitment consultants have diverse and specialist industry knowledge. Their skills and experience coupled with enthusiasm and access to the DATS systems are a winning formula for ensuring that we match you with the jobs that best meet your skills, requirements and ambitions.
We believe in the importance of building long-term relationships with our clients and candidates.
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We specialise in vacancies the following disciplines, recruiting across a wide range of industry sectors:
- Engineering and Technical Jobs
- Scientific Jobs
- Construction / Site Management Jobs
- Logistics and Supply Chain Jobs
- Warehousing & Industrial Jobs
- Commercial Jobs
- IT Jobs
Free help and advice for job seekers
Useful do's and don'ts about CVs, job applications, interviews and more. View the jobseekers guides
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Latest Job Vacancies
| Job Title | Location | Sector | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senior C, E & I Design Engineer | North West | Permanent | 03/02/2012 | |
| Maintenance Planner | Humberside | Petrochemical | Contract | 02/02/2012 |
| Instrument Commissioning Engineer | Scotland | Oil / Gas / Petroleum | Contract | 27/01/2012 |
| Senior Piping Designer | North West | Oil / Gas / Petroleum | Contract | 27/01/2012 |
| Mechanical Support Engineer | Scotland | Oil / Gas / Petroleum | Contract | 27/01/2012 |
| SAP Assistant | Scotland | Oil / Gas / Petroleum | Contract | 27/01/2012 |
| Instrument Maintenance Engineer | Scotland | Oil / Gas / Petroleum | Contract | 27/01/2012 |
| E&I Construction Engineer | Scotland | Oil / Gas / Petroleum | Contract | 26/01/2012 |
| Construction Engineer (Structural & Piping) | Scotland | Oil / Gas / Petroleum | Contract | 26/01/2012 |
| Maintenance Materials Specialist | Scotland | Oil / Gas / Petroleum | Contract | 26/01/2012 |
| Project Engineer (Pharmaceutical, Medical) | North West | Pharmaceutical | Contract | 26/01/2012 |
| Maintenance Engineer | Scotland | Oil / Gas / Petroleum | Contract | 25/01/2012 |
| Maintenance Engineer | Scotland | Oil / Gas / Petroleum | Contract | 25/01/2012 |
| Lead Piping Engineer | Scotland | Oil / Gas / Petroleum | Contract | 25/01/2012 |
| Senior Mechanical Engineer | West Midlands | Permanent | 25/01/2012 | |
| E&I Construction Engineer | Cheshire | Oil / Gas / Petroleum | Contract | 24/01/2012 |
| Electrical Maintenance Specialist | Scotland | Oil / Gas / Petroleum | Contract | 24/01/2012 |
| Day Team Leader | North West | Nuclear | Permanent | 24/01/2012 |
| Lead Planning Engineer | Cumbria | Nuclear | Contract | 23/01/2012 |
| Estimator | Lancashire | Nuclear | Contract | 23/01/2012 |
| Delivery Manager | Cheshire | Oil / Gas / Petroleum | Contract | 23/01/2012 |
| Lead Structural Engineer | Scotland | Oil / Gas / Petroleum | Contract | 23/01/2012 |
| Piping Isometric Checker / Designer | North West | Petrochemical | Contract | 19/01/2012 |
| Maintenance Planning Manager | North West | Nuclear | Permanent | 19/01/2012 |
| Senior Piping Engineer | Cheshire | Oil / Gas / Petroleum | Contract | 18/01/2012 |
| Administration Clerk | North West | Rail | Contract | 17/01/2012 |
| Shutdown Co-Ordinator | Scotland | Oil / Gas / Petroleum | Contract | 17/01/2012 |
| EC&I Designer | Scotland | Petrochemical | Contract | 16/01/2012 |
| Instrument Engineer | Scotland | Petrochemical | Contract | 16/01/2012 |
| Instrument Engineer | Scotland | Petrochemical | Contract | 16/01/2012 |



