Unistra Ltd Recruitment

For candidates

A job, not just a placement.

Permanent roles in driving and logistics, industrial, commercial and care work across Staffordshire and the West Midlands. Registering is free. It will never be anything else.

Straight answers

What working with us is actually like

You will never pay us anything

Charging a work-seeker a fee for finding them work is against the law in the United Kingdom, under the Employment Agencies Act 1973. If any agency asks you for money to register, to be put forward, or to be found a job, walk away and report them to the Employment Agency Standards Inspectorate.

You will know the salary before you go anywhere

The salary, the hours, the location, who you would report to, and who the employer actually is. If we cannot tell you one of those things, we will tell you why.

We will not send your CV without asking

Your details go to a named employer only once you have said yes to that specific role. Your CV does not get sprayed around Staffordshire on your behalf.

You will hear back

Including when the answer is no, and including why, where the employer has told us. Silence after an interview is the thing candidates hate most about agencies and it costs nothing to fix.

We will not push you into the wrong job

We get paid when someone starts, and we get paid back out if they leave. Our interests and yours point the same way: a job you will still want in a year.

What to have ready

  • An up-to-date CV, however rough
  • Two referees from recent employment
  • Photo ID and proof of your right to work in the UK
  • Any certificates or registrations for the work, such as an HGV licence and Driver CPC card, a forklift ticket or a Level 3 in Care
  • A realistic salary you would move for

Do not email documents until we ask. When we do, we will tell you how long we keep them and why. Our privacy notice sets that out in full, and our candidate terms explain what we do for you.

Register with us

Where the work is

The roles we recruit for

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Driving & logistics

Licences checked, not taken on trust

Class 1 and Class 2 HGV, 7.5 tonne and van drivers for hauliers, distributors and own-account fleets. Licence categories, Driver CPC and tachograph card seen before you meet anyone, and a straight answer on whether your pay and shift pattern will attract anyone in this market.

  • HGV Class 1 (C+E) drivers
  • HGV Class 2 (C) drivers
  • 7.5 tonne and van drivers
  • Multi-drop delivery drivers
  • Transport planners
  • Transport managers
02 / 04
Industrial & manufacturing

Permanent roles, not a revolving door

Skilled and supervisory permanent appointments, where the cost of the wrong hire is measured in downtime rather than a week’s wages.

  • Production operatives and team leaders
  • Maintenance engineers
  • Quality technicians
  • Warehouse supervisors
  • Forklift operators
  • Stock controllers
03 / 04
Commercial & office

The hires that hold a growing business together

The roles a small business puts off filling until something breaks. Usually the difference between the owner working on the business or in it.

  • Office and operations managers
  • Administrators
  • Finance and payroll
  • HR advisers
  • Customer service
  • Internal recruiters
04 / 04
Health & social care

Care staff who stay past month three

Domiciliary, supported living and residential providers, recruiting people who understand the work before they start it rather than after.

  • Care and support workers
  • Senior carers and team leaders
  • Registered and deputy managers
  • Care coordinators

Register in about five minutes

Tell us what you are looking for and where you can get to. We will call you back and be honest about what is realistically available at that salary.