Roles We Recruit For
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Sustainable Energy Projects
Smart energy experts, plant and machine operatives, industrial climbers
The UK is making substantial investments in infrastructure to achieve its sustainable energy goals. Projects include wind, solar, and battery farms supported by extensive road, pipeline, and pylon networks. Located predominantly in remote areas, particularly in Scotland, these transformative initiatives demand specialised expertise and resources. RGR provides tailored workforce solutions to ensure the successful completion of these critical projects.
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Construction
Civil engineers, plumbers, joiners, electricians, telehandler operators, digger drivers, crane drivers, pile drivers, heavy plant operatives, scaffolders
The UK construction industry faces a notable shortage of qualified professionals across the board. Sourcing for longer projects in remote sites remains a persistent challenge. RGR bridges these gaps by supplying reliable and skilled workers, ensuring projects remain on track and meet operational goals.
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Production Lines
Mechanical fitters, maintenance engineers, tool makers, CNC machine setters, machine operatives, line workers
To sustain 24/7 factory operations, UK production lines require a consistent supply of skilled professionals who can rise to the challenge of snags and breakdown to ensure production keeps running. RGR delivers highly trained workers committed to maintaining operational excellence.
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Ship Repair
Welders, fitters, metal workers, tool makers
The global demand for merchant fleet maintenance is driving the need for skilled tradespeople. However, the UK faces a shortfall in professions like welding, where offshore economies have invested more heavily. RGR provides access to a pool of talented welders with expertise in MIG (GMAW), TIG (GTAW), and SMAW techniques, assessed through video-recorded evaluations to ensure competency and high standards.
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Railway Repair
Welders, fitters, metal workers, electrical installers
The UK’s extensive rail network requires constant maintenance and repair. RGR taps into overseas markets to source skilled welders proficient in MIG (GMAW), TIG (GTAW), and SMAW techniques, with each candidate rigorously assessed online to guarantee the required expertise.
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Butchery
Slaughterman, deboner, cutting and trimming, packaging
A specialised and vital profession, butchery ensures the production of high-quality British meat products. RGR sources experienced butchers equipped to handle all aspects of meat production, from slaughter to packaging, enabling businesses to meet market demand with confidence and efficiency.
Getting It Done
RGR understands your priorities as an employer: sourcing skilled and qualified workers, ensuring their timely and seamless arrival, and meeting all regulatory requirements with comprehensive supporting documentation.
RGR is equipped to handle large-scale recruitment, efficiently managing the process to fill 20 to 100+ positions for a given job description, adapting to your needs and ensuring the right talent is in place to drive your business forward.
What we offer
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Selection
With years of experience in recruitment, our team at RGR is well-versed in identifying the key challenges and asking the right questions to address potential issues before they arise.
We prioritise solutions that align with the needs of all parties involved, ensuring a smooth transition and empowering your team to focus on achieving success.
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Assessment
For specialised roles such as welding and butchery, RGR conducts recorded live assessments to accurately evaluate candidates' skill levels.
This hands-on approach ensures that we select professionals who meet the highest industry standards, providing our clients with qualified individuals who are fully capable of performing their roles effectively from day one.
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Visa and Compliance Support
RGR is committed to ensuring candidates meet all the necessary requirements for the UK Skilled Worker Visa. Our dedicated team will guide successful applicants through the entire process, providing support in key areas.
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End-to-End Support
Our commitment doesn’t end with placement. We provide comprehensive support to ensure a seamless transition for candidates, managing all logistical details from arranging flights to coordinating arrival and settlement.
By providing thorough relocation support, we enable candidates to start their new positions fully prepared and confident, ready to contribute from day one.
The Skilled Worker Visa Process and Costs
We are proud to be able to offer a comprehensive and efficient Skilled Worker UK Visa service to all our clients. We are on hand to guide you through the entire process, from the initial application to the successful issue of the visa , completing all paperwork on your behalf.
We understand the importance of ensuring a smooth and stress-free transition, to avoid unnecessary delays in getting your staff on site. Here is what the process looks like:
Apply for Sponsor Licence
When recruiting a migrant worker, you need a sponsor licence to lawfully employ someone to work for you from outside the UK.
To apply for a sponsorship licence, you must prove you are a genuine organisation operating lawfully in the UK. You must show you are capable of carrying out your visa sponsorship duties, with the appropriate HR and recruitment systems and practices in place.
We will prepare your application and provide you with training on all responsibilities as a Sponsor Licence Holder.
You will usually be classed as a small sponsor if at least two of the following apply:
The annual turnover of your business is £10.2 million or less
Your total business assets are worth £5.1 million or less
You have 50 employees or fewer.
The current Home Office sponsor licence fee for small employers is £536 and for medium and large sponsors it is £1,476.
Issue CoS to Candidate
Before an employer can sponsor a migrant worker, they must assign a Certificate of Sponsorship to confirm that the conditions of the relevant visa have been met.
This is done through your SMS portal Sponsor Management System. The new Skilled Worker will use the CoS reference to make their sponsored visa application to the Home Office.
The CoS can only be used for employment with your company for the duration of the Visa. The Home Office fee for the CoS is £239 irrespective of the company size and classification.
Prepare Visa Application
We will complete the Visa application and all legal paperwork and requirements on your behalf for the candidate.
They must possess a valid passport and produce a clear TB test result if they have lived in a listed company within the last 6 months.
Most Skilled Worker Visa applicants will need to prove they meet the English language requirement by achieving a minimum level of B1 on the Common European Framework of Reference and we will assist them with the organisation of this.
The cost associated with this is the Immigration Skills Charge of £364/£1000 (dependant on Employer size) per year for the duration of the Visa which must be paid by the Employer.
Other costs include the Visa Fee of £719* and the Health Surcharge of £624 per year both of which may be deducted from the employee.
*In the case of staff travelling directly from Philippines the Visa cost is not permitted to be recovered from the employee.