2. AIM Recruitment
“ …consistently
focused,
professional
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and very
effective …
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3. AIM Recruitment
CONTENTS
Introduction to AIM Recruitment
AIM Interims
AIM Executives
AIM Consultants
What our customers say
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4. AIM Recruitment
OUR PHILOSOPHY
From the very beginning we have been determined that AIM would
stand for quality, value and service, this means sometimes we have to
say no ‐ whether its to a candidate that simply doesn’t meet our
stringent standards or because we don’t believe we can deliver exactly
what a customer is looking for.
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5. AIM Recruitment
THE TEAM – IN THE WORDS OF OUR CANDIDATES
“ Alan completely understands what you are trying to achieve. He is not afraid to challenge back and
make you think about things in a different way; often presenting a different picture to the one you
think you see! I would not hesitate to recommend him to anyone looking to improve their career.”
W D, Factory General Manager
Alan Donaldson, Managing Director
“ Kerry is a sheer professional who always keeps to her commitments and is always true to her word.
All interactions are a great experience and I would recommend her as a business associate to anyone
and anytime.” D N, Engineering Manager
Kerry Delaney, Recruitment Consultant
“ I wasn’t actively looking for a new job when I received a telephone call from Elliot but he gave
me cause to reconsider. His professional approach and level of understanding about both the
role he was recruiting and my situation meant in a very short space of time he had given me
reason to call him back to find out more.”
S C, Hygiene Manager
Elliot Andrew, Resourcer
AIM Kate Hargreaves, Company Secretary
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OUR PEDIGREE
Since its launch in 2004 the business has gone from strength to strength and
AIM Recruitment now operates three separate divisions providing bespoke
services for the UK food manufacturing industry.
We started out as a dedicated provider of high calibre interim managers to the
industry however, as a result of requests from our customers, in 2007 we
introduced a permanent recruitment division, AIM Executives.
More recently we added a consultancy division offering our clients a highly
affordable means of driving operational performance through sustainable step
change improvements in modern manufacturing productivity.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Operations NPD Commercial
Engineering Supply Chain Continual Improvement
Technical Process Cost Reduction
Finance HR Industrial Engineering
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8. AIM Interims
WHY INTERIM?
As businesses become leaner the tactical use of interim management has never
been more effective.
The range of business critical situations that drive the need for an interim include:
Basic holiday/sickness cover
Recruitment process
Demands on technical resource by the customers
Engineering management – site or project based
Complex business turnarounds by the operations team
Increasingly, experienced, professional, high quality interim managers are in great
demand and consequently are not on the market for long.
Over the years we have built a strong database of interims we know well, many
of whom we have engaged on repeated occasions, all of whom we have screened
and professionally assessed.
The AIM network is such that we are confident that we can help you find the
AIM right interim for you and your business.
Interims
9. AIM Interims
AIM’S STRENGTHS
The quality of AIM interims is crucial; we know exactly the calibre of the
individuals that we are recommending to our clients having worked
alongside many of them in the field.
We maintain a select database and unfortunately have to decline to
represent 80% of applicants who do not reach the standard we require.
Drawing on hands‐on food manufacturing experience we have genuine
insight into clients’ business needs and put this to great use to ensure we
provide the right interim solution.
We pride ourselves on offering a cost effective service that adds real value
to the bottom line.
We understand that time is money and we pride ourselves on our rapid
response times thanks to our working knowledge of every interim on the
team.
AIM’s role doesn’t end when the placement is made, we continue to
monitor and review progress to ensure that the partnership is delivering
AIM against both client and interim expectations.
Interims
11. AIM Executives
WHY CHOOSE AIM EXECUTIVES?
Our boutique service ensures your vacancy gets the time and commitment
it deserves.
Our winning combination of extensive hands‐on food industry experience
and traditional recruitment means we can identify the best individuals in an
increasingly challenging market.
Through the robust process we undertake with candidates we effectively
become an extension to your HR function adding real value to your
recruitment process.
With KPIs focused on quality not quantity clients can be confident that
careful consideration is given to the relevance of each candidate submitted.
If we are unable to meet your brief we’ll let you know.
We build long term and trusting relationships with clients and provide a
support network for our candidates.
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12. AIM Executives
OUR APPROACH
We realise that what really matters is matching a candidate who meets the role
requirements with YOU. An in depth vacancy qualification process enables us to
fully understand your true requirements behind the job spec.
Without any fanfare headhunting is an integral part of the AIM recruitment
process; not a last resort. We appreciate our clients want to see new faces in
the recruitment process.
At an early stage of the process candidates are heavily screened. Our high
internal rejection rate means that you will only be presented with the better
candidates.
Our knowledge of YOUR industry ensures candidates are assessed from YOUR
perspective. We focus on achievement driven candidates and ensure they
present themselves through their CV in this light to assist your early assessment
of their capabilities.
Placing a candidate in front of a client is a major deal to us; we are determined
that the experience should be beneficial for both parties and prepare all our
candidates, face to face, to an executive interview standard.
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We kiss a lot of frogs so you don’t have to!
Executives
14. AIM Consultants
BACK TO THE FUTURE
Here at AIM Consultants we don’t make any apologies for our traditional
approach to improving operational performance because we know it
works.
It’s our partnership approach helps set AIM apart from other food
industry consultancies; quite simply we become part of the factory team,
roll our sleeves up, engage the workforce and make things happen.
Collaborating with our clients we outline the scope of the project, agree
timescales and targets before setting about finding the most effective way
to achieve and sustain them.
Although we believe that AIM Consultants can deliver cost savings to any
food manufacturing environment we are happy to provide clients with a
FREE on site consultation to enable them to judge for themselves.
The average return on investment to date is 5:1.
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TOOLS & TECHNIQUES
INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING
Although industrial engineering has become increasingly unfashionable
over the past 20 years AIM has some of the most experienced and skilled
IEs in the business; time and again they are proving to be worth their
weight in gold.
The starting point is to deploy our team of vastly experienced industrial
engineers to conduct traditional “time and motion” studies.
Having collected credible data we work with local site management to
identify and address the issues impacting OEE, productivity and waste.
Working in partnership with the existing management teams we then
reset line speeds and implement new manning levels across the factory.
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TOOLS & TECHNIQUES
DAILY REVIEW
Daily Review provides all levels of employee the ability to solve problems at the
right level using a structured approach through teamwork.
The 5 key stages to factory evolution are:
Foundation Control Improvement Optimisation Excellence
The AIM team will train all management teams in the application of the daily
review process.
An audit process will be implemented that gives immediate feedback to drive
continuous improvement to ensure the sustainability of the process.
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17. AIM Recruitment
DON’T JUST TAKE OUR WORD FOR IT
“ Faced with a business losing £16 million a year you have to gain control as quickly as possible, the speed
and efficiency with which AIM was able to source the right people to support our recovery programme
made a real difference. Alan clearly understood the issues and challenges we faced at Minsterley and did
a great job in finding experienced food industry professionals who were able to hit the ground running
and add real value from day one.”
Kevin Green, MD
“ We have now used the services of AIM to secure several key roles and have been suitably impressed by
their ability to take a tough brief in terms of timescale and calibre and make it happen ‐ the recent
sourcing of a suitably skilled Italian speaking Operations professional within a matter of weeks was
exemplary.”
Andy Readshaw, Group Operations Director
“ Refreshingly honest – Alan’s background in the industry is clearly demonstrated in his consultative
approach to recruitment. His understanding of the food industry and knowledge of the candidates means
the service AIM provides is right on target.”
Caroline Parkes, Human Resources Director
“ It is AIM’s partnership approach that really makes them stand out from the crowd. Engaging an AIM
Interim is more than simply filling a role, Alan is always available to discuss developments and, drawing on
his own experiences, provide another perspective on getting the best out of an assignment.”
Alan McKeown, Group Operations Director
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