Verified mechanic talent
International mechanics with trade-test evidence, manufacturer-brand experience and English screening before they reach your shortlist.
Automotive recruitment. Personally managed.
Recruitroo hires qualified mechanics, panel beaters, sprayers and aftersales technicians for dealership groups, body shops and collision repair networks across Ireland and the UK.
Where will your team work?
Your hiring country determines the requirements. We'll review the role, candidate circumstances and your responsibilities before recommending the next step.
Hiring in Ireland
Build a hiring programme across your dealership group, or find support for a vacancy at your garage.
We review the applicable employment permit requirements and the recruitment or immigration support you need.
Hiring in the UK
Eligibility depends on the occupation, salary, candidate circumstances and your sponsorship arrangements. Irish permit rules do not apply to UK hires.
Discuss your requirements so we can establish whether the service fits your case.
Kearys Motor Group
International technician recruitment for a dealership group.
Read the customer storyPlanning beyond the next hire?
Recurring technician needs across dealerships and workshops, with individual hires also welcome. We can discuss a programme tailored to your annual workload, or support for a specific case.
Explore programmes and pricingThe support behind your next hire.
Permits filed on your behalf
Recruitroo files GEP and UK Skilled Worker applications for automotive trades. You approve the hire, we handle the paperwork.
Multi-site hiring at scale
Discuss an annual programme for recurring technician needs across your sites, or support for an individual hire.
The challenges.
A practical response.
Premium-brand experience mismatch
Shortlisting filtered by franchise / OEM background so dealership groups get on-brand candidates.
Previous permit refusal damaging confidence
Case-readiness checks address common refusal grounds before submission.
Trade-test evidence hard to compare
Structured video demonstrations attached to every candidate profile.
One process.
From brief to arrival.
- 01
Agree the brief
You explain the role, location and timing. We review the requirements and agree the services you need.
- 02
Find the people
International sourcing and targeted search, with candidate profiles and assessment evidence for your team.
- 03
Make your decision
We coordinate screening and interviews. You review the candidates and approve the offer.
- 04
Manage the move
We coordinate the agreed application and relocation work, with progress visible throughout.
The roles.
The requirements.
These are roles employers ask us about. Eligibility depends on the role, hiring country and candidate circumstances.
Roles we support
- Mechanic / Service Technician
- Panel Beater
- Vehicle Sprayer
- Master Technician
- Workshop Foreman
- Aftersales Advisor
Explore the immigration routes
Candidate evidence and credentials
- Manufacturer / OEM brand experience
- Trade-test evidence
- Workshop references
- Driving licence categories
- Reference verification
The work in practice.
All customer storiesKearys Motor Group
How Recruitroo Solved Kearys Automotive Group's Critical Labor Shortage After Multiple Failed Attempts
Kearys Automotive Group faced mounting pressures that threatened their ability to take on new projects. They had completely depleted the local talent pool after years of aggressive local recruitment with zero qualified applicants. Previous recruitment partners delivered unsuitable candidates or no candidates at all. Earlier attempts at global hiring resulted in wasted resources and visa rejections. Service departments operated at reduced capacity, turning away business and damaging customer relationships.
Read the storyAherns Garage
How Recruitroo Helped Aherns Garage Secure Skilled Automotive Technicians from the Middle East
Despite their experience with international recruitment, Aherns Garage had encountered challenges when hiring trade professionals in the past. They needed a reliable way to assess candidates' skills remotely. Previous attempts at international recruitment had mixed results. They required support to streamline compliance and onboarding for complex work permit processes.
Read the storyYour questions,
answered.
Yes — we screen for brand and manufacturer experience (e.g. premium-brand dealership backgrounds) so shortlists match your franchise mix.
Case-readiness checks address common refusal grounds (salary threshold, role advertising, supporting evidence) before submission, which is why our automotive cases sit at a very high approval rate.
Each candidate completes a structured video demonstration and reference checks on prior workshops, attached to their profile in the platform.
Yes. Vehicle technicians and mechanics can be hired on a General Employment Permit in Ireland or a UK Skilled Worker visa where the role qualifies. We confirm eligibility and the salary threshold against the current rules before sourcing.
The employer pays the government permit/sponsor fees and can't deduct them from the worker. Candidates usually cover their own entry visa and registration costs. We map who pays what before the case starts.
Yes — we screen for franchise and OEM experience so shortlists match your brand mix, and store the brand background and trade-test evidence on each candidate profile.
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Hiring internationally for automotive?
Discuss your roles, hiring country and expected workload. We’ll explain the requirements and whether an ongoing programme or support for an individual case fits.