Applicant tracking system for industrial manufacturing teams

A manufacturing ATS built for hiring the team your production schedule demands

From machine operators to maintenance technicians to plant engineers, you're hiring across roles, shifts, and facilities every day. Pinpoint helps you fill floor and office positions across multiple plants without growing your TA team.

Pinpoint industrial manufacturing applicant tracking system showing a quality engineer candidate pipeline and hiring workflow
The ATS trusted by industrial manufacturing teams

How to choose the best ATS for industrial manufacturing

The best ATS for industrial manufacturing is one that handles two kinds of hiring at once: high-volume production roles and hard-to-fill skilled trades. Look for mobile-friendly applications that work on the factory floor, talent pipelines for engineers and technicians, and hiring you can scale up when demand spikes. Pinpoint runs both streams in one applicant tracking system across every plant and site, with around 10 million candidate experiences managed every month.
Safety and compliance built into every hire
Right-to-work, certifications, and safety checks are required stages in the workflow, so nothing moves forward until every requirement is complete.
Fill skilled roles with qualified candidates
Structured evaluation criteria ensure welders, electricians, and machinists are assessed on the skills that actually matter, not just availability.
Run volume and specialist hiring separately
Shift worker hiring and engineering searches follow different processes, without disrupting each other or creating noise across teams.
Keep apprenticeship hiring moving
Automated communication and clear stages keep candidates engaged, so you don’t lose them to faster-moving competitors.
Build pipelines for hard-to-fill roles
Previous applicants and strong candidates stay in your pipeline, ready to re-engage when specialist roles open.
Hire across sites with full visibility
Each facility moves at pace while central HR maintains oversight across roles, locations, and decisions.
Applications that work on the factory floor
Mobile-friendly applications and QR codes make it easy for candidates to apply without needing a desk or account.
Be ready when demand increases
Seasonal workers, apprentices, and past candidates stay connected, so you can scale hiring quickly without starting from scratch.
"The more we use it, the more we're finding more efficiencies. We want to keep building out the templates and streamlining a bit more within the system."
Sophie Brown
Talent Acquisition Manager, thyssenkrupp Materials UK

Built for high-volume, multi-site manufacturing hiring

Mobile-first applications

Pinpoint's application forms work on any phone without requiring a login or a full resume. Print QR codes for break room noticeboards, job fair stands, or in-plant signage, and candidates can apply in minutes from anywhere.

Pinpoint mobile application form opened from a join-our-team QR code for a frontline delivery driver role

Talent pipelines

Pinpoint surfaces candidates from your talent pool whenever a new role opens, flagging seasonal workers from last year, apprentices nearing the end of their program, and silver medalists who just missed out last time.

Pinpoint talent pools showing pipelines for maintenance techs, process engineers, plant managers, and assembly operatives

Workflow automation

Workflow automation handles the repetitive tasks that slow hiring down: automatically assigning tasks and reminders, screening candidates at the earliest stages, scheduling interviews without manual back-and-forth, and triggering emails and status updates.

Pinpoint workflow builder showing a quality control inspector hiring process with phone screen, interview, and offer stages

Employee referrals

Pinpoint's employee referral tools make it easy for your existing workforce, from shop floor operators to site engineers, to recommend people for open roles, and easy for HR to track, manage, and reward those referrals.

Pinpoint employee referrals showing available production and engineering roles with referral rewards and tracking

Everything manufacturing and engineering teams need in one ATS

Technical competency scorecards for trades and engineering roles
Apprenticeship program pipeline management
Shift worker volume hiring campaigns
Pre-employment compliance tracking (H&S, qualifications, certifications)
Site-level access controls
Multi-stream pipelines for trades, technical, and leadership roles
Hard-to-fill skills talent pools
Background checks via Certn
Anonymous shortlisting
Interview scheduling and coordination
Offer management and approvals
Engineering UK, sector board, and Indeed integrations
Reporting by site, function, and role type
GDPR-compliant candidate records
Employer branding tools for skilled trades attraction
Mobile-optimized applications for site-based candidates
Manufacturing

100%

time-to-hire target hit

ROI

offset Pinpoint in a single quarter

7x

higher hire rate for web-sourced candidates

“My team all tease me that people will think I'm working for Pinpoint because I love it so much, but it genuinely is really good. It's done everything we wanted it to and more.”
Vicky Watson
Head of HR, Tata Chemicals
Manufacturing

55%

shorter time to hire globally

36%

reduction in interview stage duration

Automated

scheduling, zero manual back-and-forth

“The level of support we've received from Pinpoint really makes this relationship stand out.”
Amanda Hecht
Corporate HR Manager, Franklin Electric
Manufacturing

Centralized

hiring across the company

Stronger

employer branding

Increased

applicant diversity across age groups

“We want to be the employer of choice, and having Pinpoint on board is going to help us achieve that.”
Sophie Brown
Talent Acquisition Manager, thyssenkrupp Materials UK

Trusted by manufacturing and engineering hiring teams

Award winning and highly rated
Secure and compliant by design
Fill roles across your operation faster, without compromising on compliance
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Manufacturing and engineering hiring FAQs

Yes. Pinpoint is built for organizations that hire across multiple role types simultaneously — skilled trades, apprentices, technical specialists, shift workers, and leadership. You can configure separate workflows for each with different application forms, stages, and evaluation criteria, all inside the same platform.

Most teams are live within a few weeks. We configure your workflows, compliance checklists, site access controls, and job board connections before your first role goes live. Implementation is handled by our team directly.

Yes. Pinpoint supports multi-site hiring with configurable access controls. Site-level hiring managers see and manage their own vacancies. Your central HR team has visibility and reporting across every site and every role. Access is set centrally and adjusted at any time.

Yes. Pinpoint includes a fully customizable careers site where you can showcase your engineering culture, apprenticeship programs, career pathways, and team stories. It helps your organization stand out to skilled candidates in a tight market where employer reputation matters as much as the role itself.

Yes. Anonymous screening removes candidate names and identifying details during the initial sifting stage. This helps your hiring managers focus on skills, qualifications, and experience, and supports fairer, more inclusive hiring outcomes across all role types.

Pinpoint tracks every required pre-employment check against every candidate record — health and safety inductions, trade qualifications, professional certifications, and site-specific requirements. Nothing progresses until the checklist is complete, and the full record is auditable for any internal or external review.

Yes. Pinpoint integrates with Certn for DBS checks (basic, standard, and enhanced), right-to-work verification, and screening across 193+ countries. Checks are triggered from the candidate record at the appropriate stage, and results are linked back automatically.

Yes. You can configure pre-employment checklists for each role type so the requirements for a welder are different from those for an office-based engineer or a shift team leader. Pinpoint tracks each set of requirements independently, and flags outstanding items before an offer is confirmed.