Electromechanical Engineer

Carl Bashford is the Recruitment Manager for Suffolk, overseeing recruitment across the manufacturing, warehouse, and food & beverage divisions for both temporary and permanent roles. While part of the management team, Carl is hands-on in every part of the recruitment process, from resourcing and screening CVs to sales and account management.

For candidates, Carl handles the initial screening, coordinates interviews, and supports candidates through the offer process. For clients, he manages everything from the sales and enquiry stage to advertising vacancies and guiding applicants all the way to interviews and job offers.

Beyond recruitment, Carl works closely with the Senior Leadership Team to streamline processes, review training, assess KPIs, set sales targets, and even run sales competitions. He’s always open to new ways of working, adapting to the ever-changing recruitment industry.

Carl is proud of his career, which began as a Trainee Consultant after university. A highlight for him was breaking the monthly revenue record for permanent placements in his first 18 months and opening the Bury St Edmunds office in January 2023. However his proudest achievement is getting ties removed from the Prime dress code.

If Carl could swap jobs with anyone in the office for a day, it would be Peter Holmes, being the Prime Appointments handyman is no easy tasks, especially when it goes side by side with tennis, golf and a slice of cake now and then!