Visa Sponsors in Manufacturing

Manufacturing is one of the broadest sponsoring sections, covering food and drink production, pharmaceuticals, electronics, vehicles, machinery and chemicals. Common sponsored roles include production and quality engineers, process chemists, maintenance technicians and plant managers. The Skilled Worker route carries most sponsorship, and demand is steadiest for the engineering and technical specialists that are hard to fill locally.

There are 7,111 licensed visa sponsors in manufacturing, with 6,822 live jobs between them. Sponsor figures come from the official Home Office register and are updated daily.

Top hiring sponsors in manufacturing

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IBM UNITED KINGDOM LIMITED

At IBM, we do more than work. We create. We create as technologists, developers, and engineers. We create with our partners. We create with our competitors. If you're searching for ways to make the world work better through technology and infrastructure, software and consulting, then we want to work with you. We're here to help every creator turn their "what if" into what is. Let's create something that will change everything.

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JAGUAR LAND ROVER LIMITED

At JLR, we create exceptional experiences through our brands: Range Rover, Defender, Discovery and Jaguar. As the corporate home of these iconic British brands, we bring together world-class design, pioneering innovation and the creative ambition that drives our business forward. Our heritage matters, but it's our future that excites us. We're transforming at pace, shaping new technologies, electrifying our products and reimagining how people move through the world. None of this happens by acci

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Airbus Operations Limited

The Company constantly innovates to provide efficient and technologically-advanced solutions in aerospace, defence, and connected services. In commercial aircraft, Airbus designs and manufactures modern and fuel-efficient airliners and associated services. Airbus is also a European leader in space systems, defence and security. In helicopters, Airbus provides efficient civil and military rotorcraft solutions and services worldwide.

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PILGRIM'S PRIDE LTD.

Pilgrim's Pride Ltd, trading as Pilgrim's Europe, is one of the UK and Europe's leading food companies, operating more than 40 sites across the UK, Ireland, France and the Netherlands. It works closely with local farmers across poultry, pork, lamb and beef supply chains to produce quality food sustainably. Its product range spans own-label and branded fresh chicken, pork and lamb, alongside chilled and frozen ready meals, snacking products, and added-value and food service items for a wide rang

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UNILEVER UK LIMITED

Every day, 3.4 billion people around the world enjoy our products - from ground-breaking brands like Hellmann's, Domestos, Dove and Rexona (to name just a few). Our brands lead the way - innovating in their fields, delighting their consumers and powering our business forward. And it is our people who make everything happen. Our bright and curious people who imagine and create the future - diverse, passionate and ambitious people. A role with us means endless opportunities with global brand

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BAE Systems Plc

At BAE Systems, we help our customers to stay a step ahead when protecting people and national security, critical infrastructure and vital information. We provide some of the world’s most advanced, technology-led defence, aerospace and security solutions and employ a skilled workforce of 107,000 people in more than 40 countries. From state of the art cyber threat detection to flight control systems that enable pilots to make better decisions, we never stop innovating to ensure that our custome

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Dunbia (UK)

Dunbia is one of Europe’s leading food companies. Founded in 1976, Dunbia is a family business with down to earth values and the desire to create better food naturally is the driving force behind everything they do. Through a combination of organic growth, strategic acquisition and entrepreneurial vision Dunbia has grown into a multi-site, multi-species operation, processing cattle and sheep for national and international markets. With 13 sites throughout the UK, Dunbia is a division of Dawn M

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DEVONPORT ROYAL DOCKYARD LIMITED

Devonport Royal Dockyard is operated by Babcock International, a FTSE 100 defence company working across the UK, Australasia, Canada, France and South Africa. It supports customers' defence and security capabilities through a range of engineering and service solutions. Work at the dockyard spans chartered engineering, project management, naval architecture and data analysis, drawing on apprenticeships as well as roles for students, graduates and experienced professionals. Some positions come wi

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ROLLS-ROYCE PLC

At Rolls-Royce, we're a force for progress: powering, protecting and connecting people everywhere. We’ve been at the forefront of innovation for more than a hundred years. Our engineering excellence is the power behind some of the most critical technologies used in the air, at sea and on land.

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Siemens Energy Limited

Siemens Energy is one of the world’s leading energy technology companies. The company works with its customers and partners on energy systems for the future, thus supporting the transition to a more sustainable world. With its portfolio of products, solutions and services, Siemens Energy covers almost the entire energy value chain – from power generation and transmission to storage. The portfolio includes conventional and renewable energy technology, such as gas and steam turbines, hybrid power

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ANGLO BEEF PROCESSORS UK

ABP UK is one of Britain's largest meat suppliers, specialising in award-winning British and Irish beef and lamb products for retail, foodservice, and wholesale customers. The company runs around 18 processing and distribution sites across Scotland, England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. Its product range includes the EatWell brand, developed for the foodservice market alongside its core beef and lamb lines. The company invests in product development, sustainable sourcing, and processing innovat

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BAMFORD BUS COMPANY LIMITED

For over 75 years, we’ve helped people reach their destinations all over the world. We’ve built iconic vehicles that have defined transport and added character to our cities and towns including the StreetCar in Las Vegas and the New Routemaster in London. And now, after the successful launch of our groundbreaking zero emission product line we are carrying passengers into a cleaner future. We remain the only British manufacture that manufacturers both single and double deck battery and fuel ce

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Siemens Mobility Limited

Siemens AG (Berlin and Munich) is a leading technology company focused on industry, infrastructure, mobility, and healthcare. The company’s purpose is to create technology to transform the everyday, for everyone. By combining the real and the digital worlds, Siemens empowers customers to accelerate their digital and sustainability transformations, making factories more efficient, cities more livable, and transportation more sustainable. A leader in industrial AI, Siemens leverages its deep domai

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Cloud Imperium Games Limited

Cloud Imperium Games is an independent studio delivering AAA game experiences outside the traditional publisher system. It was founded by Chris Roberts, creator of the best-selling Wing Commander and Freelancer series. The studio is currently developing two AAA titles: Star Citizen, an epic sci-fi MMO, and Squadron 42, a single-player narrative game with an A-list cast. Both combine classic space-sim gameplay with Hollywood-calibre visuals, and both are built in the open, with the game's commun

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Airbus Defence and Space Limited

The Company constantly innovates to provide efficient and technologically-advanced solutions in aerospace, defence, and connected services. In commercial aircraft, Airbus designs and manufactures modern and fuel-efficient airliners and associated services. Airbus is also a European leader in space systems, defence and security. In helicopters, Airbus provides efficient civil and military rotorcraft solutions and services worldwide.

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ASTON MARTIN LAGONDA LIMITED

Aston Martin. The pinnacle of automotive engineering underpinned by the strongest portfolio of cars in the brand’s history. Housed at Gaydon, Warwickshire, Aston Martin is a collective with a clear vision to become the most desired ultra-luxury brand. This belief is solidified by five values: Unity, Openness, Trust, Ownership and Courage with a commitment to make a great place to work and developing the finest talent. All this whilst connecting drivers across the world to the very soul of the

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ATOS IT SERVICES UK LIMITED

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Mars Petcare UK

We’re a unified force of 170,000+ Associates, taking action every day toward the world we want tomorrow. Our Five Principles have kept us true to ourselves and to our commitment to treat others in ways that are consistent with those values. Having stood the test of time, these principles will continue, keeping us free to move quickly and plan for the future. Quality - The consumer is our boss, quality is our work and value for money is our goal. Responsibility - As individuals, we demand tot

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HITACHI ENERGY UK LIMITED

Hitachi Energy is a global technology leader in electrification, powering a sustainable energy future with innovative power grid technologies with digital at the core. Over three billion people depend on our technologies to power their daily lives. With over a century in pioneering mission-critical technologies like high-voltage, transformers, automation, and power electronics, we are addressing the most urgent energy challenge of our time – balancing soaring electricity demand, while decarboniz

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Kepak Group Limited

Kepak Group is an Irish meat processor and one of the largest in Europe, employing more than 4,500 people across 14 manufacturing sites in Ireland and the UK, with sales offices reaching Europe, the US, Asia and Africa. The group processes and markets fresh and value-added meat products for the international foodservice and retail markets, and UK roles with the company can come with visa sponsorship for the right candidate. Research and development sit at the centre of how Kepak works, backed b

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Thales UK Limited

Thales (Euronext Paris: HO) is a global leader in advanced technologies for the Defence, Aerospace, and Cyber & Digital sectors. Its portfolio of innovative products and services addresses several major challenges: sovereignty, security, sustainability and inclusion. The Group invests more than €4 billion per year in Research & Development in key areas, particularly for critical environments, such as Artificial Intelligence, cybersecurity, quantum and cloud technologies. Thales has more than

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Safran Seats GB Limited

Safran est un groupe international de haute technologie opérant dans les domaines de l’aéronautique (propulsion, équipements et intérieurs), de l'espace et de la défense. Sa mission : contribuer durablement à un monde plus sûr, où le transport aérien devient toujours plus respectueux de l’environnement, plus confortable et plus accessible. Implanté sur tous les continents, le Groupe emploie 79 000 collaborateurs et occupe, seul ou en partenariat, des positions de premier plan mondial ou européen

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Vodafone Limited

At Vodafone, our purpose is to connect everyone. From the seabed to the stars, we provide innovative mobile and fixed connectivity solutions to empower our customers across the globe. And we're constantly expanding coverage to bridge continents and spread inclusion, even in the most remote places. When everyone is connected, we can create a future full of possibilities. Find more information at www.vodafone.com #EveryoneConnected

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NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS UK LIMITED

At Novartis we are reimagining medicine. We reimagine medicine to improve and extend people’s lives. We use innovative science and technology to address some of society’s most challenging healthcare issues. We discover and develop breakthrough treatments and find new ways to deliver them to as many people as possible. Novartis is a leading medicines company powered by data and digital. In the UK we are proud to be part of the country’s thriving life sciences ecosystem, bringing innovative medi

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