/ Workforce & Shift Support
Engineering manpower.
On demand.
Wallace Automation supplies the skilled people behind your engineering projects. Mechanical, electrical and controls engineers, multi-skilled technicians and embedded teams support contractors, equipment manufacturers and site operations across the UK. From extra hands on an installation to long-term engineering resource and shift cover, we help keep your programme and your operations moving.
/ 01 - Workforce supply
Skilled people.
For your programme.
Skilled resource for engineering contractors, M&E partners, OEMs and facilities teams who need reliable, site-ready people.
Engineering manpower is a core part of what we do. We supply mechanical, electrical and controls engineers, multi-skilled technicians and specialist trades to contractors, M&E partners, equipment manufacturers and facilities teams across the UK.
Whether you need one engineer to strengthen an existing crew or a team for a defined project, we match the resource to your scope, required skills and working pattern. Our people work alongside your own teams, supporting delivery on live sites and helping you manage changing workloads without losing momentum.
Support can be short term, project based or embedded for the longer term. From installation and commissioning support to maintenance work and shutdown programmes, the focus is practical engineering resource that fits the job—not simply filling a space on the rota.
- Mechanical & electrical engineers
- Controls & automation specialists
- Multi-skilled technicians
- Rapid mobilisation UK wide
- Flexible labour-only terms
/ Project delivery
Build your team.
Extra engineering resource for installations, equipment upgrades, commissioning support and planned shutdowns. Strengthen your crew around the work package and programme you need to deliver.
/ Flexible resource
One engineer or a crew.
Mechanical, electrical, controls and multi-skilled support for short-term gaps, busy periods or longer assignments. Labour-only resource works alongside your supervisors and existing site teams.
/ Your requirements
Matched to the job.
We discuss the skills, numbers, site requirements, start date and duration before agreeing the resource. Share your scope and working pattern so we can plan the right support for your team.
/ Engineering resource
Need skilled engineers?
Call the team.
Tell us the project, location, skills and number of engineers you need, along with your start date and expected duration. We'll discuss the right workforce support for your programme.
Discuss engineering manpower →/ 02 - Shift & rota cover
Whatever the rota.
Whatever the notice.
Multi-skilled engineers - mechanical, electrical, controls - vetted, inducted and ready to walk onto a live shift floor.
Short
notice.
Sickness, holiday gaps, peak surges - engineers mobilised within hours to keep your shift running.
- Rapid mobilisation
- Same-day cover
- Peak & event support
- Holiday backfill
Long
term.
Embedded shift engineers on rolling contracts, working as part of your maintenance team for months or years at a time.
- Dedicated engineers
- Rolling contracts
- Site-trained crews
- Continuity through churn
Day or
night.
Full rota coverage - earlies, lates, nights, weekends and bank holidays. Whatever shift pattern your site runs.
- 24/7 rota cover
- Nights & weekends
- Bank holidays
- Continental shifts