01/09/2026
Another recent addition to the team here at Approach Personnel is Senior Recruitment Consultant John Ryan, who brings with him a wealth of experience in recruiting skilled engineering professionals for manufacturing businesses, a skillset many of our clients will benefit from.
John specialises in roles across Design, Project Management, Project Engineering, Quality, Health & Safety, Environmental, and Senior Operations, supporting businesses in finding the specialist talent they need to strengthen their teams. We caught up with him to learn a little more about what brought him to Approach...
โIโve been in the Recruitment game since 1990 and recently completed 8.5 years working for Reed.
I specialise in manufacturing engineering, providing permanent and contract engineers, such as Design Engineers, Contract & Project Managers, Materials Specialists, Mechanical and Electrical fitters, HS&E Managers, and generally anything linked to manufacturing.
I chose to join Approach because I was taken with the whole company ethos, the experience of the staff, and the honest and realistic conversations I had.
The business has shown excellent growth and development, and the reviews and comments from customers and candidates were excellent.
I want to expand Approachโs manufacturing engineering capabilities across the Midlands and build the team to be the go-to recruiter for engineering personnel.
Outside work Iโm a qualified and active Rugby Union referee covering adults (male & female) and development / Colts teams across the East Midlands.
I also travel further afield and have reffed in London, Luton, Gloucester, Liverpool, and many more. Highlights include reffing at Welford Road (Leicester Tigers), reffing the Scotland development team, and reffing Tigersโ Academy players. Iโm also a closet musician, play keyboards and synths, and have had my music played on various radio stations over the years.โ