Tennial Personnel finds Suffolk businesses reliable temporary and permanent staff, and finds local people work with a future. Many of our temporary roles come with a route to a permanent contract.
Rather talk it through? Call the Northgate Street team on 01473 565 292
25 of 31live jobs lead to a permanent contract
Since 1993Dennis Tennial recruiting in Suffolk
12 Areaswith live jobs across Suffolk and North Essex
Live Jobs Around Ipswich
Miles from 6 Northgate Street
Licensed, Accredited and Local
Cover for a busy season, a gap on the line or a permanent hire you need to get right. Brief us once and we do the searching, the screening and the paperwork.
Warehouse, forklift, production, hospitality, office and trades jobs across Suffolk and North Essex. Register once and we will contact you when the right job comes in.
Live Vacancies
Every job here comes straight from the Tennial job board, with the place and the pay. Pick one to read the details and apply.
Showing the vacancies saved on 15 October 2026. Every job links to the live board.
See All JobsTemp to Perm
25 of our 31 live jobs are temp to perm. You start through Tennial and, after a successful trial, usually 12 working weeks, the client can take you on permanently. It is a fair test for both sides.
Every job advert spells it out. Some roles use a different trial period, such as 8 or 10 weeks, and a permanent offer is always the client's decision.
See Temp to Perm JobsFor Employers
From an extra pair of hands next week to a permanent manager, the team on Northgate Street handles the search, the screening and the admin. We are on call 24/7, because shifts do not stop at five.
Short and long-term cover from local people who are registered and ready to work, skilled and unskilled.
See someone at work before you offer a permanent contract. Most of the vacancies on our board run this way.
We advertise your role free on major UK job boards, social media and CV databases, then put candidates in front of you to interview.
Five quick taps and we will turn your answers into a brief, then call you to talk it through.
No commitment. It fills in the request form for you to check and send.
Sectors
Skilled and unskilled, temporary and permanent, from local businesses to multinationals. Our live jobs run from Felixstowe to Bury St Edmunds and from Halesworth to Colchester.
Warehouse, production and logistics teams, from a single forklift driver to a full shift.
Experienced engineers, technicians, welders and technical professionals for manufacturers across the region.
Hospitality, leisure, retail, food management and service roles, from a country pub kitchen to a waterfront café.
Office, reception, administration and coordination roles for growing businesses.
Licensed and Accountable
If you supply food, farming or retail, your customers may well ask who provides your labour. Tennial holds the licence and memberships that answer that question.
Supplying workers into agriculture, horticulture, shellfish gathering or food processing and packaging needs a gangmaster's licence, and it is an offence to supply or use unlicensed labour in those sectors. Tennial's licence covers agriculture, horticulture and food processing and packaging. Licensing passed from the GLAA to the new Fair Work Agency in April 2026, and Tennial applies the same standards across the whole business. See the licence on the public register.
Member for 2026 of the trade body for labour providers that promotes responsible recruitment across the food and consumer goods supply chain.
A 2026 Business Partner (Advanced) of the programme that helps businesses find and tackle modern slavery and labour exploitation.
On Sedex, the platform that retailers and manufacturers use to share and check ethical trade information across their supply chain.
A member of the Guild of Quality Employment Agencies.
A level 2 Disability Confident Employer under the government scheme for recruiting and keeping disabled people and people with health conditions.
A member of the county's business network, working alongside the employers we recruit for.
6 Northgate Street
Ipswich town centre, IP1 3BZ
About Tennial
Tennial is not a made-up brand. It is the surname of Dennis Tennial, who has recruited in Suffolk since 1993 and founded Tennial Personnel in January 2015.
At his previous Ipswich agency, Dennis took the operation from one client and five temporary workers to more than 20 clients and 400 people at work every day. Tennial runs on the service he believes in: direct, instant and personal. Honest answers, quick action and people who pick up the phone.
Dennis is Managing Director and a Fellow of the Institute of Recruitment Professionals (FIRP), with REC qualifications in recruitment practice and management and ALP training on the Agency Workers Regulations. The team has backed St Elizabeth Hospice and local grassroots football along the way.
“The team at Tennial actually listens, actually understands what you're looking for”
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It depends on the role, the shift pattern and how many people you need. Many vacancies can be filled from people already registered with us, and we are on call 24/7 for late, early and weekend shifts. Call 01473 565 292 as early as you can and we will tell you honestly what is realistic.
The worker starts with you through Tennial on a temporary basis. After a set trial, usually 12 working weeks, you can offer a permanent contract to the people you want to keep. We agree the terms with you before anyone starts.
You don't pay a penny. We advertise permanent roles free of charge and there is no fee unless we fill your role successfully. Repeat customers also qualify for our rebate and rewards scheme.
Yes. Tennial holds gangmaster's licence TENN0002, listed on the Fair Work Agency public register for agriculture, horticulture and food processing and packaging, and applies the same standards across the whole business. We are also ALP members, Stronger Together Business Partners and on Sedex.
Yes. For large flexible workforces we offer on-site recruitment and management of your agency staff, working alongside your own managers and production teams.
We are based in Ipswich town centre and recruit across Suffolk and North Essex. Current vacancies run from Felixstowe and Harwich to Bury St Edmunds, Halesworth and Colchester.
No. Registering with Tennial is free. Agencies do not take money for finding you work.
Apply online with the form on this page, from any phone or computer. Then come in for a short one-to-one chat at 6 Northgate Street, Ipswich IP1 3BZ. Registering times are Monday to Thursday, 10am to 12pm.
No. A CV helps, but you can register without one and tell us about your experience instead.
You start the job as a temporary worker through Tennial. If it goes well, the client can offer you a permanent contract, often after 12 working weeks. Each job advert says how it works for that role.
Mostly warehouse, forklift, production and labouring work, plus hospitality, office and technical roles. The live list on this page shows what is open today, with the pay.
Call 01473 565 292, email info@tennialpersonnel.com or visit 6 Northgate Street in Ipswich town centre.
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