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Plant managers, operations directors and production supervisors who fit how your facility actually runs.
Controls engineers, PLC programmers and automation specialists, the hardest roles to fill in manufacturing right now.
Quality managers, reliability engineers and maintenance leaders who keep lines running and audits clean.
PXT Select assessments and SkillSurvey reference checks help you hire people who'll succeed in your plant and stay.
“Working with The Source and Recruit Company® has been such a positive experience. Matt and Clare were true partners throughout the process, meeting with us regularly, maintaining open lines of communication, and taking the time to understand our unique hiring challenges. Together, we filled roles that had historically been difficult to staff, and the enhancements we made to our interview process have had a lasting impact on our hiring outcomes.”
Hiring managers trust Source and Recruit across the U.S.
Of leaders have found a long-term hire working with us
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We learn your products, processes, shifts and the problem this hire needs to solve.
Our recruiters reach employed candidates in similar facilities and check their technical and leadership experience against the role.
You meet the finalists. We handle scheduling, reference checks and offer support through the start date.
Tell us about your facility background, your skills and certifications like Lean or Six Sigma.
We connect you with manufacturers whose operations, location and growth match your goals.
We prepare you for interviews and support you through the offer.
What manufacturers usually ask before working with a manufacturing staffing agency.
Plant managers, operations directors, production supervisors, continuous improvement leaders, controls engineers, PLC programmers, reliability engineers, quality professionals and supply chain leaders. Our focus is salaried leadership and technical roles, so for hourly production staff such as operators, machinists and welders, a labor staffing firm is usually the better fit. Learn more about our manufacturing recruiting and supply chain and logistics recruiting work.
Yes. We work with single-site manufacturers and multi-plant operations. Our clients include manufacturers in the paper, optics, wire and cable, furniture and industrial measurement industries.
Our average search runs about 9 weeks from first conversation to accepted offer. More routine roles are often filled in 4 weeks or less. Most manufacturers use fractional recruiting, and we run retained and executive search for plant and operations leadership.
Demand has grown faster than the supply of experienced engineers, and reshoring is adding to it. Most qualified candidates are already employed, so we recruit them directly instead of waiting for applications.
Manufacturing leadership depends on context. We look at the type of operation a candidate has run, how they lead teams and how they solve problems on the floor, then confirm it with assessments and references.
