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Industries · Manufacturing

Manufacturing.

Plant operations, supply chain, and industrial leadership. Senior recruiters who can read a P&L, a layout, and a flow diagram — and know which leaders move when.

Segment
Discrete · process · contract · industrial
Roles
Plant Mgr · VP Ops · Supply Chain
Engagement
Engaged or contingent
Geography
Nationwide · US
The thesis

Manufacturing leadership lives close to the floor.

A senior plant operations leader spends most of their week within walking distance of a line. They aren't on LinkedIn between meetings; they are on the floor. Recruiting them isn't a sourcing problem, it is an access and timing problem.

Engaged search funds the access and the time. The recruiter assigned to your search has spent a decade in manufacturing and knows when a Plant Manager finishes a launch, when a VP of Operations completes an integration, and when a Supply Chain Director finishes the cost-out program their board is watching.

We work discrete manufacturing, process, contract manufacturing, food and beverage, life-sciences manufacturing, and industrial businesses across the country.

Roles we cover

Where the search lives.

Senior leadership and niche-specialist roles. The recruiter assigned to your search has spent a decade in this segment.

PLANT & SITE LEADERSHIP
  • Plant Managers
  • Plant Directors
  • Site Leaders
  • Operations Managers
OPERATIONS LEADERSHIP
  • VP Operations
  • Chief Operating Officers
  • Directors of Manufacturing
  • Heads of Continuous Improvement
SUPPLY CHAIN & LOGISTICS
  • Supply Chain Directors
  • VP Supply Chain
  • Directors of Procurement
  • Heads of Logistics
ENGINEERING & QUALITY
  • Directors of Engineering
  • VP Quality
  • Heads of Process Engineering
  • EHS Directors
FAQ

Manufacturing,
specifically.

The questions hiring operators send in the first call.

What kinds of manufacturing roles do you recruit for?
Plant leadership (Plant Manager, Plant Director, Site Leader), operations leadership (VP Operations, COO, Directors of Manufacturing), supply chain (Supply Chain Directors, VP SC, Directors of Procurement), and engineering/quality leadership (Directors of Engineering, VP Quality, EHS Directors).
Do you cover discrete, process, or contract manufacturing?
All three. The recruiter assigned to your search has experience matched to the manufacturing model. A discrete-electronics plant manager and a continuous-process plant manager run different floors; the recruiter knows which one your search is.
Are manufacturing searches typically engaged or contingent?
Senior plant and operations leadership is usually engaged. The candidate pool is mostly passive (the people you want are running plants, not interviewing). Director-level and below run engaged or contingent depending on the urgency.
Do you place line-level supervisors and individual-contributor engineers?
Generally no for engaged search. For volume hiring at the supervisor and engineer level, our staffing solutions track is a better fit.
Do you work with PE-backed manufacturing portfolio companies?
Yes. PE-backed manufacturing platforms and bolt-on portfolio companies are a recurring engagement. The recruiter assigned to your search has experience with carve-outs, integrations, and turnaround engagements.
Do you cover the entire United States?
Yes. We run nationwide manufacturing searches and we are based in Virginia Beach, VA. Plant searches are necessarily on-site; the recruiter assigned has experience working across geographies and relocation calibration.
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INDUSTRY · MANUFACTURING