Manufacturing & Operations

Strategic Hiring. HUMAN Results.

Plant leadership, supply chain, quality, and continuous improvement talent. We recruit operators who understand the difference between a chart and a shop floor.

Roles We Recruit

Manufacturing & Operations talent we place.

Where we focus inside the manufacturing & operations space.

Plant & Site Leadership

Plant Managers, GMs, VP Manufacturing, Site Directors

Operations Management

Operations Managers, Production Supervisors, Shift Leaders

Supply Chain

Supply Chain Directors, Logistics, Procurement, Inventory

Quality & Continuous Improvement

Quality Directors, CI Leaders, Lean Six Sigma practitioners

Engineering & Maintenance

Manufacturing Engineers, Maintenance Managers, Reliability

EHS & Safety

EHS Directors, Safety Managers, Environmental Compliance

Practice Areas & Sub-Specialties

Where manufacturing & operations recruiting gets specific.

The sub-specialties we recruit across in manufacturing & operations.

AerospaceAutomotiveFood & BeveragePharmaceuticalsMedical DevicesConsumer GoodsIndustrial EquipmentChemicalsPlasticsPackagingMetalsElectronicsEnergyDefenseConstruction ProductsBuilding Materials

HUMAN Recruiting

Strategic Hiring. HUMAN Results.

A candidate-centric approach that ensures alignment not just in track record — but in values, motivations, and long-term fit with the plant, the workforce, and the operating culture you are running.

H — History

Examine the candidate's actual operations — plant size, throughput, automation, safety record, union exposure, turnaround experience — and the patterns that predict how they will run yours.

U — Unique Values

Surface how a candidate thinks about safety, quality, accountability, and frontline leadership — and what they will not compromise on.

M — Motivators

Understand what is pulling someone to move. Scope, autonomy, growth path, family considerations, comp, equity, exit potential — and whether the role offers it.

A — Areas of Expertise

Pinpoint depth in lean, Six Sigma, CI, ERP, automation, supply chain, or the specific operational discipline your plant needs.

N — Necessities

Schedule, on-call, relocation, comp, growth trajectory, safety culture — the practical realities that determine whether someone takes the role.

Intelligent Recruiting, Human Connection

Operations hires run on culture, accountability, and stamina.

Operations leadership is a culture fit before it is a skill match. A misaligned plant manager or operations director shows up in safety incidents, turnover, and missed throughput inside ninety days. The resume tells you what they have run. It does not tell you whether they can run yours.

We screen for the operational realities — throughput, safety record, OSHA history, automation experience, union exposure — and then we do the harder work: understanding how a candidate handles a slow line, a missed shift, a quality miss, a union conversation, and whether their leadership style matches what your workforce actually responds to.

Operations fit is also about leadership style and culture, and that is hard to read off a resume. The best plant and operations leaders earn the trust of the floor — they listen before they change things, hold people accountable without losing them, and build a safety culture people actually believe in. We take the time to understand your workforce, your culture, and what the role truly demands, so the person we send strengthens the operation rather than just managing the line.

And we do not disappear once the offer is signed. The first 90 days reveal whether an operations hire will truly stick — whether they earn the floor's trust, learn your systems, and start improving throughput and safety instead of just holding the line. We stay close through onboarding so the placement holds, the ramp-up is smooth, and the person you bet on becomes the leader your operation runs on.

How We Work

Three steps. One playbook.

The process is intentionally simple.

STEP 01

Diagnose the problem

We start with a conversation about what success looks like 90 days in.

STEP 02

Match for fit, not flash

You will see a small, qualified slate.

STEP 03

Hire and stay close

We are around through onboarding and the first 90 days.

Let's Talk

Hiring or looking in manufacturing & operations?

Tell us what you are trying to solve. We will bring back a shortlist that is actually short.