Our Industries
Manufacturing drives America.
We help keep it moving.
We partner with manufacturers to find skilled people who keep operations running, improve productivity, and build for the future.
Our Industries
Manufacturing drives America.
We help keep it moving.
We partner with manufacturers to find skilled people who keep operations running, improve productivity, and build for the future.
Automotive Suppliers First
We recruit for the companies behind the Big Three.
Most of our searches are for Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3 automotive suppliers: the companies that make the castings, stampings, compressors, and interiors that go into every vehicle.
That focus means we already know the processes, the equipment, and the people who run them. We also support aerospace, industrial, and consumer products manufacturers who need the same skilled trades and technical talent.
Stamping
Skilled maintenance, production, and technical professionals for high-volume stamping operations.
ROLES — Tool & die makers · Maintenance techs · Production supervisors
Metal Forming
Roll forming, metal fabrication, and related operations, from skilled trades to management.
ROLES — Welders · Millwrights · Operations managers
Foundry
Experienced maintenance, production, and engineering professionals for iron, aluminum, magnesium, and other foundry operations.
ROLES — Journeyman maintenance · Process engineers · Supervisors
Die Cast
Skilled trades, process technicians, and leadership for high-pressure aluminum and magnesium die-cast operations.
ROLES — Die cast techs · Die makers · Quality engineers
Machining
CNC machinists, setup technicians, tool and die makers, maintenance teams, and manufacturing engineers for precision machining.
ROLES — CNC set-up · Programmers · Manufacturing engineers
Automation & Robotics
Robotic loading, welding, and assembly are growing fast. We find the people who program, maintain, and integrate them.
ROLES — Robotics techs · PLC programmers · Controls engineers
Tool & Die
The toolmakers who build the dies and molds that form every stamped panel and cast part.
ROLES — Journeyman toolmakers · Die designers · Tool room managers
Plant Maintenance
The multi-craft teams who keep presses, cells, and lines running across every shift.
ROLES — Electricians · Millwrights · Maintenance managers
OEM Suppliers
Skilled trades, maintenance, and engineering professionals who keep Tier 1, 2, and 3 suppliers competitive.
ROLES — Program managers · Launch quality · Plant leadership
Aerospace
Precision machining and quality talent for aerospace manufacturing, where tolerances and documentation leave no room for error.
ROLES — CNC machinists · CMM programmers · Quality techs
Industry FAQ
Questions manufacturers ask.
DO YOU ONLY RECRUIT FOR AUTOMOTIVE COMPANIES?
No. Automotive suppliers are our core niche, but we also recruit for aerospace, industrial, and consumer products manufacturers that need skilled trades, technical, and leadership talent.
DO YOU RECRUIT FOR DIE CAST AND FOUNDRY OPERATIONS?
Yes. We've placed maintenance technicians, die makers, process technicians, and engineers at high-pressure aluminum and magnesium die cast and foundry operations across Michigan.
CAN YOU FIND ROBOTICS AND AUTOMATION TALENT?
Yes. We recruit robotics technicians, controls technicians, PLC programmers, and automation engineers for robotic loading, welding, and assembly operations.
DO YOU ONLY RECRUIT FOR AUTOMOTIVE COMPANIES?
No. Automotive suppliers are our core niche, but we also recruit for aerospace, industrial, and consumer product manufacturers that need skilled trades, technical, and leadership talent.
DO YOU RECRUIT FOR DIE CAST AND FOUNDRY OPERATIONS?
Yes. We've placed maintenance technicians, die makers, process technicians, and engineers at high-pressure aluminum and magnesium die cast and foundry operations across Michigan.
CAN YOU FIND ROBOTICS AND AUTOMATION TALENT?
Yes. We recruit robotics technicians, controls technicians, PLC programmers, and automation engineers for robotic loading, welding, and assembly operations.
Let's Build a Stronger Workforce
You have a job to do.
Let us find the people to help you do it.
Direct hire recruiting for manufacturers and automotive suppliers.
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Service Area
Michigan, plus Ohio, Indiana, Alabama, and manufacturers east of the Mississippi.
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