Manufacturing specialization
CNC, plastics, automation, maintenance, engineering, quality, plant leadership, field service, manufacturing sales and the skilled trades around them.
FOR COMPANIES
Manufacturing recruiting built around the hire—not the fee.
From hard-to-find technical talent to plant leadership, Compass combines manufacturing focus, persistent search work and straight answers. We can also structure the recruiting agreement around the importance and difficulty of the role.
A RECRUITING PARTNER, NOT A RÉSUMÉ VENDOR
We want to understand the job well enough to know who should—and should not—be sent to you.
That means asking real questions about the equipment, process, shift, leadership, compensation, location, culture and what success actually looks like. Then we go to market and recruit rather than simply waiting for applicants to appear.
Technology + persistence
Strong tools expand the market. Experienced recruiters decide who is worth contacting. Tenacity is what turns the search into an actual hire.
Fewer surprises
We would rather tell you a candidate is wrong than sell you on a résumé just because a placement fee is available.
HOW THE SEARCH WORKS01 · UNDERSTAND 02 · SEARCH 03 · SCREEN 04 · CLOSE
A straightforward process with a lot of work behind it.
Define the real job
We learn the role, environment, compensation, must-haves and the reasons a strong person would make a move.
Build the market
We search databases, networks and direct-source talent instead of relying only on active applicants.
Have the conversation
We evaluate experience, motivation, fit, location and the practical reasons the move does—or does not—make sense.
Stay involved
Interview coordination, feedback, offer communication and follow-through until both sides know where things stand.
WHAT WE RECRUIT
Built around the people who make American manufacturing work.
Technical, engineering, skilled-trade, operations and leadership roles across manufacturers throughout the United States.
WORK WITH COMPASS
Choose where you want to start.
Each part of the client experience now has its own page. Review how our search agreements work, see pricing, start a search, or access the client portal.
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Search Agreements
Understand the different ways Compass can structure a recruiting engagement.
View agreement types → 02Pricing
See the fee structure for standard, priority, retained and volume searches.
View pricing → 03Start a Search
Select the search model that fits your opening and move toward the right agreement.
Start a search → 04My Portal
The future client workspace for searches, candidates, interviews, agreements and billing.
View portal concept →Good hiring starts with an honest search.
Tell us what you need. We will tell you how we would attack it.