Recruiting Success by the Numbers
Product Categories We Recruit For
Gaining popularity during WWII, PEMB now plays an enormous role in the US construction and manufacturing world.
We work with residential and commercial PEMB manufacturers and suppliers to find them the right talent. While this often involves digging into competitive talent, we’ve also found success finding candidates in adjacent industries.
Whether you need a licensed PE with a decade of experience using MBS, a salesperson well-versed in PEMB selling to end-users or builders, or a VP of operations, we’ll find you the best hidden industry talent.
Our top-recruited industry roles:
- Structural Engineer
- Estimator
- Regional Sales Manager
- District Sales Manager
- Engineering Manager
- Inside Sales Representative
Where designers and architects develop the plans and design, erectors and installers bring every project into reality. While some manufacturers have their own in-house teams, plenty of businesses specialize in just building with steel.
Cold-formed, red iron, post frame, or anything else. We work with (and understand the industries of) everybody. Selling to builders or directly to end-users requires different approaches to tackle the same business outcome.
You need talent who understands how to sell your product to your specific audience. We know where to find them.
Our top-recruited industry roles:
- Senior Project Manager & Estimator
- Territory Sales Manager
- Estimator
- Project Manager
Hex bolts thick as your forearm. Heavy-duty foundation anchors. Plate washers. Steel tie rods. The companies who manufacture these components and other fasteners rely on us to find them the right talent for their teams.
Maybe it’s a salesperson whose industry relationships mean everything. It could be a leader whose understanding of both the manufacturing and distribution parts of the business are critical to its success.
We know what’s important to the industry, but we also listen to what’s important to you. We’d love to help you find your next great hire.
Our top-recruited industry roles:
- VP of Metal Processing
- Sales Representative
- Accountant
- Detailer
- Territory Sales Manager
- Regional Sales Manager
Our expertise doesn’t end with our support of steel mills. We also work with the material recyclers supplying those mills with reclaimed ferrous and non-ferrous metals.
For both groups, sourcing talent is often complicated by the amount of talented professionals nearby. Specifically, how few there are due to facility locations.
There really is nothing like a steel mill, and no other work experience can compare. But we’ve found success sourcing talent from heavy manufacturing (everything from automotive to elevators), and if there’s someone out in the talent market, we’ll find them.
Our top-recruited industry roles:
- Controls Engineer
- Maintenance Engineer
- Sales Representative
- Project Engineer
Our clients in the structural steel and fabrication spaces tend to fall into two categories: standardized products and borderline-made-to-order. Each presents its own challenges, requiring unique skillsets of industry professionals and salespeople.
MIG and TIG welding. CNC machining. Laser cutting. Fabricating joists, girders, and decks. Brake pressing, either manufacturing with them or actually manufacturing them.
It gets even more niche when you look at how small the talent markets are. The right candidates can be hard to find and easy to miss. Luckily, rooting those people out is what we do best.
Our top-recruited industry roles:
- Project Manager
- Vice President of Operations
- National Sales Representative
The scale of bridge construction projects can vary wildly, from billion-dollar bridges spanning vast expanses or million-dollar pedestrian bridges over busy roadways. While they fall under the same “bridge” category, the safety and structural requirements for each are significantly different.
We work with fabricators, designers, and manufacturers in the steel bridge-building space, and have placed talent for the ASIC. Whether you need to expand your sales team or want to bring on a top-tier engineer, we’re happy to help.
Our top-recruited industry roles:
- Director of Sales
- Structural Engineer
- Sales Representative
- Project Engineers
Hires Who Hit the Ground Running Faster
Time is money, and hires with the right experience can get going quicker. Whether it’s an unexpected match or talent from a competitor, we’ll save your team time on the search.
We’ll make sure you only see the best candidates so you can make better, faster decisions and start your new team members ASAP.
Meet Your Expert Team
Each of our recruiters specializes in finding their own niche building products talent.
How We Recruit for You
Unlike most firms, we’re already intimately familiar with your industry. We know what you do. We know how it works. And we know the types of people who are successful in it.
Depending on the urgency of your search, we have two ways we can help you: a Total Market Search™ or a Contingent Search.
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