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Bechtoldt Consulting

Bechtoldt Consulting is a boutique recruitment and talent advisory partner focused on connecting German and international industrial companies with high caliber professionals across engineering led disciplines. Drawing on a broad network that spans automotive, measurement and control technology (Mess- und Regeltechnik), mechanical engineering, device technology, medical technology, and adjacent service providers, the firm supports clients ranging from Mittelstand manufacturers to global groups that need scarce technical and leadership talent. Bechtoldt Consulting delivers permanent recruitment for critical specialist and management roles, executive search and interim management for senior appointments and transformation mandates, and contract staffing to flex capacity on time bound projects. Typical mandates include design and development engineers, test and validation experts, production and manufacturing leaders, quality and HSE managers, automation and controls specialists, field service engineers, sales engineers and key account managers, as well as regulatory affairs and quality professionals in medtech. The firm applies a consultative approach that starts with clarifying role requirements and success criteria, progresses through targeted market mapping and direct search, and culminates in rigorous screening and competency based evaluation to ensure skill, culture, and compliance fit. Clients benefit from transparent timelines, curated shortlists, and steady communication that shortens time to hire while strengthening retention. Candidates experience a discreet, respectful process centered on clarity, feedback, and long term career alignment. Its search methodology blends research driven sourcing with proactive talent pipelining, tapping niche communities, referrals, and competitive intelligence to surface both active and passive candidates. The team builds tailored outreach that clearly frames value propositions, compensation ranges, and development paths, and supports employers with market insight on talent availability, salary benchmarks, and location strategy across Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. Throughout each assignment, Bechtoldt Consulting protects confidentiality, adheres to equal opportunity principles, and maintains GDPR compliant data handling. The firm is adept at orchestrating stakeholder alignment between hiring managers and HR, structuring interview plans and case exercises, and coordinating references, offer negotiation, and preboarding to minimize risk at acceptance. Whether scaling a new production line, upgrading test and measurement capabilities, localizing a supply chain, or accelerating innovation in medtech devices, clients rely on Bechtoldt Consulting for practical, senior led execution and results that endure beyond the hire.

Permanent RecruitmentExec Search & Interim MgmtContract StaffingAutomotiveAerospaceDefensePharmaceuticalsBiotechnologyMedical Devices

HQSindelfingen, Germany

Canna Back Office Solutions (CannaBOS)

Canna Back Office Solutions (CannaBOS) is the cannabis industry’s premier training, recruiting, staffing, and administrative services partner, purpose-built to help operators manage rapid growth and stringent regulation while focusing on core activities such as cultivating, processing, and selling. The firm delivers flexible outsourced accounting and human resources solutions alongside targeted talent acquisition and workforce training designed specifically for cannabis businesses. Its accounting offering operates as a scalable, full-service department, covering day-to-day functions including cash collection, accounts payable and receivable, payroll, inventory, general accounting, and timely financial reporting and analysis. Emphasizing strong internal controls, security, and disciplined processes, CannaBOS and its partners provide the systems and technology leadership smaller teams often cannot justify in-house, yielding cost efficiencies and improved decision-making. On the HR side, CannaBOS helps employers remain compliant with U.S. employment rules and evolving state, county, and local requirements, reducing risk and administrative burden while strengthening hiring, onboarding, policy administration, and people operations. Through recruiting and staffing, the company sources qualified candidates across the cannabis value chain and complements this with training that prepares job seekers for regulated environments where reliability and compliance are critical. Clients benefit from lower labor costs and turnover, no need for significant IT purchases, reduced hiring and training overhead, and the ability to scale up or down quickly as demand changes. With professional leadership, established systems, secure infrastructure, and a service model tuned to the realities of a fast-evolving sector, CannaBOS enables startups and small to mid-sized operators to outsource what is non-core and concentrate resources on quality, customer experience, and growth. Whether augmenting internal teams or standing up complete back-office functions, CannaBOS provides reliable talent, compliant processes, and actionable financial insight for one of America’s fastest-growing industries.

Permanent RecruitmentTemporary StaffingContract StaffingFarmingFood ProcessingFishing & AquacultureDefenseConsumer Goods ManufacturingIndustrial Machinery

HQLas Vegas, United States

Columbia Search Partners, Inc.

Columbia Search Partners (CSP) is a manufacturing-focused recruitment firm based in Columbia, South Carolina that works nationwide with Fortune 500 organizations and leading mid-market manufacturers. Opened in 1980, the firm has built deep functional specialization across the full spectrum of roles commonly found in modern manufacturing enterprises and is proficient in delivering Manager, Director, and Vice President level searches on both retained and contingency bases. CSP’s team brings more than 115 years of combined executive search and recruitment experience and is known for its emphasis on quality, speed, and accountability. The firm’s consultants offer dedicated expertise in operations leadership, quality, Lean and Six Sigma, engineering leadership, purchasing and global sourcing, supply chain, human resources, and finance, enabling them to identify, assess, and secure high-potential talent aligned to clients’ performance goals. Notable practice leaders include Lentz Ivey (Quality/Lean/Six Sigma/Operations Leadership), Garry Parks (Purchasing/Global Sourcing), Terry Sharpe (Manufacturing Operations and Engineering Leadership), and Nick Sinisgalli (Human Resources/Finance Leadership), reflecting the firm’s breadth across plant, corporate, and shared services functions. CSP’s approach begins with an in-depth comparative analysis of a client’s staffing needs versus planned objectives, translating organizational requirements into targeted candidate profiles and structured search strategies that produce a vetted shortlist efficiently. The team prioritizes thorough market mapping, rigorous evaluation, and transparent communication to ensure a dependable process for both employers and job seekers. For candidates, CSP provides discreet guidance and clear feedback throughout the hiring journey; for employers, the firm delivers targeted outreach and disciplined follow-through designed to minimize time-to-fill without compromising fit. With a reputation for dependable partnership and trustworthy execution, Columbia Search Partners leverages decades of industry insight, a national network, and functional specialization to help manufacturers hire and retain the leaders who drive operational excellence and sustainable growth.

Exec Search & Interim MgmtPermanent RecruitmentContract StaffingAutomotiveAerospaceDefenseElectrical EngineeringIndustrial AutomationIndustrial & Manufacturing

HQColumbia, United States

Skillsco Uk

Skillsco UK is a specialist recruitment partner focused on the food, manufacturing and distribution sectors. With over fifty years of combined experience, the team provides an honest, managed recruitment solution that flexes with client needs across peak periods, seasonal surges and ongoing operations. Its model blends on-site managed services, scalable process ownership and responsive temporary assignments so clients can align labor quickly without sacrificing quality or compliance. Acting as an embedded partner on client premises when required, Skillsco UK coordinates sourcing, screening, onboarding and workforce administration, simplifying vendor management and standardizing service levels across sites. Through structured recruitment process outsourcing programs, it designs and runs fit-for-purpose workflows from requisition through start date, continuously refining channels and metrics to improve time-to-hire and candidate experience. For short-notice cover and planned volume ramps, its temporary staffing capability maintains ready talent pools spanning production lines, warehousing, transport, and associated support roles, matching shift patterns and site protocols while safeguarding health, safety and right-to-work requirements. Sector familiarity underpins delivery: in food production this means awareness of hygiene and quality controls; in manufacturing it means coordinating multi-skill crews around output targets; and in distribution it means aligning labor with inbound, pick, pack and dispatch rhythms. Serving employers that range from regional operators to multi-site networks, Skillsco UK emphasizes transparent communication, practical problem solving and dependable follow-through, building long-term relationships with both clients and candidates. The firm supports blue-collar and white-collar hiring across shopfloor, driving, supervisory and site administration positions, and it scales teams rapidly as business volumes change. Although its public website currently offers limited information, Skillsco UK’s proposition is clear: a flexible, managed recruitment solution purpose-built for the UK’s food, manufacturing and distribution landscape.

Temporary StaffingMSPRPOFarmingFood ProcessingFishing & AquacultureFreight ForwardingAirlines & AviationMaritime

HQLeicester, United Kingdom

Rowland Personnel and GetHired! Interview Prep Coaching

Rowland Personnel and GetHired! Interview Prep Coaching is a full-service recruiting and staffing partner based in the Philadelphia area, supporting regional employers for nearly 70 years. Rooted in the belief that strong relationships beat resume-pushing, the firm collaborates closely with hiring leaders to define each role’s scope, success criteria, and cultural context, then tailors a targeted search to deliver only truly qualified candidates. Its flexible service model spans temporary, contract, and direct-hire recruitment, giving organizations the ability to scale quickly for coverage, add project-based expertise, or secure strategic permanent talent without compromising quality. Rowland Personnel’s breadth covers accounting and finance, professional services and office administration, engineering disciplines (mechanical, chemical, electrical, industrial, controls and process), industrial and manufacturing operations (machinists, mechanics, quality, production, AutoCAD), as well as medical office support, insurance functions, and legal talent. Typical placements range from receptionists, administrative assistants, customer service representatives, HR and benefits specialists, inside and outside sales, and marketing professionals through accountants, controllers, CPAs, financial analysts, and CFOs, plus paralegals, legal assistants, and attorneys. The team’s hands-on approach emphasizes clarity, communication, and fit—investing time upfront to understand client needs and candidate goals so that every introduction moves both sides toward durable success. In 2024, the company expanded its candidate support with Get Hired! Interview Prep Coaching, a dedicated interview preparation and coaching resource that helps job seekers sharpen their presentation and convert opportunities into offers. True to its promise, “Where Talent and Opportunity Meet,” Rowland Personnel combines decades of market knowledge with a personalized, high-touch process to streamline hiring for employers and empower professionals across the region.

Permanent RecruitmentTemporary StaffingContract StaffingManagement ConsultingLegalAccounting (Audit, Tax)Chemical ManufacturingElectrical EngineeringIndustrial Automation

HQNewtown Square, United States

Zeitgeist PS

Zeitgeist PS GmbH is a Berlin based staffing and recruitment partner focused on delivering flexible workforce solutions and long term hires for clients across commercial and technical functions. Founded in 2010 and led by managing director Monika Dimitrova, the firm specializes in Arbeitnehmerueberlassung (temporary staffing) and Personalvermittlung (permanent recruitment), complemented by newplacement support, outsourcing projects, and modern assessment services. Zeitgeist uses the INSIGHTS MDI personality diagnostics to measure behavior, motives, and skills, helping clients improve selection quality and team fit. Typical talent areas include office and administrative roles such as secretariat, accounting, administration, organization, sales support, customer service, and logistics, as well as technical and skilled trades including IT support, production, warehouse and shipping, electrical trades, metalwork, HVAC (heating, ventilation, sanitation), and painting and coating. For employers, Zeitgeist manages the end to end selection process and provides immediate capacity through temporary staffing to bridge bottlenecks and scale for project peaks, reducing time to hire and search costs while ensuring compliance with German labor law. As a member of iGZ and operating under the iGZ DGB collective agreement, the company emphasizes ethical, transparent practices and fair pay. Temporary employees benefit from a permanent employment contract with Zeitgeist that includes timely and fair compensation, paid vacation, continued pay during illness or idle times, and statutory social insurance contributions, alongside training and feedback to enhance employability and high conversion rates to permanent roles with client companies. Outsourcing projects relieve clients in areas such as data entry, billing, service center operations, and selected production tasks, delivered by experienced teams. With a 24/7 service hotline and a strong regional network, Zeitgeist combines speed, reliability, and customer orientation to match qualified professionals with the right opportunities in Berlin and the surrounding area.

Temporary StaffingPermanent RecruitmentSOW/ProjectsAutomotiveAerospaceDefenseTelecomSupply Chain ManagementFreight Forwarding

HQBerlin, Germany

Rudzinsky Associates, Inc

Rudzinsky Associates, Inc. (RA) is a boutique recruitment and talent advisory firm singularly focused on optics, lasers, and photonics. Founded in 1968 during the Apollo era and headquartered in Arlington, Massachusetts, the firm has more than five decades of continuous service supporting organizations advancing technologies from UV to IR lasers, ultrafast to quantum, fiber optics for sensing and telecom, electronic imaging, and allied electro‑optical disciplines. Led by President Howard Rudzinsky, a 40‑year veteran of optics talent acquisition, and Vice President Jenifer Bunis, who spent 30 years in the laser industry across engineering, sales, and senior leadership, RA brings deep domain fluency and a powerful global network spanning industry and academia. The firm delivers engaged and retained executive search alongside targeted talent acquisition for technical, commercial, and leadership roles, placing professionals from emerging engineers and application scientists to managers, directors, VPs, CTOs, and CEOs, as well as board members. Clients rely on RA across industrial, scientific, biomedical/medical device, telecom, aerospace, and defense applications, and the team’s subject‑matter expertise enables precise alignment of skills with technologies such as optical design, coatings, metrology, photonic integrated circuits, fiber‑optic systems, and laser applications. Beyond full‑time hires, RA can provide short‑, medium‑, and long‑term technical, management, and sales consultants, offering interim leadership and project expertise when needed. For candidates, RA acts as a career advocate, offering real‑time guidance to strengthen resumes and LinkedIn profiles, practical interview preparation, and counsel that accounts for professional goals and personal considerations to ensure long‑term fit. As an NPAworldwide member, RA partners domestically and internationally, and typically engages on an “engaged” basis for the greatest focus and success, with exclusive contingency options available. Trusted for accuracy, ingenuity, and scientific understanding, RA is firmly focused on illuminating the path to critical optics and photonics talent and career advancement at every level.

Exec Search & Interim MgmtPermanent RecruitmentContract StaffingSoftware DevelopmentCybersecurityData ScienceElectrical EngineeringIndustrial AutomationHospital & Health Care (Nursing)

HQArlington, United States

Candidate Connect

Candidate Connect is a South African executive search and recruitment firm founded in 2000 and headquartered in Cape Town, focused on helping organizations appoint CEOs, C suite leaders and senior functional heads who can drive growth and transformation. The firm specializes in retained executive search and also delivers contingency recruitment and project based recruitment, offering a research led, transparent and partnership oriented model that bridges the gap between traditional executive search and contingency sourcing. Its core sector strengths span Financial Markets, FMCG and Manufacturing, and Renewable Energy. In Financial Markets, Candidate Connect has deep experience across asset management and investment banking, including corporate finance, private equity and specialized finance, providing clients with rigorous market mapping and access to scarce skills. In FMCG, Manufacturing, Retail and broader industrial environments, the team delivers executive and senior leadership appointments across finance, operations, commercial and strategy. In Renewable Energy, they support IPP, EPC and private equity backed platforms in wind, solar, storage and hybrid technologies, regularly sourcing talent in finance (including project finance and transactions), asset management, site management, legal, HR, ED, SED and strategy. Every assignment benefits from structured research, targeted outreach to passive talent, rigorous interview screening, capability and culture assessment, and calibrated shortlists aligned to client context and purpose. Comprehensive checks, including credit, criminal, reference and academic verifications, are performed to client specification. Their database and networks comprise highly qualified, mobile professionals, many of whom have journeyed from candidates to clients over the years, reinforcing a relationship driven approach. Much of the firm’s work is confidential at executive and senior levels, with active search running behind the scenes while inviting high caliber candidates to connect for future opportunities. Rooted in South Africa yet active on select cross border mandates, Candidate Connect is known for professionalism, service, transparency and delivery, saving clients time and reducing hiring risk through a fair, accessible and outcomes focused search process.

Exec Search & Interim MgmtPermanent RecruitmentSOW/ProjectsBankingInsuranceInvestment ManagementIndustrial AutomationOil & GasRenewable Energy

HQCape Town, South Africa

HPC Americas Consulting

HPC Americas Consulting is a semiconductor-focused engineering and talent partner established in 2014, helping large and mid-sized corporations accelerate product development and build high-performing teams. The firm blends deep domain consulting with flexible staffing to deliver measurable outcomes across the chip and cloud lifecycle. Through its ASIC Partnership offering, HPC delivers custom SoC solutions from ideation to execution, leveraging best-in-class IP, tools, methodologies, and rigorous program management to improve time-to-market and cost efficiency. Its teams bring proven expertise across AI/ML inference, imaging, video processing (including high-speed AVC/HEVC for 4K/8K), industrial applications (ADC/DAC/AFE), and automotive systems with functional safety and LiDAR/AV support. Complementing silicon design, HPC’s Analog & Mixed-Signal capabilities move clients from concept to product with end-to-end AMS design services. The firm’s IP/EDA Procurement practice manages vendor identification, IP qualification, complex licensing negotiations, and performance KPIs, with a total cost management approach that benchmarks against industry leaders and consistently targets significant savings on long-term agreements while transforming vendor relationships into strategic alliances. HPC’s Resource Augmentation model provides on-demand, highly vetted hardware and software talent spanning SoC architects, FPGA and embedded engineers, AMS and PD specialists, verification and validation, firmware, board design, cloud engineers, software architects, DevOps, and database architects. Clients can scale onshore/offshore with contract-to-hire, extended team, or managed service models, underpinned by a robust screening process that includes technical assessments, English, and IQ testing to secure top-tier performers quickly. Rounding out its portfolio, HPC’s Cloud Infrastructure Services cover cloud engineering, DevOps, solutions architecture, and cloud applications to re-architect, re-platform, re-host, and re-engineer workloads, modernize legacy systems, and enable enterprise-scale delivery on public cloud. Agile, collaborative, and relentlessly customer-focused, HPC partners to devise winning plans, craft winning products, assemble world-class teams, and monitor value delivery from start to finish.

Contract StaffingTemporary StaffingSOW/ProjectsSoftware DevelopmentCybersecurityData ScienceDefenseConsumer Goods ManufacturingIndustrial Machinery

HQDanville, United States

Donum Headhunters

Workafford is a Polish employment agency that connects reliable workers with reputable employers across Poland and the wider European market. Operating since 2013, the company has supported recruitment in more than a thousand client organizations and helps over 2,500 people each year secure legal, safe employment. With offices and on-the-ground capability in Poland and Germany, Workafford sources, screens, and deploys candidates for roles in construction, industrial manufacturing, warehousing and logistics, food processing, agriculture, and selected service and tourism segments. The team manages end to end hiring, from targeted sourcing and document verification through interviews, recommendations, and onboarding, while handling all formalities to ensure compliance, transparency, and a smooth start. Clients can hire directly for permanent roles or leverage employee leasing when Workafford serves as the formal employer and covers payroll, insurance, and taxes in eligible countries. The agency also delivers process outsourcing for defined scopes of work where output, quality, and timelines are contractually agreed. Through its Premium offering, Workafford complements recruitment with people and performance solutions including onboarding support, development center assessments, individual coaching, KPI driven management consulting, training, process analysis, and employee evaluations. Candidates benefit from access to around 500 job opportunities at any given time and from practical support such as relocation guidance and administrative assistance, particularly for workers from Eastern Europe seeking stable, higher earning roles in Western Europe. Employers gain faster hiring cycles, a shortlist of prequalified talent, scalable workforce options during peaks, and a partner experienced in cross border placements and legalization requirements. Known for flexibility and market knowledge, Workafford focuses on blue collar and skilled trades as well as selected white collar roles that keep production, maintenance, logistics, and site operations running reliably for organizations across Europe.

Permanent RecruitmentTemporary StaffingSOW/ProjectsAutomotiveAerospaceDefenseSupply Chain ManagementFreight ForwardingAirlines & Aviation

HQPoznan, Poland

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