Skilled Trades Recruiting Is Expensive—But It Doesn’t Have to Be
Manufacturing companies across the country are struggling to find skilled trades talent.
Production leaders, maintenance professionals, and technical manufacturing employees are becoming increasingly difficult to hire, causing many employers to rely on expensive staffing agencies charging massive placement fees.
At On The Hook Recruiting, we believe there’s a better way to approach Skilled Trades Recruiting.
Using our Fractional Recruiter model, one recent manufacturing client saved more than $43,000 across just three skilled trades and production-related hires.
Skilled Trades Recruiting Challenges Continue to Grow
Hiring for skilled trades positions is more competitive than ever.
Manufacturing facilities are facing challenges finding:
Production Supervisors
Maintenance Supervisors
Maintenance Technicians
Skilled manufacturing professionals
Technical trades talent
These positions are critical to keeping operations running efficiently, yet many employers struggle with:
Limited candidate pools
Increased competition
Rising staffing agency fees
Long hiring timelines
Unfortunately, traditional recruiting firms often make the situation even more expensive through contingency placement fees that commonly reach 20% or more of a candidate’s annual salary.
Skilled Trades Recruiting Success Through a Fractional Recruiter Model
One of our manufacturing clients recently partnered with On The Hook Recruiting to help fill several difficult skilled trades and production-related positions.
Here are the results.
3rd Shift Production Supervisor
Our Fractional Recruiter filled this position in 58 recruiting hours at a total cost of $5,800.
Compared to a traditional 20% placement fee:
$11,600 saved
Maintenance Supervisor
This role was filled in 72 recruiting hours at a total recruiting cost of $7,200.
Client savings:
$17,000 saved
Maintenance Tech Recruiting Supports Skilled Trades Recruiting Success
Maintenance Technician
Our team filled this maintenance role in 55 recruiting hours at a total cost of $5,500.
Client savings:
$14,500 saved
TOTAL SAVINGS
Across these three positions alone, the client achieved:
$43,100 in recruiting cost savings
Skilled Trades Recruiting Doesn’t Require Massive Staffing Fees
Skilled trades recruiting is difficult—but employers should not have to overpay to find qualified talent.
At On The Hook Recruiting, our Fractional Recruiter model provides:
Lower recruiting costs
Transparent pricing
Flexible hiring support
Specialized manufacturing recruiting expertise
Partnership-focused recruiting strategies
We help manufacturing organizations hire for:
Skilled trades
Production leadership
Maintenance positions
Engineering roles
Technical manufacturing talent
If your manufacturing facility is struggling to find skilled workers while managing recruiting costs, our Skilled Trades Recruiting team is built to help you hire smarter and more efficiently.
Are you struggling to hire? Our Fractional Recruiter Service is the answer.
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