Manufacturing executive search recruitment software
Map the manufacturing market, run the assignment, evidence the process.
Retained assignments on one record — mapping, confidential approaches, milestones and the plant report.
- Mapping
- Approach
- Longlist
- Assessment
- Tickets & inductions
- Offer & fee
- Also for manufacturing:
- Temp
- Permanent
- Contract
- Shift
- Multi-Desk
- All manufacturing desks
One platform, from the market map to the offer.
Map the market
Build the target list on the assignment record — the plants, the plant managers, production directors and heads of manufacturing inside them, and who has already been spoken to.
Confidential approaches
Approaches, conversations and declines are recorded against the assignment, so a discreet search still leaves a trail the team can work from.
Longlist to shortlist
Plants run to a production cycle, so the operatives who ran the last campaign are the first list to work. Move candidates through the assignment stages with the reasoning attached, and send a formatted shortlist from the record.
Assessment and interviews
Interview stages, feedback and assessment notes sit on the candidate within the assignment. At this level the plant is judging whether the operator is ticketed for the machine before the shift, and the evidence for it belongs on the record.
Retained milestones
Retainer stages are tracked against the assignment, so what has been billed and what is due sits with the work rather than beside it.
The client report
Dashman shows fill-rate by plant, cover by line and where the week is short, so the update is drawn from the record rather than assembled before the call.
Ticketed and inducted before the shift
Machine tickets, inductions and PPE sign-off are held against the worker with expiry alerts, and confirmed before a booking is committed.
How documents and expiry work- Machine and plant tickets with expiry alerts
- Line and plant inductions recorded against the placement
- PPE sign-off before the worker goes on site
- Right-to-work documents with expiry alerts
AI agents working on the manufacturing desk in the background.
Sourcing Sam
Builds the target map of operatives and keeps the assignment's longlist moving.
Compliance Clara
Flags machine and plant tickets coming up for expiry.
Timesheet Tommy
Reads submitted timesheets and preps PAYE with AWR and holiday pay, with umbrella for contract technicians for review.
Growth Grace
Surfaces new plant leads worth a call.
Manager Max
Briefs the desk each morning on fill-rate by plant.
The AI Agents Guide for Manufacturing Recruitment
- Where agents help on the manufacturing desk, and where they should not
- Keeping machine and plant tickets current without chasing
- Pay and bill: PAYE with AWR and holiday pay, with umbrella for contract technicians
Executive Search Manufacturing recruitment software questions.
Does it support retained assignments?
Retainer milestones are tracked against the assignment alongside the stages, so what has been billed and what is still due sits with the work.
Can approaches be kept confidential?
Approaches and conversations are recorded against the assignment with the access controls you have configured, so a discreet search still leaves a usable trail.
How is market mapping handled?
The target list of plants and operatives is built on the assignment record, including who has already been approached and what they said.
What does the client see?
Assignment progress is drawn from the record stage by stage, so the update is reported rather than reconstructed before each call.
What checks do manufacturing placements need?
Machine tickets, inductions and PPE sign-off are held against the worker with expiry alerts, and confirmed before a booking is committed. The desk holds machine and plant tickets with expiry alerts, line and plant inductions recorded against the placement, PPE sign-off before the worker goes on site, right-to-work documents with expiry alerts.
See a week of your own manufacturing desk run in one system
Half an hour on your own kind of work.