Temp-to-Perm for Skilled Manufacturing Roles
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On request for skilled roles where you want to see the person on your floor first, then move them to your payroll.
No upfront fee. You pay only if you hire. We offer a candidate replacement guarantee on standard search agreements. The applicable period and exact terms are set out in the signed client recruiting agreement.
- No upfront fee
- Pay only if you hire
- Manufacturing only
- We reach people who aren't on job boards
- Replacement guarantee on standard searches
When a trial makes sense?
Temp-to-perm is available on request, and only for skilled roles. The idea is simple: the person starts on contract for an agreed trial, then moves to your payroll if both sides want that. It suits seats where a resume cannot answer everything, such as a new robotics technician who must prove they can troubleshoot your particular cells.
It is not our default and we do not push it. Permanent placement is cleaner for most skilled hires, because the candidate is making one move rather than two and the decision is made once. We raise the trial option when the risk of a wrong hire is real and the candidate is open to the arrangement.
Be aware that strong, employed technicians often decline a trial. Leaving a stable job for a contract that might convert is a harder sell than a direct offer. We tell you honestly when a given candidate pool is likely to accept it and when you would be narrowing the field to people who will.
How the arrangement is set?
Trial terms are set per engagement, written down before anyone starts, and they differ by role and plant. We do not quote a standard length on this page. The agreed trial depends on how long it takes to see the work that matters: a full changeover cycle, a shutdown task, an audit prep or a first article run.
Before a start date, the paperwork spells out who carries which obligations during the trial and what the conversion step looks like. We do not leave that to assumption. If the structure requires a third party to handle payroll or coverage, we say so plainly, and the decision about proceeding stays with you.
Conversion terms are part of the same document. They explain what happens when you want to keep the person, when they want to stay, and when either side decides the fit is wrong. Setting that out early removes the awkward conversation that otherwise lands in the middle of a busy week.
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What should you know about running a useful trial?
A trial works only if the person is given real work. Plan the first days around the tasks you most need evidence on, and assign someone to answer questions. Leaving a technician at a bench for a week, then asking whether they are a fit, wastes the arrangement and teaches you nothing.
Decide in advance what a good outcome looks like. For a maintenance technician it might be diagnosing a recurring fault without help. For an inspector it might be clean first article reports on a part they have not seen. Agreeing on those signals protects the candidate from shifting expectations and protects you from vague impressions.
Talk with the person midway, not only at the end. Skilled people notice early whether the floor, the supervision and the equipment suit them, and they will tell you if asked. A midpoint conversation often prevents both a failed conversion and a surprise resignation.
What should you know about roles where a trial helps most?
A trial is most useful where the gap between a good resume and good work is wide. Troubleshooting roles are the clearest case: maintenance technicians, robotics technicians and controls technicians can describe diagnosis well and still struggle on an unfamiliar system. A short period on your floor reveals which kind of person you have.
It also helps in roles that depend on judgment against a standard, such as inspectors and first article specialists. Reading a drawing and trusting a measurement are skills best observed, not asked about. A trial lets your quality manager watch the person handle an ambiguous result and decide whether their instincts match your standards.
It helps least in roles where the work is routine and the skill is well documented, because a good reference and a practical test tell you most of what you need. In those cases we will usually advise going straight to a permanent offer and saving the candidate a more awkward move.
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What should you know about alternatives we may suggest?
If a trial is not the right shape, we will say so. A direct permanent hire with a thorough technical interview and a floor walk often gives you most of what a trial does with less disruption for the candidate. A short skills demonstration on your own equipment can do the same for a hands-on role.
If what you really need is coverage for a defined stretch of work, a contract arrangement or a local staffing vendor may be a cleaner fit than a trial that is quietly hoping to become a hire. Our contract page explains how we handle that on request.
Across all of these, the standing offer remains permanent contingency placement. Our replacement terms on standard searches are stated plainly: We offer a candidate replacement guarantee on standard search agreements. The applicable period and exact terms are set out in the signed client recruiting agreement. Trial arrangements are agreed separately, in writing, per engagement.
What should you know about related pages?
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What should you know about start your search?
The Six-Step Search
What do you get before interviewing?
1. Search CalibrationYou get a hiring brief that separates the work, reporting authority and non-negotiable requirements. We agree what would make a candidate worth an interview before contacting anyone. 2. Market MappingYou get a defined search pool, not a reposted vacancy.
1. Search Calibration
You get a hiring brief that separates the work, reporting authority and non-negotiable requirements. We agree what would make a candidate worth an interview before contacting anyone.
2. Market Mapping
You get a defined search pool, not a reposted vacancy. We identify the kinds of plants and teams where people already handle comparable equipment, processes and operating demands.
3. Professional Contact Intelligence
You get a way to reach working people directly. We check professional contact routes and approach candidates discreetly, without making your plant or vacancy public unless you approve.
4. Persistent Personalized Outreach
You get individual conversations about the actual opening. We explain the work, shift and location, ask whether a move makes sense, and follow up without pretending every person is interested.
5. Live Candidate Qualification
You get evidence of fit before spending interview time. We talk through decisions, equipment, results and reasons for moving, then distinguish direct experience from skills that would need support.
6. Candidate Intelligence and Process Support
You get a focused short list with the information behind it. We explain motivation, practical constraints and concerns, support interviews, and keep offer decisions with your hiring team.
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What should we discuss first?
Temp-to-perm is available on request, and only for skilled roles. The idea is simple: the person starts on contract for an agreed trial, then moves to your payroll if both sides want that. It suits seats where a resume cannot answer everything, such as a new robotics technician who must prove they can troubleshoot your particular cells.
What should we settle first about Temp-to-Perm?
Temp-to-perm is available on request, and only for skilled roles. The idea is simple: the person starts on contract for an agreed trial, then moves to your payroll if both sides want that. It suits seats where a resume cannot answer everything, such as a new robotics technician who must prove they can troubleshoot your particular cells.
What should you know before sending temp-to-perm?
When do you pay a recruiting fee?
No upfront fee. You pay only if you hire. The signed recruiting agreement sets the fee basis and payment terms. Sending an opening does not itself commit you to a fee or an exclusive arrangement.
How long does it take to see a short list?
We discuss the search conditions before describing a realistic next step. Shift, location, equipment match and the candidate's reasons for moving all matter. We do not promise a shortlist date before understanding the opening.
How do you handle counteroffers?
We ask what is driving the move before introducing a candidate. We discuss what might change if the current employer offers more money or a different job. Your team still decides whether that person's motivation fits the opening.
What replacement terms apply?
We offer a candidate replacement guarantee on standard search agreements. The applicable period and exact terms are set out in the signed client recruiting agreement.
What do you not do?
We do not bill hourly for a standard permanent search, repost a job-board ad as a search, or supply high-volume general labor. Retainers are not the default. Any different arrangement must be agreed in writing.