Hire plant and distribution staff in 10 days
Production planners, buyers, quality specialists, cost accountants and plant administration for manufacturers and distributors. Hire globally or in the US, remote, hybrid or in-office.
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Where manufacturing staffing actually breaks
Plants rarely stall because the line is short one operator. They stall because the planner seat is empty, the RFQ queue backs up, and quality paperwork slips. Those are salaried desks, and they take months to fill through a generalist agency.
The planner seat is empty
Plants rarely stall because the line is short one operator. They stall because the planner seat is empty, the RFQ queue backs up, and quality paperwork slips.
Margin lives in throughput
Throughput lives in scheduling, sourcing and quality. When those desks sit open, expedite freight and overtime absorb the difference.
Months through a generalist
Salaried desks take months to fill through a generalist agency.
Hire for the queue
Nobody hires a coordinator for the title. You hire one because a specific queue is backing up.
Two models, one honest number
Traditional agencies charge 20-30% of first-year salary, paid up front, for a single placement. Both HireHawk models sit under that. Neither model asks you to pay before you meet people. Pick the one that matches the desk, then read the model page for full terms.
Planning, procurement, order entry, cost accounting and ERP support, run as fully managed desks inside your systems. From $12/hr all-inclusive, one monthly fee covering sourcing, vetting, payroll and support.
Explore global staffing →Quality, compliance and plant-floor-adjacent leadership, hired permanent onto your payroll in all 50 states. $995 retainer plus 12.5% of first-year salary, or 15% with no upfront.
Explore US staffing →Have a seat open now?
Tell us the seat you need covered. We will match a recruiter who staffs your industry daily, and share expected cost and timeline.
Roles by department
Production and operations
Schedules built, lines planned, downtime chased.
Supply chain and procurement
Sourcing and vendors worked ahead of the line.
Quality and compliance
Documentation and audits, onshore on your payroll.
Warehouse and distribution
Inventory and shipping coordinated behind the floor.
Engineering and product
Drawings, BOMs and documentation kept current.
Accounting and finance
Cost accounting that reflects the actual floor.
Sales and customer service
Orders entered, quotes out, distributors supported.
Marketing
Catalogs and trade shows handled without plant hours.
Admin and HR
The plant office and its people, covered.
Technology
ERP, EDI and the data between systems.
Not seeing the seat you need? We staff 100+ roles across 10+ departments, and yours gets scoped on the discovery call.
Explore all roles we staff →Sub-industry fit
Three buyer types run through this page. Manufacturers making to order or to stock, suppliers feeding larger OEM programs, and 3PLs running fulfilment for brand owners. The desks overlap, but the pressure points differ, so the hiring model differs too.
Planning, quality and engineering documentation desks
RFQ turnaround, scorecards, customer portal upkeep
Order fulfilment, EDI mapping, client reporting
Carrier management, dispatch and brokerage sit on our freight and 3PL staffing page instead.
From discovery call to onboarding in 21 days
Fewer than 1% of applicants are presented to clients. Every candidate moves through 5-Stage Vetting with AI-assisted screening before you meet them, and you receive vetted candidates in 10 calendar days from the discovery call.
AI-assisted screening
Every application is screened against the role's real requirements before a recruiter reviews it.
Skills assessment
Candidates prove the core skills the role needs through practical, job-specific tasks.
Communication and culture
We assess English fluency, communication, and fit for how your team actually works.
Background verification
Work history, credentials, and identity are verified before any candidate advances.
Reference checks
We speak to past managers to confirm performance before a candidate reaches you.
What our clients say.
"I run an ecomm business and have worked with people remote but needed new hires. HireHawk has been incredible. Great talent, great people, great onboarding, great pricing."
"It was very easy working with HireHawk, from looking for viable candidates, the interview process, all the way to implementation of your hire, they handle it all. We are also very happy with our hire. Very easy and seamless process."
"HireHawk filled two senior roles in under two weeks. The candidates were sharper than anything our in-house recruiter surfaced in months."
Growing US companies use HireHawk for vetted candidates in 10 calendar days, onboarding in 21 days, and a guarantee behind every placement: 100% performance replacement on Global Fully Managed, 60-day replacement on US Direct Hire.
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One partner, wherever your next hire lives.
The right model depends on the seat, not the business. Some roles need someone in the building; back-office, documentation and administrative work does not, and costs far less remotely.
We work with growing US companies backed
by the world's best investors.
A manufacturing staffing agency serving manufacturers, suppliers and distributors since 2019. Both hiring models are explained on the HireHawk staffing homepage, and both cover salaried and back office desks in all 50 states.
Manufacturing staffing agency questions, answered
How is this different from a temp labour agency?
Temp agencies fill hourly production and line roles by the shift. We fill the salaried desks around the line: planning, sourcing, quality documentation, order entry and finance. Those desks are screened on systems knowledge and process discipline, not availability. You get a shortlist in 10 calendar days, and the placement is built to stay.
Which model fits production desks versus plant-floor roles?
Ask what the desk touches. If it needs hands on equipment, a badge at the gate, or supplier site visits, choose US direct hire at a $995 retainer plus 12.5% of first-year salary. If it runs on your ERP, inbox and documents, choose Global Fully Managed from $12/hr all-inclusive. The right model depends on the desk, not the company.
What does manufacturing staffing cost?
Two prices, and both undercut the 20-30% of first-year salary traditional agencies charge up front. US direct hire is a $995 retainer plus 12.5% of first-year salary, or 15% with no upfront at all. Global Fully Managed is month to month, all-inclusive, with no recruitment fee and no long contract behind it.
Do you place plant floor and warehouse labour?
Not on this page. Forklift operators, pickers, packers and line associates are a separate hire with different screening, covered on our warehouse and fulfilment staffing page. This page covers the planning, quality, procurement, engineering and back office desks around the floor. Many clients run both, briefed separately.
How fast can we see candidates?
The first shortlist arrives in 10 calendar days on both models, with recorded interviews and test output attached. Onboarding completes in 21 days once you choose someone. Speed comes from pre-vetted pools in six core talent markets, not from lowering the bar at screening.
What happens if a plant hire does not work out?
US direct hire carries a 60-day replacement guarantee. Global Fully Managed carries a 100% performance guarantee, so a seat that underperforms is replaced at no extra cost. On Global, a dedicated Client Success Manager stays on the account for the life of the hire and usually catches a fit problem early.
Can a global desk work inside our ERP?
Yes, and most do. Global team members work in your systems on your access controls, whether that is an ERP, a WMS, an EDI portal or a quality management system. Access is scoped by you, NDA and IP terms are signed before login, and your supervisors keep day to day direction.
Staffing across every industry, department, and role we cover
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Ready to give your team their evenings back?
Tell us the seat you need covered. We will recommend the right model, in office or virtual, share exact pricing for the role, and put vetted candidates in front of you in 10 calendar days.