RETAINED RECRUITERS FOR MFG

One dedicated recruiter. Top priority. Until it's filled.

Retained Recruiter for Precision Manufacturing

What Retained Search Means

Retained search is our most focused service, reserved for roles that are urgent, mission-critical, or simply too hard to fill through a standard search. When you engage us on retainer, you’re not competing for our attention alongside a stack of other open contingency roles — that search moves to the front of the line, with a dedicated recruiter assigned specifically to it until it’s filled.

What "Exclusive" Means for You

A retained engagement is exclusive on your end: you agree to work with SkillSource Tech alone on that specific role, rather than running it through multiple agencies at once. In exchange, we commit a dedicated recruiter and give your search top priority ahead of our other active work — full focus on getting your role filled, without you managing multiple agencies chasing the same candidates.

Investment

Our retained fee is the same skill-based rate as our contingency placements — contact us for our current fee schedule. What changes with retained isn’t the price, it’s the priority: half the fee is paid up front to launch the search, with the balance due at placement, and your role gets our full, dedicated attention until it’s filled.

Included in the fee is a 90-day Insurance Policy

Every retainer placement comes with a 90-day guarantee. If a candidate leaves or is terminated for cause within their first 90 days, we’ll replace them at no additional cost for the first replacement, and at a reduced rate (of 50%) for a second — no games, no fine print surprises.

Best For

Retained search is the right fit for time-sensitive openings, hard-to-fill specialist roles, or critical positions where the cost of an empty seat outweighs the value of shopping the role around to multiple agencies.

Ready to get started?

Contact us today to talk through your urgent or hard-to-fill role and see if a retained search is the right approach.