Your next plant manager, supervisor or engineer, presented in 21 days.
50+ years of manufacturing recruitment. Our recruiters come from the plant floor and already know the candidates you're looking for, at a 15% success fee paid only when your hire signs.
A manufacturing recruiter replies within one business day.
Manufacturers who trust us
The roles that hurt when they sit empty (plant managers, engineers, supervisors, controllers, buyers, supply-chain leads) take sector knowledge to fill. And the people you want aren't answering job postings.
≈ 1M production job openings a year through 2034, mostly replacing retirements. Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Slowed lines, delayed projects, overloaded teams. Every week matters.
Recruiters who already speak the language of the plant floor.
Strategic roles get handed to an outside firm for a reason.
Direct approach to the people who aren't applying: the ones job postings and LinkedIn never reach.
Often on retainer, paid whether or not you hire.
Based in Canada, we leverage the strength of your currency to offer services that are, on average, 40% more affordable than U.S. firms.
Based in Canada, we leverage the strength of your dollar. Our services run, on average, 40% more affordable than U.S. firms, for the same search, done the same way.
15% of first-year base salary, and you pay only when your hire signs. U.S. firms typically charge 20 to 30%, and often on retainer.
Recruiting since 1975, for more than 600 client companies. There is very little in a plant we have not hired for.
Speed above all. A critical role sitting open costs far more than any fee: slowed lines, delayed projects, overloaded teams.
Not a generalist firm with a manufacturing desk. Manufacturing and industrial roles are the only thing our recruiters do.
AI maps the market and screens at speed. Every candidate you meet has still been interviewed by one of our recruiters.
Most U.S. search firms have one or two of these strengths. We built the model around all of them.
| Advantage |  | Typical U.S. search firm |
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing specialization | ✓Manufacturing is our only specialty | Often generalist |
| Success fee | ✓15% | ✕20 to 30% |
| Payment terms | ✓You pay when your hire signs | ✕Retainers common |
| Average time to close | ✓~4 weeks | 6 to 12 weeks |
| Years recruiting for manufacturers | ✓50+, since 1975 | Varies |
| AI-assisted sourcing and screening | ✓Built into every mandate | Varies |
| Cross-border U.S. + Canada network | ✓Same team, both sides of the border | ✕Rare |
| Replacement guarantee | ✓Included | Varies |
| Reach to talent that isn't applying | ✓Direct approach | ✕Posting-dependent |
One recruiter owns your mandate from the first call to the start date.
A manufacturing recruiter, not an account manager. You leave the call knowing whether we're the right firm for the mandate.
Our sourcing tool builds the candidate universe across the U.S. and Canada. Every candidate you meet has been interviewed by one of our recruiters first.
Shortlists, not résumé dumps, including the people who weren't applying and the ones your job posting never reached.
No retainer. Replacement guarantee included. The same recruiter from brief to signature.
St-Amour is the largest specialized recruitment firm owned and operated in Canada. 50 years of manufacturing recruitment, 600+ client companies, and a team dedicated entirely to plant, production, engineering and supply chain roles. Now expanding to the United States.
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Not generalists who recruit everywhere. Specialists who recruit where they've worked.
Plant managers · Supervisors & directors: production, plant, maintenance · Process engineers
Production supervisors · Operations managers · Engineers: maintenance, projects, continuous improvement · Lean experts
Process engineers · Quality leads · EHS specialists · Mechanical & electrical designers
Production managers · Quality & food-safety leads · Planners · Project managers: automation
Manufacturing supervisors · GMP specialists · Quality assurance · Project managers: mechanical, electrical
Supervisors & directors: logistics, supply chain, planning, purchasing · Coordinators: procurement, transport · Controllers
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We go deep where manufacturing is dense, and we have covered Canada end to end for 50 years.
Hiring outside these markets? We still take the mandate. Our recruiters work the same networks across North America. Tell us the role and we'll tell you honestly whether we're the right firm for it.
The largest manufacturing base in the Midwest and the market that runs closest to how Canadian plants operate.
Exceptional growth, a diversified industrial base, and very strong hiring demand.
Fast growth, finance plus industry, and lighter competition for talent than the coastal markets.
Where we have recruited since 1975 from Montreal, Toronto, Ottawa and nationwide. The largest specialized recruitment firm owned and operated in Canada.
Their reputation is well established. Professional, friendly, and resilient, they have always delivered on their mandates over many years across different sectors in pharma and medical. They are always my first call for a mandate.
Their deep understanding of our sector and their ability to present quality candidates adequately meets our needs. Their communication and follow-up at every stage of a recruitment mandate is regular and smooth. With our rapid growth, St-Amour is a reliable partner to help support our expansion.
Whenever our clients have sales, operations, finance, or other position needs, we partner with St-Amour to find the best candidates as efficiently as possible. They have helped us fill our clients' difficult positions quickly and effectively. They are absolutely trustworthy, communicate very well, and have extensive networks in most industries.
Our experience with the team at St-Amour has been extraordinarily positive. Not only have we shared best practices and camaraderie, but also solid business referrals. We are very pleased that St-Amour chose to join the CFR Global Executive Search Network.
Very professional team! Excellent service and great results!
[TO CONFIRM WITH CLIENT] We recruit U.S.-based candidates for U.S. roles. Our team and cost base are in Canada; your shortlist isn't. Where a cross-border candidate is the right fit, we tell you up front and walk you through what it involves.
You pay 15% of your new hire's first-year base salary, and only once they have accepted your offer. No retainer, no upfront cost, nothing owed if you don't hire.
The U.S. market average for permanent placement is 20 to 30%. Our Canadian cost base is what lets us charge less without cutting the work, and with a strong U.S. dollar, the gap widens in your favor.
Four weeks on average from mandate to signed offer. You'll see your first qualified candidates within 21 days.
The rest depends on you: how quickly you schedule interviews and make a decision. To keep the process fast, the hiring manager should be involved from day one.
St-Amour is the largest specialized recruitment firm owned and operated in Canada, with 50+ years and 600+ client companies behind it, all in manufacturing and industrial roles. That's a deeper bench than most U.S. boutiques can offer.
It also means a lower fee, a cross-border candidate network, and recruiters used to plants that run on both sides of the border.
You are better served working with a single firm. Multiple providers means duplicate candidates and a weakened employer brand, the very thing that attracts top talent.
If you find a candidate yourself, submit them to our team so they go through the same selection process as the talent we have identified. Once a candidate is chosen, our replacement guarantee applies, and that's not a small thing.
We use AI to do the volume work: mapping the market, surfacing passive candidates, and screening applications quickly so nothing sits in a queue. That's a large part of how the four-week average holds.
It does not replace the recruiter. Every candidate you see has been interviewed by one of ours, usually for more than an hour.
Thirty minutes with a manufacturing recruiter, not a salesperson. We go through the role, the plant, the salary band and the timeline, and we tell you honestly whether we're the right firm for the mandate. If we are, the search starts that week.
A search firm's mission is to find the person tailored to your open position. The hire goes directly on your payroll, under your terms. A staffing agency typically manages and pays employees it places temporarily in your company.
Every candidate we present has been through a thorough interview; pre-employment checks (criminal record, academic and credit verification) are available on request.
No sales pitch. No corporate presentation. A single call to qualify your mandate and move into action.
For employers only. Confidential consultation, no obligation.
A manufacturing recruiter replies within one business day.
lower cost than U.S. firms
to your first candidates
years recruiting for manufacturers
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