Fill your hardest
manufacturing roles.
Pay only when you hire.
Fill the roles that matter most with the PRIMARY network. Leverage an exclusive network of the best recruiters for manufacturing talent to get exceptional candidates.
Precision aerospace machining, 5-axis
Interviewing
Advanced manufacturing facility expansion
Offer out
CNC machine tool builder
Shortlist sent
See the search
before the first interview.
A live view of matched industrial candidates, verified requirements, and the operating targets behind every search.
Priority roles across four operating environments
From signed intake to accepted offer on a well-scoped search.
For accepted searches with aligned compensation and feedback.
Sourcing, screening, scheduling, follow ups, and coordination.
Qualified, interested candidates with role-specific context.
If a placement does not work out during the first 90 days, we rerun the search at no additional fee.
Define the role.
We handle the rest.
One intake call. Then specialist recruiters and custom AI agents go to work on your search.
Define the role
We scope the search with you on one call. Compensation, site, shift context, must-have experience, and who makes the decision. Your search goes live only when it is fully specified and signed.
Matched specialists surface candidates
We assign a small number of recruiters whose track record fits your exact role and region, never an open pool. Their networks plus our AI agents surface candidates who are interested, vetted, and ready to interview.
Make exceptional hires, faster
You interview a short slate, not a stack of resumes. We coordinate scheduling, relay feedback within two business days, and help close. Every placement includes a 90 day free replacement.
A closed network.
On purpose.
Anyone can send resumes. PRIMARY activates the recruiters best matched to each search to find and vet candidates. Your team receives those candidates through us. No recruiter coordination. Each role has limited seats for specialists with the right track record. Our network of 500+ independent recruiters and agencies covers every core industrial role, from plant leadership and controls to quality and skilled operations, in every US region.
Vetted specialists only
Every recruiter working behind your search has placed your kind of role before. Domain, region, and level. No generalists learning on your time.
Limited seats per role
We assign a small matched group to each search. Specialists get room to work the role properly and duplicate outreach stays out.
Verified candidates
Candidates arrive interested and consented, with context on comp expectations, shift fit, and why they would move. Not scraped profiles.
White glove support
A dedicated team runs your search end to end. Calls, email, or text. You get one interface and full accountability.
Tailored for
every organization.
Different operations, different hiring problems. The network covers the industrial economy end to end.
Manufacturers and OEMs
From family owned shops to multi plant operations.
Plant managers · Operations managers · Controls and automation engineers · Manufacturing engineers · Quality managers · Maintenance leadership · CNC programmers and machinists
Construction and contractors
General contractors, mechanical and electrical contractors, and the trades that build heavy things.
Project managers · Superintendents · Estimators · Project engineers · MEP leadership · Safety managers
Energy and infrastructure
The teams keeping power, water, and industry moving.
Field service engineers · Commissioning engineers · O&M leadership · Reliability engineers · Instrumentation and controls
Industrial services
Equipment dealers, integrators, and the service networks behind the machines.
Service managers · Applications engineers · Technical sales · Branch and regional leadership
Compared with
the old ways.
Recruiting agencies give you one recruiter and a contract. Job boards give you volume without signal. PRIMARY gives you a bench of proven specialists behind one agreement, one interface, and one quality bar.
| PRIMARY | Recruitment agencies | Job boards and sourcing tools | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Who works your role | Matched specialists with placements in your exact niche, plus custom AI agents | Whichever recruiter has capacity | You do |
| Search surface | Multiple expert networks in one place, meeting one quality bar | One firm's rolodex | Whoever is actively applying |
| Candidate quality | Interested, vetted, consented, interview ready | Varies by recruiter | Unscreened volume |
| Your time | One intake call, then interviews | Managing the relationship | Screening resumes yourself |
| Pricing | Success fee only when you hire, with a 90 day free replacement | Similar fees, inconsistent terms | Subscriptions whether you hire or not |
Fits the stack
and protects the search.
We set up around the way your plant, field team, or corporate talent function already works. No rip-and-replace project.
One operating loop from intake to offer
Every role has a live brief, candidate scorecards, interview status, ownership, and the next action in one place.
Your ATS stays the system of record
Native sync where available, structured import and export everywhere else. We confirm the exact handoff during implementation.
Practical controls, stated plainly
A lightweight implementation
Typical path after a search is accepted
Frequently asked questions
What is PRIMARY?
PRIMARY is manufacturing superintelligence. For hiring, that means a closed network of expert industrial recruiters working alongside custom AI agents to fill the roles that matter most, faster than the industry thought possible.
What does it cost?
A success fee calculated as a flat percentage of first year salary, payable only when you hire. No retainers, no subscriptions, no charge for a search that does not end in a hire. Every placement includes a 90 day free replacement.
What kinds of roles do you fill?
Salaried professional and leadership roles across manufacturing, construction, energy, and industrial services. Plant leadership, engineering, quality, maintenance leadership, project management, field service, and technical sales.
We do not do high volume hourly staffing. Different problem, different tools.
How fast will we see candidates?
Speed depends on the role and market, and we will give you an honest read on the intake call. What we control, we commit to: your search goes live within days of signing, and you get feedback loops measured in hours, not weeks.
We already have HR or internal recruiters. Does this still work?
Yes. Most of our clients have internal teams. We take the searches that are stuck, confidential, or too specialized for a generalist pipeline, and we plug into your existing process rather than replacing it.
How do integrations and security work?
We map the workflow during kickoff, keep your ATS as the system of record, and use the lightest integration that fits: native sync where available, structured import and export otherwise. Candidate data is permissioned, search access is limited to the people working the role, and private files stay behind application access.
Why do I have to request an invite?
Because the network only works if every search on it is real, specified, and signed. Recruiters commit serious hours to our roles, and in exchange we commit to only bringing them roles worth their effort. If your role fits, we move quickly.