Working with a production manager staffing agency alleviates the pain of finding qualified talent and accelerates hiring timelines. With 20 years of manufacturing staffing experience, Hunter fills production manager roles in an average of 15 days. Our workforce solutions help employers hire production managers who make facilities safer, more productive, and easier to manage day to day.
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Hiring a good production manager isn’t easy in a tight labor market. Many manufacturers run into the same common problems: candidates look strong on paper, but turn out to lack reliability on the job. If you’ve been asking yourself how to hire a production manager who can manage people, maintain safety standards, or keep production on track long term, you’re not alone.
Hunter’s production manager staffing agency approach goes beyond posting jobs and waiting for the right candidates to apply. We reach out to our quiet search network of 1.2 million professionals to find experienced leaders who aren’t actively applying but are open to the right move. Whether you’re looking for a production control manager direct hire, production control manager contingent staffing solutions, or workforce consulting, we can help you fill your tough roles.
Rooted in connection, we link experienced production managers with industrial manufacturing employers. We provide support across the full recruitment lifecycle, placing tough roles such as:
Get in touch. Share your open production manager roles, facility requirements, and expectations.
We introduce pre-qualified production managers ready to interview.
Onboarding support is handled so your team can stay focused on production.
Access to high-quality professionals – Includes a strong percentage of passive workers not actively applying on job boards.
Faster time-to-hire – Average turnaround of 15 days from request to placement for manufacturing roles.
Better retention – 93% of placements stay 3+ years.
Flexible solutions – Permanent, contract, and project-based manufacturing staffing.
Risk free – Guaranteed contingent search. Pay only when we deliver.
A global manufacturing leader with complex, technical operations was facing hiring delays and inconsistent candidate quality from existing staffing partners. Hunter provided technically aligned talent across 70+ U.S. sites through both temporary and direct-hire support. Learn how a 15+ year partnership improved hiring speed, quality, and production stability nationwide.
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plant manager, engineer, operations, and other roles placed
Hunter offers flexible staffing solutions to help manufacturers hire the right production leadership without slowing down operations.
Maintain leadership coverage and reduce operational disruption.
Deliver defined production initiatives with outcome-based leadership support.
Plan for production leadership needs and workforce changes.
placed by Hunter have 5+ years of specialized industry experience.
from the time a job is posted until a candidate is placed into the role.
made by Hunter remains with their employer for 3+ years.
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Staffing support is especially valuable when you need to fill a leadership gap quickly, replace a departing manager, stabilize a struggling shift or department, or scale production without disrupting operations.
Contract or interim production managers are ideal for short-term needs like turnaround situations, leave coverage, or surge demand. Direct hire is best for long-term leadership roles where continuity, culture fit, and succession planning matter.
Yes, staffing agencies can conduct discreet searches when your organization prefers not to have a public job post.
Effective screening focuses on how candidates handle real-world challenges such as labor shortages, downtime, quality escapes, safety incidents, and cross-functional communication. Years of experience and job titles are weighed alongside communication skills, examples of creative problem solving, and references from past roles.
Timelines vary, but working with a staffing partner typically shortens time-to-hire by accessing pre-vetted candidates and passive talent networks, often filling roles weeks faster than internal searches. Hunter’s average time to fill manufacturing roles is 15 days.
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