For manufacturing employers
A shortlist of verified tradespeople. Pay nothing until you hire.
Melben's manufacturing desk recruits six industrial trades: CNC, maintenance, millwright, welding, HVAC, and electrical. A recruiter who covers your trade runs each search, on direct hire or on contract.
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Direct hire
Your hire is your employee from day one, on your payroll and your benefits. Melben is the recruiter, not the employer, and we run no payroll on a direct-hire placement.
- Best for
- Core roles you are filling for the long run.
- What it costs
- A one-time fee, due only when your hire starts.
Contract staffing
The person works with your team on a defined-term assignment. Melben handles the placement and the pay administration, so approving hours is the whole of your paperwork.
- Best for
- Seasonal demand, maintenance projects, and covering an open role while you hire for it.
- What it costs
- An hourly rate, agreed before the assignment starts.
Pay nothing until you hire
Our fee depends on a hire. There is no upfront fee, retainer, or subscription, so if you never hire, you never pay.
90-day replacement guarantee
If the placement leaves within 90 days for any reason, we refill the role at no additional fee. The guarantee is in writing.
Four-hour response
A person who has read your inquiry answers it within four business hours.
Our hiring process, step by step
Intake
A short call on the role, the environment, the pay, and what a good fit looks like on your floor.
Sourcing
We search our network and the market nationwide, with no work on your end.
Credential verification
Licenses and certifications verified against documented proof before anyone reaches you.
Shortlist
A small slate of verified candidates worth your interview time.
Interviews
We coordinate, prep both sides, and keep it moving.
Placement
Your candidate starts on direct hire or contract, whichever the role calls for. For a direct hire, our one-time fee is due at this step and not before.
90-day guarantee
If the placement leaves within 90 days, we refill the role at no additional fee.
How we verify credentials
Industrial hiring runs on credentials: EPA 608, AWS weld certs, journeyman licenses, NFPA 70E. We check them against documented proof before we submit a candidate, and a line on a resume does not count. If we cannot verify a credential, you do not see the candidate.
What we do not do
- We do not send unvetted temp labor. Every hire, direct or contract, is credential-checked.
- We do not flood you with resumes. You get a short list worth interviewing.
- We are not a generalist agency. Our manufacturing desk recruits six industrial trades.
Start a search
Tell us about the role, or grab 15 minutes on a call. Either way, we respond within four business hours.
Prefer to talk now? Call (216) 483-1649.
Request workers
Book a 15-minute call
Book by email
Two steps and the call is on the books:
- 1
Email us the role you are hiring for and a couple of days and times you are free to talk.
- 2
A recruiter confirms your 15-minute call within four business hours.