Industrial Manufacturer
A 280-employee industrial manufacturer ramping a new production line. Growing 40% YoY but blocked by an inability to hire production supervisors, mechanical engineers, and quality leads fast enough to keep up with delivery commitments.
Services
Partnership
Outreach
Booking
Industry
Manufacturing
Company Size
280 Employees
Timeline
24h shortlist
How a manufacturer got their first qualified shortlist in 24 hours and built out their production team without slowing the ramp-up.
The challenge
14 production and engineering roles to fill in 10 weeks, with a delivery schedule slipping and two recruiters drowning in plant-floor screening.
The manufacturer was scaling fast and had committed to ship two new product lines within the quarter. The two in-house recruiters were already at full capacity running production-floor screens and shop-floor walk-throughs, time-to-fill on supervisor and engineering roles was over 70 days, and outreach response rates from candidates with the right industrial background had collapsed below 7%. Adding more recruiters meant a 3-month ramp, and headhunter retainers on niche manufacturing roles would have eaten the entire Q3 hiring budget on four hires.
The approach
Sourcify embedded a parallel sourcing engine alongside the in-house team in 3 days, focused on production, engineering, and quality.
We started with a 60-minute intake on each open role to lock down required certifications, shift expectations, and target compensation. Within 24 hours, we delivered shortlists for the first three roles. Outreach went out from our own infrastructure, fully personalized, with multi-step follow-ups handled on our side. Interviews landed directly in the plant managers' calendars. Weekly calibration kept shortlists tight as feedback came in from on-site interviews.
The Results
The manufacturer hired all 14 production and engineering roles in 10 weeks without bringing on additional recruiters or paying placement fees. Two committed product lines shipped on the original timeline, time-to-fill dropped by two-thirds, and the in-house team finally had room to focus on closing strong candidates instead of chasing them.
First qualified shortlist delivered 24 hours after kickoff
14 production and engineering hires in 10 weeks
Time-to-fill compressed from 70+ to 24 days
Two new product lines shipped on the original timeline
In-house recruiters reclaimed time for closing instead of sourcing
"Sourcify gave us our first qualified shortlist within 24 hours. Ten weeks later we'd hired 14 people across production and engineering and shipped both product lines on time. Our recruiters never had to compromise on standards because the candidates already matched."
Jennifer Holland
CFO
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