Engaged Search
For leadership and other hard-to-fill roles. A committed, prioritized process with regular market updates and a defined shortlist.
Boutique, Founder-Led Search
Your trusted partner for engineering, manufacturing, and sales talent.
We also handle accounting and finance, construction, legal, and business-critical searches. Individual contributors through the director level.
Trusted by Manufacturers
Contractors
Law Firms
Family-Owned & Privately Held Companies
PE-Backed Portfolios
The market
The bench is thin
69% of U.S. employers say they're having trouble filling roles. Here's what that looks like across the markets we recruit in.
1.9M
manufacturing jobs could go unfilled through 2033.
349K
net new construction workers needed in 2026 alone.
124K
accounting and auditing openings projected every year through 2034.
60%
of law firms surveyed are turning away work because they're short on staff.
When good people are this scarce, more résumés won't fix it. The right three will.
Our why
Why we exist
I've seen recruiting go wrong from the inside. Spray-and-pray submissions, recruiters who vanish after the fee clears, candidates strung along for weeks. I started this firm to do it right.
That means a sniper approach: a handful of people who actually fit, every time. It means telling you the truth, even when it's not what you want to hear. And it means we're selective. We work with clients and candidates who respect our time and share our values.
Who we place
Our practices
Engineering & Manufacturing
Engineers of every discipline, plus quality and plant operations leaders, for manufacturers and design firms.
Industrial Sales
Sales engineers, account managers, territory and channel sellers, and sales managers for industrial companies.
Construction
Project managers, superintendents, estimators, and operations leaders for contractors and builders.
Accounting & Finance
Accountants, tax and audit professionals, financial analysts, and controllers for companies in any industry.
Legal
Attorneys, paralegals, legal assistants, and firm operations staff for law firms.
Business-Critical Functions
Supply chain, purchasing, administrative, IT, and HR professionals for companies in any industry.
Business areas
Industries we serve
We work across industries. If a company makes, builds, moves, sells, or advises, we can likely help.
Privately held, family-owned, and PE-backed companies, roughly 50 to 500 employees.
- Industrial & Contract Manufacturing
- Building Products & Construction Materials
- Aerospace & Defense
- Medical Device Manufacturing
- Metal Fabrication & Machining
- Plastics, Packaging & Converting
- Electrical, Controls & Automation
- Industrial Distribution
- Food & Beverage Production
- Construction & Specialty Contractors
- Energy & Infrastructure
- Logistics & Supply Chain
- Engineering & Design Firms
- Law Firms
- Business & Professional Services
- Technology & Electronics
For employers
Working with us
Hiring is too important for a black-box process. Here is how to engage, how a search runs, and what you get.
Ways to engage
Contingent Search
For active openings where you pay on results. The same vetting and candor, and you only engage when we deliver people worth meeting.
How a search runs
01. Define the win
Align first
Role, timeline, and must-haves. We ask the questions that surface what this hire truly needs to own before the search starts.
02. Reach the market
Curate, don't collect
Straight to our network and beyond the applicant pool. You get a shortlist worth your time, not a stack to triage.
03. Hire with confidence
Through onboarding
We stay in it through offer, close, and the first weeks. The job isn't done until your hire is succeeding.
What you get
Direct, honest communication
Consistent updates on the market and the search, and real feedback after every interview from both sides. No phantom roles, no surprises.
Quality over volume
Every submission is vetted and intentional, and worth the time it takes to review.
Founder-led, rooted in the industry
You work directly with the person doing the search, not a handoff to a junior. Deep relationships on the plant floor.
In their words
Don't just take our word for it
AJ consistently delivers well-qualified candidates and keeps communication open from the first call to the closed offer.
DO
Director of Operations
The attention to detail and industry knowledge take the friction out of hiring. Every submission was someone we genuinely wanted to meet.
CR
Corporate Recruiter
A thorough understanding of our needs and our culture resulted in highly qualified candidates and a smooth hire.
C
Controller
For candidates
Your next move should be worth making
Whether you run the plant, build the project, sell the product, keep the books, or practice law, you deserve real opportunities, direct feedback, and a headhunter who respects your time.
Ready to make a move
You know what you want. We keep the process tight and get you in front of the right companies.
Quietly exploring
Employed and not in a rush. Everything stays confidential, and we only reach out when something genuinely fits.
Reach us directly
Meet with the founder
AJ Jasurda personally leads every search, from the plant floor and the job site to the finance team and the law firm. Prefer to skip the form? Reach out by phone or email.
We respond within one business day
Every message gets a personal reply, not a template or auto-reply.