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When you need trusted assistance for your most crucial strategic hiring needs. We have trusted experience leading you through a step-by-step process to identify, attract and hire executives who will seamlessly integrate and impact the success of your organization.
When you need broader access to talent. We have recruiting team members focused on providing value added direct hire recruiting services to our client organizations. This gives you access to passive candidates who are not answering job postings.
When you have to fill a need immediately. We apply the same careful vetting that we use in direct hire to help clients locate candidates to handle contract, project based or interim needs. Our focus in this area includes finance and accounting, human resources and project resources.
We execute each step of the executive search process with a critical eye. We understand the critical organizational importance of hiring the candidate who will deliver exceptional performance.
Gain an understanding around the culture, organizational values, and goals. Meet key constituents and understand the desired outcomes for the role.
Critical for key stakeholders to align around the desired candidate profile. This includes the experience profile and a list of intangibles required for a seamless integration.
Tailor the recruiting, attraction & evaluation process to the specific need. Build in key steps in the process, assessment, and stake holder involvement.
Execute the research, sourcing and recruiting strategy. Build a candidate pool that involves covering the desired candidate market while narrowing the pool against tangible and intangible requirements updating our clients through this process.
Vett the candidate pool and collaborate to develop a short slate of candidates. Incorporate tools and criteria to use through client interview process. Determine final candidate(s) and execute final steps of evaluation.
Facilitate the final decision taking into account all the steps in the process including data points from assessment, references and evaluation process. Assist with the offer, acceptance, resignation and on-boarding process.
We have expertise to fill the critical needs in departments across your organization.
WilliamCharles has deep and broad experience working across a number of different industries and sectors. Located in Michigan gives us extensive experience with manufacturing and distribution industries. At times, specific industry experience is critical – other times it is better to seek the best talent across industries. We help you navigate those critical decisions.
Jeff McGraw and his team have consistently delivered exceptional results, serving as our go-to recruiting firm time and time again. Their deep understanding of our portfolio companies coupled with their extensive network and rigorous selection process ensures that we consistently secure the best-fit candidates for our portfolio companies.
- Pete M. || Senior Vice President, Family Office
Engaging with Jeff McGraw for the first time has been an absolute success story for our family office. Right from the outset, they impressed us with their unparalleled dedication to understanding our industry nuances, particularly in manufacturing. Their extensive network and meticulous selection process ensured that we found the perfect candidate swiftly and efficiently.
- Tim G. || CFO, Heavy Manufacturing Company
Partnering with Jeff McGraw and his team was a strategic decision for our company. Their proactive and retained recruiting approach guaranteed timely results, backed by genuine commitment and effective solutions. We highly recommend their services!
- Brad B. || President, Composites Manufacturing CompanyComposites Manufacturing
Situation
Our client is a Pittsburgh based Private Equity Group focused primarily on buyouts of manufacturing, assembly, and distribution companies. Led by their new President, this portfolio company, located in Western Pennsylvania, was seeking to add director level engineering and commercial talent to the organization to drive sales, implement lean manufacturing and drive efficiencies.
Our Approach
We conducted a broad search of the local and regional markets to identify highly talented individuals who possessed the necessary technical skills. More importantly, we were looking for individuals who were process focused, and results driven with proven success in leading organizations to operational excellence.
Outcome
Leading with our consultative recruiting approach we worked closely with the President, who was actively engaged in the process, to successfully identify and hire the Director of Engineering and the VP of Sales & Business Development. Within a short time, these two individuals have driven sales revenue to record levels and have implemented production efficiencies, both of which have made significant improvements to their overall financial strength.
Iron Processing Company
Situation
Our client, located in Northeast Ohio, offers horizontally spun cast rolls for hot strip, cold strip, plate, and roughing stand applications. Due to retirement, this portfolio company was seeking to hire a Safety and Human Resource Manager.
Our Approach
We approached this assignment by harnessing our deep knowledge of engineering and manufacturing along with the understanding that safety was a key aspect of this role.
Outcome
Our recruiters conducted this search in a wide geography and ultimately found the best candidate in the local market. The client incurred no relocation expenses and hired the perfect candidate for the role.
Performance Plastics Manufacturing Company
Situation
For over 70 years, our client has been a pioneer in working with high temperature, high performance, specialty polymers. They are the “go to” high end plastic injection mold manufacturer and global supplier of technically advanced functional parts and assemblies. Due to continued growth, this portfolio company was searching for a Plastics Process Engineer.
Our Approach
Individuals with experience in plastics engineering are in high demand, so our recruiting team led a focused and exhaustive search of the local market targeting the plastics industry.
Outcome
Our work culminated in the hiring of a diversity candidate with a BS in Plastics Engineering along with work experience in the medical device industry. The hired individual quickly integrated into the organization to make an impact on production, design, and quality measures of the manufacturing process.
