OUR SPECIALIST INDUSTRIAL RECRUITMENT DIVISIONS
Our Industrial Equipment Recruitment Specialisms
Industrial Recruitment Group is a specialist industrial recruitment agency supporting employers across the United States, providing technical, engineering, sales, service, operational, and executive recruitment across 10 specialist industrial equipment and technology markets.
We partner with OEM manufacturers, industrial equipment distributors, service organizations, engineering companies, system integrators, rental organizations, EPC contractors, and industrial end users to recruit experienced professionals across the industrial sector.
Our specialist recruitment divisions are built around the equipment, technologies, applications, and talent markets we serve. This industry-focused approach allows us to combine industrial recruitment expertise, technical market knowledge, and targeted headhunting to identify professionals with experience relevant to our clients' equipment, customers, and operating environments.
Automation & Controls
Recruitment across industrial automation, PLCs, controls, instrumentation, robotics, motion control, and system integration.
Compressed Air
Recruitment for compressed air and vacuum equipment manufacturers, distributors, service providers, and industrial air specialists.
Fluid Power
Recruitment across hydraulics, pneumatics, motion control, and fluid power equipment and systems.
Gas Compression
Recruitment across reciprocating, centrifugal, natural gas, process gas, and heavy-duty compression markets.
Industrial, Specialty, Medical & Process Gases
Recruitment across industrial, specialty, medical, process, and natural gas equipment and service markets.
Industrial Refrigeration
Recruitment for industrial refrigeration, process cooling, equipment manufacturers, contractors, and service organizations.
Motors & Drives
Recruitment for electric motors, drives, motor controls, power transmission, and related industrial equipment markets.
Power Generation
Recruitment for generators, engines, switchgear, power systems, controls, and power generation equipment.
Pumps
Recruitment for industrial pump manufacturers, distributors, service providers, and pumping system specialists.
Valves & Actuation
Recruitment for industrial valves, actuators, flow control equipment, manufacturers, distributors, and service providers.
Who We Recruit For
Industrial Recruitment Group partners with organizations across the U.S. industrial equipment market, from global OEM manufacturers and authorized distributors to specialist service companies and industrial end users.
Our industry-focused recruitment approach allows us to understand how technical, engineering, sales, service, operational, and leadership requirements differ across each type of industrial business.
OEM Manufacturers
We support industrial equipment manufacturers with recruitment across engineering, applications, field service, technical sales, aftermarket, operations, and leadership.
Industrial Equipment Distributors
We partner with authorized and independent industrial equipment distributors to recruit experienced technical, service, sales, operational, and leadership professionals.
Industrial Service Organizations
We recruit for organizations responsible for installing, commissioning, maintaining, repairing, and supporting industrial equipment and systems.
Engineering Companies
We support engineering companies across applications, project engineering, design, commissioning, technical services, and engineering leadership.
System Integrators
We recruit for industrial system integrators across automation, controls, PLCs, instrumentation, electrical engineering, commissioning, and technical sales.
Equipment Rental Organizations
We support industrial equipment rental companies across field service, engineering, operations, technical sales, branch management, and leadership.
EPCs & Industrial Contractors
We recruit for engineering, procurement, construction, and specialist industrial contractors supporting projects, installation, commissioning, and maintenance.
Industrial End Users
We recruit engineering, reliability, maintenance, operations, and leadership professionals for industrial facilities operating critical equipment and systems.
Compressed Air
Compressed Air │ Vacuum Systems │ Air Treatment Equipment
We cover compressed air systems, industrial vacuum systems, blower systems, and compressed air treatment equipment across a wide range of industrial applications.
Our expertise covers rotary screw, reciprocating, centrifugal, scroll, oil-free, high-pressure, booster, portable, and variable-speed air compressors, alongside rotary lobe and centrifugal blowers, industrial vacuum pumps and systems, refrigerated and desiccant dryers, compressed air filtration, condensate management systems, air receivers, compressor controls, and engineered compressor packages. We recruit professionals across engineering, field service, applications, technical sales, aftermarket, operations, and leadership.
Motors & Drives
Electric Motors | Drives | Mechanical Power Transmission
Our expertise covers AC and DC electric motors, low- and medium-voltage motors, induction and synchronous motors, servo motors, variable frequency drives (VFDs), soft starters, motor controls, gearmotors, industrial gearboxes, speed reducers, couplings, bearings, mechanical drives, and power transmission systems. We recruit professionals across electrical and mechanical engineering, applications, field service, technical sales, product management, operations, and leadership.
Pumps
Pumps | Pumping Systems | Fluid Handling Equipment
Our expertise covers centrifugal, positive displacement, diaphragm, peristaltic, progressive cavity, gear, screw, piston, plunger, vertical turbine, submersible, slurry, chemical process, and sanitary pumps, alongside mechanical seals, pump controls, packaged pumping systems, skids, and associated fluid-handling equipment. We recruit professionals across engineering, applications, field service, technical sales, aftermarket, operations, and leadership.
Gases
Industrial Gases | Specialty Gases | Medical & Process Gases
Our expertise covers equipment and systems used across industrial, specialty, natural, medical, laboratory, high-purity, and process gas applications, including gas generation and separation systems, nitrogen and oxygen generators, gas compressors, gas boosters, vaporizers, pressure regulation equipment, manifolds, gas distribution systems, purification equipment, analyzers, storage systems, and packaged gas systems. We recruit professionals across engineering, field service, applications, technical sales, operations, project management, and leadership.
Valves & Actuation
Valves | Actuators | Flow Control Systems
Our expertise covers ball, butterfly, gate, globe, check, needle, plug, control, pressure relief, safety, and severe-service valves, alongside pneumatic, electric, and hydraulic actuators, valve positioners, regulators, solenoids, valve controls, instrumentation, and complete automated valve packages. We recruit professionals across applications and engineering, valve automation, field service, technical sales, aftermarket, operations, and leadership.
Gas Compression
Reciprocating Compression | Centrifugal Compression | Process Gas Systems
Our expertise covers reciprocating, rotary screw, centrifugal, and high-pressure gas compressors, alongside natural gas compression packages, pipeline and gathering compression, hydrogen compression, process gas compression, compressor skids, drivers, lubrication systems, coolers, separators, controls, and auxiliary equipment. We recruit professionals across mechanical and applications engineering, field service, commissioning, technical sales, aftermarket, operations, project management, and leadership.
Fluid Power
Hydraulics | Pneumatics | Motion Control
Our expertise covers hydraulic pumps, motors, cylinders, power units, accumulators, manifolds, valves, filtration, hose and fittings, alongside pneumatic cylinders, actuators, air preparation equipment, filters, regulators, lubricators (FRLs), directional control valves, solenoid valves, pressure regulators, vacuum components, and motion-control systems. We recruit professionals across engineering, applications, field service, technical sales, distribution, operations, and leadership.
Power Generation
Generators | Engines | Switchgear & Power Systems
Our expertise covers diesel and natural gas generators, generator sets, standby and prime power systems, alternators, automatic transfer switches, switchgear, paralleling systems, power distribution equipment, control panels, load banks, UPS systems, and packaged power-generation solutions. We recruit professionals across electrical and applications engineering, field service, commissioning, technical sales, project management, operations, aftermarket, and leadership.
Automation & Controls
Automation | PLCs & Controls | Instrumentation
Our expertise covers PLCs, HMIs, SCADA and DCS platforms, industrial control panels, variable frequency drives, servo and motion-control systems, sensors, transmitters, pressure and vacuum gauges, flowmeters, temperature instrumentation, process instrumentation, industrial networks, IIoT platforms, and automated control systems. We recruit professionals across controls and automation engineering, systems integration, programming, commissioning, field service, applications, technical sales, and leadership.
Industrial Refrigeration
Industrial Refrigeration | Chillers | Process Cooling
Our expertise covers industrial refrigeration systems, ammonia and CO₂ refrigeration, screw and reciprocating refrigeration compressors, industrial chillers, process chillers, cooling towers, evaporative condensers, heat exchangers, evaporators, condensers, refrigeration controls, packaged cooling systems, and temperature-control equipment. We recruit professionals across refrigeration engineering, field service, commissioning, controls, technical sales, project management, operations, and leadership.
Roles & Functions We Recruit For
Industrial Recruitment Group provides specialist recruitment and talent advisory services across the U.S. industrial equipment and technology market. We recruit Field Service Technicians, Engineers, Applications Engineers, Technical Sales professionals, Project Managers, Operations professionals, Service Managers and senior leaders for organizations operating across mission-critical industrial equipment markets.
Our recruitment expertise spans compressed air and vacuum systems, pumps, motors and drives, valves and actuation, gas and heavy-duty compression, fluid power, power generation, automation and controls, industrial and specialty gases, and industrial refrigeration. We understand that successful industrial recruitment requires more than matching a job title. Equipment knowledge, applications experience, technical capability, customer exposure and relevant market experience can all be critical to a successful hire.
We support recruitment across the complete industrial equipment lifecycle, from product management, engineering and applications through manufacturing, supply chain, technical sales and project execution to installation, commissioning, field service, maintenance, repair, aftermarket support, operations and executive leadership. Our clients include OEM manufacturers, industrial equipment distributors, service and repair organizations, engineering companies, system integrators, equipment rental organizations, EPCs, industrial contractors and industrial end users throughout the United States.
Product Management
Product Managers, Product Line Managers, Product Specialists, Product Engineers, Product Directors, and Directors of Product Management.
Engineering & Design
Mechanical Engineers, Electrical Engineers, Controls Engineers, Automation Engineers, Design Engineers, Systems Engineers, Process Engineers, and Engineering Managers.
Applications Engineering
Applications Engineers, Senior Applications Engineers, Applications Engineering Managers, Applications Specialists, Sales Application Engineers, Proposal Engineers, and Application Engineering Directors.
Manufacturing, Production & Quality
Manufacturing Engineers, Production Engineers, Quality Engineers, Manufacturing Managers, Production Managers, Quality Managers, Assembly Technicians, Test Technicians, and Continuous Improvement Managers.
Supply Chain & Procurement
Supply Chain Managers, Procurement Managers, Purchasing Managers, Buyers, Strategic Sourcing Managers, Materials Managers, Inventory Managers, and Parts Managers.
Technical Sales & Business Development
Outside Sales Representatives, Technical Sales Representatives, Sales Engineers, Territory Sales Managers, Account Managers, Regional Sales Managers, Business Development Managers, and Sales Directors.
Channel & Distribution Sales
Channel Sales Managers, Distribution Sales Managers, Distributor Sales Managers, Channel Managers, Dealer Development Managers, Distributor Development Managers, Strategic Account Managers, and OEM Account Managers.
Inside Sales & Customer Support
Inside Sales Representatives, Inside Sales Engineers, Inside Sales Specialists, Sales Support Specialists, Customer Service Representatives, Customer Account Specialists, Sales Coordinators, and Inside Sales Managers.
Project Management
Project Managers, Project Engineers, Senior Project Managers, Engineering Project Managers, Technical Project Managers, Project Coordinators, Project Engineering Managers, and Program Managers.
Installation, Start-Up & Commissioning
Commissioning Engineers, Commissioning Technicians, Start-Up Engineers, Start-Up Technicians, Installation Managers, Installation Technicians, Field Engineers, and Site Managers.
Field Service & Technical Service
Field Service Technicians, Field Service Engineers, Service Technicians, Technical Service Engineers, Field Technicians, Senior Service Technicians, Regional Service Technicians, and Field Service Managers.
Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul (MRO)
Maintenance Technicians, Maintenance Engineers, Repair Technicians, Shop Technicians, Mechanical Technicians, Electrical Technicians, Rebuild Technicians, Rotating Equipment Technicians, and Maintenance Managers.
Technical Support & Aftermarket
Technical Support Engineers, Technical Support Specialists, Product Support Engineers, Product Support Specialists, Aftermarket Sales Representatives, Aftermarket Sales Managers, Parts Specialists, and Technical Service Specialists.
Service Management & Coordination
Service Managers, Field Service Managers, Regional Service Managers, Service Operations Managers, Service Directors, Service Supervisors, Service Coordinators, Service Dispatchers, and Service Schedulers
Operations & Branch Management
Operations Managers, Branch Managers, Plant Managers, Regional Operations Managers, Service Operations Managers, Operations Supervisors, Facility Managers, and General Managers.
Leadership & Executive Search
General Managers, Business Unit Managers, Division Managers, Regional Managers, Directors of Sales, Directors of Service, Directors of Operations, Vice Presidents, and Presidents.
Industrial Markets & Industries We Recruit Across
Industrial Recruitment Group provides specialist recruitment and executive search services across the U.S. industrial sector. Through our specialist industrial equipment divisions, we support organizations operating across manufacturing, energy, utilities, process industries, infrastructure, heavy industry, and other specialized industrial markets.
Our recruitment expertise is not limited to a fixed list of industries or end markets. We work with organizations that manufacture, distribute, integrate, install, service, maintain, rent, and operate industrial equipment and systems across virtually every major industrial sector throughout the United States.
Our Recruitment Approach
Industrial recruitment requires more than advertising vacancies and reviewing resumes. The professionals who succeed in technical industrial environments require the right combination of equipment knowledge, industry experience, and practical application expertise.
At Industrial Recruitment Group, we take a targeted approach to every search. We invest time understanding your business, your customers, your equipment, your operating environment, and the challenges behind the role before engaging with the market.
Our approach combines specialist industry knowledge, direct sourcing strategies, and established professional networks to identify candidates who align with both your technical requirements and long-term objectives.
Discovery & Consultation
Understanding your organization, hiring requirements, team structure, and what success looks like.
Market Intelligence
Providing insight into talent availability, compensation expectations, location considerations, and current hiring conditions.
Targeted Search
Identifying qualified professionals through specialist networks, direct sourcing, and industry relationships.
Candidate Evaluation
Assessing technical experience, industry background, career goals, and alignment with your requirements.
Professional Representation
Managing communication professionally and representing both clients and candidates throughout the process.
Long-Term Partnership
Supporting your recruitment needs beyond a single placement through ongoing market insight and relationship building.
Why Clients Use Industrial Recruitment Group
Industrial Recruitment Group helps U.S. industrial organizations identify professionals who have the technical experience, industry background, and practical knowledge required to succeed in specialized environments.
We believe effective recruitment starts with understanding the market, the equipment, and the challenges behind each position. Our approach combines specialist industry knowledge, targeted search strategies, and long-term relationships to deliver recruitment solutions built around quality, not volume.
Focused Exclusively on U.S. Industrial Markets
Targeted expertise within the domestic industrial equipment ecosystem.
Deep Understanding of Equipment Ecosystems
Comprehending complex machinery, engineering processes, and systems.
Technical Knowledge Beyond Job Titles
Evaluating candidates based on actual hands-on application experience.
Access to Specialist Industry Networks
Direct connections to passive talent and niche technical professionals.
Proactive Search & Targeted Headhunting
Active sourcing strategies rather than relying solely on job boards.
Professional Representation of Your Company
Acting as a polished ambassador for your brand in the talent market.
Honest Market Insight & Advice
Transparent guidance on compensation, availability, and hiring conditions.
Quality-Focused Approach, Not Volume Recruitment
Curated shortlists of genuinely qualified candidates.
Strong Reputation Built Through Relationships
Trusted partnerships grounded in integrity, delivery, and communication.
Long-Term Partnerships with Industrial Organizations
Supporting your business growth across multiple hiring cycles.
Responsive Communication Throughout Every Search
Consistent updates and transparent feedback at every stage.
Specialist Expertise Across Niche Technical Markets
Deep sector knowledge covering critical infrastructure and equipment niches.
Why Industrial Recruitment Group?
Specialist industrial recruitment requires more than understanding job titles. It requires in-depth knowledge of the equipment, technologies, applications, and operating environments behind every role.
Industrial Recruitment Group specializes exclusively in technical recruitment across the United States, supporting OEM manufacturers, authorized distributors, industrial service companies, engineering organizations, system integrators, EPC contractors, and industrial end users operating within critical infrastructure and industrial equipment markets.
We understand the technical skills, equipment experience, certifications, and industry knowledge required to successfully recruit across engineering, field service, maintenance, operations, technical sales, and executive leadership.
This specialist, advisory-led approach enables us to identify professionals with the technical capability, industry expertise, and commercial understanding required to support critical industrial operations across the United States.