Case 1: Growing Manufacturer on a Deadline
The Challenge
As a leader in the RV manufacturing industry who was recently awarded a contract with a large government agency, our client needed several Design Engineers. In order to meet the demand, our client needed someone who could hit the ground running when it came to tackling design and project management. To their dismay, two of the engineers the client had already paid for from other recruiting firms had left the company.
Once our team was put in contact with the client, they had already fallen behind schedule on the design of key components, which put them at risk of incurring penalties and eventually losing their share of the government agency contract.
Our Approach
Our team at Omni One knew we had to work quickly, while also screening engineers to find out their commitment level to taking and maintaining a new position in order to avoid any further delay in client projects. With our client, we were able to pinpoint the reason that previous engineers left the company and use that to our advantage. Together we were able to formulate a contract-to-hire plan to avoid our client going further into debt over engineers that could potentially leave.
The Results
Like many other cases, Omni One was able to find local candidates to our client who were ready to thrive under pressure and work more than the average 40 hours a week. The engineers each had design experience in the automotive manufacturing industry, leaving them highly capable of performing their duties from day 1. Our client began by hiring on two of our engineers on a contract basis until they could get caught back up, then hired one on long-term to keep up with ongoing demand. This engineer is still an important part of our client’s design team and we continue to maintain a strong business partnership.