Clients
- Mid-market manufacturers
- Private equity-backed industrial groups
- Multi-site production businesses
- Automation-driven growth facilities
Executive search for U.S. manufacturing
Industrial leadership search built for performance-critical environments.
We don’t find available candidates. We secure proven operators already delivering results.
Specialist executive search across Maintenance, Reliability, Automation and Plant Leadership.
U.S. manufacturing focus
Executive search specialists
Selective, mandate-led model
Why searches fail
Northmark is designed to fix the reasons searches stall.
- Unclear brief
- Salary management
- Slow feedback
- Weak market access
- Poor candidate assessment
Operator-led
Built by people with real recruitment experience who know where process breaks down.
Search-led
We map the market before we message candidates.
AI-supported
AI supports research, mapping, preparation and workflow.
Human-finished
Assessment, advice, process control and offer management stay with experienced recruiters.
Typical mandates
Search across the core leadership functions of industrial organisations.
Plant ManagerPlant & production management
Maintenance ManagerMaintenance & reliability leadership
Reliability ManagerMaintenance & reliability leadership
Engineering ManagerEngineering leadership
Operations DirectorOperational leadership
Automation LeadControls & automation engineering
- Continuous Improvement & Lean Leadership
- EHS & Quality Leadership
- Supply Chain & Materials Leadership
Meet the team
New by design, not new to recruitment.
Jamie TownFounder, Commercial Strategy
Leads Northmark's strategy, client relationships and U.S. market expansion.
Dan LazarusFounder, Recruitment Operations
Leads search delivery, candidate engagement and talent acquisition strategy.
Mark LivseyFounder, Systems, AI & Search
Builds the systems and AI-supported workflows behind the search model.
Russ MetcalfManaging Partner, Texas Market Lead
Leads client relationships and search delivery across Texas.
Who we work with
Built specifically for complex production environments.
A selective, mandate-led model
- Targeted market mapping across defined regions
- Direct, confidential headhunting
- Technical screening aligned to plant performance realities
- Structured shortlists within agreed timelines
- Transparent communication throughout the search
Our process
Built around precision, speed and influence, not volume.
- Role alignment
Operational priorities, leadership expectations and the outcomes the role must deliver.
- Market mapping
Relevant organisations and leadership profiles across the manufacturing landscape.
- Targeted outreach
Confidential, tailored engagement based on operational impact, not job titles.
- Evaluation
Leadership capability, decision-making and fit within your production environment.
- Curated shortlist
Individuals who are both capable and realistically movable, not just interested.
Optional layer: where useful, McQuaig behavioural assessment support as part of a retained search, to support better hiring conversations, not to replace judgement.
How we search
Most recruitment fails because it targets availability. We target performance.
We identify where leadership actually sits
Not where candidates apply. We map markets instead of advertising roles.
We engage leaders already delivering results
Not people actively job searching. We target proven operators, not applicants.
We secure movement through influence
Not CV circulation. We deliver qualified, aligned shortlists.
Hiring critical technical leadership in U.S. manufacturing?
Start a confidential search conversation. We work a limited number of mandates at any one time to ensure delivery.
Confidential enquiry
Talk to Northmark
0333 577 8505 search@northmarksearch.comConfidential search discussions for U.S. manufacturing leadership roles.
Company details
- Company
- Northmark Search Ltd
- Registered
- Company No. 17021564, England & Wales
- Phone
- 0333 577 8505
- search@northmarksearch.com
- Website
- northmarksearch.com