A modern precision manufacturing facility in operation

Fractional talent acquisition · Executive search

Building teams
that build industry.

No confusing placement fees. No outrageous markups. One predictable monthly cost.

Experienced recruiting leadership for manufacturers that need critical talent—without adding permanent overhead.

Embeddedas part of your team
Specializedin technical industry
Flexiblecapacity that scales

Your hiring workload changes.
Your standards shouldn't.

When critical roles stay open, operations slow down and leadership gets pulled into recruiting. IronGate provides senior-level recruiting capacity precisely when you need it—working inside your process, representing your brand and keeping searches moving.

How we help

Recruiting support built around the work.

Choose an ongoing talent partner or focused search support for a critical hire.

Professional & Technical Search

Targeted recruiting for difficult engineering, operations, quality, commercial and corporate positions.

  • Direct-hire professional roles
  • Hard-to-find technical expertise
  • Market mapping and outreach

Executive Search

Discreet, research-driven search for leaders who can strengthen an operation, business unit or organization.

  • Director and VP leadership
  • Confidential replacement searches
  • Structured candidate assessment

Straightforward pricing

Recruiting support that fits your hiring volume.

Clear rates for direct hires, with support that scales as your needs change.

Up to 2 hires / month

$750 per hire

For occasional hiring needs.

3–4 hires / month

$2,000 per month

Predictable monthly cost.

5–7 hires / month

$3,000 per month

Ongoing recruiting capacity.

8+ hires / month

$500 per hire

Flexibility for high volume.

Executive & salaried search10% of starting salary

Professional, technical, management and executive direct hires.

Every plan includes

  • Targeted sourcing & outreach
  • Candidate screening
  • Interview coordination
  • Pipeline updates
  • Job advertising
  • Job description creation
Discuss your hiring plan

Where we work

Built for industrial complexity.

We understand the difference between finding a qualified résumé and finding someone who can succeed in a technical, operational environment.

01Industrial manufacturing
02Engineered equipment
03Energy & process industries
04Automation & controls
05Specialty chemicals
06Industrial services

Why IronGate

Recruiting judgment shaped by the industries we serve.

IronGate Talent Partners was founded to give manufacturing, engineering and industrial companies a better way to access experienced recruiting support. We combine the responsiveness of an embedded partner with the reach and discipline of specialized search.

“The goal isn't to send more résumés. It's to understand the business, reach the right people and help leaders make a confident hire.”
Joseph PenningtonFounder & Managing Partner

Start with the hiring challenge

Let's talk about the roles
slowing your team down.

Tell us what you're hiring for and where the process is getting stuck. We'll help determine whether fractional support or a focused search is the right fit.

Email Joseph →JosephP@irongatetalentpartners.com