Automation & Industrial Technology Industry Executive Search and Recruiters
Direct Recruiters is an executive search firm that recruits high-impact employees for organizations in the USA Automation industry. We provide executive search, recruitment and staffing services to fill automation and industrial technology jobs in the manufacturing and automation industry. For recruiting assistance, placement assistance or to be considered for an automation job, contact our Automation Director, Dave Bevington at 440-996-0584 or dbevington@directrecruiters.com.
Finding Top Talent
Automation plays a vital role in spurring economic growth in the United States. This growth continues to accelerate due to smarter, more connected, and collaborative systems. Through the use of mechanical, hydraulic, electrical, pneumatic devices and computers, more and more processes are becoming automated; namely in the manufacturing industry.
Automation is driven by efficiency and our industrial recruitment team's goal is to apply that same principle to your specific search for top talent. We streamline the overall hiring process, making it easier and faster, while keeping you informed every step of the way. Direct Recruiters Automation recruiters provide retained, contingency and temporary solutions for organizations looking for top talent. Our team is dedicated to sourcing, identifying, acquiring, and retaining top performing professionals to elevate the success of our clients' organizations. In addition, DRI's automation executive search specialists are experienced in working with Private Equity, Venture Capital, and Growth Equity firms to recruit their portfolio company leaders and teams.
Our Automation executive search consultants place candidates in positions that help them meet their career objectives. DRI is a third-party (3rd) recruitment agency that recruits experienced automation specialists and executives for full-time, temporary and part-time employment opportunities within industrial companies.
Automation Recruiting Areas of Focus
The DRI team is comprised of Automation Senior Recruiters and Research Associates who have a thorough understanding of the industry and current job market. On a daily basis, we are in contact with executive management and hiring authorities looking to hire top professionals in the areas below:
Core Competencies:
- AI/Artificial Intelligence
- BLDC Motors
- Connectivity
- DCS Controls
- Drives
- Electronic Control Systems
- Flow Meters
- Fluid Power
- High Precision Motors
- HMI’s
- Hydraulics
- Industrial Connectivity and Device Networks
- Industrial Sensors
- Instrumentation
- IoT/Internet of Things
- Linear Motion
- Machine Vision
- Manufacturing
- Manufacturing Information Systems
- Metrology
- Motion Control
- Motors/Motor Controls
- PLC Controls
- Pneumatics
- Power Distribution
- Power Transmission
- RFID and Machine Vision
- Robotics/Mechatronics
- Sensors
- SCADA and Process Management
- Stepper Motors
- Systems Integration
- Test/Measurement
- Variable Frequency Drives and Drive Systems
Technology:
- ABB
- Allen-Bradley
- &R
- Beckhoff
- DeltaV
- High Precision Drives
- Drives
- FactoryTalk
- HMI
- IEC 61131-3
- Mitsubishi
- Modbus
- Motion
- Omron
- PanelView
- PLC / Programmable logic controls
- SCADA
- Siemens
- Wonderware
- IR Vision, Cognex Keyence
Automation Roles We Place
Functional Occupations:
- Territory Sales and Executive Management for Manufacturers, Distributors, and Integrators (up to C-level)
- Engineering (Automation/Controls, Project Management…etc.)
- Product Marketing
- Business Development
- Channel Management
- Product Management
- Turnkey System and Equipment Sales Engineering
- Mechanical and Electrical Design Engineering
- Program/Project Management
- Applications Engineering and Field Service
- Programmers of all types
- In-House Counsel
- Legal Staffing
- Private Equity and Portfolio Company Roles
Get in Touch with Our Team
To Fill a Position or Discuss a Recruiting Assignment, contact Dave Bevington, Partner and Director of Automation at 440-996-0584, dbevington@directrecruiters.com and connect with Dave on LinkedIn. For Robotics, contact Josh Olgin, Recruitment Director of Robotics at 440-996-0585 or jo****@di**************.com " href="https://www.directrecruiters.com/practice-areas/automation-and-sensors-controls/ jo****@di**************.com %20"> jo****@di**************.com .
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Dave Bevington | Partner | Director of Automation | 440-996-0584 dbevington@directrecruiters.com
Josh Olgin | Managing Partner | Director of Robotics | 440-996-0585 jo****@di**************.com
Joe Terry | Automation Executive Recruiter | 440-996-0872 jt****@di**************.com
Tim Sullen | Automation Executive Recruiter | 440-996-0862 ts*****@di**************.com
James Maxwell | Automation Researcher | jm******@di**************.com
Kanika Kalra | Automation Researcher | kk****@di**************.com
Automation Testimonials
Clients we have recently worked with:
Tradeshows of Interest
A3 Forum
AHR
ATX West
ATX East
Modex
Automate 2017
Sensors Expo
IMTS
Pack Expo
Pack Expo East
Fabtech
RIA's Business Forum
Trade Publications
Journal of Sensors
Automation World
InTech Magazine
Control Engineering Magazine
Control Design
Control Global
E.B. – Candidate
“Dave was outstanding to work with. He gave me clear guidance and communication on what to do throughout the process. His patience and calm demeanor kept me in check during the inevitable bumps that happen during a recruitment. With Dave’s…
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“I am certainly grateful for Dave’s expertise in helping me connect with the right company for my career. Recruiting today is tough. Dave delivered the value of industry experience and networking.”
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“It has been an absolute pleasure working with Dave Bevington at DRI. As somebody who does not have a lot of interviews under his belt, having spent almost the entirety of my career with one company, I have found Dave’s…
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It’s been great working with Dave Bevington and the DRI team! Given my resume along with our initial discussions regarding my current situation, career goals, and aspirations Dave and Daniel found a perfect opportunity for me in a new company.…
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“DRI might be the most professional group I’ve ever worked with; and when we will be growing and hiring, DRI will be my first call when that time comes.”
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It has been a pleasure working with Mr. Dave Bevington, having connected with Dave mid 2016, he helped me through a process with which I had become unfamiliar. Specificity, finding a career opportunity with a high–tech company. Dave (with great professionalism)…
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