The engine converts your job brief into a structured search of skills, tools, shift, site and clearance, then finds every qualified person within reach of the site.
20 years in specialist staffingCertified MBE, SBE and DBEApproved supplier in Magnit and KellyOCG
The right people on your floor, faster
Tellus maps the entire qualified market for your precision manufacturing roles with an in-house sourcing engine, then a recruiter who knows these floors verifies every candidate before you see them.
Customized proposal within 48 hours. Nothing owed until someone starts.
Trusted by teams at
Keysight TechnologiesNASALawrence Berkeley National LaboratorySandia National Laboratories
What it does
One system, five stages, no hand-offs
Sourcing runs on Kandidate, the engine we operate in-house. It works continuously, is backed by twenty years of placement data, and tunes itself to your account as it learns your hiring decisions.
Why now
A posting reaches the few. Your line needs the many.
The technicians who can run your line are already employed and not browsing job boards. Most agencies work from a rolodex, bill for the search effort, and do not know a cleanroom protocol from a tool uptime log.
The old way
- ×Postings reach only active seekers, a fraction of the qualified market
- ×Sourcing and screening eat months, sometimes a full quarter
- ×Generalist agencies send candidates with no cleanroom or high-reliability experience
- ×Search fees and retainers billed on effort, not on results
- ×An 18 to 36 month technician training curve with no one to train
The Tellus way
- ✓Market mapping finds every qualified person within reach of your site, not just applicants
- ✓Direct outreach approaches each person in their own context, with proper follow-ups
- ✓A Tellus recruiter confirms hands-on experience on your actual tools and processes
- ✓A verified shortlist of three to five people, typically within days
- ✓Invoiced on a placement, not on effort: no retainer, no separate search fee
How it works
From brief to start date in one system
From first touch to real results, without the guesswork.
Brief definition
Your job brief becomes a structured search: skills, tools, shift, site and clearance.
Market mapping
The engine finds every qualified person within reach of your site, not just active applicants.
Direct outreach
Each person is approached in their own context, with proper follow-ups.
Screening and review
Real screening conversations, then a Tellus recruiter verifies experience, availability and rate.
Delivery
Scheduling, offers and start dates, handled end to end.
20 yrsIn specialist technical staffing
3,000+Placements delivered
14 daysAverage time to fill
95%Client retention
Plans
Invoiced on placement, not on effort
On a $120,000 role, a traditional agency at 22% charges $26,400. Tellus at flat 15% charges $18,000. That is $8,400 saved per hire.
Direct hire
15%flat placement fee
One flat fee on the salary, invoiced only when someone starts.
- ✓ No retainer
- ✓ No separate search fee
- ✓ Verified shortlist within days
- ✓ Nothing owed until someone starts
Contract and contract-to-hire
Custompriced per role
Priced by the role, the engagement type and the market for that skill. A five-minute call gets a real number.
- ✓ Contingent contract staffing
- ✓ Contract-to-hire conversion
- ✓ Full project teams
- ✓ All 50 states, all shifts
Common questions
What buyers ask us first
What does the sourcing engine actually do?+
Sourcing and first-pass screening run on Kandidate, the engine we operate in-house, instead of on a recruiter's contact list. It maps the whole qualified market, reaches candidates directly and works continuously. It hands our recruiters a ranked starting point, not an answer; every shortlist is verified by a Tellus recruiter before it reaches you.
How is this different from a traditional staffing agency?+
Agencies work from a rolodex and bill for the search effort. We map the whole market and are accountable for the hire. Our recruiters spend their time on judgment calls rather than manual sourcing, so the same team carries far more roles and moves faster.
How fast can you deliver?+
A verified shortlist of three to five people, typically within days rather than weeks. If a role is not fillable at the rate or in the location you need, you hear that from us in the first week rather than after a quarter.
Can you work inside our existing supplier program?+
Yes. We already deliver inside Magnit and KellyOCG programs, so adding Tellus is a supplier addition, not a procurement project. We are also a certified diverse supplier (MBE through NMSDC, plus SBE and DBE), which counts toward supplier-diversity goals.
Do you only fill technical roles?+
No. We are specialists by industry, not by job family. Inside semiconductor, test & measurement, aerospace & defense electronics, medical devices and automation & robotics we fill the whole organisation: technicians and engineers on the floor, plus the quality, supply chain, finance, HR and IT roles behind them.
What does it cost?+
Direct hire is a flat 15% placement fee. Contract is priced by the role, the engagement type and the market for that skill. There is no retainer or search fee, and nothing is owed until someone starts. A five-minute call gets a real number.
What if you cannot fill the role?+
We tell you early rather than run out the clock. If a role is not fillable at the rate or in the location you need, that is useful information and you get it in the first week.
Where do you place people?+
All 50 US states plus US territories, on all production shifts. Field service, install and commissioning engineers, multi-site programs, and onsite, hybrid or remote for IT roles.
Next step
Which role has been open too long?
Tell us on a five-minute call. You get a customized proposal within 48 hours and a verified shortlist within days.
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