Manufacturing & Operations Leadership
- Plant Managers
- Operations Managers & Directors
- Production Leadership
- Manufacturing Executives

Executive Search • Canada & USA
Specialized executive search for manufacturing, engineering, operations and industrial leadership.

Executive Search
For more than 25 years, IN DEMAND Recruitment & Consulting Inc. has helped manufacturers, industrial operations, engineering firms, and energy organizations across Canada and the United States secure the leadership and technical talent needed to improve performance, reliability, safety, and long-term business growth.
Unlike general staffing agencies, our focus is highly specialized. We understand the operational, technical, and leadership challenges facing modern industrial organizations and provide targeted executive search solutions designed specifically for manufacturing and industrial environments.
Whether you’re hiring a Plant Manager, Reliability Engineer, Maintenance Leader, Operations Executive, Engineering Manager, or other key contributor, IN DEMAND delivers the talent that helps organizations perform, grow, and succeed.
We specialize in executive search and targeted headhunting for manufacturing, operations, engineering, maintenance, reliability, supply chain, human resources, sales, finance, and technical leadership roles within complex industrial and process-driven environments.
For over 25 years, we have partnered with manufacturers, industrial operations, engineering firms, energy companies, and privately held businesses to recruit high-impact leaders and hard-to-find technical professionals across Canada and the United States.
Outcomes you can measure
We understand the operational, technical, and leadership challenges facing today’s organizations because we recruit exclusively within these industries. Our search process is highly targeted, relationship-driven, and focused on identifying professionals who create measurable business impact.
Specialized Focus Within Manufacturing, Industrial, Engineering, Maintenance & Operations Leadership
Proven Success Recruiting Across Canada & the USA
Boutique, Relationship-Driven Search Approach
Extensive North American Industry Network
Targeted Headhunting & Passive Candidate Recruitment Strategies
Known for Speed, Quality, and Long-Term Client Partnerships
Our Talent is Finding Yours
Hire fast with precision. We present only the right candidates—backed by a 3-month replacement guarantee and zero upfront fees.
We learn your goals + role success criteria.
We search the market + rigorously assess fit.
You meet pre-vetted talent. We coordinate interviews to decision.


Award-Winning Recruitment Leadership
IN DEMAND Recruitment & Consulting Inc. is proud to be recognized in Forbes’ Canada’s Best Recruiting & Temporary Staffing Firms rankings in both the Executive Search and Professional Search categories.
Stefanie Howse has been recognized as:
Her expertise, industry knowledge, and commitment to delivering high-impact talent continue to distinguish IN DEMAND as a trusted recruitment partner across North America.
IN DEMAND Recruitment – Our Talent Is Finding Yours.
At IN DEMAND Recruitment & Consulting Inc., we provide strategic HR consulting solutions designed to help organizations strengthen their workforce, improve operational efficiency, and support long-term business growth.
With over 25 years of experience supporting companies across Canada and the USA, we partner with organizations across manufacturing, industrial, engineering, operations, corporate, and professional sectors to deliver practical, results-driven HR support.
We understand that effective people strategies directly impact business performance. Our approach is hands-on, responsive, and tailored to the unique needs of each client — helping organizations attract, retain, and develop top talent while minimizing risk and improving overall HR effectiveness.
IN DEMAND Recruitment & Consulting Inc. is a proud member of NPAworldwide, a global recruitment network specializing in split-fee search partnerships across North America and international markets.
Through NPAworldwide, we extend our reach beyond local markets — providing clients with access to specialized recruiters, expanded talent networks, and enhanced search capabilities across manufacturing, industrial, engineering, operations, and executive leadership recruitment.
In recognition of her industry expertise and leadership, Stefanie Howse was appointed Area Leader Canada within NPAworldwide in 2019.
IN DEMAND Recruitment & Consulting Inc. respectfully acknowledges that we operate on the traditional territories of the Indigenous peoples of Alberta, including Treaty 6, Treaty 7, and Treaty 8 territories.
We honor and respect the histories, cultures, and enduring contributions of First Nations, Métis, and Inuit peoples, and recognize our shared responsibility toward reconciliation and respectful partnership.

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