Tellus Solutions
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Technical staffing for precision manufacturing20 years in specialist staffing

Open roles filled in days, not quarters

Tellus maps the entire qualified market around your site with an in-house sourcing engine, then a recruiter who knows your floor verifies every candidate before you see them.

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  • Certified MBE, SBE and DBE
  • Approved supplier in Magnit and KellyOCG

Trusted by teams at

  • Keysight Technologies
  • NASA
  • Sandia National Laboratories
  • Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

The shift

The people who can run your line are not browsing job boards

They are already employed, and a posting only reaches the few who are actively looking. Most agencies respond with a bigger search and a longer invoice.

The old way

  • Postings and recruiter rolodexes reach only active job seekers, a fraction of the qualified market
  • Sourcing and screening eat months; a traditional search runs 4 to 6 weeks just to shortlist
  • Generalist agencies send candidates with no cleanroom protocol, tool uptime or high-reliability compliance background
  • You pay for search effort whether or not anyone starts
  • A role that is not fillable at your rate goes quiet for a quarter before anyone tells you

The Tellus way

  • Market mapping finds every qualified person within reach of your site, not just applicants
  • A verified shortlist of three to five people, typically inside days
  • Specialists in six precision-manufacturing industries, from the production floor to the front office
  • No retainer, no search fee; you are invoiced on placement, not effort
  • If a role is not fillable at the rate or location you need, you hear it in the first week

Your path

From job brief to start date in one continuous process

A simple route from setup to steady output.

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  1. I

    Define the brief

    We convert your job brief into a structured search: skills, tools, shift, site and clearance.

  2. II

    Map the market

    The engine finds every qualified person within reach of your site, not just active applicants.

  3. III

    Reach out directly

    Each person is approached in their own context, with follow-ups, until they respond.

  4. IV

    Screen and verify

    Real screening conversations, then a Tellus recruiter reviews every candidate on tools, shift, intent and rate.

  5. V

    Deliver and start

    We handle scheduling, offers and start dates. You get a verified shortlist of three to five people, typically inside days.

Inside the product

One system, five stages, no hand-offs

Sourcing runs continuously on the engine we operate in-house. Judgment stays with a Tellus recruiter at every step that matters.

Whole-market mapping

Your job brief becomes a structured search of skills, tools, shift, site and clearance, then a map of every qualified person within reach of the site.

Direct outreach

Each person is approached in their own context with proper follow-ups, so you reach the employed technicians who never see your posting.

Recruiter verification

A Tellus recruiter confirms hands-on experience on your actual tools, checks shift availability and intent to move, and benchmarks the rate so the offer lands first time.

Tuned to your account

The engine calibrates outreach on live responses and adjusts recommendations based on your actual hiring decisions. It runs continuously, not in bursts.

Every seat, every model

Contract, contract-to-hire and direct hire, from technicians and engineers to quality, supply chain, finance, HR and IT. Single hires or full project teams.

Program-ready and compliant

Already an approved supplier inside Magnit and KellyOCG. Cleanroom protocol, medical device documentation and aerospace traceability screening is standard in the relevant verticals.

20years in specialist staffing
3,000+placements delivered
14 daysaverage time to fill
95%client retention

How we compare

Accountable for the hire, not the search

TellusTraditional agency
Maps the whole qualified market, not just active applicants
Verified shortlist in days, not 4 to 6 weeks
Specialists in semiconductor, medical device, aerospace and battery manufacturing
Invoiced on placement, not on search effort
Tells you in week one if a role is not fillable at your rate
Approved supplier inside Magnit and KellyOCG programs
Certified diverse supplier (MBE, SBE, DBE)

Options

Flat and simple: you pay when someone starts

No retainer and no separate search fee. On a $120,000 direct hire, a traditional agency at 22% charges $26,400. Tellus at a flat 15% charges $18,000 - $8,400 less per hire.

Direct hire

Most requested

One flat fee on salary, invoiced only when someone starts.

15%flat placement fee

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  • Flat 15% placement fee, no escalators
  • No retainer, no search fee
  • Verified shortlist within days
  • Nothing owed until someone starts

Contract and contract-to-hire

Priced by role, engagement type and market for that skill. A five-minute call gets a real number.

Custompriced per role

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  • Contingent contract staffing
  • Contract-to-hire conversion
  • Full project teams, multi-site programs
  • All 50 states, all production shifts

Answers

What buyers ask us first

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A short call answers the rest, no slides needed.

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What does the sourcing engine actually do?

Sourcing and first-pass screening run on 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 fast can you deliver?

A verified shortlist of three to five people, typically inside days. 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 and measurement, aerospace and defense electronics, medical devices and automation and robotics we fill the whole organisation: technicians and engineers on the floor, plus the quality, supply chain, finance, HR and IT roles behind them.

Do you do contract as well as direct hire?

Yes. Contract, contract-to-hire and direct hire, single hires or full project teams. Most first engagements are contract, because a role that has been open too long needs someone starting soon, and a contract placement is reversible.

What does it cost?

Direct hire is a flat 15% placement fee with no retainer and nothing owed until someone starts. Contract pricing depends on the role, the engagement type and the market for that skill. We do not quote fees by email; it takes a five-minute call to give 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 shifts. Field service, install and commissioning roles, multi-site programs, and onsite, hybrid or remote for IT roles.

Move forward

Send us the role that has been open too long

Book a five-minute call. You get a customized proposal within 48 hours and qualified candidates within days of sending your requirements.

Book a five-minute call

Customized proposal within 48 hours. Qualified candidates within days of receiving your requirements.