What is the Woodtech Edge for Employers?

 Gain access to a national labour pool. We connect candidates at various stages of their career – from new entrants looking to relocate into Western Canada, to established technical staff looking for greater opportunities.

The best candidates are often the ones that are the least likely to see and respond to a single job ad, preferring to use their industry reputation and connections to attract potential employers.  Operating year round, our system optimizes client opportunities to find these preferred candidates.

We make sure that our client companies hear about new talent coming on to the labour market as early as possible so that they have a chance to look at a prospective candidate that may be of strategic interest to them – even if a job opening has not been formally identified.  We also assist some of our client companies with areas that support a specific referral file – such as access to training or helping them access government wage subsidy funds that may be available.

Our representatives are industry specialists that know how to reach out to the best available talent, manage career expectations and understand current hiring complexities including availability of required skill sets.

We work in confidence. We do not reveal who we are working on behalf of until it is appropriate to do so. This makes it easy for you as an employer to explore your hiring and work assignment options without creating any anxiety for key staff already in your employ.

Our work is guaranteed. Since we work with so many small and medium sized companies, we feel it is important for them to feel confident in using our referral network – even if they have never used such a service before.

What jobs does Woodtech recruit for?

We work on files for companies on a request basis focusing on jobs that are hard to fill and usually have very specific technical requirements.

Our work is very focused – concentrating on low turnover, technically focused or leadership positions with a key value to the company. We may only do a few files per year for a company, but they are critical positions that have an impact on sales, productivity, capacity, and quality.

We place Installers, CNC Operators/Programmers, Finishers, Joinery Benchman, Breakout Machinists, Assemblers, Moulder and Planer Operators and other technical positions.

We also place Supervisors, Department Heads, Production and Project Managers and occasionally even a General Manager or equity partner when required.

We work with client companies to find Designers and Sales/Design staff in cabinet/millwork operations requiring specific software skills such as CAD, Microvellum, Cabinet Vision or Mozaic etc.

How can Woodtech help me find qualified candidates?

Our structure and methods are a bit different from a traditional recruiting company. We operate on a more casual basis that suits the size of companies we work with – usually medium sized operations that have a long history in their sector. We work very closely with owners and General Managers / Department Heads. We are trusted to help them achieve their recruiting goals on an ongoing basis with many candid conversations about what is needed and who is potentially available.

We take the time to meet candidates directly and repeatedly if necessary and establish a level of communication that is impractical for one employer.  We take the guess work out of matching the job opportunity to the capabilities and qualifications of each candidate by providing a detailed referral file to our client employers.

We reach out to companies such as yours that we feel we can work with on an ongoing basis to help you achieve the goals you have set for your company. We will work with your organizational structure, your approach to compensation, and your way of evaluating, hiring, orienting, and managing new staff. Our job is to be complementary to what you already do to attract key staff.

We do not steal talent from our clients.  Any candidates that come into our system do so because they themselves have decided to make a change in their employment circumstance. We do not target our client’s key staff and approach them directly with the details of a position we are working on. This is a small industry and our reputation for being builders of companies is important to us.

What are the advantages of working with Woodtech?

We put people first, both our candidates and our clients.  This means that we take time to learn about your business requirements – your current hiring needs and future developments as well as how your workplace operates, your expectations about employees and determining a good fit with the team. We also spend time with our clients to find out about not only the requirements of jobs we place, but also industry best practices, the workplace culture and any training or advancement opportunities that may be available for our candidates.

When you meet with a Woodtech representative, we will take the time to thoroughly review your operational needs while keeping in mind the requirements of the job vacancy, to ensure a good fit for both you and the potential future employee.  All information that you share with us about your company, including current and projected growth and development, will be kept confidential – this is your opportunity to share information that will help us find the best candidate match for your business.

Our representatives will attend the first interview with your company and the candidate for support, whenever possible. Any feedback we receive about the interview or hiring process will be shared with you to keep you updated.

Once you hire one of our candidates, a Woodtech representative will follow up with you and the candidate to ensure that everything is going well and assist, where we can, with any additional support requested.  We want to help ensure a successful hire however we can.

How can using Woodtech help your company’s business?

We have access to the best talent available including candidates that are actively seeking work and those that are looking for opportunities to advance their careers and gain new skills.

Finding the right candidate can be difficult to find at a given point in time.  We work with both the companies looking for talent and candidates seeking out new employment opportunities – this means we often have candidates looking for work that can result in an immediate referral.  We have many candidates that ask us to commit job applications for vacancies on their behalf – giving you access to a talent pool that is otherwise unreachable.  Often the “ideal” candidate is the one who is not actively looking for a new job but would be open to one if the right opportunity presented itself.

We can save your business time and in-house resources by doing the recruitment process for you.   We screen candidates using a pre-interview process to verify qualifications and determine a match for your position and organization.  We also prepare candidates with the information they need about your company and schedule interviews with yourself and the applicant.  We attend interviews to further support the selection process and follow-up with both the company and candidate hired to ensure a successful placement We also provide information about local compensation market rates saving you time to research salary data for new or changed positions if needed. Further, our guarantee ensures that you are protected if a candidate leaves within our guarantee period.

We act as your business partner when searching for talent to fill your vacancies.  This means that we take the time to understand your industry market, operations, development/growth plans and organizational culture to help us find the best fit for your business.  And by representing your company to potential employees and giving them an insight into what it is like working for you we help promote your brand.

Do you have a current or planned vacancy?  We may have the candidate you are looking for – submit your job request today by clicking the link below.