Recruitment News and Hiring Advice

Manufacturing hiring trends are shifting. The Q4 2025 Employment Benchmark Report from Top Quality Recruitment explores how employers in packaging, life sciences, and food & beverage are managing retention, stabilizing headcount, and attracting skilled talent in a cooling labor market.

Hiring is never one-size-fits-all. The strategy that works in one market can completely fail in another. That’s because the balance of power in hiring shifts constantly between two dynamics: an employer-driven market and a candidate-driven market.

Great hire starts with clarity. In this article, we’ll explore how identifying the real business need behind a role transforms hiring from a short-term fix into a long-term driver of success.

Food safety is non-negotiable — not just for consumer protection, but for regulatory compliance, brand reputation, and operational success.

If you’re involved in Food, Beverage, Pharmaceuticals, or Medical Device manufacturing, you’ve likely heard the term GMP used often. But what does GMP actually mean—and why is it so important?

Hiring a Plant Manager is one of the most critical decisions in any manufacturing operation. It's essential to ask the right interview questions.

A safety-first culture starts at the top. If plant leadership treats safety as a compliance requirement instead of a shared value, your team will too.

As a Plant Manager, your role goes far beyond ensuring daily operations run smoothly. To do your job effectively, you need to focus on the right key performance indicators (KPIs).

Hiring and keeping top-tier line leads is one of the toughest challenges in food manufacturing but you don’t need to increase base pay to win. Here's a data-driven, strategic approach that gets results.

Here are essential best practices for Hiring Managers, supported by objective research and industry trends.