Watch how HF Rubber partnered with Turning the Corner HR to recruit specialized manufacturing talent, improve hiring efficiency, and build long term confidence in their recruiting process.
At a Glance
Client: HF Rubber
Industry: Manufacturing
Location: Topeka, Kansas
Services: Executive Recruiting, Manufacturing Recruiting, Leadership Hiring, Strategic HR Support
Business Challenge: Hiring experienced professionals in a specialized manufacturing market where qualified talent is difficult to find.
Results: Improved recruiting efficiency, stronger candidate fit, reduced hiring burden for leadership, and greater confidence in future hiring.
Key Services Featured
- Executive Recruiting
- Manufacturing Recruiting
- Leadership Hiring
- Candidate Assessment
- Recruitment Strategy
- Strategic HR Consulting
The Challenge
HF Rubber operates in a highly specialized manufacturing market where the products they help create become part of everyday life, from the soles of athletic shoes to the rubber used in automobile tires.
Because the industry is so specialized, hiring experienced professionals for leadership and technical positions can be difficult, time consuming, and frustrating for internal hiring managers.
HF Rubber needed a recruiting partner capable of identifying highly qualified candidates within a niche market while reducing the workload on internal leadership.
How Turning the Corner HR Helped
Turning the Corner HR partnered with HF Rubber to manage the recruiting process from sourcing through candidate evaluation.
Rather than simply forwarding resumes, the team developed a strategic recruiting process focused on identifying candidates who were the right fit for both the position and the company culture.
Meredith and the recruiting team handled sourcing, outreach, screening, interview coordination, and candidate communication, allowing HF Rubber’s leadership team to stay focused on running the business.
Turning the Corner HR also coached internal leaders on stronger recruiting practices, helping them ask better interview questions, understand sourcing strategies, and build a more repeatable hiring process.
Results
Turning the Corner HR’s recruiting partnership with HF Rubber produced measurable improvements in recruiting efficiency, candidate quality, and internal hiring capability. HF Rubber reported significant time savings, greater confidence in its recruiting process, and a strong track record of candidates who proved to be the right fit for the organization.
- Reduced recruiting workload for company leadership
- Improved recruiting efficiency for specialized manufacturing roles
- Strengthened confidence in candidate selection
- Improved candidate fit through strategic evaluation
- Created a more repeatable and less stressful recruiting process
- Provided continued follow up after placement
HF Rubber also gained practical recruiting knowledge that continues to improve hiring across the organization.
What the Client Had to Say
“Working with Meredith has been a huge time saver. I don’t have to spend time chasing down people or cold calling. She handles everything.”
“Turning the Corner took a strategic approach in assessing fit for both myself and the company. They even reassessed the fit several months later. They were invested in both my future and the health of the company.”
“Turning the Corner has made my life easier by showing me how to recruit efficiently. It’s made life much more efficient and less stressful.”
“When Turning the Corner takes on one of our recruiting jobs, I know they’re going to do it well. We have yet to have a wrong candidate.”
Video Transcript
HF Rubber Representative
Our equipment is the baseline, the beginning stages of any rubber product that you use. This could be everything from the soles of the shoes on your feet to the rubber in the tires on your car.
We’re a very niche market, so it’s difficult to hire upper level positions. Turning the Corner HR was extremely effective at finding skilled professionals in specialized markets, and that’s how our partnership began.
Working with Meredith has been a huge time saver because all I have to do is review qualified candidates. I don’t have to chase people down or cold call. She manages everything.
Placed Candidate
Turning the Corner HR went far beyond simply explaining a job opening. They took a strategic approach to assessing fit for both me and the company. They even checked back several months later to make sure everything was still working well.
Most recruiting firms collect a commission and move on. Turning the Corner HR genuinely invested in both my future and the long term health of the company.
HF Rubber Representative
Turning the Corner HR made my life easier by teaching me how to recruit more efficiently. Before working with them, I didn’t know how to source candidates or ask the right interview questions. They helped me build a much better recruiting process that’s far less stressful.
Whenever Turning the Corner HR manages one of our recruiting searches, I know they’re going to find the right candidate. We have yet to make a bad hire through the partnership.
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