Manufacturing Staffing and Recruiting Agency

Near works with manufacturing companies across industrial, consumer goods, building materials, food production, specialty, and robotics and automation sectors. We can find talent for any operation that has remote-compatible roles in operations, supply chain, engineering support, finance, IT, or customer service.

We’ve helped companies ranging from growth-stage consumer products startups to established mid-market manufacturers with complex ERP environments.

If your business runs a production operation and has support roles that can be performed remotely, Near can find you qualified talent in Latin America.

Near fills remote manufacturing roles across operations and supply chain (Operations Analyst, Supply Chain Analyst, Logistics Analyst, Project Manager), engineering and design (CAD Designer, 3D Modeler, ERP Developer, Data Engineer), finance and accounting (Bookkeeper, Staff Accountant, Financial Analyst), IT and systems (SAP Developer, Odoo Developer, Business Analyst), and customer service and sales (Customer Support Rep, Account Manager, Sales Rep).

These are the roles manufacturing operators typically need to fill first when building remote support capacity, the functions that keep your operation running without requiring physical presence on the floor.

Yes, LatAm manufacturing professionals work full US business hours, which means real-time coordination with your production team, suppliers, and logistics partners, with no overnight lag.

This is a fundamental advantage over offshore hiring in Asia.

When a supply issue surfaces at 10am or an order needs to be pushed through the system same-day, your remote team is online and responsive.

Many of Near’s manufacturing candidates have hands-on experience with ERP and MRP platforms including SAP, Odoo, Oracle, and similar systems. And we screen specifically for the tools your operation uses.

During the intake call, we capture your specific tech stack.

When we surface candidates, systems proficiency is part of the vetting criteria, not an afterthought.

If you need someone who has worked in SAP Materials Management or built Odoo modules for a manufacturing client, we will look for exactly that.

Remote manufacturing hires coordinate with your on-site team through the same tools and communication channels your existing operation uses — Slack, email, ERP workflows, Zoom, or whatever your team already runs on.

The key is defining what the remote role owns and what it interfaces with.

Near helps you scope the role correctly at the start, so the handoffs between your floor team and your remote hires are clean from day one.

Many manufacturers use remote hires to own the order-to-fulfillment coordination layer— processing orders, tracking inventory, managing vendor communications—while the floor team handles physical production.

Near delivers qualified manufacturing candidate shortlists within 3–5 business days of intake, with most hires placed within 21 days.

Manufacturing operations run on tight schedules. We know you can’t afford a 3-month search.

Our process is built for speed without sacrificing quality.

If you have a production ramp coming up or a gap you need to fill before peak season, the 3-week average time to hire gives you time to plan around it.

Yes, Near places professionals with experience across manufacturing verticals, including consumer goods and CPG, industrial and electronics, building materials, food and beverage processing, specialty and custom manufacturing, and robotics and automation.

Vertical experience matters in manufacturing. A supply chain analyst who has worked in consumer goods distribution has different experience than one who’s supported custom fabrication.

We use vertical background as a filter in our search, not just a nice-to-have, and we’ll tell you directly if the LatAm talent pool for a specific sub-vertical is deep or limited for your role.

Hiring a remote manufacturing professional through Near typically costs 60–70% less than a comparable US hire. That means you can hire a senior operations analyst at $36,000–$48,000/year in LatAm versus $78,000–$128,000/year in the US, for example.

Manufacturing margins are often tight, which makes the labor cost difference significant. Your savings will compound quickly across multiple hires.

Near offers a replacement guarantee. If a hire doesn’t work out within the guarantee period, we’ll find you a replacement at no additional recruiting fee.

We also stay engaged after the placement. If something isn’t landing right in the first few weeks —communication gaps, scope mismatch, anything—your Near account manager is available to troubleshoot it with you.