Kontrast Personalberatung GmbH Hamburg is your specialized headhunting agency for the targeted recruitment of skilled professionals and executives in mechanical and plant engineering—throughout Germany and in the DACH region. Whether you’re a medium-sized company with engineering expertise, an international plant engineering firm, or a specialized machinery manufacturer—we provide targeted support in filling challenging vacancies in engineering, project management, development, procurement, production, as well as in sales and executive management.
Our in-house headhunters, who have engineering backgrounds as well as psychological expertise in aptitude assessment and selection processes, find the perfect candidates—professionally, in compliance with legal requirements, and confidentially.
Your benefits with Kontrast as a headhunter for mechanical and plant engineering companies
Candidate outreach by experts: We know the mechanical engineering industry—our recruitment consultants speak your language and that of the candidates.
Direct outreach for key technical positions: We recruit development engineers, manufacturing managers, production controllers, project managers, quality managers, supply chain experts, technical CEOs, and many more.
Executive Search for Management Positions: From division heads to executive management—we find candidates with strategic and technical expertise.
Active Sourcing & Active Recruitment Marketing: Targeted recruitment instead of anonymous database searches—conducted discreetly upon request.
Legally compliant selection processes: GDPR-compliant, AGG-sensitive, and in accordance with Article 33(2) of the German Basic Law (GG), e.g., in cases involving public participation.
Mechanical and Plant Engineering Candidate Pool: Access to a pool of specialists and executives looking for new opportunities, built up over many years.
Typical positions we successfully fill
- Development Engineer in Mechanical Engineering / Mechatronics / Design
- Project Manager, Plant Engineering / Special-Purpose Machinery
- Head of Manufacturing, Production Manager, Industrial Engineer
- Sales Engineer, Technical Sales Manager, Technical Sales
- Quality Management & Regulatory Affairs in Mechanical Engineering
- Technical Executive / CEO / CTO in Mechanical Engineering
For mechanical and Plant engineering companies across all industries—both domestic and international
We recruit for medium-sized mechanical engineering companies and high-tech firms specializing in robotics, automation, automotive and aerospace engineering, marine shipbuilding, medical technology, energy, and environmental technology.
We work with traditional medium-sized companies as well as publicly traded corporations and “hidden champions”—in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.
Our Promise—Fair, Effective, and Transparent
- We work exclusively with full-time recruitment consultants
- No fees for candidates—our placement services are free of charge for applicants.
- Basic fees for clients—additional success-based fees apply only upon contract signing.
- Free services include: application management, candidate hotline, initial candidate screening, and confidential pre-selection interviews.
- Personalized consulting and project support—from profiling to signing the contract.