20 years in specialist staffingCertified MBE, SBE and DBEApproved supplier in Magnit and KellyOCG

Staff the floor. Keep the line running.

Tellus fills semiconductor, medical device, aerospace and battery manufacturing roles with verified people, fast. Shortlists in days, not the usual 4 to 6 weeks.

Custom proposal within 48 hours. Qualified candidates within 72 hours of your requirements.

20years in specialist staffing
3,000+placements
14 daysaverage time to fill
95%client retention

Trusted by teams at

Keysight TechnologiesNASASandia National LaboratoriesLawrence Berkeley National LaboratoryA top semiconductor equipment makerDefense electronics manufacturersMedical device manufacturers

Why now

The people who can run your line are not browsing job boards

They are already employed, and nobody is reaching them. Postings only reach the few who are looking.

The old way

  • ×Postings reach only active seekers while the qualified market stays silent
  • ×Agencies work from a rolodex and bill for the search effort, not the hire
  • ×Shortlists take 4 to 6 weeks; sourcing and screening eat months
  • ×Generalist agencies send candidates with no cleanroom protocol or tool uptime experience
  • ×Every week a role stays open costs you production, overtime and schedule

The Tellus way

  • ✓Market mapping finds every qualified person within reach of your site, not just applicants
  • ✓A verified shortlist of 3 to 5 people, typically inside days
  • ✓A Tellus recruiter confirms hands-on experience on your actual tools before you see a name
  • ✓Flat 15% direct hire fee, no retainer, nothing owed until someone starts
  • ✓We are accountable for the hire, not for search effort

How it works

From job brief to start date in one system

From first touch to real results, without the guesswork.

(1)

Brief definition

Your job brief becomes a structured search: skills, tools, shift, site and clearance.

(2)

Market mapping

The engine finds every qualified person within reach of your site, not just active applicants.

(3)

Direct outreach

Each person is approached in their own context, with follow-ups, until they respond.

(4)

Screening and verification

Real screening conversations, then a Tellus recruiter verifies tools, shift, intent and rate.

(5)

Delivery

Scheduling, offers and start dates handled by the same team. No hand-offs.

What it does

One system, five stages, no hand-offs

Sourcing runs on Kandidate, the engine we operate in-house. Judgment stays with a Tellus recruiter who has worked these floors.

Plans

You pay for the hire, not the search

No retainer and no separate search fee. Nothing is owed until someone starts.

Most transparent

Direct hire

Flat 15%of salary, per placement

On a $120,000 role that is $18,000, versus $26,400 at a typical 22% agency fee. A difference of $8,400 per hire.

  • ✓ Flat 15% placement fee
  • ✓ No retainer, no search fee
  • ✓ Verified shortlist within days
  • ✓ Recruiter-confirmed tool experience
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Contract and contract-to-hire

Priced per rolecontingent staffing

Priced by the role, the engagement type and the market for that skill. A five-minute call gets a real number.

  • ✓ Contract, contract-to-hire and project teams
  • ✓ Reversible first placements
  • ✓ All shifts, all 50 states
  • ✓ Works inside Magnit and KellyOCG programs
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Common questions

What buyers ask us first

What does AI-native actually mean here?+

Sourcing and first-pass screening run on Kandidate, the AI engine we operate in-house, instead of on a recruiter's contact list. It maps the whole qualified market, reaches candidates directly and works continuously. It hands our recruiters a ranked starting point, not an answer; every shortlist is verified by a Tellus recruiter before it reaches you.

How is this different from a traditional staffing agency?+

Agencies work from a rolodex and bill for the search effort. We map the whole market and are accountable for the hire. Our recruiters spend their time on judgment calls rather than manual sourcing, so the same team carries far more roles and moves faster.

How fast?+

A verified shortlist of three to five people typically inside days, not weeks. If a role is not fillable at the rate or in the location you need, you hear that from us in the first week rather than after a quarter.

Can you work inside our existing supplier program?+

Yes. We already deliver inside Magnit and KellyOCG programs, so adding Tellus is a supplier addition, not a procurement project. We are also a certified diverse supplier (MBE through NMSDC, plus SBE and DBE), which counts toward supplier-diversity goals.

Do you only fill technical roles?+

No. We are specialists by industry, not by job family. Inside semiconductor, test and measurement, aerospace and defense electronics, medical devices and automation and robotics we fill the whole organisation: technicians and engineers on the floor and the quality, supply chain, finance, HR and IT roles behind them.

What does it cost?+

Direct hire is a flat 15% placement fee. Contract is priced by the role, the engagement type and the market for that skill. There is no retainer or search fee and nothing is owed until someone starts. A five-minute call gets a real number.

What if you cannot fill the role?+

We tell you early rather than run out the clock. If a role is not fillable at the rate or in the location you need, that is useful information and you get it in the first week.

Next step

Which role has been open longest?

Tell us on a five-minute call. You get a custom proposal within 48 hours and qualified candidates within 72 hours of your requirements. We are small enough that the CEO reads every brief.

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