The workforce is shrinking.
Thailand’s working-age population is in decline, and manufacturing feels it first. The pool you hired from five years ago is smaller now.
The recruitment partner built for manufacturing
Hard-to-find talent. Delivered with precision.
Trusted by manufacturers across Thailand
75%
The talent gap
The talent gap is costing you more than you think
75% of employers report they cannot find the skilled talent they need.
On a factory floor that shortfall is not an abstraction. It is a line running short-handed, a maintenance lead you have been carrying for months, a shift you cannot open.
We specialise in fixing this.
How we find them
Our processWe don’t fill seats. We build factories that run better, on years of networking and trust across Thai manufacturing, and a refusal to send you anyone who cannot do the job.Our tech stackA network is only as good as the data behind it. We built our own software from the ground up: AI enhanced, human centric, so the right candidates reach you faster.
Four ways to hire
Permanent RecruitmentDirect, full-time hires for the roles your operation runs on.Explore
Contract RecruitmentSkilled people on a fixed term, in place for the ramp-up or the project.Explore
Executive SearchSenior leadership, found through who they know, not who is applying.Explore
Retained SearchOur deepest engagement for your most critical, confidential hires.ExploreProof it works
Generalists send CVs. We send the three people who can do the job.
A generalist cannot tell a process engineer from a production planner. We can, because it is all we do.
“Skilled” keeps changing.
Automation, EV lines, and Industry 4.0 changed what a good hire looks like. We hire for where your factory is going.
Know the market. Then hire from it.
61daysFrom briefing to offer*
91%Still in role at 12 months
4in 5Clients who hire again
11yrsIn Thai manufacturing
Example figures, not audited data. *Average time from briefing to offer across all roles filled in 2026.
We only use Enigma now for our recruiting needs. Their attention to detail and the personal touch of customer service has been top notch and has added great value to our business.
Excellent service with quick turnaround times. The consultant is attentive, provides comprehensive candidate information, and submits quality resumes promptly, helping us move efficiently through the hiring process.
The people who make the calls
No call centre, no rotating account managers. A small bench of specialists who know the Thai manufacturing market and pick up the phone themselves.
Stop searching. Start hiring.
Tell us the role you are stuck on. We will tell you how we would fill it.