Permanent recruitment
A structural role that stays open too long?
We search, screen and guide you through to hiring a permanent profile.
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Find technical professionals who genuinely fit your organisation
AltusConnect helps companies in Belgium recruit engineering, technical operations and commercial-technical profiles. You don't receive a pile of CVs, but a carefully selected shortlist of candidates who have been interviewed in depth beforehand.
One dedicated contact
You work with one consultant who knows your vacancy, sector and preferences.
Technical and personal screening
Every candidate has been interviewed beforehand on experience, motivation and expectations.
A fast response
We respond to every request as soon as possible with a concrete next step.
Only with consent
We introduce candidates only after they have explicitly agreed.
Where it hurts
Sound familiar?
- Too few relevant candidates for your vacancy
- Technical profiles that are hard to compare
- Time lost on CVs that weren't properly screened
- Candidates who turn out not to fit the role or the culture
- Uncertainty about salary expectations and availability
That's exactly what our approach is built for: first understand what the role needs, then search deliberately and screen thoroughly.
Expertise
What we recruit for
Per field, these are some of the profiles we recruit.
Engineering
Project Engineer · Design Engineer · Process Engineer
Maintenance & service
Maintenance Technician · Service Technician · Electromechanic
Technical sales
Sales Engineer · Technical Account Manager · Technical Sales Representative
Automation & industry
Automation Engineer · PLC Programmer · Process Control Engineer
Supply chain & logistics
Supply Chain Planner · Demand Planner · Buyer
Prevention & safety
Prevention Advisor Level 1 · Prevention Advisor Level 2 · HSE Coordinator
Quality
Quality Engineer · QA Specialist · QC Specialist
Production & operations
Production Team Leader · Production Manager · Plant Manager
Our approach
From intake to hire in five steps
Vacancy intake
We discuss the technical context, the team, responsibilities, salary, must-haves and desired timing.
Market approach
Active search, network outreach and selection of professionals relevant to your role.
In-depth screening
We assess experience, technical knowledge, motivation, availability and salary expectations.
Selective shortlist
We only introduce candidates who have been interviewed and have given their consent.
Guidance and follow-up
We support interviews, feedback and the offer, and follow up after the start.
Services
What we can do for you
Freelance expertise
A project, peak or temporary expertise need?
We quickly connect you with freelance technical professionals from our network.
More on freelance →Executive search
A leadership or scarce technical profile?
Discreet, targeted search beyond the visible job market.
More on executive search →Recruitment advice
Unsure about salary, feasibility or approach?
We advise on market-based pay and a realistic hiring strategy.
More on advice →Personal
No account managers, just one consultant
At AltusConnect you don't talk to a salesperson who then hands you over. The consultant who takes your vacancy also interviews the candidates and remains your contact until after the start.
No context gets lost along the way: whoever speaks to the candidates knows your team, your machinery and your expectations first-hand.
From practice
How it goes in practice
Process operator for a chemicals company
The question. A process operator is a bottleneck profession: those who can do it already work somewhere in shifts and rarely apply actively. Waiting for a fitting application would have left this vacancy open for months.
What we did. We approached the right people ourselves: operators who were not looking but were open to a conversation. One of them was interested in the site and the shift system, and we guided that conversation step by step.
The result. A placement with the client, with a candidate no job board would have surfaced.
Technical manager with a very specific profile
The question. The role combined requirements that rarely come together. The client was receiving profiles from all sides that looked right on paper but fell through in every interview. That cost time and trust.
What we did. A thorough intake, down to the installations and the management style, followed by strict screening. We only introduced candidates we had interviewed at length ourselves and who matched every hard requirement.
The result. Fewer profiles than the client was used to, but the right ones: the role is filled and the stream of unsuitable CVs has stopped.
Field service engineer electrical: honest about the budget
The question. An engineer with electrical expertise travelling across Belgium. After the intake our assessment was that the requested profile could not be found for the salary on offer. The hiring manager did not want to hear that at first.
What we did. We did not leave it at an opinion. We introduced several candidates who matched the experience exactly and showed what they expected. Then, together, we adjusted the search towards an eager junior who can grow into the role.
The result. The role is filled with a profile that fits the budget, and the client now knows what the market asks for the experienced variant.
Real assignments, anonymised. We name no clients and no figures that are not ours.
Pay budget
What does a technical employee cost?
Check the market-rate salary per role, calculate the total employer cost or request the labour cost report for your joint committee. No account, with this year's parameters.
What does it cost?
In most assignments you only pay when you hire someone. If the hire ends within the guarantee period, we find a replacement free of charge. We do not ask for exclusivity.
Technical recruitment agency per specialism and per region: Antwerp, Ghent, Brussels and Mechelen→
Vacancy intake
Discuss your vacancy
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