Temp-to-HireUrgent
Forklift Operator
$21–$24/hr View & apply
For employers
Vetted people, on the floor in days.
Tell us what you’re hiring for. We pull from a vetted, background-checked pool of 12,000+ Chicagoland candidates and fill the order — temp, temp-to-hire, or direct-hire.
96% fill rate · 5.2-day avg. time-to-fill · 90-day replacement guarantee
What are you hiring for?Live pool
ASA memberE-Verify employerNo fee to job seekersBackground-checkedEqual Opportunity Employer
The numbers
A board that actually fills.
Fifteen years of placements across Chicagoland, in the metrics that matter to each side of the handshake.
The placements board
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roles filled on time
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90-day retention
still placed at 90 days
Hiring this week
Featured open roles.
A live snapshot of the board — temp, temp-to-hire, and direct-hire across warehouse, clerical, and skilled work.
Temp
Warehouse Associate
$18–$19.5/hr View & apply
Direct-Hire
CNC Machinist
$62K–$78K /yrView & apply
Temp-to-Hire
Administrative Assistant
$22–$26/hr View & apply
Specialties
Where we place people.
Four specialties, each with recruiters who know the work — from the warehouse floor to the finance team.
$18–$26/hrThe shift gets covered.
Light Industrial & Warehouse
Warehouse, distribution, assembly, and production roles — the backbone of Chicagoland logistics, staffed fast and screened right.
TempTemp-to-hireDirect-hire
Explore Light Industrial 
$19–$28/hrThe office runs on these people.
Clerical & Administrative
Front-desk, data entry, customer service, and administrative support — vetted for accuracy, attitude, and the soft skills that matter.
TempTemp-to-hireDirect-hire
Explore Clerical / Admin 
$55K–$95KThe hire that moves the team.
Professional & Finance
Accounting, finance, HR, marketing, and operations roles placed direct-hire or contract — with recruiters who actually understand the work.
Direct-hireContractTemp-to-hire
Explore Professional 
$24–$38/hrCertified hands, ready to work.
Skilled Trades & Manufacturing
CNC, welding, maintenance, and skilled manufacturing roles — credential-verified and matched to your equipment and shift.
TempTemp-to-hireDirect-hire
Explore Skilled Trades How we hire
From the order to the floor.
A quick intake, vetted candidates, and a 90-day replacement guarantee — so the role gets filled and stays filled.
Tell us the role
A quick intake call: the role, the shift, the must-haves, and the start date. We scope it and quote a bill rate up front.
We source & screen
We pull from our vetted pool and actively recruit — skills-tested, background-checked, and reference-verified before you see anyone.
You meet finalists
For temp, we send the right people, ready to start. For direct-hire, you get a short list of finalists — never a résumé dump.
Start & support
They start; we handle payroll, comp, and compliance. We check in on day 1, week 1, and day 90 — and replace any miss free.
Staffing models
Five ways to get the people.
Temp coverage, temp-to-hire, direct-hire search, payrolling, and managed on-site programs — pick the model that fits the need.
Temporary Staffing
Flexible coverage for seasonal demand, leaves, and projects — workers are our W-2 employees.
Best forSeasonal surges, call-off coverage, special projects
Temp-to-Hire
Try talent in the role before you commit — convert your best performers to permanent with no surprise fee.
Best forReducing hiring risk, building a bench
Direct-Hire Search
We recruit, screen, and present a short list of finalists for your permanent roles — you make the offer.
Best forPermanent professional & leadership roles
Payrolling & Pre-Identified
Found your own candidate? We put them on our payroll — handling W-2, taxes, comp, and compliance.
Best forWorkers you sourced, contractors, retirees
Recruitment Process Outsourcing
Your recruiting function, run by us — embedded recruiters scaling your hiring without the headcount.
Best forHigh-volume or scaling hiring teams
On-Site & Managed Programs
A dedicated coordinator on your floor managing a large contingent workforce end-to-end.
Best forLarge light-industrial & distribution sites
In their words
Both sides of the handshake.
Hiring managers who got their people, and people who got placed — toggle above to see your side.
★★★★★
We had 30 open warehouse spots before peak season. Northbridge filled 26 in the first week and the rest within ten days — and the people actually showed up. Game-changer.
DDana R.Distribution Center Manager · Bedford Park, IL
★★★★★
For our direct-hire accountant search they sent four finalists, not forty résumés. We hired the second one. The 90-day guarantee made the decision easy.
PPriya N.VP of Finance · Oak Brook, IL
★★★★★
They verified every CNC machinist’s certifications before sending them. We stopped wasting time on no-shows and unqualified candidates. The on-site coordinator runs our whole contingent crew.
GGreg S.Plant Operations Director · Addison, IL
On the wall
Posted, pinned & placed.
Google reviews, hiring notes from our desk on LinkedIn, and a few frames from the office and the floor.
Life at Northbridge Talent
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For employers
Tell us the role and the shift. We’ll fill it from a vetted pool of 12,000+ — temp, temp-to-hire, or direct-hire.
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Browse live openings and apply once. A real recruiter works to place you — and we never charge you a fee.
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