Pay ranges
Manufacturing Staffing pay in Vancouver.
Below are typical hourly pay ranges for manufacturing staffing in Vancouver. What a role lands at depends on experience, the shift, and required certifications. Figures track British Columbia market rates from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data.
| Role | Hourly range |
|---|---|
| CNC machine operator | $20 to $30 |
| Production technician | $19 to $27 |
| Maintenance technician | $24 to $36 |
| Quality inspector | $19 to $27 |
| Welder | $22 to $33 |
| Production supervisor | $28 to $42 |
Ranges reflect local market rates and scale with experience, shift, and certifications. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
What we check for
- AWS welding certification
- CNC programming
- Six Sigma awareness
- OSHA 30
Shifts we cover
- first, second, and third shift
- continuous and rotating shifts
- scheduled overtime
Neighborhoods we cover in Vancouver
- Midtown
- Uptown
- Historic District
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FAQ
Common questions.
How fast can you fill a manufacturing staffing role in Vancouver?
Most manufacturing staffing roles in Vancouver fill fast: production roles in 3 to 5 days, skilled trades and supervisors in 1 to 2 weeks. We keep a screened bench warm, so we send a short list quickly instead of starting a search from scratch. Call 1-866-888-6111 to brief the role.
Which manufacturing staffing positions can you fill in Vancouver?
In Vancouver we place cnc machine operators, production technicians, maintenance technicians, quality inspectors, welders, and production supervisors. Have a role outside that list? Ask, because we probably staff it too.
How much does manufacturing staffing cost per hour in Vancouver?
It varies by role, shift, and certifications. Vancouver rates start around $20 per hour for entry work and reach about $42 per hour for senior roles. The pay table above breaks it out role by role.
Do you offer temp, temp to hire, and direct hire in Vancouver?
All three. Bring people on temporarily for seasonal work, on temp to hire to test fit first, or on direct hire from day one. We will steer you to the option that fits each Vancouver role.
What checks do manufacturing staffing hires in Vancouver go through?
The credentials that count most for manufacturing staffing are AWS welding certification, CNC programming, Six Sigma awareness, and OSHA 30. Before anyone is placed, we verify right to work and run background and reference checks.
Do you staff beyond Vancouver itself?
We staff Vancouver and the surrounding towns, including Midtown, Uptown, Historic District. Tell us where your site is and we will confirm coverage.
How does your pricing work for manufacturing staffing?
Talking to us and reviewing candidates is free. Temporary placements bill at an hourly rate that covers pay, payroll taxes, workers compensation, and our service. Direct hires carry a one time placement fee. Either way, you get the number in writing first.
Do you handle nights and weekends in Vancouver?
Yes. We cover first, second, and third shift and continuous and rotating shifts, including weekend and peak season coverage. Give us the schedule and we staff to it.
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In depth
Manufacturing Staffing in Vancouver, explained.
Inside the Vancouver manufacturing staffing market
Vancouver anchors a metro of about 1.3 million. Local demand runs across logistics, hospitality, and construction, and those employers all need the same thing: reliable people, hired quickly.
Our candidates come from Vancouver and nearby communities like Midtown, Uptown, Historic District. Because we keep them screened and ready, you get names in days, not a long open search.
On pay, British Columbia's minimum wage is $17.85. We build rates around what Vancouver employers actually pay so offers land and people stay. Source: U.S. Department of Labor.
How hiring works in Vancouver
Hiring manufacturing staffing in Vancouver runs on a clear track. Step one is a written brief so we both know exactly what the job needs.
Step two, we screen our bench for reliability and the right credentials and send only real fits. Step three, you choose, and we handle the offer, the paperwork, and the first days on the job.
Temporary, temp to hire, or direct hire
There is no single right way to hire manufacturing staffing in Vancouver, so we offer three. Temporary handles seasonal and surge work with payroll and compliance carried by us.
Temp to hire is the test drive: work with someone first, then move them to your payroll if it fits. Direct hire puts them on your team from the start.
We help Vancouver employers match each role to the option that makes sense for the work and the budget.
Roles, shifts, and what we screen for
Our Vancouver manufacturing staffing bench covers cnc machine operators, production technicians, maintenance technicians, quality inspectors, welders, and production supervisors.
Coverage runs first, second, and third shift and continuous and rotating shifts, and for these roles AWS welding certification, CNC programming, Six Sigma awareness, and OSHA 30 are what we verify first.
Right to work, work history, and references are all confirmed before a start date, so you get someone who can do the job, not just fill the slot.
Who we hire for in Vancouver
Vancouver employers across logistics, hospitality, and construction use Langford for manufacturing staffing year round.
We know the roles these teams run, the shifts they need covered, and what good looks like in the first two weeks. That is why our placements hold past 30 days instead of turning over in week one.
What you get with Langford in Vancouver
We move fast, we screen for real, and we stay on the file. A short list reaches you in about one business day for most manufacturing staffing roles because we keep a bench warm in Vancouver.
We carry payroll, taxes, and workers compensation on temporary placements, so the paperwork sits with us, not you. And we check in through the first 30 days, so a placement that wobbles gets fixed early.
Call 1-866-888-6111 to start, or tell us about the role online.
What a bigger market like Vancouver needs
The Vancouver metro is one of the larger hiring markets we cover, at about 1.3 million people. The most consistent demand is for manufacturing and production workers, but employers across logistics, hospitality, and construction all draw from the same labor pool, so competition for reliable manufacturing staffing workers is real.
That is where volume hiring helps. When you need to staff a full first, second, and third shift crew, ramp for a peak, or cover several Vancouver sites at once, we scale the search without dropping the screening. You still get vetted people, just more of them, on the timeline the work demands.
From Midtown to Historic District, we keep enough screened candidates ready that a large manufacturing staffing order does not mean a slow one.