5 Star Global Recruitment Partners

5 Star Global Recruitment Partners is a boutique executive search firm focused on the automotive and manufacturing sectors. It places exempt professionals in direct-hire roles, principally in corporate leadership and plant management, working with Fortune 500 automotive and manufacturing companies. The firm is based in North America and describes its model as one of strategic, long-term client partnerships rather than high-volume staffing.

The firm's work spans the automotive supply chain, from global OEMs to Tier 1 and Tier 2 suppliers. It recruits technical engineers, dedicated professionals and plant managers, and sources candidates active in Connected Cars, Automated Drive, Shared Mobility and Electrification, including those working across international offices and plants. Its client list includes Mercedes Benz, BMW, Volkswagen, Ford, General Motors, Fiat Chrysler, Hyundai, Honda, Kia, Toyota and Nissan.

The team claims more than 50 years of combined recruiting experience, with each recruiter bringing over ten years in recruiting, human resources and automotive manufacturing. 5 Star Global Recruitment Partners is a WBENC-certified Women's Business Enterprise and a minority woman-owned small business. It runs diversity, equity and inclusion recruiting initiatives in support of client programmes, including women in manufacturing, and states that it identifies candidates without regard to gender, race, religious beliefs, age, ethnicity or sexual orientation.