Case Study
Thrush Aircraft
You need the best talent to keep your aerospace operation running smoothly, but finding that talent can be difficult.
Here’s how we helped Thrush Aircraft hire A&P Mechanics, Final Assembly Technicians, a Manufacturing Engineering Manager, and an HR Director.
Client Profile
Thrush Aircraft, Inc. is the world leader in providing aircraft for agricultural spray operations. Our exceptional line of airplanes helps operations of all sizes control insects, weeds, and diseases that threaten crops and orchards, and effectively fertilizing all types of crops.
In addition, Thrush Aircraft are depended upon for fire control – dispersing fire retardant chemicals and water to save human and animal life, and preventing the loss of property and forestry.
Their headquarters and production facility are located in Albany, Georgia, where we occupy a 227,000 square foot office/manufacturing complex. Their factory is equipped with a full complement of sophisticated machinery.
Their veteran labor force has aerial agriculture experience dating back to the mid-1960s, including all phases of design, tooling production, planning, product manufacturing, product support, and customer service.
Since 1966, more than 3,000 Thrush aircraft have been delivered. The current worldwide fleet now numbers over 2,200 aircraft, including more than 1,500 that are turbine-powered.
Their Staffing Challenge
Thrush Aircraft was struggling to find qualified candidates for some of their harder-to-fill positions. They were looking to partner with a staffing agency that had experience staffing A&P Mechanics, Final Assembly Technicians, Manufacturing Engineering Managers, Aircraft Welders as well as countless other aviation manufacturing positions.
Our Solution
Total Aviation Staffing’s in-depth understanding of aviation and aerospace positions was one of the key components to the success we had with Thrush Aircraft.
Our comprehensive search & selection recruitment and attraction model. Designed specifically for aerospace specialists took approximately 4-6 weeks from the research stage to offer and acceptance.
It took about 1 week to produce a shortlist of pre-vetted and interviewed applicants to be reviewed.