--- title: "Nova-Link : Recruitment agencies" description: "Nova-Link. Recruitment and technical assistance for industry. Visit the agency’s website or ask Leonar for an introduction." url: "https://www.leonar.app/recruitment-agencies/agencies/nova-link/" lang: "en" alternates: fr: "https://www.leonar.app/fr/recruitment-agencies/agencies/nova-link/" de: "https://www.leonar.app/de/recruitment-agencies/agencies/nova-link/" image: "https://www.leonar.app/og/og-default.png" tokens: 1749 --- 1. [Home](https://www.leonar.app/) 2. [Recruitment agencies](https://www.leonar.app/recruitment-agencies/) 3. [France](https://www.leonar.app/recruitment-agencies/france/) 4. Nova-Link [← Back to results](https://www.leonar.app/recruitment-agencies/france/) ![Nova-Link](https://www.leonar.app/logos/agencies/nova-link.webp) Claimed # Nova-Link Recruitment and technical assistance for industry From Nantes, across France A recruitment and engineering consulting firm founded by Antoine Fossé, specialising in technical skills for industry. It recruits technicians and engineers in advanced sectors, and also places consultants on technical assistance assignments. [Expertise](#expertise)[Services](#approche)[Coverage](#couverture)[Contact](#contact) - 90%of hires come from the network and direct approach - 10 yearsof network among technical candidates - 3staff, soon 5 to 6 - 1 weekto urgently replace a hire who left during probation ## A specialist in technical roles The firm grew out of hands-on experience in engineering and industrial project management. It recruits almost exclusively through its network and direct approach, which gives it access to technical profiles rarely found on job boards. Every search starts with a precise analysis of the need, to align the candidate’s skills with the client’s project. - [Special machinery](https://www.leonar.app/recruitment-agencies/industries/manufacturing/) - [Maintenance & commissioning](https://www.leonar.app/recruitment-agencies/roles/production-maintenance/) - [Mechanical design](https://www.leonar.app/recruitment-agencies/roles/engineering/) - [Electronic design](https://www.leonar.app/recruitment-agencies/roles/engineering/) - [Engineering calculation](https://www.leonar.app/recruitment-agencies/roles/engineering/) - [Shipbuilding](https://www.leonar.app/recruitment-agencies/industries/manufacturing/) - [Food processing](https://www.leonar.app/recruitment-agencies/industries/manufacturing/) - [Building](https://www.leonar.app/recruitment-agencies/industries/construction-property/) ## Roles recruited Design office Project managers, design draughtspeople, automation engineers, calculation engineers, electronics engineers and developers. Workshop Maintenance, commissioning and assembly technicians, production engineers. Field Business managers, site managers and site coordinators. ## How the firm supports you Technical skills recruitment Success-based fees only, with transparent pricing: a flat fee for junior profiles or a percentage of gross annual salary. Invoicing is staged, from the candidate’s signature to the end of their probation period. Every hire is guaranteed: if the probation period ends, the firm replaces the candidate. Technical assistance To absorb a workload peak, the firm places its consultants and its network of freelancers in its clients’ design offices, experienced and ready to work immediately. Client case ## Replacing a hire within a week At an industrial client with 50 employees, a new hire ended their probation period. Nova-Link stepped in urgently and presented the right profile within a week. Thanks to its knowledge of the sector, the firm understood the need from the start: a year later, the person hired is still in the role. > “A different approach to consulting is possible, more transparent and more agile.” Antoine Fossé, Managing Director and founder (translated from French) ## From Nantes, across France Based in Nantes, the firm works with manufacturers all over France. ## This agency can help you if… - You are hiring a technician or an engineer in design, calculation, maintenance or production. - You need temporary reinforcement on an industrial project. - You want to pay on success, with a guarantee until the end of the probation period. ### Clients served SMEs and mid-sized companies with 50 to 2,000 employees: special machinery, shipbuilding, food processing, mechanical and electronic design, building. ## Contact Nova-Link Antoine Fossé Managing Director and founder - [fosse.antoine@nova-link-consulting.fr](mailto:fosse.antoine@nova-link-consulting.fr) [Visit the agency website ↗](https://nova-link-consulting.fr/)[LinkedIn ↗](https://www.linkedin.com/company/nova-link-consulting/) Agencies listed in the directory are not necessarily Leonar customers. Their listing does not depend on any subscription or commercial partnership. ## Sources and transparency This profile was written with the agency, which reviewed and approved it before publication. The original was approved in French. 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