Profield

What Profield does

Profield is a Dutch technical recruitment specialist focused exclusively on the manufacturing and process industry, connecting professionals who design, build, operate, repair, and maintain machines with employers in that sector. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Bunschoten, Netherlands, the company operates a domain-specialized service organized around four vertical practices: Service & Maintenance, Assembly, Engineering, and Operations. Its core product is the Match & Onboarding Formule, a two-phase recruitment process in which a specialized advisor (matched to the candidate's technical field) handles job placement, followed by a Field Manager providing HR support through the integration period to reduce turnover. Profield maintains relationships with over 500 technical companies and a database of 68 active professionals, with 526 vacancies currently listed on its platform.

The company's technology stack centers on the Profield Portal (portal.profield.nl), built on HelloFlex technology, which provides web-based access for candidates and employers. Profield also offers a free CV Generator tool as a candidate lead magnet and produces whitepapers (Salaris Benchmark, De Techneut van de Toekomst, and the CARE model whitepaper "Recruitment is m\u00e9\u00e9r dan werven") that serve as employer-side thought leadership. Named enterprise clients include Bos Machines (9 placements since 2018), Kivo Plastic Verpakkingen (11 matches since 2019), Ahold Delhaize Coffee Company, Keune Haircosmetics, Arburg, and Friesland Campina.

Profield generates revenue primarily through transaction-based placement fees on permanent placements. The firm is privately held, founder-owned (Jeroen van den Berg and Wiebe de Boer as founders; Tim van Halteren and Rick van Diermen as co-owners), and bootstrapped, with no external institutional investors identified. It employs approximately 20 specialists across matching, onboarding, field management, marketing, and back-office functions, and recently acquired Ir Olav's Globetrotters to enable international technical talent inflow, while having moved into a new purpose-built office in Spakenburg in 2025 to support continued growth.

Name

Profield

Legal name

Profield

Website

https://profield.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Profield is a Dutch specialist recruitment firm that connects technical professionals in the manufacturing and process industry with employers across four verticals: Service & Maintenance, Assembly, Engineering, and Operations, using a proprietary Match & Onboarding formula.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Technical Recruitment Services

NAICS

Employment Placement Agencies and Executive Search Services (56131), Employment Placement Agencies (561311)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

General Permanent Placement (Multi-Industry) (BPACAFAA)

Keywords

• Technical recruitment services
• Manufacturing industry staffing
• Process industry jobs
• Engineering placement agency
• Service maintenance recruitment

Headquarters

HQ city

Bunschoten

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Recruitment & Staffing Placement: Profield places technical professionals in permanent positions at manufacturing and process industry companies, earning placement fees for successful matches that result in direct employment contracts at client companies.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Profield is a Dutch technical recruitment specialist that places professionals in Service & Maintenance, Assembly, Engineering, and Operations roles at manufacturing and process industry companies across the Netherlands. Its core service is the Match & Onboarding Formule, where a field-specialized advisor matches candidates with employers and an HR specialist supports onboarding, followed by Field Manager guidance through the first year of placement. The company supplements this recruitment service with a self-serve web portal and a free CV Generator tool for job seekers.

Product overview

Profield is a specialized recruitment company for the Dutch manufacturing and process industry, operating a service platform built around its Match & Onboarding Formule. The core offering consists of matching technical professionals (servicemonteurs, operators, engineers, assemblers) with employers, supported by Field Managers throughout the placement lifecycle. Profield provides supplementary tools and resources including a CV Generator for job seekers, a professional web Portal, and three whitepapers (Salaris Benchmark Document, De Techneut van de Toekomst, and Recruitment is méér dan werven) that serve as thought leadership and employer attractors. The portfolio is structured as a unified recruitment service with embedded tools and content assets rather than a modular software platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Match & Onboarding Formule Profield's core recruitment service for placing technical professionals (servicemonteurs, operators, engineers, assemblers) into permanent roles at Dutch manufacturing and process industry companies. Delivered through a two-phase Match & Onboarding workflow with field-specialized advisors and HR-supported onboarding.
• Field Management Services Ongoing onboarding and retention support provided by Field Managers who act as the primary contact for both placed candidates and client companies, coaching technicians during their first year to ensure successful integration and lasting employment.
• Profield Portal Web-based portal for technical professionals and employers to access job listings, manage candidate profiles, submit applications, and engage with Profield's recruitment workflow. Supports modern browsers including Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Safari, and Opera.

Quantifiable outcome

• 9 successful permanent placements at Bos Machines, with 2 more in onboarding
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Ir Olav's GlobetrottersminorOthersAcquisition of Ir Olav's Globetrotters to support international inflow of technical talent, expanding Profield's reach beyond domestic recruitment.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• VNOM: Dutch staffing agency specializing in technical professionals across manufacturing, machine building, and industrial sectors. Direct competitor for the same pool of Dutch technical candidates (servicemonteurs, operators, engineers) Profield targets.
• Yacht (Visma | Yacht): Dutch recruitment firm focused on technical and professional specialists, including engineering, manufacturing, and process industry roles. Closest large-scale Dutch peer to Profield, with a similar candidate-versus-permanent placement model but a much broader portfolio.
• TMC Group: Dutch technical consulting and employment firm placing engineers, technicians, and technical specialists into manufacturing and process industry clients. Comparable operating model (high-touch matching of technical professionals to industrial employers) and vertical focus.
• USN Flex: Dutch recruitment and staffing firm focused on technical and industrial professionals, including manufacturing and engineering placements. Comparable vertical specialization and candidate sourcing approach to Profield.

Broad incumbents

• Brunel International: Global Dutch-headquartered staffing and recruitment firm with strong presence in engineering, technical, and process industry placements. Operates at much larger scale with international footprint; competes for the same Dutch technical talent Profield serves.
• Randstad Nederland: Dutch arm of the world's largest staffing firm; generalist recruiter with a large technical and industrial placement practice in the Netherlands. Represents the largest potential competitive threat to Profield's niche.
• Tempo-Team (Adecco): Major Dutch generalist staffing firm under Adecco Group, with significant technical and industrial placement volume. Competes for some of the same Dutch manufacturing and process industry hiring demand.
• Hays Nederland: Global recruitment firm with a Dutch office focused on technical, engineering, and manufacturing permanent placements. Comparable candidate-versus-permanent placement model, though operating at much larger scale and broader industry coverage.
• Maandag (Visma): Large Dutch staffing firm with broad coverage across public sector, healthcare, and technical/industrial segments. A generalist with strong brand, competing for some of the same technical placement demand as Profield.
• Michael Page Nederland: Global professional recruitment firm with a Dutch practice placing engineering, manufacturing, and technical professionals into permanent roles. Overlaps with Profield in mid-to-senior technical permanent placements.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Profieldservice
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/profieldservice
• Instagraminstagram.com/workatprofield

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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