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For businesses

Hire vetted local talent, fast.

Manufacturing, light industrial, warehouse, and general labor are our core — then healthcare support (CNA/LNA), skilled trades, admin, and hospitality. Every candidate is interviewed in person by a VEA recruiter before we send them to your floor.

Accepting applicationsInterviewed in personEvery VEA placement is interviewed in person by a Vermont recruiter before submission.Every hire interviewed in personChittenden County unemployment: 2.3%
Placed worker · 2 yrs retained
“VEA called me back the same day I applied. I started the next Monday — still on the same line two years later.”
Laura M.CNC MachinistEssex Junction
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Operating locally
What you stop carrying

The worker is on our W-2.

That one fact moves a specific list of obligations off your books and onto ours. It is the difference between adding labor and adding an employee.

01Ours

Carried on our books.

  • Workers' compensation coverage on every worker we place
  • On-shift injury? One number — you call us, we open and run the claim
  • W-2s, payroll taxes, and the weekly payroll run
  • Unemployment claims and the state correspondence behind them
  • ACA tracking and filings
  • Vermont earned-sick-time accrual
  • Screening before day one — drug testing, background, references, credentials
02Yours

Still yours, and should be.

  • You direct the work, set the schedule, and run the floor
  • Your site safety program and OSHA obligations for your premises
  • The call on who stays — tell us and we swap, at no charge

We are not a PEO and we are not co-employing your company. We employ the people we place, you run your operation, and either side can end an assignment without unwinding a multi-year agreement.

Hired through VEA? Tell the next business owner how it went.

Who staffs with VEA

Names you’ll recognize. Towns you know.

Every logo below is an employer VEA staffs today — pulled from our live client roster, not a pitch deck.

2,600+
placements recorded with these employers since 2023
Keurig Dr PepperKeurig Dr PepperEssex Junction
Darn Tough VermontDarn Tough VermontNorthfield
Peerless ClothingPeerless ClothingSt. Albans
Twincraft SkincareTwincraft SkincareWinooski
FoodScienceFoodScienceWaterbury
Autumn HarpAutumn HarpEssex Junction
Runamok MapleRunamok MapleFairfax
ArjoArjoWilliston
Bariatrix NutritionBariatrix NutritionFairfax
MSIMSIMorrisville
Your company hereTell us the role — first candidates in 48hStart hiring →

Where 2,900+ placements went

By client industry
Manufacturing & production93%Warehouse & distribution6%Other1%

From our workforce records since 2023, bucketed by each client site’s industry — light-industrial and warehouse roles inside a manufacturer count toward manufacturing.

Why local matters

Different from a national staffing chain.

You've called the 1-800 numbers before. Four touchpoints where Vermont-local staffing actually works differently — and why it shows up in your fill rates.

4 touchpoints comparedPicked upScreenedPricedReplaced
01Who picks up
VEA

A Vermont recruiter who knows your town, your industry, and the local talent pool.

Typical chain

Routed through a call center that pulls from a national rolodex.

02Who screens candidates
VEA

A real recruiter sits down with every candidate in person before submission. Skills, attendance history, and fit — verified face-to-face, not over an app.

Typical chain

An ATS auto-replies, ranks by keyword match, and forwards whoever clears the filter.

03What you pay
VEA

Published bill rates per skill tier. Same number every time you call.

Typical chain

Quote-on-quote per role — the number depends on how busy the sales rep is.

04When a placement falls through
VEA

Swap them at no charge. You pay only for the hours actually worked — no re-sourcing fee.

Typical chain

Re-fill fee plus contract minimum. You eat the sunk cost of the original sourcing.

The VEA team at a Vermont community event in green NEED TEMPS shirts
NEED TEMPS?

The same team you'll hear from when you call.

No call center, no national rolodex. The people in the picture are the recruiters who pick up — and the ones screening the candidates we send to your floor.

Why temp staffing

Five reasons businesses choose temps.

Recruiting in-house takes time you don't always have. We handle the screening, sourcing, and placement so your team stays focused on the work.

01

Sick days & family leave

A temp covers the gap so the schedule doesn't slip. Even a few hours a day to keep things moving.

02

Special projects

Run a project without pulling regulars off their normal duties. Temps come in scoped, leave when it's done.

03

Last-minute spikes

Workload jumps month to month. Temps absorb the surge so you don't fall behind.

04

Try before you hire

Work alongside a candidate before committing. If they're not the right fit, swap them without the cost of a bad hire.

05

HR & payroll consulting

Need help structuring HR or running payroll? Book time with one of our specialists.

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Beyond temp

When you need a permanent hire that sticks.

Talk to a recruiter →
01Supplemental-to-Direct

Try the person before you commit.

Bring a candidate on as a temp first, then convert to direct once both sides know the fit's right. Skills, experience, and culture — all confirmed before the offer letter.

  • You evaluate work product, not a resume
  • Convert any time — no conversion fee on temp-to-hire
  • If it's not a fit, swap them without sunk cost
02Direct placement

We recruit. You hire. 90-day guarantee.

Don't have time or expertise to find the right candidate? Hand us the role. We source, screen, and coordinate interviews — you pick the hire. One-time fee, guaranteed for 90 days.

  • Full-cycle recruiting, end to end
  • Interview coordination included
  • If they leave within 90 days, we re-fill at no cost
Meet in person

Hiring decisions happen down the road.

Walk into our South Burlington headquarters and a recruiter will usually sit down with you the same day. Prefer we come to your site? We do that too — Williston, Colchester, Essex are all under fifteen minutes.

Address
1944 Williston Road, Suite 7
South Burlington, VT 05403
Hours
Mon–Fri, 9:00am – 5:00pm ET
VEA office
1944 Williston Road, Suite 7
South Burlington, VT 05403
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Hire workers

We respond today.

Tell us the role, shift, pay range. A Vermont recruiter will reach out within one business hour during work hours.

Join the employers who staff with VEA
Keurig Dr PepperPeerless ClothingTwincraft SkincareFoodScienceAutumn HarpRunamok MapleArjoBariatrix NutritionMSI