Durham Region recruitmentOshawa recruitment agency for hospitals, manufacturers and offices

Finch helps Oshawa employers hire qualified professionals, from the courts and offices of downtown to the campuses and business parks of north Oshawa.

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Oshawa grew up around automotive assembly, and that history still shapes its supplier base, its skilled trades workforce and the way many local families think about work. Today the city relies just as much on health care, education and technology. Lakeridge Health Oshawa on Hospital Court is one of the city's major employers. Ontario Tech University and Durham College share a campus in north Oshawa, Trent University Durham GTA has a campus in the city as well, and Ontario Tech keeps downtown buildings including one on Charles Street.

Durham Region's economic development profile of Oshawa lists advanced manufacturing, nuclear energy generation, health and biosciences, information technology and multimodal transportation as priority sectors. Employers in each of them compete with Toronto, Whitby and Clarington for experienced people. Finch runs retainer searches for these organizations: we agree on the position and what it demands, reach out to people already doing the work, screen them carefully, and introduce only candidates who are eligible to work in Canada.

Areas we serve in Oshawa

Downtown Oshawa
North Oshawa
Northwood Business Park
Windfields
Kedron
Samac
Lakeview
Centennial
Columbus
Port of Oshawa
Oshawa Executive Airport

Local hiring

Who's hiring in Oshawa

Lakeridge Health Oshawa and medical practices

Lakeridge Health Oshawa provides cancer, cardiac, stroke, kidney and mental health care and houses the R.S. McLaughlin Durham Regional Cancer Centre. The city also hosts the Queen's University Lakeridge Health MD Family Medicine Program. Family practices and pharmacies across Oshawa hire physicians, nurse practitioners, nurses and pharmacists, and we confirm each licence with the CPSO, College of Nurses of Ontario or Ontario College of Pharmacists.

Physicians & doctors recruitment →
Nursing & medical staff recruitment →
Pharmacy & life sciences recruitment →

Downtown courts, offices and campus

The Durham Region courthouse on Bond Street East draws law firms, paralegals and legal support staff to downtown Oshawa, alongside accounting offices, municipal services and Ontario Tech's downtown buildings. We recruit law clerks, paralegals licensed by the Law Society of Ontario, office administrators and bookkeepers for these offices, many of which are small teams with nobody dedicated to HR.

Legal recruitment →
Office & administration recruitment →
Accounting & finance recruitment →

North Oshawa business parks and the airport

Northwood Business Park, bounded by Taunton Road West and Highway 407 East near the Whitby border, is pre-zoned employment land with new industrial and distribution buildings. Oshawa Executive Airport, a city-owned general aviation airport, is close by. Employers in this part of the city need production supervisors, quality staff, logistics coordinators and IT support, and we favour candidates who live in north Durham.

Manufacturing & production recruitment →
Supply chain & procurement recruitment →
IT support & cybersecurity recruitment →

Automotive suppliers and the energy sector nearby

Automotive work in Oshawa and the nuclear projects nearby at the Darlington site in Clarington both depend on engineers, electricians and quality managers who can work to exacting standards. The Port of Oshawa, a deep-sea port, adds shipping and handling work. We check P.Eng. licences with PEO, Skilled Trades Ontario certificates such as 442A for industrial electricians, and hands-on experience with documented quality systems.

Engineering & design recruitment →
Electrical recruitment →
Health, safety & quality recruitment →

Roles we fill

Roles Oshawa employers ask us to fill

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Working with Finch from Oshawa

From our North York office near Dufferin Street and Steeles Avenue West, Oshawa is reached by heading east on Highway 401 or Highway 407, both of which serve the city. We begin most Oshawa searches with a phone or video call, and we can visit your hospital department, plant or downtown office by appointment when seeing the workplace will help us describe the job accurately. Calls run Monday to Friday between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m.

After the retainer is in place, we advertise in Oshawa, Whitby, Clarington and the east end of Toronto, contact passive candidates and screen each one for experience, licences and eligibility to work in Canada. Travel time often decides an Oshawa hire, so we raise it early, including access to the Durham College Oshawa GO station and Durham Region Transit. You interview the shortlist, we handle the scheduling, and we follow up once your hire has started.

Consultation
Tell us about the role, your team and your timeline. We agree on a retainer and fees tailored to the position.
Retainer & search
Your retainer starts the search. We advertise, source and screen candidates for you.
Shortlist & interviews
You meet only suitable candidates. We arrange every interview.
Hire & follow-up
We manage the offer and check in after your new hire starts.

Retainer-based recruiting. Fees are tailored to every position, and a retainer up front starts your search.Book a consultation

Recruiting in Oshawa: common questions

Is Finch an employment agency?

Finch Employment is a recruitment agency. Oshawa employers retain us to find, approach and screen candidates for a specific professional role, and the fee is agreed with the employer for each position. Candidates never pay us anything. Our focus is on matching qualified professionals with the organizations that need them.

Can you recruit graduates from Ontario Tech or Durham College?

Yes, when a role suits an early-career hire. Many Oshawa employers want people who studied locally and plan to stay in Durham. We screen recent graduates the same way as experienced candidates, checking practical skills, any required licence or certificate, and eligibility to work in Canada. For senior roles we look for proven experience instead.

Can you help an Oshawa manufacturer hire a plant engineer?

Yes. We recruit manufacturing, mechanical and electrical engineers for Oshawa plants and confirm PEO licensing where the role requires a P.Eng. We ask candidates about the equipment, quality systems and production methods they have worked with, so you only interview people whose background matches your operation.

Tell us who you need in Oshawa

Tell us who you need. A Finch recruiter will call you back within one business day to talk through the role and retainer.

Call 416-551-6111

Office visits by appointment only