Durham Region recruitmentRecruitment agency for Pickering employers

From the lakeshore near Frenchman's Bay to the Innovation Corridor in Seaton, Finch helps Pickering businesses hire screened professionals without tying up their own managers.

Start a search Who we recruit

Project manager leading a team meeting beside a planning whiteboard

Pickering sits between Toronto's eastern edge and Ajax, with Rouge National Urban Park along its western side. Highway 401 crosses the south of the city, where you find Pickering City Centre, the GO station, Bay Ridges and Frenchman's Bay, along with the Brock Industrial Business Park south of the highway on Brock Road. Highway 407 runs through the middle of the city, where the new Seaton community and the Innovation Corridor are taking shape. Further north lie rural hamlets such as Claremont, Brougham and Whitevale.

The City of Pickering promotes energy, advanced manufacturing, logistics and information technology as its key sectors, and Ontario Power Generation has a major presence here. Big projects bring waves of hiring, and smaller local firms then find themselves bidding against energy contractors and Toronto employers for the same engineers and managers. Our job on retainer is to find the people who suit your role, screen them properly, and bring you a short list of candidates who already hold the right to work in Canada.

Areas we serve in Pickering

Pickering City Centre
Bay Ridges
Frenchman's Bay
Brock Industrial Business Park
Duffin Heights
Seaton
Innovation Corridor
Durham Live
Amberlea
Claremont
Brougham

Local hiring

Who's hiring in Pickering

Pickering Nuclear and energy contractors

Ontario Power Generation's Pickering Nuclear Generating Station sits on the lakeshore, and in 2025 the province approved a plan to refurbish four of its reactors. Engineering, project controls and safety work tied to the station is shared among OPG and many contractors and suppliers. We recruit electrical and mechanical engineers, project managers and health and safety coordinators who understand regulated, documentation-heavy work.

Engineering & design recruitment →
Project management recruitment →
Health, safety & quality recruitment →

Seaton and the Innovation Corridor

Along Highway 407 in central Pickering, the Innovation Corridor sets aside prestige employment land within the new Seaton community, and manufacturing and distribution facilities are being built there. A new operation often needs plant leaders, production supervisors, quality managers and supply chain analysts all at once. We help you build that team in a sensible order, starting with the leaders who will shape it.

Manufacturing & production recruitment →
Supply chain & procurement recruitment →
Executive & leadership recruitment →

City Centre and south Pickering

Redevelopment of the former mall lands at Pickering City Centre, close to City Hall and the GO station, began in fall 2025 and will continue in phases over several years. Together with activity in the Brock Industrial Business Park, it keeps builders, property owners and facilities teams busy. We recruit construction project managers, site supervisors, estimators and property managers for that work.

Construction recruitment →
Property & facilities recruitment →

Durham Live hospitality and health care next door

Durham Live, a 240-acre entertainment district, includes the Pickering Casino Resort, a hotel and event venues that need hotel managers, event coordinators and kitchen leaders. Health care is close at hand as well: Lakeridge Health's Ajax Pickering Hospital is just over the border in Ajax, and clinics across Pickering hire registered nurses, practical nurses and medical office staff.

Hospitality management recruitment →
Nursing & medical staff recruitment →

Roles we fill

Roles Pickering employers ask us to fill

See every role we recruit for →

Working with Finch from Pickering

Pickering is one of the closer Durham communities to our office on Alness Street, near Dufferin and Steeles in North York. Highway 407 runs east from our area straight through central Pickering, and Highway 401 serves the south end, so meeting at your site is practical when it is booked ahead. Many clients prefer phone or video, which we offer Monday to Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Every search opens with a consultation about the role, required licences, site access needs and working hours. Once the retainer is paid, we advertise, source candidates from Pickering, Ajax, Scarborough and Markham, and screen each person for qualifications, references and eligibility to work in Canada. We put a shortlist in front of you, arrange the interviews, help you shape the offer and stay in touch after the new hire begins.

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 Pickering: common questions

Can you help us hire for work connected to the Pickering Nuclear station?

Yes, for professional roles such as engineers, project managers, schedulers and safety coordinators at contractors and suppliers. We screen for regulated-industry experience and credentials such as a P.Eng. from PEO. Security clearances and site access are arranged between you and the station operator rather than by Finch, and we explain that to candidates up front.

Do you recruit for companies opening a new site in Seaton?

Yes. A company setting up in Seaton or the Innovation Corridor often needs several key people before the doors open, such as a plant manager, a controller and a quality lead. We can plan those searches together so each new leader is in place to help choose the next hire, and every candidate is screened the same way.

Will you look for candidates in Ajax and Scarborough as well as Pickering?

Yes. Pickering employers draw on a wide area, and many strong candidates live in Ajax, Whitby, Scarborough or Markham. We set the search area with you based on the role and your location, so a job near the Pickering GO station can reach farther than a rural site north of Highway 407 without transit.

Tell us who you need in Pickering

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