Gian Mele

Gian Mele brings something rare to the recruitment table: he has lived on both sides of the industrial marketplace.

With over 15 years as a sales and marketing consultant embedded in the food service, manufacturing, and industrial sectors, he spent his career calling on the very organizations he now recruits for — learning the pressures, the language, and the talent needs of engineers, technical sales teams, product managers, and operational leaders from the inside out.

That commercial foundation is what sets Gian apart. When a hiring manager describes the profile they need, Gian isn’t hearing job requirements — he’s drawing on firsthand knowledge of what makes that role succeed or fail in the field.

When a candidate describes their technical background, he understands the real-world context behind it. That depth of comprehension accelerates every search he runs and raises the quality of every match he delivers.

• Engineers, all disciplines
• Technical Sales Professionals
• Product Managers
• R&D Specialists
• Regulatory Affairs
• Safety & Environmental, HSE

• Industrial & Specialty Distribution
• Specialty & Process Manufacturing
• Plastics & Polymer Manufacturing
• Civil Construction & Infrastructure
• Mechanical & Mining Equipment
• Chemical & Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
• Food & Beverage Manufacturing
• Industrial Equipment & Components

Gian’s clients span the full spectrum — from owner-operated SMEs that need to make one critical hire to large multinationals managing continuous talent pipelines across engineering, product, and technical functions in Canada and the United States. Whether the mandate is an Applications Engineer for a mining equipment manufacturer, a Regulatory Affairs Manager for a specialty chemical distributor, or a Director of Technical Sales for an industrial products company, Gian approaches every search with the same discipline: understand the organization’s operational reality before writing a single job profile.

He is equally direct with candidates. His commercial background means he can assess not just a resume, but a person’s actual fit for the commercial and technical environment they’re stepping into — and he will tell them honestly whether the opportunity is right. That candour, combined with a calm and deliberate communication style, has earned him long-standing relationships with clients who return to him specifically because they trust his judgment, not just his process.

If your organization is hiring engineers, technical sales professionals, product managers, R&D talent, or safety and regulatory specialists — in industrial distribution, manufacturing, civil construction, or mechanical and mining equipment — Gian has the network, the sector credibility, and the technical fluency to find people your competitors can’t.