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munerio is a specialized executive search firm focused on technical leadership roles in mechanical engineering, plant engineering, and manufacturing. We partner with companies to deliver executive search, leadership recruitment, and headhunting services for engineers, senior managers, and C-level executives — with a personal, discreet, and efficient approach.
At munerio, executive search is based on a clear, methodical approach — from precise role definition and systematic research to confidential, personal contact with the right leaders.
Our headhunting is precise, transparent, and tailored to the industry – powered by artificial intelligence, personal expertise, and sound diagnostics.
Our mission is to fill key engineering and management positions efficiently and with true industry insight.
In the fourth phase, we move into the joint selection process. Our team conducts structured interviews and, if requested, uses certified diagnostic tools such as the BIP assessment. We present a curated shortlist of top professionals and executives from the mechanical and plant engineering industries — providing you with full transparency and the confidence to make the right decision.
Even after the contract is signed, we stay actively involved. We accompany the onboarding phase, moderate feedback sessions, and remain a trusted partner for both client and candidate. Our commitment goes beyond the placement itself — ensuring smooth integration and lasting success within your organization.
With a dedicated focus on technical sectors — including mechanical and plant engineering, energy, automation, and packaging technology — we understand the demands of modern industrial companies from the inside out. As a partner to the industrial mid-market and technology-driven enterprises, we deliver a structured executive search process for recruiting engineers, project managers, and senior leaders. Combining executive search expertise, targeted direct outreach, diagnostic assessment, and process clarity, we ensure lasting placements — in both operational and strategic positions.
We specialize in recruiting engineers in mechanical and plant engineering — from development and design to project management. Our focus is on filling key roles that secure innovation, performance, and efficiency in your organization.
As a specialized recruitment consultancy for sales in mechanical engineering, we fill key commercial roles — from technical sales and field service to key account management. Our candidates are experts who develop markets, strengthen customer relationships, and boost growth.
As specialized headhunters for procurement and supply chain management in the manufacturing sector, we connect you with experts who streamline processes, enhance efficiency, and make your supply chain fit for the future.
In technology-driven industries, exceptional leadership is the foundation of innovation, efficiency, and growth. As a specialized executive search partner for technical and engineering talent, munerio focuses on filling key positions — from engineers and department heads to C-level executives — with precision and industry insight.
With structured processes, discreet direct contact, and a strong industry network, we identify the right leaders – for everything from mid-sized industrial companies to international technology corporations.
Our executive search consultancy is firmly embedded in the industrial landscape, with direct access to decision-makers across mechanical engineering, plant engineering, automation, and related sectors. This network allows us to identify and approach the right technical and leadership talent with precision and discretion.
In executive search, confidentiality is paramount — particularly when recruiting for C-level or technical leadership roles. With a structured and targeted direct approach for engineers and executives, we guarantee both precision and absolute discretion.
With our partner network and methods such as the BIP (Bochum Inventory), we offer in-depth personality diagnostics for specialists and executives. This strengthens our recruitment services in the technical sector.
Our combination of artificial intelligence, active sourcing, and industry expertise ensures an efficient and targeted executive search for the industrial mid-market — specifically for engineers and technical professionals.
Our structured executive search for the mechanical engineering sector consistently achieves high success rates — thanks to precise matching, reliable processes, and sustainable consulting.
At munerio, you are supported by dedicated consultants with extensive experience in executive search for technical specialists and executives — across mid-sized companies, corporations, and hidden champions.
Daniel Schmökel looks back to a wide range of long-term professional experience in business, administration, associations and technology transfer – even before starting his career as a recruitment consultant in 2014 and founding munerio together with Daniel Hell-Meyer. Trained as an industrial clerk, a master's degree in economic geography and a training as a psychological consultant round off his professional profile. The wealth of experience and skills gathered pre-munerio still help Daniel to strategically guide the company's development and service offering. He has been fascinated by industrial automation technology as well as material handling & intralogistics for a long time, admiring the high level of innovation and the many exciting companies and interlocutors in the industry. At munerio, Daniel Schmökel is responsible for HR, marketing and legal issues.
Managing Director & Recruitment Consultant
Electrical Engineering & Energy Technology
Daniel Hell-Mayer began exploring the topic of entrepreneurship extensively during his university studies. He started his career in 2015 in recruitment consulting for the fluid technology sector. His ambition to found his own company remained strong, leading him and Daniel Schmökel to take the leap into entrepreneurship together in 2018. At munerio, Daniel Hell-Mayer oversees the pumps and valves sector and, as Managing Director, is responsible for operations, finance, IT, and technology.
Managing Director & Recruitment Consultant
Pumpen & Armaturen
Nina Sophia Masuhr entered HR consulting in 2017, after graduating in applied media studies with a focus on communication management. She joined munerio in 2019 and has always specialized in the field of filtration & separation recruitment – a unique selling point in the German recruitment consultancy market. In recent years, Nina has built up an extensive, personal network in the industry and successfully completed a wide range of mandates. What she particularly values about her industry specialization is the daily exchange with innovation drivers, particularly with those who enable clean industrial processes. In her role as managing partner at munerio, Nina Sophia Masuhr has shaped munerio's processes and service presence since January 2023.
Partner & Recruitment Consultant
Filtration & Separation
Our sales team speaks the language of the mid-sized industry. We communicate as equals with managing directors, plant managers, and technical decision-makers. With deep expertise in mechanical and plant engineering as well as Industry 4.0, we not only identify staffing needs but also provide strategic consulting in the executive search for technical leaders.
Maximilian Thies looks back on many years of broad experience in the field of HR consulting. Starting out as a HR consultant, he became munerio's first project manager and from then on played a key role in shaping the process design and workflow in the team. The growth of munerio consulting GmbH and the excellent work as a project manager led to the next joint step and the personal development of Maximilian Thies to Head of Operations. In his role, he is technically and operationally responsible for the project-related day-to-day business, supporting the project managers and trainees, coordinating the collaboration with the HR consultants and training all quality standards in the direction of the candidate experience. Max is our very own guarantee that nothing stands in the way of a newcomer's successful start at munerio.
Head of Operations
Our recruitment process is based on sound methodology, structured research, active sourcing, and diagnostic selection procedures. This ensures the precise placement of engineers and executives in mechanical engineering, automation, and energy technology — efficient, discreet, and sustainable.
Whether you’re looking to fill a key position in mechanical engineering, automation technology, or industrial project management — with Munerio Executive Search, you have a partner at your side who understands technology, people, and markets.
As an experienced recruitment consultancy for technical specialists and executives, we offer personalized support, structured headhunting processes, sound diagnostics, and a strong network within the industry. Our goal: to deliver the perfect match — engineers and decision-makers who fit your company not only professionally but also culturally.
Start now with a non-binding consultation — and lead your organization forward with the right people.
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