recruitment agency and headhunters in the Vosges
your next hire in the Vosges, in good hands.
We combine our data, our sector experts and our AI algorithms to find the headhunter best suited to your role, from Epinal to Saint-Die-des-Vosges.
- no setup fees, pay on hire
- guaranteed replacement
- hire signed in under 26 days
they hire with muzzo
how do you hire a manager in the Vosges through a recruitment agency?
Around Epinal and Saint-Die-des-Vosges, in a department where managers are rare, Muzzo hands every role in the Vosges to the headhunters with the most placements in that field. You set the fee, from 5 to 30%, paid on hire; if the new hire leaves within 3 months, the search restarts at no cost.
one last question?
With Muzzo, you set the fee for each role, between 5 and 30%, and you only pay it once you hire. No retainer, no fixed fees. An industrial role in Golbey isn't hired like an administrative role in Epinal: the fee follows how hard the role is to fill.
You have a double guarantee. If your new hire leaves within 3 months, we restart the search at no cost. If we don't find a replacement within 4 months, we refund 50% of the fees. On average, 94% of Muzzo hires are still in post after 3 months.
our headhunters are ready to recruit for you in the Vosges
A hire signed in under 26 days. You only pay when you hire.
the reality
the Vosges, a concentrated and industrial job market
a rural department, only one true economic hub
Far from metropolitan areas, most of the department's activity concentrates around Epinal and Golbey. An isolated company often struggles to attract candidates from outside on its own.
industry weighs more heavily than elsewhere in Grand Est
Paper, wood and metallurgy employ a share of employees significantly higher than the regional average. Maintenance and production profiles are particularly contested.
few managers live locally already
Managers and higher intellectual professionals are less present in the Vosges than in the rest of Grand Est. Recruiting an experienced profile often means convincing someone to move to the department.
the roles
the profiles our headhunters find for you in the Vosges
From Epinal to Saint-Die-des-Vosges, each role goes to a headhunter who knows that field.
executive and site leadership
CEO, industrial site director, subsidiary director. The headhunter approaches executives in post, discreetly, across the whole department.
engineering and process
Process engineer, process engineer, R&D manager in paper or wood. Rare profiles, contested by the few major sites in the department.
industrial maintenance
Maintenance manager, senior maintenance technician, reliability engineer. A vacant post quickly shuts down a production line.
production and operations
Production manager, HSE manager, team leader. The roles that keep an industrial site running, day after day.
supply chain and procurement
Procurement manager, raw materials buyer, logistics manager. Roles directly linked to the paper and wood sectors of the department.
the method
one headhunter per role, not one firm for everything
We have tracked every headhunter since November 2020, on three criteria: how many hires they make, the quality of their profiles, their speed.
you describe the role
You fill in the form, then we talk it through: the job, the workplace in the Vosges, the salary. You set the fee, between 5 and 30%.
we choose the headhunters
From more than 2,500 selected headhunters, we keep those who make the most placements in your field.
you meet the right profiles
The headhunters approach and check every profile. You receive fewer CVs, but ones that match.
you only pay if you hire
Nothing to pay upfront. No fixed fees, no deposit.
the figures
the job market in the Vosges in figures
source: Insee, full statistical profile of Vosges department (opens a new window), 2023 data
source: Insee, full statistical profile of Vosges department (opens a new window), 2023 data
source: Insee, full statistical profile of Vosges department (opens a new window), 2023 data
source: France Travail, BMO 2026 survey, Vosges (opens a new window), 2026 data
Vosges: the towns with the most jobs
The 30 towns with the most salaried jobs, out of 506 in the department.
region: Grand Est
| rank | town | salaried jobs | employer establishments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Épinal | 22,851 | 1,571 |
| 2 | Saint-Dié-des-Vosges | 8,793 | 822 |
| 3 | Golbey | 5,004 | 323 |
| 4 | Remiremont | 4,490 | 447 |
| 5 | Neufchâteau | 4,156 | 358 |
| 6 | Gérardmer | 4,018 | 495 |
| 7 | Thaon-les-Vosges | 3,678 | 246 |
| 8 | Vittel | 2,711 | 263 |
| 9 | Mirecourt | 2,457 | 168 |
| 10 | Saint-Nabord | 2,245 | 173 |
see the next 20 towns
| rank | town | salaried jobs | employer establishments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Rambervillers | 2,160 | 190 |
| 12 | Charmes | 2,036 | 197 |
| 13 | Chavelot | 1,776 | 148 |
| 14 | La Bresse | 1,743 | 201 |
| 15 | Contrexéville | 1,741 | 127 |
| 16 | Éloyes | 1,699 | 101 |
| 17 | Sainte-Marguerite | 1,592 | 170 |
| 18 | Raon-l'Étape | 1,551 | 172 |
| 19 | Saint-Étienne-lès-Remiremont | 1,391 | 146 |
| 20 | Le Thillot | 1,325 | 114 |
| 21 | Bruyères | 1,197 | 131 |
| 22 | Bulgnéville | 1,037 | 52 |
| 23 | Le Val-d'Ajol | 973 | 111 |
| 24 | Vagney | 969 | 123 |
| 25 | Étival-Clairefontaine | 958 | 58 |
| 26 | Corcieux | 950 | 57 |
| 27 | Arches | 923 | 50 |
| 28 | Cornimont | 886 | 93 |
| 29 | Jeuxey | 871 | 72 |
| 30 | Saint-Michel-sur-Meurthe | 863 | 51 |
source: Insee, Flores 2024 (opens a new window), salaried jobs and employer establishments at the end of December 2024, public and private sectors.
Insee does not validate town-level data one by one: treat small numbers with caution.
hiring in the Vosges: what you need to know
how do you choose a recruitment agency in the Vosges?
The department is rural and sparsely populated: most economic activity concentrates around Epinal, the prefecture, and Golbey, its industrial area. A generalist agency often struggles to cover the entire territory alone.
Muzzo doesn't impose a single agency for the Vosges: your role goes to the headhunter, among more than 2,500 selected, who has already hired on that specific role, and you keep a single point of contact.
how much does a recruitment agency cost in the Vosges?
An agency generally charges a percentage of annual salary, sometimes a flat fee, and often asks for a deposit before even presenting a profile.
With Muzzo, the commission is set between 5 and 30% depending on how hard the role is to fill, and you only pay it once the person is hired. A search that doesn't work out costs you nothing.
why does industry weigh so much in Vosges employment?
According to Insee, industry accounts for 18.8% of department jobs in 2023, significantly more than the Grand Est average (14.9%). Golbey, a town bordering Epinal, ranks 3rd in the department by employment according to Insee Flores 2024 data: its paper mill, opened in 1990, was the first European site of its group.
For an employer, that means a technical workforce used to process and maintenance roles, but direct competition between the few major industrial sites in the department for the same profiles.
why is hiring a manager particularly difficult in the Vosges?
According to Insee, managers and higher intellectual professionals represent only 10.7% of department jobs in 2023, against 15.6% for Grand Est overall. Few managers live locally already.
According to France Travail's BMO 2026 survey, 8,780 hiring projects are forecast in the Vosges, with 49.8% rated difficult by employers. Recruiting a manager often means convincing someone to move to the department.
your questions about hiring in the Vosges
Because few managers live already in the department: they account for only 10.7% of jobs according to Insee, against 15.6% on average in Grand Est. Our headhunters broaden the search beyond the Epinal basin alone to find the right profile.