Built for the shutdown world, by someone who works in it.

WrenchGig is a job board for industrial shutdowns, turnarounds, and outages — the short, intense jobs where plants come offline and crews of millwrights, welders, pipefitters, boilermakers, electricians, and other crafts get the work done.

It was started by Cole Smith, a working millwright who kept watching the same problem play out from both sides: contractors scrambling to fill crews at the last minute, and skilled hands hearing about the work too late — or wading through generic job sites full of postings that have nothing to do with shutdowns.

Generic job boards are built for everyone, which means they work for no one in particular. WrenchGig asks for the details that actually matter on a turnaround: trade, pay rate, per diem, start date, and duration. Workers apply in one click and talk directly to the company — weld photos and certs right in the message thread. No recruiter phone tag, no resume black holes.

For companies

Post your shutdown once and reach craft workers who do this kind of work for a living. Every company is verified by the WrenchGig team before it can post — real business, real contact, real plants. Staffing agencies are welcome too, and their listings always say so up front: every agency post discloses whether the role is W-2 through the agency or a direct hire with the client.

Posting is free while we grow. WrenchGig is not a staffing agency and never will be — we don't place workers, take a cut of hires, or override your hiring judgment. You run your interviews, your weld tests, your drug screens. We just get the right hands in front of you.

For craft workers

Find shutdown work without the noise. Filter by trade, location, and pay, apply in one click, and keep your reliability record — showing up counts here. Your phone number stays private; all hiring conversation happens in the app.