Construction is in our DNA. Service is in our blood.
Founded in 1942, Skinner is a family-run and operated skilled trades staffing agency serving the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex and surrounding areas. A small, dedicated, and responsive team, we specialize in recruiting and placing highly qualified skilled trades personnel with plumbing, electrical, low voltage, and mechanical experience to meet our clients’ site-specific staffing needs.
More than a construction skilled trades staffing agency, we serve as a service-centric partner who genuinely cares about the success of our clients and their projects, and the well-being of the skilled trades workers we recruit.
Whether you’re a subcontractor looking to fill your skilled trades workforce gaps, or a skilled trades professional looking for a project that fits your talents and goals — our priority is to save you time, hassle, and headaches, help you get to work as quickly as possible, and thrive.
See what makes Skinner different, and your work better.
Our Mission:
Building up people to build better work and better lives.
Our Values:
We love what we do and seize every opportunity to outperform our competitors and — more importantly — ourselves. We love being in the arena, testing ourselves, demonstrating our expertise, and taking risks to stretch the bounds of our excellence. To remain as the highest standard in our industry, we must move ourselves to new levels of excellence every day.
In our client relationships, partner alliances, and in the Skinner culture, we win through shared values and ongoing collaboration. We trust each other, believe in each other, challenge each other, and we never place self-interest above the collective effort. Together we have fun. Together we grow. Together we get better. Together is more efficient, energizing, and rewarding.
Excellence is our starting point, not our end game. We push the boundaries of possibility and collaborate to design new ways to go beyond and provide extraordinary experiences. We never stop delivering pleasant surprises that bring value and joy to others. Of all the improvements we can make, the best one is always the next one.
Everyone in our organization is a leader who recognizes their own responsibilities and the notable impact we have on others. Our actions have the ability to inspire and drive value. Our impact isn’t measured by what we intend to do, or think we have done, but the actual value and benefits we deliver.
Helping others thrive and grow personally and professionally is the Skinner way. We remain keenly aware of what matters most to others and stay fully present with those in our care, always seizing on opportunities to encourage others when it is needed and empower them where it is needed.
A fulfilled life just doesn’t come from excellence at work. It comes from taking care of ourselves; our health and well-being, and just as important, taking care of those around us. We expect high performance at work, but we encourage our team to apply what they learn to serve our workforce, clients, and each other, in all of life.
Our Values:
We love what we do and seize every opportunity to outperform our competitors and — more importantly — ourselves. We love being in the arena, testing ourselves, demonstrating our expertise, and taking risks to stretch the bounds of our excellence. To remain as the highest standard in our industry, we must move ourselves to new levels of excellence every day.
In our client relationships, partner alliances, and in the Skinner culture, we win through shared values and ongoing collaboration. We trust each other, believe in each other, challenge each other, and we never place self-interest above the collective effort. Together we have fun. Together we grow. Together we get better. Together is more efficient, energizing, and rewarding.
Excellence is our starting point, not our end game. We push the boundaries of possibility and collaborate to design new ways to go beyond and provide extraordinary experiences. We never stop delivering pleasant surprises that bring value and joy to others. Of all the improvements we can make, the best one is always the next one.
Everyone in our organization is a leader who recognizes their own responsibilities and the notable impact we have on others. Our actions have the ability to inspire and drive value. Our impact isn’t measured by what we intend to do, or think we have done, but the actual value and benefits we deliver.
Helping others thrive and grow personally and professionally is the Skinner way. We remain keenly aware of what matters most to others and stay fully present with those in our care, always seizing on opportunities to encourage others when it is needed and empower them where it is needed.
A fulfilled life just doesn’t come from excellence at work. It comes from taking care of ourselves; our health and well-being, and just as important, taking care of those around us. We expect high performance at work, but we encourage our team to apply what they learn to serve our workforce, clients, and each other, in all of life.
We’ve built relationships by building a different kind of staffing company.
When it comes to construction recruitment and staffing, Skinner takes a clearly different approach. The result: highly satisfied clients and a higher quality construction workforce that is ready, eager, and committed to doing their best work for the best results. Here’s how we get it done.
We’ve been doing this for a very long time (80 years and counting), so we know how to quickly match the right construction candidate to the right project — saving everyone involved time, effort, and money.
We go beyond the standard skills assessments and background checks to make sure the construction workers we place are a good fit for our clients’ culture and environment. This leads to less turnover and more time savings for both parties.
Our benefits go above and beyond those offered by the typical construction staffing agency, and we genuinely care about the well-being of the people we place as well as the clients who hire them. The result is high-quality construction personnel who are motivated to show up and give 100%.
Our large pool of construction talent represents diverse skills and experiences to meet a wide range of needs and work cultures. And our strong, long-standing relationships with subcontractors allows us to place candidates quickly in a project that’s right for them.
We provide the skilled trades workers we place the support and resources they need to show up on time, stay safe and productive, keep up with licenses and CEs, and earn a great living doing what they’re good at. Because when they succeed, so do our clients.
Our focus on safety benefits clients and construction personnel alike. By making sure workers’ safety training is up to date, providing clients instant access to safety training information, and meeting site-specific safety requirements, we help reduce risk, boost productivity, and keep people healthy.
After all, that’s the last thing you want on a construction site. We keep our clients and skilled trades personnel in the loop with ongoing communication and transparency, so you know what to expect and how to prepare for it.
Our value-added payroll service also meets insurance reporting requirements, reducing paperwork as well as risk. We also ensure that workers get paid a fair rate in a timely fashion and have the coverage they need for peace of mind.
We offer a simplified, seamless way to hire full-time construction employees or find a full-time position — without all the red tape. Use Skinner to test out a potential hire or an employer risk-free, before making the decision to go full-time.
Imagine that: flex work that actually works for you. We help our clients ramp up and down as construction staffing needs fluctuate, reducing potential layoffs. And we help construction workers enjoy a better work/life balance. Win-win.
We’ve been doing this for a very long time (80 years and counting), so we know how to quickly match the right construction candidate to the right project — saving everyone involved time, effort, and money.
We go beyond the standard skills assessments and background checks to make sure the construction workers we place are a good fit for our clients’ culture and environment. This leads to less turnover and more time savings for both parties.
Our benefits go above and beyond those offered by the typical construction staffing agency, and we genuinely care about the well-being of the people we place as well as the clients who hire them. The result is high-quality construction personnel who are motivated to show up and give 100%.
Our large pool of construction talent represents diverse skills and experiences to meet a wide range of needs and work cultures. And our strong, long-standing relationships with subcontractors allows us to place candidates quickly in a project that’s right for them.
We provide the skilled trades workers we place the support and resources they need to show up on time, stay safe and productive, keep up with licenses and CEs, and earn a great living doing what they’re good at. Because when they succeed, so do our clients.
Our focus on safety benefits clients and construction personnel alike. By making sure workers’ safety training is up to date, providing clients instant access to safety training information, and meeting site-specific safety requirements, we help reduce risk, boost productivity, and keep people healthy.
After all, that’s the last thing you want on a construction site. We keep our clients and skilled trades personnel in the loop with ongoing communication and transparency, so you know what to expect and how to prepare for it.
Our value-added payroll service also meets insurance reporting requirements, reducing paperwork as well as risk. We also ensure that workers get paid a fair rate in a timely fashion and have the coverage they need for peace of mind.
We offer a simplified, seamless way to hire full-time construction employees or find a full-time position — without all the red tape. Use Skinner to test out a potential hire or an employer risk-free, before making the decision to go full-time.
Imagine that: flex work that actually works for you. We help our clients ramp up and down as construction staffing needs fluctuate, reducing potential layoffs. And we help construction workers enjoy a better work/life balance. Win-win.