Solving Increased Labor Demand for a Local Supply Chain Distributor
Client Overview
- Company: a local supply chain distributor
- Industry: Supply Chain Distribution & Logistics
- Location: Mebane, North Carolina
- Company Size: Approximately 152,000 employees
The Challenge
The distributor experienced a rapid increase in production orders that required immediate staffing support.
The organization struggled to fill multiple roles, including:
- Assemblers
- Verifiers
- Clerks
- Forklift Operators
- Material Handlers
The company had seen turnover, long time-to-fill rates, and a limited flow of qualified applicants.
Unfilled positions led to:
- Increased overtime
- Production delays
- Burnout among existing staff
- Additional challenges included:
- Urgent need to fill 60 openings for various production roles
- Tight local labor market and high competition for talent
- Inconsistent attendance and high turnover from current full-time employees
- Limited internal HR bandwidth to manage recruiting and onboarding
The distributor needed more than applicants—they needed reliable, skilled workers who could hit the ground running.
Our Approach
Our staffing team immediately scheduled a meeting with the local HR team and corporate HR team to conduct a workforce assessment and understand:
- Immediate needs for production associates
- Production projections for the upcoming season
- Current hiring qualifications and requirements
- Training procedures and attendance point system requirements
- Culture and leadership style
We then developed a targeted recruiting strategy that included:
- Reaching out to our existing manufacturing talent pipeline
- Marketing the positions through multiple sources, including job boards and social media platforms
- Communicating with our community partners, local schools, and workforce partners
- Pre-interviewing candidates for reliability and culture fit
- Providing candidates with realistic job previews to reduce turnover
- Offering flexible temp-to-hire solutions to support long-term stability
- Promotion of job fairs to recruit for talent
This hands-on, tailored approach ensured the distributor would only receive candidates who were qualified, dependable, and prepared.
The Solution
Within the first 30 days of receiving the positions, we delivered a rapid and effective staffing solution:
- 36 roles filled, including Assemblers, Verifiers, Material Handlers, Forklift Operators, and Clerks
- Temp-to-hire program implemented to support workforce stability
- Weekly orientations and onboarding to ensure a smooth transition
- Custom safety orientation aligned with internal requirements
- Daily check-ins to monitor performance, attendance, and fit
Results
Our partnership produced immediate and measurable improvements:
- Increase in production output due to fully staffed shifts
- Decrease in turnover through better candidate matching
- Improved morale and workload balance among existing staff
The company regained control of its production schedule and met customer deadlines with confidence.
Why They Chose Us
The distributor selected our staffing firm because of our:
- Expertise in manufacturing recruiting
- Fast response time
- High-quality pre-screening process
- Commitment to understanding their business and culture
- Ability to deliver consistent, reliable talent
- Clear and responsive communication
- Commitment to candidate selectivity
- Local presence within the community and long tenure of staff
