Managers of industrial businesses have to work hard to stay on top of their staffing needs. It’s a balancing act of trying to avoid understaffing and overstaffing, and that’s especially challenging when there are seasonal ebbs and flows to production.
Every day, Liberty Staffing Services helps industrial companies (like yours) figure out the best ways to maintain a staff of the ideal size. Contact us to find out how we can help you!
Temporary workers are a valuable resource for many industrial companies. You can tap into this resource during busy periods, or when your regular staff is unavailable because of a medical leave of absence, parental leave, or other temporary absences.
Let’s take a look at some industrial positions that are best suited for temporary staffing. Using temporary workers for these positions can provide workforce flexibility, reduce overhead costs, and strengthen your overall staffing strategy.
1. Assembly Line Worker
There are few jobs better suited for temporary workers than assembly line positions. The tasks associated with these positions are usually pretty simple and easy to learn. They are repetitive and temps can get up to speed quickly after training.
As production ramps up and decreases, you can quickly scale up or down the number of assembly line workers without laying off your permanent staff. This is a great way to efficiently match your labour costs to the workload.
2. Warehouse Associate
Warehouses tend to see similar fluctuations in work demand. They also have busy seasonal periods, which is when they may need to increase staffing to meet the changing workforce needs.
Temporary staff are useful for meeting warehouse labour needs that are constantly in fluctuation. Temp team members can assist with shipping and receiving, loading/unloading, inventory tracking, and other duties that vary in demand from one part of the year to another.
Liberty Staffing has warehouse associates ready to work for you!
3. Janitor/Cleaner
Keeping your facility clean is important, no matter what kind of industry you’re in. Understaffing leads to dirty facilities and unsafe working conditions.
The pool of temporary workers often includes janitors/cleaners who otherwise might not have thought to apply at a warehouse. Hiring temporary custodial staff can help give your company the flexibility you need to keep your entire facility properly maintained.
Note that this is an especially great step when you need to conduct a deep cleaning of your facility. You can bring in extra staff during closures, or low-traffic periods, so that you can thoroughly clean and maintain your facility.
4. Machine Operators
Machine operators, CNC machine operators, and forklift operators, are just a few positions that are perfect to fill with qualified temporary staff. These industrial roles often increase and decrease with production and sales changes. Or, temporary machine operators are perfect to fill in for your permanent workforce that are on vacation/leave.
Need more machine operators this week? No problem! Just reach out to Liberty Staffing. We have lots of qualified machine operators available who are ready to work.
5. General Labour
General labourer positions are the perfect position to recruit temporary workers for. These positions can include anything from lifting and stacking boxes, to sealing packages, to cleaning factory floors, etc.
The term "general labour" is a pretty broad term which can refer to miscellaneous duties within industrial facilities. This is why general labour positions are perfect to fill with temporary staff.
Temporary Staffing Can Be a Great Addition to Your Industrial Operations
The bottom line is that by taking a strategic approach to using temporary workers in industrial settings, you gain an adaptable workforce to meet a wide variety of business needs. With temps covering these key roles, you can scale up or down quickly and fulfill your needs without getting bogged down in under or overstaffing issues.
Liberty Staffing Services works with Southern Ontario’s employers to alleviate staffing challenges and make your facility run more smoothly.
Reach out to us today to get started!
