The Challenge

  • Remote location in Portland, TN with limited local talent access
  • Nine prior staffing agencies had failed to meet hiring goals
  • Furthermore; supplemental workforce demand for peak season — existing suppliers had no infrastructure to scale quickly without triggering overtime or mass outreach to thousands of candidates on the fly
  • Incumbent staffing agencies were disengaged — no time-to-fill tracking, no metrics, no accountability. The operating philosophy was “whatever you can do is better than nothing.”
  • Suppliers were sending non-compliant workers to the floor — Shift Fillers inherited a workforce that required full retraining from day one

The Solution

  • Implemented a dedicated onsite recruiting program with executive labor plan
  • Mobile app onboarding for speed; referral program to maximize local networks
  • Built a scalable talent pipeline designed to flex with demand