Light Industrial Staffing

In 1946, Spherion^® opened its doors, providing freight handlers in the Chicago railyards.. Today, our vast experience and industry leadership have made us the provider that clients turn to for dependable, skilled and high-performing talent in:

• Distribution/logistics
• Packaging/fulfillment
• Electronic assembly
• Printing/publishing
• Facilities

Spherion understands that production schedules don't slow to accommodate temporary skill gaps or a learning curve. You need a staffing partner who helps ensure you operate at peak performance every day. Spherion is that partner. Our advanced pre-screening technologies, robust suite of assessments and on-boarding practices consistently deliver high caliber, productive employees. Let us put our experience to work for you today.

On-Site Light Industrial Recruiting: Industrial Advantage

Spherion Industrial Advantage is a solution focused on maximizing employee productivity within manufacturing and light industrial environments. The program manages critical workforce quality and safety issues, while giving your organization the ability to rapidly scale your flexible workforce, in terms of size, skills and scope. The result is a workforce management system that allows you to meet real-time business volume requirements with maximum efficiency.

Your Place or Ours
Operating either on-site at your location or through a Spherion office, a dedicated management team oversees the recruitment and management of all flexible, industrial employees. Gleaned from more than 60 years of industrial staffing, Spherion uses proven methods to improve critical performance areas.

Skills: Spherion delivers qualified job candidates on a high-volume basis through its proprietary technologies and practices. Rapid communication technology broadcasts open assignments to a large network of Spherion candidates. Interactive, telephone-based technology enables Spherion to capture and screen candidates 24/7.

Safety: Recognizing the significant bottom-line impact of safety practices, the Spherion Safety First program promotes employee understanding of and compliance with safety regulations through ongoing training, reporting and recognition of safety excellence.

Training: From orientation to job-specific instruction, your flexible workforce is trained using techniques that are honed in industrial environments and customized to your workplace. The goal is to rapidly drive productivity and reduce workforce skill gaps.

Diversity Education: Spherion diversity-trained staff focuses on maintaining high collaboration and teamwork within diverse environments where multiple languages may be spoken and diverse cultures interact.

Productivity Management: Advanced technologies are utilized to track key metrics such as overtime thresholds, absenteeism and turnover. Spherion clearly communicates your performance expectations and recognizes achievements resulting in enhanced productivity and retention.

Driving Cost Savings: Contact Spherion today and learn how we've helped clients decrease absenteeism and turnover, while boosting bottom-line results and cost savings.