Onboarding 955 new hires and boosting time-on-assignment by 166% to support new warehouse.

Challenge: onboard 400 employees at a new warehouse facility. 

A manufacturer of servers and solutions for cloud-infrastructure clients needed a staffing solution to quickly fill 400 specialized warehouse and manufacturing roles within a year at its new facility in the Southwest. The company required a workforce of specialized warehouse and manufacturing roles to staff the location. To meet operational needs, the manufacturer needed a solution that could seamlessly scale to achieve and maintain a full capacity of 1,200 associates with low turnover 

Solution: scalable, end-to-end staffing solution enabled. 

As an expert staffing partner to the company, Kelly® defined and implemented an end-to-end recruitment strategy to hire and onboard employees at scale. We onboarded a strong foundation of production and manufacturing associates and oversaw a large-scale hiring ramp to support the facility’s initial launch. By conducting weekly alignment meetings, the Kelly team ensured that hiring practices fulfilled facility needs throughout the year and kept turnover at a minimum. 

Result: 955 employees onboarded, time-on-assignment increased by 166%. 

Kelly provided the company with proactive oversight — becoming a strategic, trusted partner and offering long-term support beyond the initial launch. We hired 955 skilled employees last year, significantly exceeding the company’s initial onboarding request of 400 hires. By midyear, we’ve made an additional 436 hires to further support the company’s evolving needs. By maintaining a consistent scaling strategy focused on employee retention, Kelly increased the average length of assignment by 166% year over year. Throughout our partnership, we’ve transformed turnover rates, and developed a stable, specialized workforce of warehouse, electronic assembly, and test technicians capable of spearheading the company’s new expansion with skills, expertise, and longevity.