Every business is cyclical. Whether it’s healthcare in the fall, the summer beverage season, holiday shopping season for grocery and retail, or a springtime surge in home and garden supplies, your business knows what time of year it will need more hands on deck.
However, labor shortages in the warehousing industry have made those hands hard to come by. Many operations find themselves facing the busy season with an understaffed warehouse and turn to temporary staffing solutions to help them bridge the gap.
At FHI, we know you need a rock-solid operation to meet your goals. That’s why we’ve created FHI NOW, which delivers on-demand experienced warehouse teams to your door to keep you on track and ensure your warehouse is running smoothly.
Let’s take a closer look at how FHI NOW stacks up against temporary staffing agencies and workers.
The first issue many operations run into when using temporary staffing agencies is the lengthy recruiting and hiring process. You need help now, but these agencies can’t deliver it for weeks. That leaves you in the lurch, frustrated, and falling even further behind.
When you do finally get workers in the door, they don’t always have the experience they need to help your team. Someone who hasn’t worked in a warehouse before will need sufficient training to get started. But by the time you train them, they’re often off to the next job and you never really got the help you needed.
You also have to consider how much time your managers and team leads will spend overseeing these workers. Because they need more instruction and support, they often take your leadership’s time away from focusing on the big picture and avoiding larger problems.
This can lead not only to inefficiencies in your warehouse, but it also keeps you from addressing the core issues that led you to hire temporary staff in the first place.
Finally, you have to consider safety. Safety is top priority in any warehouse environment and workers who aren’t up to date on safety protocols and procedures pose a liability to your operation and full-time staff.
FHI NOW is not temporary labor. It’s a trained, managed, experienced team who can step into your operation and make an immediate impact. We build teams based on your needs and can get them to your door within 72 hours, so you have the help you need when you need it.
Our teams are 58-74% more productive than temporary workers, which means you can get back to work faster, with fewer people and with fewer headaches than if you’d worked with a temporary staffing agency.
All of our team members have at least one year of experience in warehousing and can fill a variety of roles, including:
FHI NOW teams each come with an on-site manager, who has at least five years of experience in warehousing. This person will manage our team members and ensure they’re making a positive impact on your operation from Day One. Plus, they oversee efficiency and safety so your leadership team can stay focused on your business.
“FHI’s on-site leadership adapts quickly to expectations and aligns to the needs present daily. Especially in a business with seasonal volume spikes, having a partner in FHI NOW eases the burden of onboarding temp labor or ramping up hiring efforts for the short-term,” says Jason Stichler, Manager Warehouse Operations, Four Seasons Produce.
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FHI NOW delivers qualified, experienced teams to help you when you need it most. Don’t let busy seasons or supply chain disruptions knock your business off track. Schedule a call today to see how FHI NOW can provide swift stability and rock solid support.
See how FHI NOW has helped many businesses during higher-demand periods and seasonal surges by deploying their trained on-demand workforce.
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