A manufacturing client in Michigan faced a serious challenge: Economic indicators pointed to a tightened labor market. Unemployment rates were 4.6 percent, well below the Michigan rate of 5.9 percent. The client needed a flexible solution that would allow the Manpower team to significantly ramp up recruiting efforts during the period of extraordinary demand.
A high performance company supplying components for civilian and military aircrafts depended on Manpower for quality technicians. Our relationship also extended to helping with talent planning, assisting with safety practices and providing on-site orientation and productivity checks.
At one brand-name tire manufacturer, production ramps up and down with variable consumer demand. The company looked to temporary staffing as a strategy for building workforce flexibility and protecting its permanent staff from the fluctuations. However, to meet production goals, it needed a temporary workforce which mirrored its own staff in terms of quality and productivity.
