Client
A global company that produces automotive glass.
Challenge
The automotive client of the customer was closing one of their plants and relocating to a different location.
The challenge was to maintain the current associate base required to run production lines, given the notice of the plant closure along with volatile timelines. This would ensure the objective of meeting both the current and projected demands through the transfer of the production lines to another location. Later in the project, our team faced additional challenges as the original timeline for transfer was repeatedly moved back.
Strategy
The Staff Management | SMX team worked with the client to understand their unique needs in transferring their production lines. Our team wanted to ensure there were enough people to finish out the current line and mitigate turnover.
They implemented a retention bonus to incentivize associates to complete their assignments on their designated line or work area. Our recruiters also ramped up their local site efforts.
We also partnered with our sister brands, PeopleReady and the Rapid Workforce team from SIMOS Solutions, to supplement the associate base.
Using our solutions, especially the partnerships with PeopleReady and Rapid Response, Staff Management was able to mitigate associate turnover and maintain the required associate headcount levels to meet most production requirements.
The timelines were repeatedly pushed back—making this achievement even more challenging.
This illustrates the benefit when brands across the company work together to find solutions to our clients’ needs and challenges.
