Filling 400 Vacancies in Multiple Manufacturing Facilities

Assessing the Challenge

This national brand of consumer products was unable to compete for workers during a tight labor market. With over 400 openings across 9 manufacturing facilities, production fell behind, deliveries were delayed, and employee moral suffered resulting in:

High attrition – Productivity shortfalls – Temp services – Employee friction

Understanding what’s broken & Implementing Solution

  • Profile of successful candidate – Built clear picture of current employee base by location & developed compelling job descriptions.
  • Decentralized recruiting program – Design cohesive/consistent strategy for all locations to comply with, aligned resources and executed plan.  
  • Understanding local competitors – Conduct a 50-mile analysis to identify companies hiring similar positions & aligned expectations.
  • What candidates want – Educate client on candidate expectations, work/life balance, selling points by location, appealing to local markets.
  • Inefficient hiring process – Revamped hiring process to provide exceptional candidate experience, reducing cycle time and increasing offer rates.  
  • Proactive outreach program to solicit applicants – Executed a broad sourcing campaign including online, local community, leveraging referrals, and easy access to recruiters.

Measurable Results

  • Quality – Interviews increased significantly, with an average interview > offer rate of 77%
  • Local Competitors – Communicating the positive aspects of the position with candidate elevated client to an employer of choice.
  • Resources - Aligned resources for each location based on hiring demands, increasing interview rates by 300%, while decreasing no-show rates. Addressed any candidate apprehensions upfront and maintained consistent communication throughout the process, leading to a positive candidate experience.
  • Hiring Process - Using an efficient recruiting process eliminated delays for interviews, offers and onboarding, resulting in a 35% compression in cycle time.

For more information about how ACA TALENT can streamline your recruitment process to hire qualified candidates and drive productivity – call (888) 750-5627 www.acatalent.com

My recruiter at ACA Talent intuitively knows what kinds of candidates I want to see, so I don’t have to see four candidates to get the one that I want.

- Field Sales Manager -

I spend zero time recruiting now that we’re working with ACA Talent. I don’t have to pound the pavement to find people.

- Route Sales Manager, Snack Food Brand

In the past, recruiting all fell on the sales manager’s shoulders. It used up so much of our time at the expense of running our business. ACA Talent has made it possible for me to focus on my job with little concern over manpower. It’s like pushing the “easy” button with them.

-Regional Sales Manager, Security Firm