How to Attract More Employees at Your Warehouse or Factory

Running a factory or warehouse is no easy task. With unpredictable demand and a revolving door or employees, it can be difficult to ensure you have enough staff to meet your quotas. However, hiring and retaining employees at your factory or warehouse doesn’t need to be a challenge. If you offer the right attractions to bring in more employees and keep them coming back, you can focus on other important tasks in your business.



How to attract more employees – and keep them for the long run

Remember that workers are looking for more than money

It is true that the number one criteria job seekers look for when selecting factory or warehouse jobs is the hourly wage or salary. In order to attract more employees, it’s important to offer a competitive market rate. If you can go above the market rate, you’re likely to attract and retain top talent who will be loyal to your business and treat it with respect.

However, it’s also important to remember that money isn’t the only think employees need. While many workers will be happy with a good salary, others will be looking for different types of compensation and benefits. This can include health benefits, paid time off, paid sick days, safety training, and more. Others will want to see whether you offer performance incentives, such as productivity bonuses and merit increases. Many top employers also offer rewards and recognition for employees who exceed their targets on a consistent basis.

Appeal to the right demographic

The factory and warehouse workforce is changing. Current employees are getting older and retiring, making room for a new generation of factory and warehouse workers. The majority of new factory and warehouse workers are Millennials, who are born between 1982 and 2004. They are computer literate and do almost all of their job searching online. This means that you cannot expect to advertise a job in the newspaper and reach your target audience.

In order to attract more employees of the current generation, you have to go where they are: online. Showcase available job openings on your website and on local job search engines. Another option is to work with a staffing agency that has a wider reach into the demographic you want to hire.

Work with a hiring partner

Staffing agencies make excellent hiring partners for factories and warehouses. Noble Human Resources Solutions is a staffing agency that caters to the manufacturing and warehouse industry in Mississauga, Brampton, Peel Region, and the GTA, helping employers like you find suitable candidates for full-time and part-time positions.

We have an extensive database of qualified personnel who are ready to take on factory and warehouse positions and who have completed the required safety training. Instead of wasting hours rifling through resumes and conducting interviews, our clients simply let us know how many employees they are looking for and when they want them to start – and we do the rest.

Consider your hours and shifts

An important consideration factories and warehouses need to make is whether their hours and shifts match with what employees are able to work. The classic model is 24/7 always-on, with staff working in three eight-hour shifts per day, every day. This model works well for many industries, but it’s not the only option. More and more, warehouses and factories are shifting to the 12-hour shift four-workday model instead. This provides employees with greater flexibility as they have more days off.

If you’re having trouble attracting and retaining employees due to your hours and shifts, you may also want to consider how your employees get to work. For example, if the majority of them take public transit and the schedule doesn’t align with when shifts start and end, this could also create problems. Sometimes, small tweaks in the schedule may make life easier for employees while helping the company attract and retain workers for the long term.

Offer upskilling and career development opportunities

While many warehouse and factory employees are there for the short term, such as while they are finishing up college or university or just for the summer or winter busy seasons, others want to land a job they can excel at for years to come. Another way to incentivize and attract employees at your warehouse or factory is to look at the big picture. Offering upskilling and career development opportunities is one way top employers set themselves apart in the eyes of qualified candidates.

For example, a warehouse may offer training for operating heavy machinery that employees can take to move into new positions at the company. Similarly, a factory may offer management courses that employees can take to move into supervisor or leadership roles. Many talented candidates are looking for these types of opportunities from their employers when considering which company to work for.

Ready to attract more employees for your factory or warehouse?

Hiring and retaining employees at your factory or warehouse doesn’t have to be time-consuming or stressful. When you work with Noble Human Resources Solutions, you are able to get access to our large database of qualified candidates that are ready and able to take on full-time and part-time positions. We carefully vet all candidates and provide them with safety training, so you they are ready to hit the ground running as soon as they start. Fill out the Employer Contact Form and let us know your employment needs. We’ll be touch within a day to discuss how we can set you up with top talent.