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Preparing for peak demands is crucial in logistics, warehousing, and transportation. It's not just about surviving the busiest times; it’s about thriving and profiting from them. So, you need a recruitment partner that's equipped to help you meet these demands effectively.

The role of strategic recruitment

Peak demands, whether seasonal or due to unexpected market changes, test the limits of any operation. It’s essential to have a recruitment strategy that not only fills positions but also anticipates and solves future challenges. Now is the perfect time to assess the robustness of your current recruitment partners and strategies.

Industrial jobs are economic indicators

Jobs in sectors such as driving and warehousing serve as early indicators of economic shifts. They feel the pain during a downturn and are often the first to recover. Observing these trends can provide invaluable insights into broader market dynamics and help you prepare more effectively for the future.

Evaluating your recruitment partner

Is your incumbent supplier prepared to support you through peak and off-peak times alike? A proficient recruitment partner, like TaskMaster On-Site, offers more than just manpower:
Proactive strategy: They anticipate demand and prepare accordingly.
Thorough training: Ensuring all staff are ready from day one.
Flexibility and scalability: Adapting quickly to changing needs with minimal disruption.
Deep market insight: Understanding industry trends and leveraging them for better staffing solutions.

Futureproof your recruitment strategy today

As you look towards future challenges and opportunities, consider whether your recruitment partner is truly aligned with your business goals. TaskMaster On-Site is not just a provider but a strategic ally, ready to ensure that your workforce is a powerful driver of growth and success.

Are you ready to reassess your needs and strengthen your readiness for whatever the market holds? If so, it's time to consider how well your current partners are helping you prepare for growth.

For advice and support with your recruitment strategy, contact TaskMaster On-Site

With the issue of living wages paramount in candidates' minds, it's the perfect time for organisations to reassess their recruitment strategies, especially those relying heavily on blue-collar labour.

Many companies are partnered with recruitment agencies that deliver barely adequate services, while others have opted to move recruitment in-house to dodge the rising costs associated with the National Living Wage increase.
However, will either strategy position them for success in the post-recession upturn?

Evaluating your current recruitment partner

For those already using recruitment services, consider whether you're measuring the right metrics to ensure the best return on investment (ROI). Are you simply tracking the number of placements, or are you also evaluating:

• Quality, performance, and potential: How competent is your workforce? Does your recruitment partner help you find suitable candidates?
• Productivity per hour and overheads: Does your partner help you understand each team member's output beyond filling positions? This understanding can dramatically affect your cost efficiency.
• Impact of labour providers: Are your current providers more than just intermediaries? The right partner should enhance your workforce quality, not just fill vacancies.

As economic conditions evolve, a better-than-average recruitment service may be required. An average partner might fill positions, but do they bring on board the talent that will drive your company forward when the market rebounds?

The hidden costs of in-house recruitment

Companies that recruit in-house face unique challenges. While it might seem cost-effective on paper, internal talent acquisition comes with fixed overheads and no guarantees of success. If your in-house team struggles to fill critical roles efficiently, the costs can quickly outweigh the savings.

Why choose TaskMaster?
TaskMaster offers a dynamic approach to recruitment, focusing on filling positions with the right people and skills to enhance your entire workforce's quality. Here's how we make a difference:

• Identifying non-performers: We help pinpoint underperformers to reduce drag on your resources and finances.
• Managing average performers: We boost your productivity by identifying and improving average performers.
• Retaining top talent: Our strategies ensure your best talent feels valued and motivated, reducing turnover and fostering a culture of success.

Working with TaskMaster means you only pay for successful placements. Unlike fixed in-house recruitment costs, our fees are contingent on our success in delivering the right candidate who starts working. This model aligns our interests with yours, ensuring we are committed to providing the best possible talent.

Don't get left behind

As you feel the early signs of market recovery, don't let outdated or inefficient recruitment strategies hold you back. To ensure you're ready for the opportunities ahead, contact TaskMaster.

During my time at QE Facilities Limited, Helen and her dedicated team provided me with much needed recruitment solutions, particularly but not limited to the Covid pandemic period, which enabled me to provide the high quality services to my clients at a time of high demand and uncertainty. The temporary to permanent recruitment solutions offer by Helen were second to none, with high quality, high performing staff at every level provided. These were delivered at short notice but with full compliance to the necessary audit and business standards we demanded. Helen took time to understand the ethos of our business and provided the right candidates each time to match our changing operations. I would not hesitate to fully recommend Helen and her wider business team to provide you with solutions to any recruitment need you may have.

TaskMaster came to us via the assistance they had offered another site within the Group. Being an ex-consultant, I am unforgiving with my approach to agencies and demand a certain way of working at all times. Having spoken to Gareth and subsequently met with Neil, I was immediately impressed by their honest, no nonsense approach to their clients. Our relationship works well through its basis of direct and efficient communication. This, coupled with their ability to fill bookings with strong, dependable drivers has now put TaskMaster as the preferred agency for my operation. I’d have no issue with recommending TaskMaster to colleagues within the industry, in a short space of time, they have proven themselves to be an excellent support service to myself and my team.

Working on a contract with volatile volumes provides it’s challenges, but TM Onsite was always innovative and forthcoming with ideas on how to combat some of the issues faced, working hard on retention and not just focussing on short term goals. With his experience and dedication Mark McCawley and his team were able to supply and work alongside us as a partner rather than just an agency provider. We worked together throughout the pandemic where we all had to adapt, this was taken in the team's stride and at this point we had switched to sole supplier to TM On-site. Mark and his team showed a proactive approach, implementing procedures and systems to add value to our organisation, always available outside of normal working hours to assist with incidents that occurred whether on an early morning or a night shift. Mark always offered honest insight and worked hard to understand our business needs from the off, suggesting effective workings that could benefit the operation, as well as health and safety & security for site.

Our Wigan site within Agrial Fresh Produce UK has worked with Taskmaster for over 13 years and we have established a strong working relationship with the team over the years. The Taskmaster team have been a reliable, proactive thinking and committed labour provider to us. We have always been able to be open and honest with them and they are always focused on our short and long term recruitment needs. Throughout the years we have had many fluctuations in our requirements, sometimes at short notice and they always do everything within their power, to support our flexible labour needs. The team stability has really added value throughout the years and knowledge that the team have of our business and our site is great asset to our Company.