Case Study: Locomotive Manufacturing Company boosts hiring by 450+ with Advantage xPO

Boosting a Skilled Trade Workforce by 450+ to Help a Client Meet Sudden Business Demands

Locomotive Manufacturing Company, a Dallas/Fort Worth locomotive manufacturer, won several large contracts and needed to rapidly scale its workforce from 300 to more than 700 employees. With a referral-based hiring process and no dedicated recruiting team, the company turned to Advantage xPO for RPO services to help fill 400+ skilled and non-exempt roles, including welders, CNC machinists, assemblers, painters, and maintenance and test technicians.

Advantage xPO built a dedicated on-site recruiting team, managed candidate sourcing and screening, coordinated interviews and hiring events, and improved communication throughout the process. In 9 months, Advantage xPO screened more than 4,500 candidates and hired 450+ full-time employees, cutting time-to-hire from 60+ days to 43 days. The success led the manufacturer to extend Advantage xPO’s support into a long-term RPO partnership for hourly skilled workers.