Case Study: Seattle-Tacoma Box Company achieves 95% faster payroll and 85% faster onboarding with Paylocity

Major Packaging Company Builds a Brighter Future for Payroll & HR

Seattle-Tacoma Box Company, a family‑owned packaging manufacturer founded in 1889 with 240 employees across eight locations, faced fragmented, paper‑heavy HR and payroll processes. The company relied on two bespoke systems not built for payroll, plus manual onboarding, time collection, and benefits administration, leaving information scattered, compliance hard to prove, and employees without self‑service. To modernize, Seattle‑Tacoma Box Company turned to Paylocity’s all‑in‑one HR and payroll platform (Payroll, Onboarding, Employee Self‑Service, Community, Benefits Administration, Insights & Recommendations).

Paylocity replaced manual workflows with an integrated solution that centralized pay and people across four companies, automated onboarding and benefits, and gave employees direct access to pay stubs and communications. The change delivered measurable gains: onboarding is 85% faster, payroll time fell from as long as four–six days to about six hours (about a 95% reduction), new‑hire setup dropped from ~1 hour to under 10 minutes, and teams save eight to ten hours weekly. Paylocity’s tools and dashboards also improved compliance, communication, and visibility into workforce trends.

Seattle-Tacoma Box Company

Rachel Williams

Director of HR/Payroll