Case Study: Leading Dry-Cell Batteries and Flashlight Manufacturing Company achieves a successful peak season with Staff Management | SMX

We Double Down For Our Clients When Things Get Tough

Leading Dry-Cell Batteries and Flashlight Manufacturing Company partnered with Staff Management | SMX to support multiple manufacturing facilities through holiday peaks and especially difficult hurricane seasons. In one severe storm season, demand for flashlights and dry-cell batteries jumped 35% to 50% as outages increased, while low unemployment and rising wages made it harder to find talent for the North Carolina plant.

Staff Management | SMX responded with higher hourly wages, bilingual recruiters, relaxed background requirements to focus on essential skills, and its Stafftrack workforce management technology with predictive analytics. By using forecasts up to 12 weeks in advance and sharing data with the customer to adjust production schedules, Staff Management | SMX achieved a 94% fill rate, 96% attendance rate, and only 3.3% turnover in its first year.