Background
A large distribution company with facilities across Maine and New Hampshire relies on efficient, high-volume warehouse and material-handling processes to support customers throughout the supply chain. Their work includes manufacturing and managing reusable plastic products used in logistics and transportation, which means warehouse activity never slows down for long.
With equipment moving constantly, shipments turning over quickly, and multiple shifts running each day, their teams depend on skilled forklift operators and warehouse associates to keep operations flowing smoothly.
Bonney Staffing has partnered with this organization since 2010, supplying the workforce support needed to meet production goals, ramp up during busy cycles, and keep distribution running without interruption.
Problem
Despite strong internal teams, the company faced recurring staffing challenges across several locations:
- Difficulty finding reliable forklift drivers and warehouse associates in a tight labor market
- Fluctuating production and distribution demands that required rapid staffing adjustments
- Multiple facilities needing support simultaneously
- Past vendors who couldn’t deliver consistent, qualified workers
- Risk of slowed production whenever roles went unfilled, even briefly
For operations leaders, the stakes were clear: unfilled shifts meant delayed loading, slower order turnaround, added strain on full-time staff, and increased safety risks.
They needed a partner who understood distribution environments, acted fast, and delivered workers who could meet both pace and safety expectations.
Solution
Bonney Staffing assigned a dedicated recruitment team familiar with the physical demands and daily rhythms of distribution work. The approach focused on building a predictable, ready-to-deploy workforce across multiple sites.
Our solution included:
- A strong pipeline of prescreened forklift drivers and warehouse associates with experience in high-volume material handling
- Streamlined order-to-placement processes, enabling us to fill roles quickly
- Regular communication with the site manager, ensuring visibility into upcoming needs and reducing last-minute scrambles
- Candidate matching focused on safety, reliability, and productivity, essential in environments with machinery, repetitive motion, and fast turnaround expectations
- Consistent coverage across shifts, keeping production and distribution schedules on track
Because we’ve partnered with this client for more than a decade, our team understands their seasonal trends, role requirements, and operational rhythms — which means we can anticipate needs before they become staffing gaps.
Impact
In the past year alone, Bonney Staffing has filled 30+ assignments across the client’s Maine and New Hampshire locations.
Key outcomes include:
- 12–48 hour turnaround time on forklift and warehouse roles
- More predictable staffing levels across multiple facilities
- Fewer production slowdowns due to unfilled shifts
- Dependable workforce support during peaks and unexpected call-offs
- A trusted partnership spanning 15 years
This consistency allows the client to stay focused on production goals while maintaining the pace required in modern distribution environments.
“I really enjoy working with Bonney and honestly have nothing but good things to say. I have worked with many other local staffing agencies in the past, and I do NOT miss them at all. Bonney continues to go above and beyond the competition and find us qualified workers.”
— Patrick P., Site Manager
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