Workforce Solutions

The DQS staffing model is designed to deliver large workforces at a moment’s notice. No matter the types of roles that need to be filled, our recruiting and launch teams will stop at nothing to make sure your production schedules are covered.

DQS dedicated launch team on site

Dedicated Launch Teams

Teams of internal DQS workforce specialists, each led by an operations manager, deploy directly to job sites to initiate, support, and follow through with all launch processes while simultaneously assessing the local community for unique opportunities to permanently fill positions.

Managed Labor Services

DQS provides dedicated onsite leadership to manage your workforce, monitor performance, and keep operations aligned with key performance goals.

Our team takes ownership of workforce results, performance metrics, and day-to-day execution to help your operation run efficiently.

DQS managed labor team on site

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Case Studies

Two DQS workers in hi-vis vests handling a Ford engine on a hoist during repack.

Automotive OEM

Dearborn, MI / Louisville, KY
Client Challenge
Due to a disruption in an OEM’s material supply chain, DQS was given a 2-week timeline to secure and launch 2 locations that could securely store their finished engine inventories.
DQS Impact
Within 4 days of initial notice DQS vetted candidates, trained new employees, and began receiving inventory. The operation was then scaled to full production by the 2-week point, demonstrating the value of DQS’s high-volume staffing capabilities.
Operations
DQS performed value-added repack services and stored inventory in 2 secured warehouses spanning over 1,000,000 ft2. Transportation services between the warehouse, manufacturer, and OEM plants was provided to avoid downtime.
Roles Filled
General Laborers, Supervisors, Forklift Drivers, Class-A Drivers, Janitorial, and Security.
Shifts Covered
3 crew operation
Employees Staffed
100 temp-to-hires
Electric pallet trucks lined up on the floor of a Kroger fulfilment centre, racking and high bay lighting behind them.

Major Food Distributor

Nashville, TN
Client Challenge
DQS was outsourced to launch an overnight setup between 2 fulfillment locations, resetting stores throughout the Nashville market. The route ran from Bowling Green, KY out to Knoxville, TN.
DQS Impact
DQS utilized transport vans to shuttle team members, providing a unique value proposition to this supplier. The 76 stores were set up well within the customer deadline, with two weeks to spare.
Operations
Overnight store resets across 76 stores in the Nashville market, with full-scale transportation through DQS.
Shifts Covered
Overnight setup
Employees Staffed
250 employees sourced, vetted, and onboarded.
A steel strip feeding through the rollers of a blue mill line on the Haydon plant floor.

Automotive Parts Manufacturer

Stow, OH
Client Challenge
DQS was contracted to help scale an automotive parts manufacturing facility from 1.5 shifts to a 24/7 operation.
DQS Impact
In 5 weeks, DQS exceeded production records twice and established new OEE targets plant wide in assembly and feet produced off both of their state-of-the-art mill lines.
Operations
Manufacturing H-Strut Metal Framing, H-Block Rooftop Supports, Hydronic Baseboard Heating Systems, and Fittings/Accessories.
Roles Filled
Executive Level Management, Supervision, Engineering, Quality Control, Skilled Trade Mill Operators, Logistics, General Labor, and Janitorial.
Shifts Covered
1st and 3rd shifts, with a focus on 3rd and weekend coverage.
Employees Staffed
17 temp-to-hires, 2 direct hires, and 3 management level support staff on site daily.
Aisles of racking stacked with boxed automotive parts inventory inside the Emotive logistics centre.

Logistics Operation Center

Sellersburg, IN
Client Challenge
DQS was given an opportunity to fulfill a major 3PL’s immediate need for a Logistics Operations Center to service an OEM production plant.
DQS Impact
DQS engineered and stood up a cross-dock configured building with 100 trailer storage locations that spanned 417,270 ft2. New hires were then vetted and trained to support a successful launch.
Operations
Receiving, Repacking, Storing, and Securing Automotive Parts Inventory.
Shifts Covered
3 crew operation, 7 days per week.
Employees Staffed
160 forklift drivers and 60 shuttle drivers. All direct-to-hire and direct hire depending on experience.
Robotic arms welding automotive frames along a Magna production line.

Automotive Seating Supplier

Bowling Green, KY
Client Challenge
This supplier faced a labor shortage which forced leadership to work overtime on weekends to make production.
DQS Impact
DQS filled all open positions in a 3-week timespan, exceeding the goal that was pre-determined by Magna Corporate, allowing them to cut weekend overtime.
Operations
Welding and Value-Added Assembly of Automotive Frames.
Shifts Covered
3 crew operation
Employees Staffed
150 employees total — General Labor, Supervisors, Sub-Assemblers.
A worker in a hi-vis vest at a robotic assembly cell, sequencing interior trim.

Automotive Interior Production Plant

New Albany, IN
Client Challenge
This client faced a labor shortage that caused reduced production, down time, and charge backs.
DQS Impact
DQS expedited a launch team to establish a foothold in the area. In a span of 2 weeks all openings were filled with quality candidates that were trained on the In-Sequence program.
Operations
Parts Sequencing of Hard interior trim for U71X.
Shifts Covered
3 crew operation, four 10-hour shifts.
Employees Staffed
45 General Laborers

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