When one of the largest recycling facilities in the country needed help to reduce turnover and motivate their team for higher productivity, they turned to Leadpoint. Ten years ago. And we’re still on the job, through challenges like recruiting low-wage workers in a state with a high cost of living and retrofitting the MRF with…
The fixed costs of a staffing agreement – bill rate and markup – are negotiated before workers arrive onsite. The typical way to control those costs is to reduce or add to the number of workers, options that can impact a site’s productivity. There are several other, more strategic ways to control workforce costs and…
When it comes to safety in the recycling industry, we have rightly put high emphasis on lock-out/tag-out (LOTO) procedures to prevent catastrophic injuries to our employees. In addition, we have seen a marked improvement in the attention MRFs are paying to fall protection hazards and compliance. These are all positive developments and we must continue…