Building a Long-Term Workforce Partnership in the Nutraceutical Industy

SITUATION

Nesco Resource partnered with a nutraceutical manufacturing company for over 15 years providing long-term temporary staffing across clean room, packaging, warehouse, and bottling operations. The client relied on contingent labor to manage budget flexibility and navigate significant fluctuations in demand driven by seasonal production and private-label cycles.

Roles required strict clean-room compliance including masks, fragrance free environments, protective clothing, and no jewelry, contributing to elevated attrition. With fewer than 5% of associates converting to full-time employment and limited wage progression, retention remained a persistent challenge.

SOLUTION

Nesco implemented targeted workforce and retention strategies supported by deep onsite integration.

• Introduced attendance bonuses to improve retention.
• Matched client holidays with paid time off for associates.
• Provided holiday gift card incentives.
• Implemented/sponsored “Employee of the Month” program.
• Hired a dedicated onsite manager to manage the day-to-day operations.
• Onsite manager conducted pre-hire facility tours, onboarding, and first day orientation to help ensure associates understand work environment to improve retention.
  

RESULT

The partnership delivered measurable improvements in retention, staffing consistency, and vendor consolidation.

• Nesco became exclusive commercial staffing partner after multi-vendor environment.
• Supported 40–110 associates at peak with strong referral pipeline.
• The onsite manager became so integrated in the customer’s operations and understand their business so well that the client no longer required interviewing the associates before they were hired, which led to faster hiring.

This partnership demonstrates how an integrated onsite model and creative retention strategies can stabilize high turnover manufacturing environments.