Situation

For the last decade, a large national retailer has been experiencing rapid expansion, consistently opening three new stores each year. Each new location requires six skilled meat cutters, creating to an ongoing challenge of sourcing, screening, and hiring qualified talent at scale. As demand continues to increase, finding experienced meat cutters who meet the company’s standards only became more difficult. The retailer needed a reliable, efficient hiring strategy to keep up with its growth while ensuring each store is fully staffed with skilled professionals ready to meet customer expectations.

Solution

To tackle these hiring challenges, the retailer partnered with EG to implement a comprehensive Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) solution. EG’s solution was designed to efficiently source, screen, and place qualified meat cutters at scale. Leveraging years of expertise in workforce solutions, EG assembled a dedicated team of Talent Strategists, including specialized recruiters, sourcing specialists, and new-hire retention experts.

This team worked regionally which allowed for a market-by-market approach that ensured each new store was staffed with highly skilled employees who met the retailer’s standards. Streamlining the recruitment process not only reduced hiring time but also increased placement accuracy. Ultimately, the retailer was able to sustain its aggressive expansion while maintaining operational excellence and workforce stability.

Results

• Filled 180 meat cutter positions over 10 years
• Reduced hiring time for new store openings
• Improved placement accuracy, ensuring qualified candidates were hired