Great Recruiters Are Always Working For You

There have always been passive candidates and passive hiring companies. Just last week, a client instructed Barton Staffing Solutions to keep the candidates coming – regardless of a staffing job order. That manufacturer saw no end to their growth, and saw Barton Staffing Solutions as an exclusive and qualified partner in their future expansion plans with an unlimited […]

Employee Health and Wellness: Flu Season Is Coming

Fall is approaching and employers are beginning to develop operating budgets for the coming year. The pressure to continue lean initiatives, increase productivity and reduce costs come back to the discussion table. One factor that is simple and easy to think about is employee wellness, and flu season is well timed with efforts to optimize […]

5 Characteristics of Outstanding Temporary Employees

Barton Staffing is a partner to its clients. Providing outstanding temporary employees is how we differentiate our service from other temporary staffing services. Our clients consistently tell us there are five characteristics that define outstanding temporary employees. In addition to the job skills, knowledge, experience and behaviors, these characteristics are easy for temporary employees to […]

Easiest Safety Initiative Is Eye Protection On the Shop Floor

We’ve learned that for our clients, the easiest safety initiative is eye protection on the shop floor. Barton Staffing Solutions talks to many clients daily and hears this consistent theme. We provide safety consulting and participate on several of our client’s safety committees. We hear is that the easiest and single most effective safety initiative […]

7 Things To Reduce Second Shift Turnover

We often hear from our clients that second shift is one of the hardest shifts to slow staffing turnover. We’ve found these 7 things to reduce second shift turnover. Second shift is that overnight shift that can put strain on employees in terms of family time, and their natural body clock. By using these management […]

The First Safety Axiom: Cutting Corners Never Pays

An axiom is a self-evident truth. The First Safety Axiom is: cutting corners never pays. That is to say, to cut safety corners in the short term will certainly increase long term cost in order to cover increased risk. It will never pay. After doing it once, the temptation to take that same risk again is […]