What Productiv runs in Raleigh
The Raleigh teams run labor-intensive production work inside client plants: kitting and assembly lines, packaging and repack, and the material handling that keeps lines fed. Work runs to documented processes with quality checkpoints built into the line rather than audited at the end. Where a product is regulated, lot and batch control are part of the process.
Every operator is our own — recruited, trained, and managed by Productiv, not temp labor. Line leads, supervisors, and site managers average more than ten years of tenure, which keeps the Raleigh programs stable through the turnover cycles that break staffing models.
Why Triangle manufacturers moved off the agency model
The Research Triangle's labor market is competitive, and agency rosters show it: crews that don't hold together, bill rates that climb every renewal, and a markup applied to every hour regardless of what came off the line. For roles a plant fills every week — packers, kitters, line feeders, inspectors — that is temporary pricing for permanent work, and the training hours, no-show overtime, and supervisor time never show up on the invoice as a line item.
An embedded team changes who owns the result. Productiv's supervisors run the floor, the crew is ours to recruit and retain, and pricing is per unit or against an agreed outcome, with process engineering and continuous improvement inside the price. We earn more only by running the line more efficiently. The turnover cost calculator puts your own agency numbers into that math in about two minutes.