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Industrial & Manufacturing Staffing in Johnson City

When your line is short a shift, you feel it by the next order. Appalachian Labor puts production hands, machine operators, and skilled trades on your plant floor in Johnson City, often the same day. Call it in and a real person answers.

We staff assemblers, CNC machinists, welders, press operators, and maintenance techs. We tell you straight what we can fill and what we can't, then we dispatch. Every worker is on our books, W-2, so the taxes and the comp are ours to carry.

Key Takeaways

  • Production, machine trades, QC, and material handling, dispatched fast.
  • Skilled operators available: CNC, press, molding, welding, maintenance.
  • All three shifts, plus weekend and overtime coverage.
  • W-2 workers, temp-to-hire when you want to keep them.
  • Replacement moves the same shift if someone does not fit.
Quick Answers

Straight answers, fast.

QHow fast can you staff a production shift?
Often same day or next morning. Call before mid-afternoon for next-shift coverage.
QDo you have skilled machine operators?
Yes. CNC machinists, press, injection molding, extrusion, and welders.
QAre the workers W-2?
Yes, every one. We carry the taxes and the comp.
The crews we run

Industrial roles we fill

Our hub-and-spoke crews mean you can ask for a whole discipline or a single specialist. Here's what falls under Industrial & Manufacturing.

Industries we serve

  • Precision manufacturing and machine shops
  • Automotive and auto-parts suppliers
  • Plastics, injection molding, and extrusion
  • Brick, block, and building-products plants
  • Food and beverage production
  • Specialty pharmaceutical and contract manufacturing
  • Metal fabrication and welding shops
  • Electrical and electronics assembly
  • Chemical and process manufacturing
  • Paper, packaging, and containerboard
  • Aerospace and defense components
  • Consumer and durable-goods production

When companies call us

  • A second shift opens Monday and you need ten assemblers who show up ready.
  • Your CNC operator quit and a run is due Friday.
  • A containment order lands and you need sorters on-site by first shift.
  • Peak production means overtime you would rather cover with extra hands than burn out your core crew.
  • A line changeover needs setters and machine tenders for two weeks.
  • Your packaging line is behind and shipments are stacking up.
Skills on tap

Certifications & skills we can source

Tell us what the job requires and we'll match workers who hold it. We tell you straight if we don't have a fit.

Forklift Certified (Sit-Down & Stand-Up)OSHA 10/30 Safety TrainedMIG/TIG/Stick Welding CertifiedLockout/Tagout (LOTO) TrainedCNC Machine ExperienceIndustrial Electrical & Maintenance Licensed
FAQ

Industrial staffing questions

Can you send a welder or CNC machinist on short notice?
Yes, we stage skilled machine trades and dispatch fast. Tell us the machine and the certs you need and we will tell you straight when we can have hands there.
Do you staff all three shifts?
Yes, we cover first, second, and third across the Tri-Cities, including weekend and overtime runs.
Can a temp move to my payroll?
Yes, run a worker on our books first, then hire the ones who earn it. Temp-to-hire is standard.
Who carries the workers' comp on the floor?
We do. Every worker is our W-2 employee, so the comp and the payroll taxes are ours.
What if a worker isn't a fit?
Call us that shift. We pull them and move a replacement, and you do not pay for the time that did not work.
Do machine operators come with experience on specific equipment?
Tell us the machine — CNC, injection molding, press, or extrusion — and we match experience to it. We tell you straight if we do not have the right fit.
Is there a minimum number of workers I have to request?
No minimum. One machine operator for the day or a full production crew, we size it to the order.
Can you supply workers with OSHA or safety certifications?
Yes, tell us what the floor requires — OSHA 10/30, LOTO, forklift — and we source workers who hold it.

Line short this week? Call it in.

Tell us the machine, the count, and the shift. We will tell you straight when we can have hands on your floor.