Consumer & Industrial Staffing in Chicago, IL — Production Never Stops, Neither Do We

We place production assemblers, assembly line workers, machine operators, quality control inspectors, packaging workers, material handlers, forklift operators, sanitation workers, production leads, and production supervisors at consumer goods and light industrial facilities throughout Chicago and the surrounding suburbs.

For most standard production roles, assemblers, line workers, packagers, material handlers, and general laborers we can deploy workers within 24 to 48 hours. For specialized machine operator roles, timeline depends on the specific equipment and experience required. Call (443) 345-6490 for urgent requests.

Yes. Every industrial candidate is assessed for basic workplace safety knowledge including PPE requirements, hazard awareness, lockout/tagout familiarity, and general OSHA awareness. Workers who cannot demonstrate baseline safety understanding are not deployed to industrial or production environments.

Yes. Food and beverage production is one of our active staffing specialties in Chicago. We screen food production candidates specifically for GMP familiarity, personal hygiene standards, and prior food manufacturing experience before deployment at food production facilities.

Yes. For production facilities regularly employing 20 or more contingent workers, our onsite staffing management service places a dedicated coordinator at your facility to manage daily headcount, callout replacement, orientation, and performance. This is particularly effective for high-volume consumer goods and industrial operations.

We actively staff in all of Chicago’s major industrial corridors the Northwest Side industrial district, the near western suburbs (Cicero, Melrose Park, Schiller Park), the southwest suburban corridor (Alsip, Bedford Park, Hodgkins), the I-55 corridor (Bolingbrook, Romeoville, Joliet), and the northwest suburbs (Elgin, Aurora, Schaumburg).

Yes. Many of Chicago’s industrial facilities are not conveniently accessible by public transit. Apex WFP’s shuttle service transports workers from CTA and Metra connection points directly to your facility, expanding your available labor pool and significantly improving attendance reliability among transit-dependent workers.

Yes. When placing machine operators, we verify specific equipment experience during screening including CNC machines, injection molding equipment, press brakes, stamping presses, extrusion lines, and other production machinery. We confirm the candidate has operated on the specific equipment type relevant to your facility before presentation.

Light industrial staffing covers production, assembly, packaging, and manufacturing operations that do not involve heavy equipment operation, significant structural work, or hazardous industrial processes at the level of heavy manufacturing or construction. Examples include electronics assembly, consumer goods packaging, food production, and plastics manufacturing. Heavy industry involves steel, mining, large-scale construction, and major manufacturing operations. Apex WFP specializes in light industrial and consumer goods manufacturing staffing in Chicago.

Yes. Our direct hire practice places production supervisors, quality managers, maintenance superintendents, operations managers, and plant managers at consumer goods and industrial facilities throughout the Chicago metro. We conduct full recruitment searches with sourcing, screening, and a placement guarantee.