Streamline workforce management and compliance with all-in-one HR and payroll software that helps you close skill gaps and quickly fill open roles — powered by modern automation you can trust.
HR and Payroll Software for Manufacturing
Stay agile with turnkey HR and payroll software.
Why Manufacturers Use Paylocity
All-in-One Platform for Your Manufacturing Workforce
Fill the Surplus of Open Positions
- Customize job listings and reach more candidates with automatic posting to online job portals.
- Improve employee experience throughout the recruiting process and fill positions more quickly.
- Seamlessly launch federal, state, and local background checks as well as drug screenings so your new hires can get onboarded faster.
Manage Workforce Time and Attendance
- Focus on people and productivity rather than paperwork with real-time approvals, mobile punch, and geofencing (a virtual perimeter for mobile punches).
- Support shift differentials, piece rate pay, and overtime without impacting payroll.
Uncomplicate Compliance
- Manage and update work authorizations and forms.
- Allow employees to easily sign off on all documents they need to acknowledge, such as your employee handbook or social media policy.
- Automate processes like employee classifications and calculating hours and overtime to comply with Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) regulations.
Build Up Your Workers’ Skills & Lift Productivity
- Hire, onboard, and get employees on the floor quickly.
- Assign out-of-the-box trainings, including state handed compliance, OSHA, and other standard courses.
- Deploy and track trainings in the learning management system that can help reskill and upskill current employees.
- Train your entire workforce on how to stay safe throughout the day, complying with OSHA requirements and protecting your employees from accidents.
Automate Manual HR Tasks
- Communicate important updates without a work computer or email address.
- Pull reports, analytics, and dashboards that provide visualized data to help you make data-based decisions.
- Supercharge your HR with assistance on policies, job descriptions, training courses, and more.
Loved by Employers and Employees
What Makes Paylocity Different?
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FAQs on Manufacturing Payroll
- Recruiting and retention: The manufacturing industry requires skilled labor, which can be difficult to find and retain.
- Communication barriers: Not all employees have access to a computer or a corporate email addresses, so they don’t see important updates or company-wide messages.
- Safety: Manufacturing can be hazardous, and employers need to provide a safe and healthy work environment. Employees should receive appropriate safety training.
- Automation: The introduction of automation and digital technologies is transforming the manufacturing industry, so employers need to upskill employees to keep up.
- Employee engagement: Employee engagement is critical to maintaining a productive and motivated workforce. Manufacturers need to provide opportunities for career growth, professional development, and employee recognition to keep workers engaged.
Paylocity helps manufacturers attract and retain workers with a variety of features.
Our Recruiting features offer simplified and custom applications for resume intake, integrations with LinkedIn and ZipRecruiter, seamless communication through the platform, real-time access to candidate information, and the ability to extend offers to top candidates.
Once new hires have started, they can be onboarded quickly through automated document collection and tools that help HR teams integrate them into the organization.
But recruiting and onboarding are only the beginning. Paylocity also offers customizable employee trainings, a social collaboration hub, performance management software, and plenty of other tools to keep employees engaged.
The role of human resources in a manufacturing company is crucial, as HR is responsible for managing the most valuable asset of the company: its people. This team (or individual) plays a vital role in developing and implementing policies and strategies that support the organization's goals and objectives. HR is essential for building and maintaining a productive, motivated, and diverse workforce that can help the organization achieve its goals and remain competitive in a rapidly changing business environment.
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