4 of the UK’s 5 largest grocery retailers
2 of the world’s largest automotive manufacturers
The world’s largest logistics specialist
One of the largest pharmaceutical retailers in the UK, who employ over 100 000 people
3 of the UK’s 3PL’s companies who between them recruit over 30 000 logistics professionals
At Rapier, we believe very strongly in building long-term relationships with both our clients and our candidates, built on trust.
Our strategy is simple – to develop mutually beneficial and enduring partnerships with:
By doing so, we aim to create a positive experience for everyone involved. This partnership approach has delivered over 25 years of business success to date. In all of our business dealings, we aim to adhere to the following principles:
At Rapier, we are committed to creating a safe, fair and honest working environment by promoting best practice in people management as well as health & safety procedures and education.
Rapier offers a complete range of workforce solutions to meet all your needs. These include:
OUTSOURCED WORKFORCE
We have a proven track record in providing dedicated, full-time warehouse, production line and all-class driver workers to major third party logistics organisations and major supermarket retailers. We can source and place suitable workers to fulfil all roles:
In some instances, we provide the entire workforce within a client’s facility. In others, our staff work alongside the client’s own employees. Either way, our workers provide full flexibility in terms of both hours and shifts worked to ensure business and seasonal trading peaks are achieved effectively and efficiently.
We often also assist in new operational or site start-ups, working alongside clients’ implementation teams to ensure all recruitment needs are achieved.
Our solutions are tailored to meet the specific needs of each individual client – we can take care of everything from on-site management and the provision of dedicated trainers to arranging transport and accommodation solutions for workers.
We are also able to assume responsibility for managing all the various agencies that might be tasked with providing a client’s labour resources. We will use a single price rate matrix, supplying our own workers or those employed by our network of business partners.
AD HOC LABOUR
We have a substantial register of long-standing drivers, who are assessed by some of the most demanding companies throughout the UK. And you don’t have to work with us on a contract basis to benefit from their experience and expertise.
As well as enabling you to take advantage of a totally flexible workforce, you will find that using a temporary driver from Rapier on an ad hoc basis offers many other benefits.
You can instantly access any number of fully experienced, checked and referenced, and regularly appraised professional drivers – available 24/7 at the end of a phone line.
You won’t have to worry about payroll or HMRC procedures or holiday accrual, and it is often more cost-effective to pay wages by the day, when you actually need a replacement or extra driver, rather than retaining full-time staff. Knowing the cost of such drivers in advance can also help you price a job when you are looking to take on or win new business.
CONSULTANCY SERVICES
In addition to outsourced workforce and ad hoc labour solutions, Rapier also offers a comprehensive range of consultancy services.
We are experienced in scoping new projects, site start-ups and compiling recruitment studies that include labour market comparisons, productivity reviews and the recommendation and application of any improvements. We have also worked with clients to deliver major business and network changes and the implementation of technological innovation.
There are many benefits of choosing to work with Rapier. Here are 10 good reasons, just for starters:
As a people business, we understand that our success is largely due to our ability to attract and retain the very best quality contract workers – people we trust to further enhance our reputation.
Our industry leading levels of retention reflect the close and supportive relationships we enjoy with all our staff and the excellent benefits and welfare packages we provide for them. In fact, many of our workers have been with us for over 10 years – and some over 20 years.
Because our management team is hands-on, we can ensure that all of our workers are well briefed, professional and motivated to complement any of your own staff and add value to your business.
When you first contact us, we will take the time to understand your specific requirements, your staffing levels, your trading peaks, business environment and health & safety requirements – in short, your complete workforce needs.
Before taking on any project, we will ensure that it is meticulously scoped, costed and that detailed implementation plans are in place. Then we will take a full brief and person specification for the role’s and search our extensive database of quality assured candidates to find appropriate matches.
We take responsibility for briefing workers about the specifics of each assignment, including health & safety issues and working practices, and for handling all of the relevant reference checks, employment and payroll admin.
We will also conduct an appraisal at the end of every assignment to ensure our compliance – and your complete satisfaction with the service provided.
Over the years, Rapier has developed an enviable reputation for excellence. The ongoing quality of the service we deliver is demonstrated by our many long-term partnership arrangements with some of the industry’s most prestigious companies.
Working to our clients’ specified or our own web-based KPIs, we undertake regular satisfaction surveys to ensure we continuously achieve our own high standards of customer satisfaction. We also regularly achieve scores of excellence in our clients’ own stringent performance and compliance audits.
Our team of regional managers works closely with both our clients and our workers to ensure quality standards are maintained at all times.
To ensure that we deliver quick and accurate information to everyone involved, we have made significant investments in IT infrastructure, including time and attendance systems, KPI reports, local knowledgebase, web-based payroll and online driver booking sheets.
We also operate comprehensive audit trails to validate full regulatory compliance and total quality control.
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Many of the UK’s largest logistics suppliers trust us to satisfy their staffing needs. This means we’re constantly on the look out for new drivers and warehouse staff. As part of the Rapier team you can be sure of regular work with excellent rates of pay.
We know our reputation is based on the strength of our workforce, which is why we make sure each and every employee is trained and skilled for their role. From apprenticeships to NVQs and a management development programme, we provide training opportunities to ensure you are up to date, certified and ready for work with excellent rates of pay.
Employee loyalty is something we take seriously and seek to reward. Throughout your time as a Rapier employee we offer financial rewards and incentives as a thank you for your hard work and continued commitment.
As an equal opportunities employer, we place great importance on treating all employees fairly. We are signatories of both the United Nations Compact Agreement and the Stronger Together Agreement, to show our commitment to ending work force exploitation.