Updated: August 7, 2026
Manufacturing
We staff your production with foreign workers
From 20 to 500+ employees for your plant's needs - line operators, packers, sorters, general workers. Recruitment, vetting, documents, arrival and the first shift - all in one project.
Size up your project
We show the group composition, sourcing countries, document route and cost structure - before any contract is signed.
Project scenario
Describe the need - get a preliminary scenario
One route: task, trades, headcount and date. Then WORKIN shows where to source the people and how they get to their first shift.
What problem do you need to solve?
Which workers do you need?
When should the workers start?
- 1-9 peopleTargeted hire
- 10-50 peopleGroup
- 51-200 peopleMass hiring
- 200+ peopleProgramme
Who we source
Roles, operations and how we check them
We do not source "general labour" - we source people for the specific operations of your line. What exactly gets checked is agreed before arrival.
| Operations on the floor | Experience needed | How we check | Shift pattern | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Production line operators | Conveyor work, feeding materials, monitoring parameters, minor changeovers | Experience on a line or on comparable equipment | Interview by operation plus a practical trial on site | 2-3 shifts, nights included |
| Packers | Filling, stacking, wrapping, labelling, running a packing machine | Experience in food or industrial packing | Pace and accuracy checked over the first shifts | 2-3 shifts |
| Sorters | Sorting by size, colour and batch, rejecting defects, preparing for packing | Experience with repetitive work that needs attention to detail | Attention and speed checked on a real batch | 2 shifts |
| Labelling operators | Applying labels, running a label printer, reconciling batches | Basic literacy and accuracy | Interview and a reconciliation check against a sample | 2 shifts |
| Quality control workers | Visual inspection, measurement, rejection, keeping the log | Experience in production quality control | Interview around rejection criteria | 2 shifts |
| General workers | Feeding and clearing materials, moving containers, keeping the area in order | Physically ready for a shift on their feet | Medical readiness and an on-site check | 2-3 shifts |
If the section needs machine operators, CNC operators, welders or mechanics, those are technical trades with their own screening and their own lead time.
What you see before arrival
The worker's profile reaches you before anyone is called in
The enterprise decides on a profile, not on an agency's promise. Personal data in the profile is anonymised.
- Experience by operations
- Bottling line operator, 4 years
- Type of production
- Food industry, continuous line
- Usual shift pattern
- 2x12-hour shifts, nights - yes
- Languages
- Uzbek, Russian - fluent
- Recruiter interview
- Passed, recommended
- Physical readiness
- Standing work, line pace
- Site conditions
- Cold and humidity - ready
- Departure readiness
- 14 days from call-up
What WORKIN verifies before arrival
- Real experience by operation, not a line in a CV
- Readiness for shift work and night shifts
- Physical readiness and the absence of medical restrictions
- Documents: passport, validity, grounds for the permit
- Readiness for shared housing and everyday conditions
- The language used inside the crew
Profiles come as a set: you choose who is invited and who stays in reserve in case of a refusal or a replacement.
Project route
From request to the first shift
Recruitment and paperwork run in parallel, so the overall timeline is set by the document route, not by finding people.
- Days 1-3Project estimateYou describe the unit, schedule and readiness date. We show the group composition, countries, timeline and cost structure.
- Weeks 1-3Recruitment and profilesWe present candidate profiles as a group: you choose whom to invite and whom to keep in reserve for replacements.
- Weeks 1-10in parallel with recruitmentDocuments and departureThe immigration partner runs the document route of the chosen country: visa-free - 4-7 weeks, D visa - 8-10, with transit - 10-14.
- Arrival dayMeeting and transferWe meet the group and take them to the housing. Nobody finds their own way or is left at a station.
- Arrival dayMoving inThe housing is ready before arrival: beds, linen, kitchenware. House rules are explained on day one.
- First weekPost-arrival documentsThe partner files for the residence permit and we register the place of residence at the actual address.
- First shiftFirst day on siteInduction, workwear, meeting the supervisor and the section, and the operation shown by a mentor.
- Weeks 1-2First shiftsWe stay in touch with the supervisor and with the workers: pace, quality, daily life. Problems get solved before someone decides to leave.
- Whole projectOngoing supportEveryday issues, document renewals, replacements. The enterprise has one contact point at WORKIN.
Most projects fall apart not during sourcing but in the first two weeks. That is why travel, moving in and the first shift are written out step by step.
Responsibility
Who arranges what and who pays
Arranged by WORKIN
- Sourcing against your operations and screening of candidates
- Profiles before arrival and a reserve for replacements
- Coordination of the document route with the partner
- Travel, meeting on arrival and transfer to the housing
- Housing, transport to the site and the meal format
- A coordinator available throughout the project
- Replacement of a worker under the terms of the contract
Legal and migration support - the group's specialised firm
- Work permit for the foreign employee
- Visa support along the chosen country's route
- Residence permit application after arrival
- Document renewals throughout the project
State authorities and third parties
- Work permit - State Employment Service
- Temporary residence permit - State Migration Service
- Residence registration - administrative service centre
- Official fees - at the rates set by law
Provided by the enterprise
- Workstations, equipment and workwear to the required standards
- Induction and health-and-safety training
- A mentor or supervisor for the first shifts
- The exact shift schedule and timely notice of changes
- Working conditions and pay exactly as they will appear in the documents
- Payment for housing, transport and meals against invoices
- On-site facilities: changing rooms, toilets, a place to eat
Providing housing is the employer's duty and one of the conditions behind the work permit. WORKIN takes on the arranging; the payment stays with the enterprise.
Cost
What the estimate is made of
One project - four cost parts. Each is shown as a separate line, so it is clear what exactly the employer pays for.
- 01WORKIN servicesRecruitment, vetting, profiles, reserve pool and support up to the first shift.
- 02Immigration partner servicesThe document route: work permit, visa, residence permit.
- 03Government feesAt the rates set by law. No markup.
- 04Living costsHousing, transport to the site and meals: organised by WORKIN, paid by the employer against invoices.
Amounts depend on the trades, sourcing country and group composition - exact figures come with the project estimate.
Guarantees
Commitments fixed by contract
Each guarantee is published exactly as it is worded in the recruitment contract.
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Worker replacement
Guarantee period - at least 6 months under the contract
The replacement period is fixed in the contract. The wording of the other guarantees will be published once the standard contract is signed - we do not promise in advance.
Cases and project scenarios
Manufacturing projects at WORKIN
Below are delivered WORKIN projects. Company names are withheld under confidentiality terms; everything else is shown as it happened.
Agriculture and food
Launching a packaging shift at a food plant
The plant lacked line operators and packers to launch an additional shift. WORKIN built the candidate profile, ran sourcing, screening, the document route, arrival and preparation for the first day on site.
WORKIN assembled and prepared the group, took it through the document route and organised the start of the additional shift. The plant received a clear arrival and launch schedule.
View case →- Industry
- Food production
- Roles
- Line operators, packers, general workers
- Scope
- Sourcing, documents, logistics, living
Manufacturing
Woodworking: machine operators and sorters
Areas stood idle for lack of operators, sorters and packers.
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Agriculture and food
Poultry enterprise: production and packaging areas
Processing and packaging areas were running understaffed.
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India
India: volume sourcing for a production project
Volume hiring was needed that neighbouring markets cannot supply.
View case →
Questions and answers
What enterprises ask about manufacturing staff
Answers to the questions that come up before a project starts.
In practice 4-7 weeks for visa-free countries, 8-10 weeks for a D visa and 10-14 weeks where transit is required. Sourcing and paperwork run in parallel, so the total is set by the document route, not by the search for people.
Yes, and it is a common request. Readiness for nights is checked at interview before arrival: the person has to understand the schedule before they travel, otherwise they leave after the first week.
It depends on the service chosen. With recruitment to order and mass hiring people join the enterprise's payroll. With outsourcing and leasing they stay on the contractor's payroll. This page is about sourcing for your operations; the model is chosen to fit your headcount plan.
Replacement terms are fixed in the contract before arrival. We keep a reserve of profiles, so a replacement does not start from scratch. Tell us in the first weeks rather than after three months.
On most production operations, yes, and that is normal. We select people with experience of comparable operations; showing your specific equipment and sequence stays with the enterprise's mentor.
There are always people in the group who speak Russian or English, and the basic production commands are learned in the first days. For larger groups the practice is simple: the crew has its own senior, and the line manager works through them.
The enterprise, within its own production: briefings, protective equipment, a safely organised workstation. We are responsible for the person arriving ready for the conditions and understanding the rules before the first shift.
Yes, and that is the sensible start. One shift, one section, one arrival - after the first month you can see what works, and the next group comes in on a proven scheme.
A description of the operations and the schedule, the working conditions and pay, the date the section is ready, company details and documents for the file, and a responsible person. The most common cause of delay is late paperwork from the enterprise.
They are shown as separate lines. WORKIN arranges them, the enterprise pays. That way the real cost structure is visible instead of one lump sum nobody can break down.
Request
Describe the section - we will size the group and the start date
- 01A manager reviews the request and clarifies details
- 02You receive a route, a timeline and a cost structure for your project
- 03Any contract decision comes only after the estimate
Need a detailed request? Fill in the employer form
Staffing request