machine operator

maintenance technician

forklift operator

packer

warehouse associate

Graham Personnel Services

A typical day at work would often include daily stand-up meetings to discuss progress and roadblocks, review test plans, manage testing processes, coordinate with development teams to identify and resolve issues, document bugs, prioritize testing tasks, and ensure general product quality meets standards. I gained extensive knowledge in my role as QA administrator, including how to effectively design and execute tests, the software development lifecycle, how to communicate with development teams, how to use testing tools, how to accurately identify and report defects, quality assurance methodologies, and the significance of proactive risk management in ensuring software quality throughout development. At Graham Personnel Services, the management seemed to be very organized. The faculty seemed to care about the needs of their employers when it comes to finding their employers a job that fits them or when pertaining to a career change. Gramham Personnel Services is an awesome company to work for, but I do feel that they should have more of a diverse faculty. I believe the hardest part when working with Graham Personnel Services is working around people with different personalities, which you can be unsure of at times. The most enjoyable part of the job was that I got to work independently; I had the opportunity to learn things on my own and also got the opportunity to move at my own pace and analyze a lot of the work while being organized.

This agency could excel among Triad agencies, but does not. If you are employed inside the company, the perks are probably pretty good. Read your paperwork and understand your lack of status and the fine-print rules. It doesn't matter if they follow their own rules to the letter, but it matters if you do. Even if you are long-term employed, they aren't likely to view you as more than a number. Their website does not easily navigate, though it may have improved by now. There is no time off that's compensated, even if you work for them for more than a year. They may not notice your anniversary, though your paperwork is supposed to be updated periodically during the year. They could offer a little compensated time off for longer employment through their agency. Keep in mind that you are the only person looking out for yourself. Nice that they officially support animal welfare, but wish they would be as concerned with the well-being of their hiring pool (people who need work and decent social benefits). Very glad to have the work that was finally offered, yet they are as old-school as our national culture allows, despite their desire to appear otherwise. Worth a try and your timing might be really good, but knowing what I know now, wouldn't confine to just one agency, would make sure I calendared the internal policy adherence dates and asked for updates of paperwork, and wouldn't expect quick results (unless luck or many openings played in).

Graham is a Staffing agency that, even though is new to this area as of end of 2019, has been in business for over 50 years in other markets. I've work for other great agencies with the same goals but with a different approach to it. Corporate leadership is great and very supportive to their employees and really care about their people. As of any Staffing firm, they place their personnel in different assignments, so the environment "on the job" doesn't necessarily depend on them since it's controlled by their clients. But working for Graham directly is awesome! And I understand that no one (no company) is perfect. But when you get the kind of attention that makes you feel good you actually want to stay in business. I really hope they expand to more clients in the area so that some more people can have the same experience.

In one job I took over after the last temp left for lunch and didn't return. I spent a couple of weeks sorting through years of documents, putting them in chronological order by branch (seemed like thousands) and then scanned them into the digital files.

Another job was more scanning of documents, data entry, sorting mail, and mailing out verification of employment forms.

Another job was production based, mailing out membership cards, scanning and mailing out gift cards between holidays, marketing materials.

Ii learned different systems and programs.

Management on the different jobs was good for the most part.  

Coworkers on the different jobs was good for the most part.

The hardest part of some of the jobs was the monotony of some of the work, the amount of work, the over-time, working by myself late into the evening.

The things that were better about the jobs were some of the people, the overtime meant more money for the holidays, getting out to work.

GPS is a great company to work with!  The recruiters are awesome in every way.  The only problem I had was that the client I was placed working with wasn't the greatest.  In my experience, they were not friendly or welcoming at all, the regular employees (permanent hires) treated us (the temp hires) with no respect at all.  Often times our work productivity far outweighed theirs, which seemed to be very intimidating to them.  And to me, the management at the company couldn't care less about how the temps were treated either.  I was a machine operator at a reputable manufacturing facility in my town; with all of their propaganda about diversity & inclusion, this was never my experience.  I was quite disappointed because I really loved my assignment.

Hard work develops your reputation which gets you the better assignments and a better chance at a permanent position.  Conducting yourself as a professional is of the utmost importance.  Not only are you representing Graham Personnel, but you're also adding skills and experience to your own career.  Try to conduct yourself as a true employee of the company you're assigned to instead of "just a temp."  Set yourself apart in a positive way.

For a temp agency it’s actually what you need to get started with work quickly and efficiently. Go in, do your paperwork, and speak with a recruiter about your skills. They will then access and match you with what they have available. People have to remember when they are discussing pay they have to get their cut too. That is how these businesses make their money. Don’t like it? Then wait and sit around for the company to hire you on individually which could take weeks or months you don’t have. Temp service is quick and temporary work that sometimes can land u a FT time with a company 

Graham Personnel Services is a great place to work if you are a self starter and a motivated individual. The managers treat their staff with respect and give back to the company. Your co-workers and managers care about you as a person.

You will work hard and the ability to follow compliance is strictly followed (background checks, e-verifies, drug tests etc). If you are not a detail oriented person, then you may not like working here.

The hardest part of the job is the candidate pool. With unemployment being so low, it is difficult to find good candidates.

There is a great "family" support in all jobs.  If you ask for help, someone will assist.  Flexibility is a huge benefit. Management team is phenomenal.  
As a Payroll Specialist, I took my role very seriously and made sure I did everything within my capability to assure all 1000+ employees were paid promptly and correctly as expected.  Corrections were facilitated when needed. I enjoyed meeting and chatting with any employee; my bilingual co-workers were invaluable.


The work schedule is an early first shift (0500-1400Hrs) with 1 hour break period broken up into a 15 Min (0800)break and 45 Min lunch(1100).
Modern warehouse processes / order picking / shipping with highly detailed review of production rates and quality. 

Management has an exacting set of standards and goals for all employees with respect to workplace behavior, performance and value to the employer.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Machine operator 140 salaries reported	$16.92 per hour
Maintenance technician 60 salaries reported	$28.81 per hour
Forklift operator 118 salaries reported	$17.97 per hour
Packer 85 salaries reported	$15.85 per hour
Warehouse associate 48 salaries reported	$16.41 per hour

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