Printing & Packaging HR Challenges

HR Challenges Unique to Your Industry

  • !OSHA hazard communication and ink/chemical safety training documentation
  • !High turnover among press operators and bindery production staff
  • !Complex shift scheduling and overtime for 24/7 print production operations
  • !Background checks and drug testing for production and warehouse roles
  • !Workers comp claims management for printing machinery injuries
  • !Seasonal workforce surges for holiday and promotional print cycles
  • !Wage and hour compliance for production and pre-press classified roles
Catapult Solutions

How Catapult HR Helps

  • +OSHA hazard communication and ink/chemical safety training documentation
  • +Retention programs for press operators and production staff
  • +Shift scheduling and overtime compliance for continuous print production
  • +Background checks and drug screening for production roles
  • +Workers comp integration and machinery injury claims management
  • +Seasonal onboarding for holiday and peak production cycle hiring
  • +Employment law guidance and HR compliance audits

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71%
Annual turnover rate for bindery and finishing production workers in commercial printing
$24K
Average cost to recruit and train a replacement press operator in a commercial facility
3.2x
Higher OSHA chemical citation rate in print facilities without formal hazcom training records

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“We were replacing press operators every six months. Catapult helped us figure out why and redesign our onboarding and compensation. Turnover dropped dramatically.”

General Manager, Commercial Printing Facility — 95 employees, Charlotte, NC

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