Blog - Staffing by Starboard

Staffing Forklift and Equipment-Certified Warehouse Workers

General warehouse labor is hard enough to staff fast. Certified equipment roles, forklift, reach truck, cherry picker, are a tier harder: the operator has to be trained, evaluated, and certified, and getting it wrong carries...

October 17, 2026 –

Reducing No-Call/No-Shows: An Employer’s Guide to Warehouse Attendance

Nothing derails a shift faster than an empty station nobody warned you about. No-call/no-shows and chronic absenteeism force supervisors to scramble, pile overtime on the people who showed up, and drive your reliable workers toward... (Read More)

August 23, 2026

Hiring and Retaining a Bilingual Warehouse Workforce: An Employer’s Guide

A large and growing share of the warehouse workforce is bilingual, and many workers are strongest in Spanish. Employers who communicate, train, and lead in the languages their people actually use don't just build a... (Read More)

By Madison McDaniel

Pay Transparency in 2026: What Employers Need to Know (and Why It Helps You Hire)

Pay transparency has gone from a nice-to-have to a legal requirement in a growing list of states, and to a baseline expectation almost everywhere else. For employers, done right, posting your pay range is one... (Read More)

By Madison McDaniel

How to Land a Next-Day Placement: Be the Candidate Who Starts Tomorrow

The traditional job search takes months. Light-industrial placement can take days, sometimes a single day. The difference usually isn't your experience, it's whether you're ready to start when the call comes. Here's exactly how to... (Read More)

By Rachel Nolte

What Warehouse Employers Actually Want in 2026 (and How to Get Hired Faster)

If you're looking for warehouse work, here's what most people get wrong: employers aren't looking for the most experienced person, they're looking for the most dependable one. This guide breaks down what warehouse employers actually... (Read More)

By Madison McDaniel

Why Warehouse Turnover Is So High, and the Employer Playbook to Fix It

Warehouse turnover isn't bad luck or "the nature of the work." It's the predictable result of a few fixable problems, most of which happen in a worker's first 90 days. Here's why warehouse workers actually... (Read More)