Temp Staffing Services
Flexible workforce solutions built to keep your operation moving. When demand spikes, attendance drops, or production needs change quickly — LINK delivers pre-screened, safety-trained temp talent across Houston, DFW, and beyond.
What Is Temp Staffing?
Temp staffing gives your business access to pre-screened employees for short-term, seasonal, project-based, and variable-demand assignments — without adding permanent headcount.
LINK serves as the employer of record for all temp employees. We handle recruiting, screening, onboarding, payroll, tax withholding, workers’ compensation, unemployment administration, and employment compliance throughout the assignment. Your team directs the day-to-day work. We manage the employment administration behind it.
Temp staffing is often the right fit when you need to:
- →Respond quickly to production surges or seasonal demand
- →Cover absences, vacations, or unexpected turnover
- →Support special projects with a defined timeline
- →Launch new lines, shifts, or facilities
- →Add workforce flexibility without long-term commitment
- →Evaluate talent before making permanent hiring decisions
When Temp Staffing Makes the Most Sense
Temp staffing is built for variable demand. These are the situations where it consistently outperforms hiring direct.
Production Surges
Seasonal demand, holiday volume, and unexpected order spikes — ramp up in days without permanent headcount.
Coverage Gaps
Vacations, leaves, callouts, and unexpected turnover. Keep production lines staffed and shifts covered.
Project-Based Work
Defined-timeline projects, facility launches, equipment installs, and inventory pushes with a clear end date.
Hiring Flexibility
Workforce that scales up or down with your business — without long-term commitment or termination cost.
The 9-Step Employee Selection System℠
Every LINK candidate moves through nine sequential checkpoints before placement. Only about half of our industrial applicants advance through this process — because the bar is what gets temp talent onto your floor ready to work.
Industry-Specific Skills Interview
Interviewers go beyond standard questions to probe each candidate’s industry experience and confirm they meet the role’s real-world requirements.
Behavioral Compatibility Evaluation (LOPE®)
A proprietary conditional-reasoning assessment that surfaces work-related behaviors and attitudes — reliability, dependability, and engagement under real job conditions.
Functional Assessment Program®
Light industrial and skilled-trade candidates complete on-site physical exercises that evaluate strength, agility, endurance, follow-through, and overall attitude toward work.
Role-Specific, Skill-Proficiency Testing
Candidates are tested on the exact skillsets the role requires — so only the most qualified advance to the placement stage.
Job-Matching Cultural Fit Program
LINK account managers visit your location to conduct a cultural and job-role assessment — because workers who fit the culture stay longer and perform better.
Drug Screening¹
All candidates for temporary and temp-to-hire positions must pass a saliva or urine drug analysis to be considered for placement in LINK’s drug-free workforce.
Criminal Background Check²
Every candidate undergoes a criminal background check, except where prohibited by state law — with depth tailored to client requirements.
LINK 360° Safe Environment Program℠
An ongoing safety review and training program that minimizes risk across every key stakeholder in the placement — explored in depth in the next section.
Client-Specific Orientation
Before day one, every employee is briefed on your site’s expectations, protocols, and job scope — so they arrive ready to perform from the first shift.
1 Where applicable by law. 2 Per client request and applicable state law.
LINK 360° Safe Environment Program℠
A comprehensive, proprietary safety review and training program built into every LINK placement. We minimize risk for clients, candidates, and every stakeholder in between — not as an add-on, but as a standard part of the way we staff.
Pre-Assignment Safety Tour
LINK Safety Ambassadors visit your site before placement to identify hazards, review protocols, and document conditions.
OSHA 10 & Role-Specific Safety
Free OSHA 10 training where applicable, plus role-specific safety briefings for forklift, PPE, and lockout-tagout requirements.
Multilingual Safety Materials
Safety briefings, posters, and acknowledgments in English and Spanish so every worker fully understands site expectations.
24/7 Triage Nurse Hotline
Round-the-clock nurse triage line for workplace incidents — so injuries are assessed and routed appropriately the moment they happen.
Continuous Safety Review
Quarterly safety check-ins with active clients to surface emerging hazards and adjust training as your operation evolves.
Where Temp Staffing Fits
LINK supports temp staffing across the industries where attendance, reliability, and hands-on performance drive output.
Manufacturing
Production associates · Machine operators · QC inspectors · Line leads
Logistics & Warehouse
Forklift operators · Order pickers · Shippers/receivers · Inventory clerks
Office & Administrative
Front desk · Data entry · Accounts support · Customer service
Energy & Utilities
Field support · Operators · Plant techs · Project labor
Healthcare Support
Sterile processing · Materials handling · Front office · Patient transport
Skilled Trades
Welders · Pipefitters · Sheet metal · Plumbers · Mechanics
Looking for Temp Work?
LINK places thousands of workers every week into temporary, project-based, and temp-to-hire roles across Houston, DFW, and beyond. Many of our temp placements lead directly to permanent positions.
Search Open Jobs- Weekly pay with reloadable payment cards
- Affordable healthcare benefits
- Free forklift and OSHA 10 training (where applicable)
- 24/7 triage nurse assistance hotline
- Recruiter support throughout your assignment
Why Employers Choose LINK for Temp Staffing
9-Step Employee Selection System℠
Structured screening before placement — not after problems show up on your floor.
LINK 360° Safe Environment Program℠
Site safety tours, OSHA 10 training, and 24/7 triage nurse coverage built in.
LINKCORPS™
Veterans program connecting employers with military-experienced, mission-ready candidates.
Employer-of-Record Services
Payroll, taxes, workers’ comp, and compliance fully managed by LINK throughout the assignment.
Same-Day Fill Capability
Most light industrial roles filled same-day or within 24 hours, with regional coverage across Texas.
45+ Years, Family-Owned
WBENC-certified Women’s Business Enterprise, staffing Texas employers since 1980.
Frequently Asked Questions About Temp Staffing
What is temp staffing?
What is the difference between temp staffing and temp-to-hire?
How fast can LINK fill a temp role?
Who is the employer of record for temp workers?
How does LINK screen candidates?
What if a worker does not meet expectations?
Does LINK provide safety support?
What industries does LINK staff?
Need Talent This Week?
Tell us what your operation needs and LINK will deliver pre-screened, safety-trained temp talent — often the same day.