How Knoxville Contractors Get Workers on the Job Same Day

When a crew shows up short, we help contractors put good people on the job fast, without the paperwork headache.

Call (865) 247-4957 Request workers

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Honestly, most of the calls we get from contractors sound the same. A crew showed up two people short, a concrete pour cannot wait, and the job needs hands today. We are a family-owned staffing company in South Knoxville, and putting good people to work on Knoxville job sites is what we do every day. Here is how getting workers through us actually works.

What contractors mean when they need workers

When a builder calls us asking for workers, they are rarely looking for a licensed tradesperson to run the job. They need the people who keep a site moving: general laborers, helpers, demo and tear-out crews, cleanup, hauling, loading and unloading, and the extra bodies a foreman needs to hit a deadline. That is the bulk of what we staff for contractors around Knoxville.

Some of it is one day of work, like clearing a site before an inspection. Some of it runs for weeks, like keeping a helper on a framing crew through a project. Either way, we send people who can take direction, show up ready, and do honest work. You tell us the skill level and the start time, and we match it.

Why our workers are on our W-2, not your 1099

This is the part that saves contractors the most trouble. Every worker we send is our W-2 employee, not a 1099 sub. We carry the workers' comp, we handle the payroll taxes, and we do the screening before anyone ever sets foot on your site. If someone gets hurt, that sits with us, not with your policy.

It also means one clean number. We quote you one rate per hour, and that rate already covers the worker's pay, the payroll taxes, the workers' comp, and the screening. You get one invoice at the end, not a stack of them. No chasing paperwork, no surprise costs after the job is done.

Same-day dispatch when the crew is short

We know a short crew costs a contractor money by the hour, so we move fast. Call us in the morning and we can usually have workers headed your way the same day. You can also walk into our office at 4408 Chapman Hwy in South Knoxville and talk to a real person about what your job needs.

Because we pay our workers daily, we tend to have people ready and willing to work. Work today, get paid today is a real draw for them, and it means we have a steady pool to pull from when your foreman calls needing three laborers by lunch.

Pre-screened people, not whoever walked in

We do not just send the first person through the door. Every worker completes an I-9 with two forms of ID, and we screen before we dispatch. When a contractor asks us for a demo crew or a couple of helpers, we are sending people we have already vetted.

That matters on a job site where safety and reliability are the whole game. Our Google rating sits at 4.3 across 108 reviews, and a good chunk of that comes from contractors who kept calling back because the crew we sent actually worked out.

When you want to keep a worker for good

It happens often. A contractor gets a laborer through us, that person turns out to be a keeper, and the builder wants them on their own payroll for the long haul. We make that easy and we do not punish you for it.

The temp-to-hire fee is $3,000, and it is pro-rated by the hours the worker has already put in on your jobs. The longer they have been working for you through us, the smaller that fee gets. Once a worker hits around 720 hours, roughly eighteen full-time weeks, the fee drops to zero and you can hire them with nothing owed.

Local to Knoxville and the whole area we serve

We are not a national chain running your account from another state. We are a South Knoxville company, and we know the job sites here because our people are on them. We staff work across Knoxville, Maryville, Alcoa, Sevierville, Pigeon Forge, Gatlinburg, Seymour, and Oak Ridge.

That local footing means when you call, you are talking to neighbors who understand a Knoxville build schedule and the push that comes with tourism season up toward the Smokies. Tell us what you need and we will get the right people to you.

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Common questions

How fast can you get workers to my job site?

Usually the same day. If you call us in the morning at (865) 247-4957, we can often have workers dispatched to your Knoxville site within hours. The sooner you call, the more lead time we have to match the right people to your job.

Are the workers your employees or mine?

They are ours. Every worker we send is a W-2 employee of Labor Exchange. We carry the workers' comp and handle the payroll taxes, so the employment liability stays with us, not with you, for as long as they are working through us.

What does the rate cover?

One hourly rate covers everything: the worker's pay, the payroll taxes, the workers' comp, and the pre-screening. You get one invoice, not separate charges for each piece. There are no hidden add-ons after the job is finished.

What kinds of construction workers can you staff?

General laborers, helpers, demo and tear-out crews, cleanup, hauling, and loading and unloading. We staff the hands that keep a site moving rather than licensed trades. Tell us the skill level you need and we will match it.

Can I hire a worker permanently if they work out?

Yes. The temp-to-hire fee is $3,000, pro-rated by the hours the worker has already put in, so it shrinks the longer they work for you. Once they reach about 720 hours, the fee is $0 and you can bring them onto your own payroll for free.

Do I have to sign a long contract to get workers?

No. You can call us for a single day of work or keep a helper on a crew for weeks. We staff to what the job needs. Walk into our office at 4408 Chapman Hwy or call and tell us what you are trying to get done.