Temporary staffing in Knoxville, TN.
Same-day temp and temp-to-hire workers, pre-screened and dispatched from right here in Knoxville, not a call center in another state. We’re in the people business, and we’d love to help.
Key takeaways
- Labor Exchange is a Knoxville staffing agency built for temporary and temp-to-hire work. Office at 4408 Chapman Highway in South Knoxville; phone 865-247-4957.
- We dispatch same-day pre-screened W-2 workers (not 1099 contractors). Scale your crew up or down as the work changes.
- Workers can be paid daily. Try them on the job before you bring them on for good.
- One all-in hourly rate covers worker pay, taxes, workers’ comp, and screening. One invoice, no minimums.
Temp workers for every blue-collar industry
We focus on the hands-on industries where Knoxville employers need reliable temporary workers most. No office temps, no IT contractors, just workers who show up ready.
Temporary work is what we do all day, every day. A distribution center along the I-40 corridor needs four loaders for a heavy week. A downtown hotel is short on housekeepers before a Vols home game empties Neyland Stadium into the streets. A job site needs an extra crew to hit a deadline. Those are the calls we love to get, and we can usually have pre-screened people headed your way the same day. Honestly, we are in the people business, and putting Knoxville neighbors to work is the best part of what we do. We have been answering these calls from our family-owned office on Chapman Highway since 2012.
Here is how temporary staffing actually works, plainly. You tell us the job, the headcount, and the hours. We pull pre-screened people from our Knoxville pool and dispatch them to your site, and they go on our payroll, not yours. Every worker is a W-2 employee of ours, so we carry the payroll taxes, the workers’ comp, and the unemployment side, all folded into one rate per hour. You approve the hours that get worked and you get one invoice. When the job is done, the assignment ends. No layoff, no severance, no headcount sitting on your books. That is the whole point of temp: you get the labor when you need it and you stop paying for it when you do not.
Placement types
Short-term temp
One-day projects, event setup, seasonal rushes, or covering for someone who called in. No long-term commitment required, and assignments can be as short as a single shift. When the job is done, you are done, and there is no awkward goodbye.
Temp-to-hire
Try a worker out on the job before you commit to a permanent hire. You get to see their speed, their reliability, and how they fit your crew before anyone signs anything. When you are ready to bring someone on for good, we make the conversion simple.
Ongoing placements
A crew that scales with your business. Ramp up for busy seasons, scale back when demand settles, all without severance or layoffs on your end. Many Knoxville employers keep a steady standing order with us so the right people are there week after week.
Why Knoxville employers use temp workers
Most of the calls we get come down to one of a few situations, and they repeat all year in this town.
Flexing the headcount up and down
Demand here is not flat. A warehouse on the I-40 and I-75 corridor has a heavy week, then a slow one. A hotel is full one weekend and quiet the next. Temp lets you carry a lean core crew and add hands only when the work is actually there, instead of hiring for your busiest week and paying for it all year.
Covering the seasons
Knoxville runs on seasons. Fall brings Vols home games and a wave of events. Tourism in the nearby Smokies peaks in summer and around the holidays and pulls hands across the whole region. Construction leans on the warm months. We staff up for the busy stretch and you let the assignment end when it cools off, no awkward goodbye.
Filling no-shows and gaps
Somebody quits, somebody calls in, a job order doubles overnight. Those gaps are your problem in the next hour, not next week. Because we dispatch same day from right here in South Knoxville, we can usually get a replacement to you fast and keep the shift from falling apart.
Trying before you hire
Hiring straight off a resume is a guess. Temp-to-hire lets you watch how someone shows up, how fast they move, and how they fit your crew before anyone commits. If they are a keeper, you bring them on. If not, you simply end the assignment. That is the lowest-risk way to add a permanent hire.
Screening & compliance
Every worker we send is pre-screened before dispatch, and every worker is a W-2 employee of ours, not a 1099 contractor you have to worry about. We carry the payroll, the payroll taxes, the workers’ comp, and the screening, all folded into one simple rate per worker. That means one invoice for you and no surprise paperwork. Drug testing and background checks are available on request, so tell us your site requirements when you place your order and we will set it up before anyone shows up.
Daily pay, and why that fills your order
Here is a piece most employers do not think about: the way we pay workers is the reason your shift gets covered. A lot of the people we dispatch are paid daily, work today and get paid today, and that is a powerful thing in temp labor. It is why folks keep coming back to us for the next assignment, and why we have a pool deep enough to fill a same-day order when you call. When the people doing the work are treated right and paid right, they show up, and that is the only thing that actually matters when you are short-handed on a Tuesday morning. We treat the people we place like family, including the ones the world has lost track of, and that care is not charity, it is how we keep your jobs staffed.
Why call a local crew for temp workers
When you need a temp today, you do not want to wait on a call center in another state. We are your neighbors in South Knoxville, ten minutes from downtown on Chapman Highway, and when you call you reach the same people who dispatch the workers. We treat the people we place like family, which is part of why folks keep coming back to work with us, and why we can usually fill a same-day order fast. A no-show is your problem in the next hour, not next week, and being close is how we help you get past it. Tell us what you need. We will get the right people to you, ready today.
Areas served
All of Knox County, Blount County (Maryville, Alcoa), and Sevier County (Sevierville, Pigeon Forge, Gatlinburg, Seymour, Pittman Center, Newport). Sevierville staffing →
One office covers all of it. When the season pulls temp hands toward the Smokies and a Knoxville job suddenly comes up short, we can move people to where the gap is, because it is one pool and one phone call, not three different agencies in three different towns.
Frequently asked questions
How quickly can you provide temporary workers in Knoxville?
Same-day dispatch from our local crew. We can often have temp workers on your site within hours.
What industries do you staff?
Construction, warehouse and distribution, hospitality and hotels, events, and manufacturing.
Do you offer drug testing and background checks?
Yes, upon request. We customize screening to your site requirements.
How long does it take to set up an account?
Under 15 minutes from first call to placing your first worker order.
What areas do you serve?
All of Knox County, Blount County (Maryville, Alcoa), and Sevier County (Sevierville, Pigeon Forge, Gatlinburg, Seymour, Pittman Center, Newport).