The European logistics sector has faced a rapid expansion in the last few years, playing nowadays an important role in many industries. With this, logistic companies face challenges to deliver cost effective solutions to their customers, and roles such as warehouse workers, order pickers, forklift drivers and others became essential.
Romanian workers have proven themselves to be reliable, efficient and cost-effective to logistic businesses across Europe, with Randstad Romania being one of the trusted partners in hiring warehouse workers, order pickers and other logistic workers across Europe.
Regarding Romanians abroad, a survey indicated that 8% of Romanian expatriates work in transportation and logistics, which is double the global average of 4% (source).
Key positions filled by Romanian workers
Romanian workers have proven to be suited for a variety of key roles within logistics businesses, such as order pickers, forklift and reach truck drivers, loading/unloading staff and general warehouse staff.
Romanian order pickers are highly efficient in picking and packing products, ensuring timely and accurate delivery of tasks, with a strong attention to detail. Alongside their English language skills (EF English Proficiency Index ranks Romania 15 out of 113 countries, source) they are able to perform multiple tasks around the warehouse and become reliable employees.
Many Romanian workers have certifications in operating reachtrucks and forklifts, making them able to perform the moving around and products handling tasks with responsibility.
When it comes to handling the products, Romanian workers are meticulous and efficient in performing loading and unloading tasks, with their ability to work under pressure making them a fit even for high seasons.
These roles are particularly important for the logistics operations, with Romanian workers proved themselves to be able and responsible to carry on these type tasks with high efficiency. They excel in a variety of tasks around the warehouse, being quick learners and adapting to new ways of working and operations setups.
One of the main advantages in hiring Romanian workers is their already built reputation for being reliable and easily adaptable to new procedures, collaborating effectively with their colleagues and following safety protocols with responsibility.
By hiring Romanian logistic workers can be part of a cost-effective solution without any decrease in workforce quality. Romanian workers usually have prior experience in the logistic sector, minimizing the need for training. By being highly productive they are able to contribute to an overall warehouse productivity, and since Romanian workers oftentimes seek long term opportunities, they actively contribute to lower turnover rates and lower hiring costs.
As Romania is part of the European Union, employers can hire Romanian workers without the complex visa requirements, as they have the legal right to work across the EU and easily be compliant with the labour migration regulations, making the Romanian workforce still a choice for companies across EU.
As the European logistic sector keeps growing, its demand for skilled and unskilled reliable, cost-effective and compliant labour migration regulations becomes stringent. Alongside the financial benefits of hiring Romanian workers, combined with the ease of placement make them the right and fit choice for logistic companies seeking to constantly optimize their workforce.
By considering Romania's talent pool when it comes to logistic talents you business can also meet the highly increasing workforce requirements and achieve long term operational efficiency.