Elite Staffing Solutions

What Elite Staffing Solutions does

Elite Staffing Solutions is a privately held staffing agency headquartered at 415 N. Poplar in Wichita, Kansas, founded in 2013 by Chris Rickerson and operating under the legal entity Headhunters Direct Hire and Staffing Specialists LLC (DBA: Wichita Staffing). The company provides workforce solutions to employers in the Wichita metropolitan area across verticals including construction, manufacturing, aerospace, and healthcare support, with disclosed annual revenue of more than $6.6 million as of 2025.

The company's core offerings comprise temporary staffing, direct hire placements, temp-to-permanent placements, payroll and employer-of-record services, and a Vendor on Site (VOS) program for large-volume enterprise accounts. Its operational backbone is Autoflow Software — a proprietary platform that supports real-time job fulfillment, automated pre-shift confirmations, and a "Proven Winners" candidate rating system combining a 5-day check-in evaluation with supervisor star ratings. The firm reports a 96.4% job fill rate and 26-hour average fill time as homepage metrics, with 18,432+ lifetime placements.

Revenue is generated primarily through wage markups on temporary placements, one-time placement fees on direct hires, and ongoing managed-service fees for payroll/EOR and VOS engagements. The go-to-market is sales-led, combining direct employer outreach, 24/7 inside phone sales (316-202-2082), and a web-based quote request flow, supported by content marketing, local SEO, earned media in Wichita-area publications, and community reinvestment of 10% of gross profits. The company is sole-founder-owned with no disclosed institutional investment, acquisitions, or geographic expansion beyond the Wichita metro.

Name

Elite Staffing Solutions

Legal name

Headhunters Direct Hire and Staffing Specialists LLC

Website

https://wichitastaffing.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Elite Staffing Solutions is a privately held, founder-owned staffing agency headquartered in Wichita, Kansas that provides temporary, direct hire, temp-to-permanent, payroll/employer-of-record, and vendor-on-site workforce solutions to construction, manufacturing, aerospace, and healthcare employers across the Wichita metro.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Staffing Services

NAICS

Temporary Help Services (561320), Employment Placement Agencies (561311), Professional Employer Organizations (561330)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Local & Regional Generalist Staffing Agencies (BPACACAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

High-Volume / High-Turnover Temp Staffing (BPACACAF)

Keywords

• Temporary staffing services
• Direct hire placement
• Temp-to-permanent staffing
• Employer of record
• Industrial workforce solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Wichita

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Temporary Staffing Services: Provides temporary workers to employers, charging a markup on the hourly wage rate. Workers perform labor for clients while Elite handles payroll, unemployment, workers' compensation, taxes, and compliance.
2. Direct Hire Placements: Places pre-vetted candidates into permanent positions for employers, typically earning a one-time placement fee or percentage of first-year salary.
3. Temp-to-Permanent Placement: Places workers in temporary evaluation roles (2-6 weeks) with option for employer to hire permanently, handling all unemployment, workers' compensation, taxes, and payroll until hire-on.
4. Payroll Services / Employer of Record: Acts as Employer of Record for unemployment, workers' compensation, taxes and payroll purposes while employees work at client sites.
5. Vendor on Site (VOS): Places dedicated team members at client sites for next-level recruiting assistance with day-to-day functions, typically for large-volume accounts.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Elite Staffing Solutions is a Wichita-based staffing agency that supplies pre-vetted temporary, temp-to-permanent, and direct hire workers to local employers in construction, manufacturing, aerospace, healthcare, and hospitality. The company operates as Employer of Record for payroll, taxes, unemployment, and workers' compensation, and places dedicated recruiters on-site at large-volume client locations. Its proprietary Autoflow Software enables real-time job fulfillment, pre-shift confirmations, and a star-rating system that builds a curated "Proven Winners" talent pool.

Product overview

Elite Staffing Solutions offers a staffing and workforce management platform with five core service modules: Direct Hire Placements, Temporary Staffing, Temporary-to-Permanent (temp-to-hire), Payroll Services, and Vendor on Site (VOS) Program. The company differentiates through its proprietary Autoflow Software for real-time job fulfillment and a data-driven 'Proven Winners' candidate rating system that includes a 5-day check-in process, supervisor feedback, and star ratings to identify top performers for long-term placements.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Temporary Staffing
• Temp-to-Permanent Placement
• Direct Hire Placements
• Payroll Services / Employer of Record
• Vendor on Site (VOS) Program

Quantifiable outcome

• 96.4% Job Fill Rate
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability2 records

Feature3 records

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Express Employment Professionals: Largest franchised staffing network in North America with a heavy focus on light-industrial, commercial, and general-labor placements in mid-sized metros — directly comparable to Elite's local/regional generalist model and proprietary matching-technology emphasis.
• Snelling Staffing Services: Franchised staffing firm operating across office, professional, and light-industrial categories in regional markets; follows an analogous local-agency, multi-vertical model to Elite, including temp, temp-to-hire, and direct-hire placement.
• AtWork Group: Franchise-based staffing provider serving light-industrial, administrative, and skilled-trade roles across the U.S. with a regional-agency go-to-market that closely mirrors Elite's Wichita-area employer focus.
• CornerStone Staffing Solutions: Mid-sized staffing firm offering temporary, temp-to-hire, and direct-hire placements across light-industrial, professional, and healthcare — a comparable size, regional footprint, and multi-vertical service mix.
• Labor Finders: Light-industrial staffing franchise focused on construction, warehouse, and general labor — overlaps directly with Elite's construction, material-handling, and entry-level industrial verticals.

Broad incumbents

• Adecco Group: Global staffing leader with significant U.S. light-industrial and workforce-solutions presence; competes with Elite on enterprise accounts and pricing for high-volume hourly labor in regional metros.
• ManpowerGroup: Global staffing giant operating across temporary, permanent, and workforce-solutions categories — broad incumbent competing on volume, technology, and enterprise relationships in markets like Wichita.
• Kelly Services: Large staffing provider with strong light-industrial and manufacturing-aerospace specialties; a relevant incumbent given Elite's material concentration in manufacturing and aerospace support roles in Wichita.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/WichitaStaffing
• Facebookfacebook.com/EliteStaffingSoultions

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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