Feniex Industries

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Feniex Industries Meets Changing Production Needs With On-Demand Labor

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Feniex Industries, based in Austin, Texas, manufactures lighting and siren technology for police and emergency vehicles. Demand varies throughout the year, so Feniex works to keep production as steady as possible by building inventory when sales are slower and drawing from that stock as orders increase.

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Even with that approach, the amount of work hitting individual lines still changes. Feniex needs to be able to put more people behind production when throughput requirements increase, then pull back when the workload returns to normal. At the same time, the company wants to protect the experienced full-time workforce it has already invested in training.

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“I like to keep a core group, a really solid core well trained core group, and then flex as I need to. I don't like the idea of laying people off. I don't like the idea of firing people. I want us to grow and expand consistently but I don't wanna do damage.”

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Feniex began using Veryable to build that flexibility around its core workforce, primarily in assembly before expanding into shipping and warehousing.

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Keeping Labor in Step With Production

Feniex manages its lines around defined throughput targets so it can build the right amount of stock and keep orders moving. When a line needs more output, Veryable gives Feniex a way to increase the number of people supporting the work without turning a temporary production need into a permanent hiring decision.

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That works particularly well because much of Feniex’s production is designed to be relatively plug-and-play. New Veryable Operators can be brought into many parts of the process and begin contributing the same day.

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As production needs change, Feniex can adjust the number of Operators on the floor around what each line needs to produce.

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“I think it's been wonderful for us because I'm able to get the throughput I need by expanding the numbers or contracting the numbers based on what the need is. It really gives me a sense of confidence that we can go into the platform and pick the people that we need. A lot of them return, so I know that they are already trained, and I can plug them in maybe some more complicated things, and we can bring in a new person and put them on, like, beginner level things without there being an issue.”

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That flexibility has helped Feniex put more people behind lines when production increases and provide additional support to lines working through backlog, while keeping its core workforce stable as demand changes.

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Building a Labor Pool That Gets Stronger Over Time

The value only increases as Operators return.

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Rather than starting from scratch every time a line needs additional people, Feniex can bring back Operators who have already worked successfully in the facility. They know the routine, understand the expectations, and can move into more complicated work as they gain experience.

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New Operators can start on more basic tasks, while proven Operators become useful in more parts of the operation. Feniex continues building its Labor Pool by identifying people with the right skills, seeing how they perform on the floor, and bringing strong performers back.

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Over time, that gives Feniex a larger group of people it already knows and trusts.

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“And I, you know, I can walk away because we trust them. They become one of us, basically.”

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That continuity is an important part of the model. Feniex is not simply finding additional people whenever demand rises. It is building familiarity into the Labor Pool so the people returning to the floor become more capable each time they come back.

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Supporting Growth Without Getting Ahead of Demand

Using Veryable has also pushed Feniex to make the work itself easier to scale. Bringing new people onto the floor quickly has forced the company to look critically at training, material flow, storage, online systems, and space management. It has also challenged line leads to take greater ownership of training and accountability as more people are brought into their areas.

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Those improvements matter as Feniex grows.

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Some lines are already expanding, and the company expects that continued growth could eventually require split shifts or entirely new shifts. Instead of waiting until that point to begin building the workforce around them, Feniex is developing a Labor Pool of experienced Operators who already understand the operation.

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“The more people that we have in our YLP that we we get consistently, the more I can expand the line. At some point, you know, we we will grow up to the need for, you know, split shifts or a whole another shift itself, you know, future leaders, people I can plug in and trust, you know, this is this is a great opportunity.”

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That gives Feniex room to increase production as the work develops without committing its full-time workforce to demand that may not yet be permanent.

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What Changed

By building an on-demand Labor Pool around its core workforce, Feniex created a way to keep labor aligned with what its production lines actually need.

The result is an operation that can:

• Increase or reduce the number of Operators supporting a line as workload changes
• Bring new Operators into many processes and have them contributing the same day
• Bring back experienced Operators for increasingly complex work
• Put additional people behind lines that need more throughput or are working through backlog
• Maintain a stable, well-trained core workforce as demand moves throughout the year
• Improve training and material flow as the operation becomes easier to scale
• Build a deeper Labor Pool to support future line expansion and additional shifts

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Feniex still relies on the strong core workforce at the center of its operation. Veryable gives the company a flexible layer around that core, allowing it to put more people on the floor when the work requires it, scale back when it does not, and build a Labor Pool that becomes more useful as the same Operators return.