Turn fragmented journeys into one orchestrated workflow with Rival, the AI-powered HR software for manufacturing.
The manufacturing employee lifecycle isn’t just one workflow — it’s hundreds of variations across plants, shifts, worker types, and compliance requirements. Rival replaces email-driven coordination with orchestrated journeys. From high-volume recruiting through I-9 and e-Verify to plant-floor readiness, Rival industrializes HR operations across every site.
Trusted by Leading Manufacturers for Over 20 Years
One Connected Lifecycle
Across Every Role and Location
Recruiting built for high-volume, frontline hiring.
- Fill skilled-trade, frontline, and shift-based roles faster with AI-powered sourcing across 750M+ profiles
- Reach deskless and hourly candidates with mobile-first experiences and outreach
- Keep pipelines full across every plant despite tight labor markets and high turnover
Get your workforce plant-ready before shift one.
- Run shift-based, role-specific onboarding across every plant — personalized and fully orchestrated
- Automate I-9, e-Verify, safety certifications, and provisioning before the first shift
- Replace the countless emails it takes to reach day one with a single connected journey
Manage upskilling and transfers
without sacrificing compliance.
- Customize workflows for plant transfers and cross-site moves with self-service journeys
- Automate recertification, safety refreshers, and upskilling before compliance lapses
- Built-in analytics give you visibility across a fragmented, multi-site workforce
Structured, safe exits
across every site.
- Automate access removal, asset and equipment recovery, and compliance closeout
- Capture institutional knowledge before experienced operators leave
- Track every step from notice to final paycheck in one auditable workflow
I-9, e-Verify, and global compliance — handled.
Workforce eligibility and safety compliance are the biggest objections in manufacturing hiring. Rival builds them into the journey, not the inbox.
I-9 & E-Verify
Completed and verified inside onboarding, every time, across every plant
Safety & OSHA certifications
Tracked, time-stamped, and renewed before they lapse
Global & multi-country compliance
Local labor rules, contracts, and wet-signature requirements, orchestrated centrally
Union & worker-type variation
Different rules for different roles, all in one system
Orchestrate across the systems every plant already runs.
Rival integrates with 2,000+ tools, connecting fragmented HRIS, payroll, and IT systems into a single system of action across all your sites.
Compliance with finance for open requisitions
Automated onboarding events launched
Workweeks reclaimed for strategic work
Stellantis uses Rival Workflow to orchestrate automated, personalized, and AI-driven onboarding workflows at scale that streamline employee experience.
“Partnering with Rival has completely transformed our onboarding experience. What started as a basic, outdated process is now a streamlined, modern journey that truly reflects our commitment to our employees. Rival doesn’t just deliver solutions — they collaborate, innovate, and support us every step of the way.”
Angie Herrick
HR Talent Acquisition-Onboarding, Stellantis
Tungsten Automation centralizes hiring operations in Rival Recruit to improve compliance and reduce manual work.
“I've come and gone from this place and Rival has remained. There's something to be said for that.”
Jason Rosser
Manager of HR Strategy and Operations
Bendix uses Rival Workflow to streamline document collection and create localized journeys.
“My team loves the system. The Rival platform is really user-friendly with no limitations. We can use the system to customize whatever we want to.”
Astrid Hintze
Regional Project Lead
Ready to industrialize
your HR operations?
Rival goes beyond traditional talent management to orchestrate workforce operations across complex, multi-site manufacturing environments.
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