Workforce Engagement

Programs like “Win the Day, Every Day” aim to enhance company culture by involving both employees and leaders in continuous improvement. By focusing on Buy-in, Ownership, and Advocacy (BOA), these initiatives have saved companies millions through improved yield, throughput, quality, and employee retention.

We have co-authored and facilitated the creation and publication of PMMI’s OpX Leadership Network’s “By Industry, For Industry” Best Practices & Guidelines including:

  • Workforce Engagement
  • Worker Safety Readiness for the CPG Industry

FSO Institute also provides:

  • Plant Operations Turnover Cost Calculator
  • Supervisors’ Leadership Development App
  • People First Assessments
  • FMDS

 

Some thoughts you may wish to consider:

“What got you here, won’t get you there”…  Marshall Goldsmith

“The greatest danger in times of turbulence is not the turbulence, it is to act with yesterday’s logic”…. Peter Drucker

Strategic:

How would you classify the level of engagement of your plant floor workforce – are they committed to achieving the company’s goals? Or are they merely complying to doing what they are told to do?

Workforce Engagement:

Would you consider your plant workforce to be engaged, acting as a self-directed, high-performing team? Or would they describe the work environment as traditional?   

Turnover Cost Calculator:

Turnover in the plant is much more than a nuisance, it impacts throughput, quality, and order fulfillment at a minimum.  How much does Turnover cost your company?

Is there a question you’d like to ask any of these experts? Don’t miss the opportunity!

Explore more of the 12 Dimensions of Manufacturing Health

CAP EX

We have extensive program management experience overseeing over $20 billion in capital investments across all sectors of Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG), Food & Beverage, and Life Sciences.

MANUFACTURING

Over 620 years of plant and corporate leadership positions from small and mid-size companies to large multinationals. Applied Science, not Theory to improve throughput, lower COGs, reduce waste, and meet customer requirements.

Asset Reliability

Guided 500 manufacturing plants’ journey to implementing preventive and predictive maintenance systems—operational reliability achieved through uptime availability, significant OEE improvements, and capital avoidance.

Supply Chain

Achieved end-to-end supply chain operational excellence to enhance customer experience by focusing on lean improvements across 50 customer sites and over 250 co-manufacturers. 

Technology

Developed and implemented digital transformation strategies, Industry 4.0 roadmaps, and cyber risk solutions for over 100 companies. Enabling organizations to craft their roadmap aligned with their business needs and technological growth.

Packaging

Designed and implemented packaging lines across all package formats, line speeds, and technologies (Co-bots, AI vision systems, automation) that drove throughput and customer success.  

WORKER SAFETY

Over 80 companies have implemented our employee-driven safety programs, developed under the “Drive to Zero” initiative, resulting in an average reduction of 40% in lost time per company site.

WORKFORCE ENGAGEMENT

Programs like “Win the Day, Every Day” aim to enhance company culture by involving both employees and leaders in continuous improvement. By focusing on Buy-in, Ownership, and Advocacy (BOA), these initiatives have saved companies millions through improved yield, throughput, quality, and employee retention.

PRODUCT SAFETY

Our coaches utilize strategic partnerships with the FDA, USDA, and top industry institutes to promote best practices, improve food safety protocols, and ensure compliance with regulations.

QUALITY

Many of our coaches are trained as internal auditors by the FDA. They utilize lean practices, Six Sigma, and advanced control methods to ensure a quality improvement approach that emphasizes “getting it right the first time.” resulting in an average savings of 30% per site.

PlANT FACILITIES

Experience in designing, building, and managing manufacturing facilities with millions of square feet globally that met the strict regulations required in Life Sciences, Ready to Eat, USDA, and FDA production.

SUSTAINABILITY

Developed and managed sustainability excellence initiatives that achieved reduced carbon footprint in the supply chain, cost reduction of utility resources, and zero waste to landfill.

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