Breaking down the barriers between mgr->supv->lead->line by creating “wins for all”. When the team tackles a mutually beneficial project and is given the time, resources, and confidence to succeed it creates a positive environmental basis to improve the process in other ways. A focus on quality improvements that reduce waste & improve overall quality can be self-funding.

Culture Change

Talent Assessment

Entrepreneurial Coaching & Mentoring (esp. production and warehousing)

As the business grows it needs different structure and daily cadence to succeed. How to organize the business as we go from small to medium to large. We have experience managing businesses that made 3,000 lbs/day to 1.3MM lbs/day. How to build successful repeatable plant management processes that work and are profitable.  

How to get the most out of your small to medium sized food processing plant or line:

• Creative solutions to growth pains

• Optimizing the plant/process/people in place

• Creating teams with a 360° vision

• Assessing future team members

Downstream Customer Service

This is a concept we implement in multistage operations to improve quality and reduce waste. In this model we develop feedback loops in the process that grade intermediate quality metrics to improve quality one step at a time. Our processing employees answer to each other inside the process and together create a more positive quality minded process that creates less waste through the process.

Becoming a “Low Cost Producer”

As we grow in our businesses we should naturally see economies of scale and enjoy a lower cost of goods. The approach to accomplish this requires a shift in thinking from “saving your way” to “producing your way” to this goal. We can help managers or teams with the culture shift needed to make this transition successfully.

Plant Turnaround

Turnarounds center around plants that have become off track from a quality, cost or control perspective. We evaluate current conditions in the operation, choose existing team members with the right motivation and approach and begin to implement change to shore up weakness in the execution.

New Plant Startup

For new plant start up, we evaluate we evaluate each step of the process for opportunities in safety, crewing, workspace set up, and process velocity to assure each area is in balance with the overall planned throughput. Once in balance, we begin to work through engineering and controls to reduce variation in processing. This approach creates a sustainable process with engaged team members.

Succession Planning