manufacturing Leadership Development

Empower Leaders. Strengthen Teams. Drive Manufacturing Success.

Outstanding leadership is essential for sustaining growth, driving operational excellence, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement. WMEP’s Leadership Development programs provide manufacturers with the tools, strategies, and training to build high-performing leaders at every level.

Why Investing in Leadership Development Matters

Our Services

Frontline Leader and Leadership Fundamentals Training

Equip supervisors and team leads with practical leadership skills to enhance communication, motivation, and team performance. WMEP’s training programs are hands-on, practical forums for new and experienced supervisors.

  • Key Topics: Conflict Resolution, Team Building, Team Management, Problem-solving Techniques.
  • Impact: Increased engagement, reduced turnover, more effective leadership on the shop floor.

Executive Coaching & Leadership Development

Emerging Leader Development

Identify and train high-potential employees for leadership roles with WMEP’s structured development programs. Investing in emerging leaders supports strategic growth and future organizational design.

  • Core Learning Areas: Leadership Mindset, Communication Strategies, Accountability Frameworks.
  • Benefits: Faster career progression, more confident decision-making, improved team dynamics

Leadership Assessments & Tools

Case Studies

  • Palmer Hamilton: Overcoming Workforce Challenges and Doubling Growth Through Strategic Partnerships

    COMPANY PROFILE: Palmer Hamilton, established in 1880, began its journey into education furniture in 1965. Since then, it has grown into a company that offers comprehensive services, creating innovative designs and furnishing solutions for various markets like K-12, higher education, commercial sectors, libraries, fab labs, and makerspaces. Based in Elkhorn, WI, with over 200 employees,…

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  • Componex Uses Standard Work Instructions to Gear Toward Greater Productivity

    Componex, which operates a facility in Edgerton, Wisconsin, is a division of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma-based Maxcess International. Componex manufactures precision, aluminum idler rollers that have extremely low rotational inertia. Its products include WINertia idlers, which feature free spinning, low inertia rollers. SITUATION: WMEP Manufacturing Solutions has been doing business with Componex since 2005. The relationship…

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  • WMEP assists Sub-Zero to create a sustainable method to train operations leaders

    Company Profile Launched in 1945, Sub-Zero Freezer Co. introduced the first system for preserving food at ultra-low temperatures. The company quickly established a reputation for quality and innovation. The third-generation, family-owned business, which operates as Sub-Zero Group Inc. based in Madison, Wisconsin, consists of three divisions – Sub-Zero refrigerators and freezers; Wolf Appliance cooking appliances; and Cove…

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  • It’s always a pleasure to work with WMEP. There is exceptional value in all the training we do with the organization. Our business structure is changing with our company being bought by a larger corporation. The challenges that we will have will be much more operational and geared toward greater productivity. I look forward to working with WMEP and its team more.

    Darcy Perona

    Director of Operations
    Componex

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