Talent & Culture Manufacturer Solutions
Our Talent & Culture Service experts partner with your team throughout the full employment life cycle to create processes and programs that help you identify, attract, motivate, develop, and retain employees capable of making a significant contribution to your organization’s success.
Culture & Leadership Assessments
The People & Organizational Performance Diagnostic profiles the organization across four key Talent Management Process steps along the employee lifecycle journey. The diagnostic provides a customized Talent & Culture roadmap that will guide your organization through a transformational journey.
The People & Organizational Performance Diagnostic tool is a customizable diagnostic tool that profiles the organization across the following four key factors:
- Assessment & Planning
- Attraction & Recruiting
- Training & Development
- Engagement & Retention
Benefits
- A data driven approach to people and organizational performance
- Quantitative and qualitative response summaries and scores give you a complete view of your organization
- Recommendations for closing gaps based on leading practices
Our Services
WMEP Talent & Culture services help manufacturers recruit, retain, engage and develop their employees.
Training Within Industry (TWI) is a dynamic program of hands-on learning and practice. It teaches essential skills for supervisors, team leaders, and anyone who directs the work of others. TWI provides a foundation for fostering organizational excellence and transforming business culture.
Training Within Industry (TWI) consists of four standardized programs addressing the essential skills needed by supervisors, team leaders, and trainers: Job Instruction (JI), Job Relations (JR), Job Methods (JM) and Job Safety (JS).
Training can be delivered in both English and Spanish.
Learn By Doing
The effectiveness and retention of training increase significantly when the material is applied soon after instruction. Each TWI program is delivered in five 3-4 hour sessions. After the daily session, trainees return to the workplace to use the techniques learned and choose real-life examples to discuss and practice in class.
Job Instruction Training (JI)
JI teaches how to effectively break down a job and deliver instruction for individual tasks. Developing and delivering training in this structured fashion fosters the conditions for process stability. Class attendees are taught how to set the stage for instruction, effectively demonstrate the task, observe and coach the operator and taper off coaching with proper follow-up. Benefits experienced when practicing Job Instruction are reduced training time, less scrap and rework, fewer accidents, and increased job satisfaction.
Job Relations Training (JR)
Job Relations teaches the foundations of positive employee relations. Developing and maintaining these good relationships prevents problems from arising and is paramount to earning loyalty and cooperation from others. When problems do arise, Job Relations teaches a proven method of getting the facts, weighing options, deciding, taking action, and checking results. Benefits experienced from practicing Job Relations include increased productivity, improved attendance, better morale, and higher employee retention rates.
Job Methods Training (JM)
The aim of the class is to produce greater quantities of quality products in less time by making the best use of the people, machines, and materials currently available. Participants are taught how to break down jobs into their constituent operations. Every detail is questioned in a systematic manner to generate ideas for improvement. New methods are developed by eliminating, combining, rearranging, and simplifying steps in the process. Job Methods yields significant benefits including reduced cost through productivity gains, increased throughput, and reduced work in process.
Job Safety Training (JS)
JS provides a framework for supervisors to engage employees in identifying potential hazards and eliminating them in conjunction with their training and knowledge in OSHA and EPA regulations. This class teaches supervisors a method to analyze the chain of events leading to accidents and hazardous situations. Root causes are identified and remediated to “break the chain” JS stresses that the relationship of the supervisor and employees plays a pivotal role in a safe and environmentally responsible workplace.
Elevate your new, current, and emerging leaders with a toolkit of practical skills through our multi-day, in-person course. Led by seasoned WMEP manufacturing pros, this program offers practical skills to enhance performance, productivity, and engagement. Through experiential learning and one-on-one coaching, participants will master people leadership dynamics, build effective teams, navigate change, and drive business results.
This unique program features features six half-day sessions designed to equip leaders with the knowledge and skills to increase their effectiveness:
- Session 1: Role of a Leader
- Session 2: Relationship Building
- Session 3: Building Trust
- Session 4: Accountability
- Session 5: Conflict Management
- Session 6: Coaching & Feedback
In addition to the topics listed, attendees will:
- Complete a customized assessment focused on what your organization expects of them in their leadership role.
- Complete an exercise that creates a customized plan complete with leadership development goals.
I learned a vast amount of beneficial skills and truly think it covers a wide array of issues all leaders face. Everyone, in any position, could benefit from this.
Kerin (Walter’s Buildings)
I feel this Supervisor Skills training class has opened my eyes on how to be the manager people want to work for.
Jamie (Tailored Label Products)
Touched a wide variety of different topics and gave me tools to help myself grow as an employee and as a leader. Exceeded my expectations.”
Patty (Krier Foods)
This class gave me confidence that I didn’t have before.
Luis (Denali Staffing)
This six-hour training session provides participants with practical tools that can reduce conflict, improve team performance, and build trust amongst direct reports and peers.
During the session, participants will focus on the elements listed to the right and be able to do the following after the session:
- Recite the three elements of active listening
- Break down behavioral labels and pinpoint desired behaviors
- Recite the two core elements of the Ladder of Accountability
- Explain the Drama Triangle’s three roles and how they pertain to conflict
- Utilize open-ended questions to diffuse conflict
- Recite the impact of antecedents and consequences on one’s behavior
- Craft a practice conversation using the Event, Behaviors, Impact, and Way Forward method
WMEP’s Leader Training and Coaching program is tailored to empower existing and emerging leaders with the strategies, tools and wisdom needed to inspire team members to do and be their best.
Program graduates will experience:
- Higher confidence
- Improved team accountability
- Quicker issue resolution
- Greater enthusiasm, engagement, and overall happiness
- Better individual and team productivity
- More effective communications
- Improved teamwork and collaboration
- Faster talent development
Executive Track
This executive leadership program infuses thought-provoking insights and proven strategies with reflective thinking so executives identify the necessary action steps that result in higher productivity and profitability. The program agenda will be developed in collaboration with you so the right information is presented in the right way to make the biggest change happen. It will empower CEOs and Executive level leaders with:
- A system for operationalizing strategy and creating flawless execution so clients are consistently delighted
- Critical insights for leading, inspiring, and building a high-performance culture
- Strategies to improve business velocity
- An approach for aligning all business functions around the strategic goals to build a “One Company. One Team.” mindset
- A process for creating a culture of accountability where top talent excels and they invite their friends to join the company
A Strategic Workforce Plan will help your company proactively build a workforce to meet production and internal demands.
We work with our clients to categorize positions within their organization and identify the key roles that have the greatest impact on driving business success. We then help them build succession plans for key roles – including ”ready now” and more “longer term” candidate identification.
Benefits
- Managing attrition rates due to a tight labor market
- Proactively addressing the retirement bubble
- Ensuring that workforce costs are aligned with desired metrics
- Becoming a more attractive workforce destination when recruiting against key competitors
Identify your strengths and weaknesses as an employer and how to “sell” your opportunities. Learn more about the Winning the War For Talent Workshop here!
- Organizational Design
- Performance Management Programs
- Change Management
Learning and training opportunities include:
- In-person & Virtual Training
- E-Learning Modules
- Blended Learning: a customized combination of e-Learning and personal coaching
Case Studies
WMEP has the real world, in-depth expertise to help you identify and explore new markets, products, and applications of existing technology.
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Get to know Mark Hatzenbeller
Senior Director of Business Development
Mark has 40 years of experience leading efforts to develop integrated solutions that solve key manufacturer challenges.