Lean Factory Launch for $1.5B Landmark Museum
How Leaders Transformed a Rocky Startup into a High-Performance Operation Imagine launching a critical project for a $1.5 billion architectural masterpiece, only to find yourself in the middle of operational chaos. That’s exactly what happened at the start of a high-stakes manufacturing launch for a landmark museum. Picture this: a factory was launched to manufacture […]
From 25 to 160: How One Company Overcame Explosive Growth with a Hidden Weapon
Imagine going from a small, close-knit team of 25 to a bustling workforce of 160 in just a few months. Sounds exciting, right? It is. But it’s also a massive challenge. This was the exact situation one of our clients recently faced. They’d landed a huge contract, demanding rapid expansion and a dramatic shift in […]
Essential Workforce Skills in Response to COVID-19
Engage Forward parntered with CMTC to host a webinar about Training Within Industry: Job Instruction. This webinar introduced a Four-Step pattern that was developed in WWII to quickly develop a new manufacturing workforce to support the warfighters by building critical materials and supplies. After the war, these patterns were introduced around the world and are […]
Tech San Diego Manufacturing Operations Roundtable with Engage Forward
Lisa Rawcliffe joins Tech San Diego to discuss how to better train and develop your front line leadership that addresses common workforce challenges.
Strengthening a Machinist Training Program Through TWI Job Instruction
Develop skills of instructing to strengthen your training programs. A group of experienced Lead Machinists in San Bernardino County, CA completed the Training Within Industry Job Instruction: a pattern that trains employees how to do a job safely, correctly and conscientiously. Participants apply a method and standard way for teaching others to develop technical skills. […]
TWI Job Instruction for Skilled Mentors
Empowering a mentoring culture to develop capabilities within our teams. The second group of Mentors and Supervisors at G.W. Lisk Corporation completed Training Within Industry Job Instruction: a program that creates a pattern for supervisors to most effectively train employees how to do a job safely, correctly and conscientiously. Participants apply a method and standard way for […]