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Happy Halloween from WorkForge! 🎃 Monday morning, the leftover candy shows up at the office. This year, it’s not the only treat arriving. The workforce is shifting. Nov. 2.

When a new hire “reads” your SOP, what do they actually remember? Probably less than you’d hope. Most SOPs were written for someone who already knows the job, then handed to someone who doesn’t. Long PDF, short on time, maybe not in their first language. Steps get skimmed. What if your SOPs didn’t just describe the job, but actually trained people to do it? We’re unveiling it November 2. Get a first look 👇

We took a break from building some exciting new things to celebrate fall with our first-ever "Puttluck!" ⛳🍂 Lunch came with a side of chipping, putting, and healthy competition. The food was great, and the company was even better! There might be 364 days until the next Puttluck, but there are only 4 days until we reveal what we’ve been building. Stay tuned. 👀

The training is ready. Now comes the hard part: getting it to the right people. Every line lead across three plants. All of second shift at your newest site. The new maintenance tech who started Monday. Normally that’s three spreadsheets, a few emails, and hoping nobody got missed. Now it’s one step. Assign a training plan to one person, a whole group, or every location in your company, all from the same screen. Same plan, same deadline, everywhere it needs to go. Get ready for the shift. Nov. 2. #FoodManufacturing #WorkplaceSafety #TrainingAndDevelopment #ManufacturingLeadership

Question for plant leaders: how long does it take you to find out who’s overdue on training? If the answer involves three spreadsheets, a call to second shift, and a supervisor digging through a binder, you’re not alone. Training records live everywhere, and the person who needs the full picture usually gets it last. That’s about to change. One view. Every location, every shift, every job. Complete, overdue, and in progress, right there when you need it. Not the night before an audit. Get ready for the shift. Nov. 2. #FoodManufacturing #FoodSafety #WorkforceDevelopment #ManufacturingLeadership

What if your training evidence was ready before the auditor asked? Audit prep is a big job, and while pulling training records is one of many parts, it’s usually the piece that means chasing sign-offs, digging through binders, and stitching spreadsheets together from three different shifts. Our latest blog makes the case for a different approach: a training platform built for the plant floor. Courses, knowledge checks, on-the-job coaching, and observed sign-offs all live in one place. So when the auditor asks about training, the answer is a few clicks away. Here’s how we’re building for that 👇 #foodmanufacturingtraining #foodandbevworkforce #training

Too many plants promote people for being great at their current job, not for being ready to lead. Then they wonder why new supervisors struggle. With only 45% of new supervisors getting leadership training in year one, that gap adds up fast. That’s the problem at the heart of a new leadership report, featured in MEAT+POULTRY, that we built with the Meat Institute’s Workforce Experience Committee. 🎉 The good news: the report lays out a clear path from reactive replacement to developing leaders before you need them. Thank you to the Meat Institute and every committee member who shaped this work. It was a privilege to build it with you. #MeatIndustry #FoodManufacturing #SuccessionPlanning #FrontlineLeadership #WorkforceDevelopment

Hundreds of pages of SOPs. Still not followed on the floor. Ready to turn them into training your crew actually uses? The workforce is shifting. Your training should too. See how on Nov. 2, or book an early look: https://hubs.la/Q04zPlzW0 #foodmanufacturingtraining #manufacturing #training

We're hiring a Client Success Manager at WorkForge! 🚀 You'll partner with enterprise clients, use data to understand how they're engaging, and help shape how we support them. It's an exciting time to join, with big things ahead for our clients and our team! Interested or know someone who'd be a great fit? Check out the role description and apply at the link below! https://lnkd.in/gpgrb3db

Your new hire passed every quiz. Would you trust them on the line without someone watching? If you hesitated, you’re not alone. A finished course tells you someone was trained. It doesn’t tell you they can do the job. We’re building a training platform for the whole learning journey, from the first lesson to validation on the floor. Read more in the link below 👀 #workforcetraining #foodmanufacturing #manufacturingtraining