HR Executive

HR Head, Director or VP

Members of this group oversee multi-site organizations, and focus on workforce strategy, employment brand, and employee value proposition.

Discussion Topics Include:

• Creating & sustaining culture
• Preparing for organizational change
• Retention & compensation
• Succession planning
• Leadership development
• Recruiting & onboarding

Typical Company Size 300 – 1,000 employees

Senior Operations

COO, VP, Director, Operations, Manufacturing

Members of this group oversee single site strategies for value stream margin and plant capabilities.

Discussion Topics Include:

• Implementing daily management
• Leading & coaching teams
• Tiered accountability
• Aligning KPIs & metrics with goals
• Creating & sustaining culture
• Succession planning

Typical Company Size 50 – 500 employees

ONLINE Senior Operations

VP, Director, Operations, Manufacturing

Members of this group meet 100% online and oversee single site strategies for value stream margin and plant capabilities.

Discussion Topics Include:

• Implementing daily management
• Leading & coaching teams
• Tiered accountability
• Aligning KPIs & metrics goals
• Creating & sustaining culture
• Succession planning

Typical Company Size 50 – 500 employees

Operations Management

Manager or Director

Members of this group have multi-department responsibility, and are responsible for capacity planning, positive labor relations.

Discussion Topics Include:

• Problem-solving
• Creating & sustaining culture
• Employee engagement on the floor
• Training processes & accountability
• KPIs & metrics aligning to goals
• Lean manufacturing

Typical Company Size 50-500 employees

Continuous Improvement

Lean, CI, Operational Excellence Coordinator/Manager, or Green Belt

Members of this group oversee coordinating improvements, executing plans, training in problem solving.

Discussion Topics Include:

• Developing a Lean culture
• Gemba walks & tiered accountability
• Standardize & sustain 5S
• Coach for continuous improvement
• Problem-solving
• Leader standard work

Typical Company Size 50-500 employees

Advanced Lean Enterprise

Lean, CI, Operational Excellence Manager/Director Black belt

Members from this group are responsible for developing improvement plans, systems and practices, typically for multi-site organizations.

Discussion Topics Include:

• Change management
• Energizing CI programs
• Leader standard work
• Strategy deployment
• Employee engagement
• Lean innovation

Typical Company Size 300-1000 employees

HR Management

HR Manager or Sr. HR Generalist

Members of this group are from a single site, and are responsible for recruiting, training, compensation, and employee relations.

Discussion Topics Include:

• Recruiting, on-boarding & training
• Change management & influence
• Compensation, benefits & retention
• Developing leaders
• Succession planning
• Employee engagement

Typical Company Size 50-500 employees

Safety Management

EHS Manager/Director, Safety Manager/Director

Discussion Topics Include:

• Building a Safety Culture
• Incident mangement & ergonomics
• Safety communications
• Developing a safety committee
• Gaining support from leadership

Typical Company Size 50-500 employees

Executive

CEO, President, General Manager

Financial Executive

Controller, VP Finance, CFO

Production Management

Production Manager or Supervisor

Quality Management

Quality Manager/Director

Sales and Marketing

Sales/Marketing/Manager/Director

Supply Chain Management

Supply Chain Manager/Director, Procurement, logistics, warehouse

Engineering Leadership

Engineering Manager, Director