Why Attend LEAP HR: Manufacturing Total Workforce?
With manufacturing facing both internal and external challenges, it's never been more vital to have a reliable, robust, and optimized people strategy. LEAP HR: Manufacturing Total Workforce has been engineered from the ground up to provide you and your team with the ultimate platform to review, update, and reignite your people strategy.
Against a backdrop of automation, onshoring, and widening skills gaps, this event will explore how HR, TA, and L&D teams are rethinking everything, from recruitment and onboarding to leadership development and cultural integration, to build future-ready workforces.
Expect three immersive workshops, two focused content streams, and 8+ hours of networking designed to equip you with practical solutions to reduce turnover, accelerate hiring, and scale skills academies without costly consultants or outdated models.
You will leave with actionable insights and a renewed sense of purpose, ready to transform workforce strategies and drive measurable impact across your organization.
Unmissable Highlights Backed by Proven-ROI
Among the highlights:
Hol-Mac has achieved 98% retention and saved hundreds of thousands in replacement costs with its MEPS onboarding program, transforming early-career hires into a competitive talent pipeline.
Griffith Foods has reduced new hire turnover by 35%, saved $250K annually, and built a skills-based workforce aligned to 2030 goals through structured onboarding and pay-for-skill models.
Exela Pharma Sciences has cut time-to-competency by up to 60% using DACUM-driven skill blueprints, improving training consistency, internal mobility, and laying the foundation for AI-powered workforce planning.
Johnson Controls has reclaimed hiring control and cut time-to-fill by 50% through an automation-first TA strategy, reducing vendor spend, and optimizing plant hiring ROI.
Watts has safeguarded hiring capacity ahead of a projected 12-18‑month Greenfield talent crunch by modelling nationwide demand, shifting to a flexible 70/30 erm‑to‑contract TA structure to cut surge‑hiring costs, and expanding talent pools by 40% through a skills‑based recruiting strategy.
Birchwood Foods has reduced plant leadership turnover by 16% in two quarters through data-driven hiring and behavioral assessments, improving frontline performance and leadership alignment.
BelPak has preserved critical talent during a major integration, protecting $50M in customer contracts, reducing turnover costs by 40%, and saving millions annually through cross border operational efficiencies.
Endress+Hauser has built a full early‑talent pipeline by scaling STEM outreach to thousands of K–12 students, creating structured pathways from internships to apprenticeships, and achieving nearly 80% early‑career retention while filling 60% of roles internally through a classroom‑to‑colleague strategy.
Divide & Conquer
LEAP HR: Manufacturing Total Workforce has been designed to be the ultimate platform for all of your manufacturing people needs. With dedicated content streams spanning TA, HR, and L&D, your team can divide and conquer in 2026, picking up actionable insights from each track before reuniting and creating one integrated people strategy for when you return to the office.
Talent Acquisition Track
This track is designed for TA leaders rethinking recruitment to deliver speed, scalability, and strategic impact in a competitive manufacturing environment. Explore approaches that transform hiring into a growth engine and embed talent acquisition into long-term workforce planning.
Sessions will explore how manufacturers are:
- Cutting time-to-fill by up to 50% through automation-first strategies
- Reducing early attrition with predictive selection and quality-of-hire frameworks
- Building resilient pipelines for skilled trades and leadership roles to support operational continuity
Learning & Development Track
This track is designed for L&D leaders focused on closing critical skills gaps and building future-ready teams. Explore solutions that accelerate competency, strengthen succession pipelines, and embed learning into the flow of work.
Sessions will explore how manufacturers are:
- Leveraging DACUM-driven blueprints to cut time-to-competency by up to 60%
- Launching scalable skills academies to drive knowledge transfer and workforce agility
- Embedding training into daily operations to sustain productivity and leadership readiness
Human Resources Track
This track is designed for HR leaders driving cultural alignment, retention, and workforce resilience in a rapidly evolving manufacturing landscape. Explore strategies that protect institutional knowledge, strengthen engagement, and embed HR as a strategic partner in operational success.
Sessions will explore how manufacturers are:
- Preserving loyalty and reducing turnover during mergers, expansions, and organizational change
- Embedding family and health support programs to remove barriers to workforce participation
- Redesigning supervisory structures and accountability frameworks to boost safety, morale, and plant-level performance
Explore the Full Event Guide
- Unlock the Full SHRM & HRCI Accredited Agenda Featuring 2 Dedicated Content Streams on Talent Acquisition & L&D
- Discover the 35+ Manufacturing People & Talent Leaders Delivering ROI-Backed Case Studies
- Up to 16+ Hours of High-Impact Networking with 100+ Manufacturing Workforce Leaders
- Plus, 3 Deep Dive Pre-Conference Workshops on Recruitment, Upskilling, & Talent Strategy to Level Up Your Entire People Team
Attending Companies Include
Explore the Agenda
Discover bold ideas and practical solutions to future-proof your workforce. Join interactive case studies, roundtables, and panels focused on automation-first hiring, skills academies, and succession planning.
Partner With Us
Showcase your expertise to manufacturing’s decision-makers. Position your brand as a strategic partner in solving skills gaps, retention challenges, and digital readiness.
Join Manufacturing Workforce Leaders
Connect with 100+ peers from 80+ organizations. Engage in 8+ hours of networking and gain actionable insights to transform HR, TA, and L&D strategies.