Jerri Measley
Operations Organizational Development Manager O-I
Seminars
Wednesday 20th May 2026
Discover: Embedding Learning into Daily Operations to Build Skills, Strengthen Leadership & Sustain Production in a Lean Manufacturing Environment
11:30 am
- Addressing talent development challenges in manufacturing by narrowing the experience gap between tenured and new employees without compromising output or labor budgets
- Developing frontline leaders through in-the-moment people skills training that leverages daily touchpoints to build trust, reinforce expectations, and drive accountability
- Demonstrating how O-I is building a two-track development model, using microlearning for specialized technical roles and daily leadership coaching to close the skill gap while tracking impact through defect reduction, engagement quality, and long-term trends in absenteeism, injury, and safety event rate
Wednesday 20th May 2026
Develop: How Can Manufacturers Build Capability Without Slowing Production or Adding Complexity?
11:50 am
- How can learning and capability development be embedded into daily operations rather than delivered as stand‑alone programs that compete with production priorities?
- What does it take to align skills, leadership behaviors, rewards, and progression so capability is reinforced consistently, not episodically?
- How can manufacturers balance standardization and flexibility, ensuring core capability expectations are clear while allowing sites to adapt to local realities?
- What role do lightweight digital tools, micro-learning, and in‑the‑moment coaching play in sustaining capability without increasing training burden?
