Kimberly Crawford
Corporate Vice President Human Resources, EHS & Learning & Development Birchwood Foods
Seminars
Thursday 21st May 2026
Discover: Getting Plant Leadership Right: Birchwood Foods’ Data-Driven Approach to Reducing Turnover by 16%
11:00 am
- Confronting high turnover among plant-level managers, up to 88% in some facilities, often within the first year of hire, by analyzing exit data and identifying misalignment between candidate traits and frontline leadership demands
- Deploying a behavioral assessment platform to evaluate candidates’ natural workplace drives and decision-making styles, enabling better alignment with the realities of plant operations, team dynamics, and supervisory responsibilities
- Achieving a 16% reduction in frontline management turnover within two quarters by integrating behavioral insights into hiring, onboarding, and performance conversations, replacing outdated paper-based reviews with a digital system that supports continuous feedback, goal tracking, and leadership development on the shop floor
Thursday 21st May 2026
Develop: How Can Manufacturing Organizations Redesign Selection & Leadership Strategies to Drive Retention & Operational Stability?
11:20 am
- What are the most effective ways to diagnose turnover at its source and translate insights into actionable changes in hiring and onboarding?
- How can behavioral and capability assessments be integrated into selection without slowing time-to-fill or creating bias?
- What strategies help align leadership traits with the realities of plant operations, and how can organizations sustain this alignment through ongoing development?
- How can HR and plant leaders co-own retention initiatives to ensure accountability and measurable impact?
