Valerie Miller
Chief Human Resources Officer Hoffmaster Group Inc.
Seminars
Thursday 21st May 2026
Discover: Transforming HR to Power the Next Generation Manufacturing Workforce: How Hoffmaster Is Driving Agility, Engagement & a 15% Lift in Production Output
9:40 am
- Challenging legacy HR models that no longer serve today’s manufacturing workforce, where tactics focused on morale and compliance were failing to engage employees, support 24/7 operations, or respond to growing competition for flexible work options
- Repositioning HR as a catalyst for change and workforce readiness by building business acumen, encouraging bold thinking, and fundamentally rethinking how HR partners with operations to address flexibility, engagement, and problem solving on the production floor
- Delivering measurable operational impact by linking HR transformation to frontline outcomes, including more meaningful engagement measurement, improved retention, and up to a 15% increase in production output on critical equipment within three months, driven by higher employee involvement and ownership in day-to-day problem solving
Thursday 21st May 2026
Develop: How Can Manufacturers Translate Culture‑Led Transformation Into Measurable Retention & Performance Gains?
10:00 am
- Which elements of these approaches are universally applicable across plants, geographies, and workforce segments, and which depend on local context or legacy culture?
- How can HR move beyond programs and initiatives to embed culture into operating models, decision‑making, and day‑to‑day problem solving on the floor?
- What does effective partnership between HR and Operations actually look like when culture is treated as a driver of output, safety, and resilience?
- Where do organizations commonly lose momentum by focusing on engagement activity rather than structural enablers such as accountability, capability, and leadership behaviors?
