A job task analysis helps break down a job into smaller, manageable chunks for on-the-job training. Whether you are developing work instructions or writing a job description, breaking down a job...
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Linda Wechsler
6 Telltale Signs Your Manufacturing Company has a Learning culture
Learn the 6 steps to building a learning culture at your small manufacturing buiness.
Announcing NWB2B!
The Challenge As manufacturers, you depend on your suppliers to provide quality materials  at a great price, so you can turn them into products to sell to your customers. Yet, searching for a...
Building Portland’s Maker Ecosystem
Thanks to Courtney Tait of Portland Made for this guest blog post In May of this year, a group of Portlanders passionate about supporting the city’s Maker Movement began meeting to discuss issues...
5 Ways Manufacturers Can Increase Employee Engagement
Leading people can be challenging, and following a leader can feel frustrating as well. We’re all just trying to do our best at work, whether we’re owners, managers, or employees. Everyone has...
Northwest Food and Beverage Industry Survey
Food Processors: State of the industry Are you a food processor that is struggling to find the right employees to join your company? Has ‘FSMA’ become a 4-letter word in your quality department? If...
Water Usage in food processing
Linda Wechsler, author of this post,  is a Food Processing Industry Consultant at Oregon Manufacturing Extension Partnership (OMEP). Linda collaborates with food industry experts, professional...