Frontline Talent of the Future Initiative 2024

10Talent Effectiveness Manage performance for Operators and Supervisors that drives the right behaviors to achieve performance aspirations.Talent Capabilities The company has used digital solutions to enable clear visibility of hour -by-hour performance metrics mapped to specific goals, and engages in performance -oriented huddles. It recognizes and rewards employees based on performance linked to overall business goals. It uses automated, streamlined processes to track time and attendance. Frontline workers receive coaching focused on how their impacts organizational success; meanwhile, the company trains managers to enable them to provide effective coaching and feedback. Managers and supervisors spend the majority of their time on the shop floor observing and coaching their teamsWhat Best -In-Class Looks Like Unilever Kilbourn implements creative performance - based rewards - USA Kilbourn implemented a creative, performance -based rewards system designed to energize the workforce through gamification and a rewards structure built around a monthly point system designed to comply with collective bargaining agreement rules. Employees are rewarded for achieving common site goals, shift goals, and individual goals; then, points can be redeemed for gift cards. The site has introduced bi - weekly town halls, during which site leadership shares updates regarding factory performance and awards points for best performing shifts. These gatherings foster friendly competition and provide a venue for sharing improvement ideas. This has not only boosted engagement, but also sparked innovation across the factory floor. The results have been transformative. OEE has been boosted by 16%, product waste decreased by 34%, employee engagement increased by 26% and absenteeism rate improved by 48%. Haier COSMOPlat deploys an innovative approach to salary accounting - China Haier has revolutionized frontline worker payroll with its innovative Salary Accounting System, replacing an old paper -based payroll model that was time -consuming, error -prone, and a source of frequent employee dissatisfaction. The new digital solution integrates with the Manufacturing Execution System to automatically gather data on output and attendance. The system uses facial recognition to identify employees and calculates employee salary based on output, quality, and safety, with additional credits for innovations. Employees can see exactly how their salary was calculated, which increases transparency. The system has helped to increase employee satisfaction by 10 percentage points.Examples from our Pilot Participants