1、Food Safety Summit 2026A Perfect Pairing:Building Frontline Competency in Food ManufacturingBobby Carter|WorkForge|Beyond Compliance2 2M E E T M I G U E LMiguelNew hire.Motivated.Eager to do the job right.W E E K 1Every module completed.Passes every quiz.His training file is perfect.W E E K S 2 5On
2、the floor.Clocked in,kept up,looked competent.Records still clean.W E E K 6Product hold.Trace it back the failure point is a step Miguel was trained on.“Our people are really good at knowing how tocomplete training,but we arent confident they are actually learning anything.”Miguel isnt the outlier.M
3、iguel is the norm.3 3T H E P R O B L E MFood safety failures rarely stem from a lack of training.The training was completed.Records show 100%.The audit was passed.Documentation in order.They occur when training stops at compliance.The failure still happened.On the line,in the moment.80%of food recal
4、ls involve preventable human or process errors60%Higher injury rates in food manufacturing than in other sectors61%of manufacturers report a lack of skilled frontline workersCompliance vs.Competence:They are not the same thingCOMPLIANCEDid training happen?Worker clicks through a moduleGenerates trai
5、ning completion recordsMeasured by speed and coverageBuilt to satisfy audit requirementsAnswers:Did the training happen?COMPETENCECan people do the work correctly?Micromodule builds knowledge quicklyInteractive assessments demonstrate capabilityManager verifies and captures OJT performanceDesigned f
6、or real-world conditionsAnswers:Can they do it on the floor?VSYour training system served its purpose.The industry has changed.5 5The Modern Frontline RealityThere are five forces reshaping the challenge of training food manufacturing workers today1HighTurnover4060%+annual churn means youre always o