NJMEP

Team Effectiveness& Team Building
2020-10-12 08:30 - 12:30, 2020-10-11 08:30 - 12:30 UTC
This half day virtual workshop provides participants training in team building and team effectiveness. Team Building & Effectiveness is most often a precursor to a focused team based effort to address specific business areas, or an integral part of a more comprehensive business improvement strategy. During the class, basic team concepts are covered including, but not limited to stages of team development, roles and responsibilities, ground rules for acceptable team behavior and team decision making processes.
Teams have become a principal building block of the strategy of successful organizations. Whether the focus is on service, quality, cost, value, speed, efficiency, performance, or other similar goals, teams are the central methodology of most organizations in the private, non-profit, and government sectors.
In most teams, the energies of individual members work at cross purposes. Individuals may work extraordinarily hard, but their efforts do not translate into team effort, and this results in wasted energy. By contrast, when a team becomes more aligned, a commonality of direction emerges, and individual energies harmonize. You have a shared vision and an understanding of how to complement each others’ efforts.

Supervisory Skills for New Managers (October 2020)
2020-10-08 08:30 - 2020-10-16 12:30 UTC
“Moving into a position of authority means meeting new challenges, taking on new responsibilities, and mastering new skills. It may also mean learning to manage across cultural and language differences. New Managers can often be overwhelmed by new responsibilities and anxious about the transition from “”coworker”” to “”boss.””
Workers who have recently become supervisors often worry about the way others will react to their new supervisor status … have concerns about keeping up with a tougher workload … and wonder how to handle the new tasks they will be faced with: hiring, disciplinary action, managing change, even firing.
A program to ease the transition …
This supervisory training course was specifically designed to address the needs of anyone who is new to managing others, with a special focus on those managing in a multicultural workplace. The content of this course will provide a powerful new set of skills, strategies, and techniques for dealing with the issues you will encounter as you take on your new position and move forward in your career.
You will find out how to relate well to former peers who are now your subordinates, and you’ll learn the communication skills that will help you handle these changing relationships in a way that’s comfortable for everyone. You’ll discover secrets for motivating and encouraging people to do their “”personal best”” for you, and find out how to discipline firmly and fairly, without creating resentment. This supervisory training will show you how to positively influence the behavior of your workers.
In this workshop you’ll learn:
How to communicate more effectively as a new supervisor
When to be flexible, and when to stand firm
How to build trust and gain respect
Strategies for motivating others to achieve results
The truth about discipline — how to handle uncomfortable situations
What every new supervisor and manager should know about hiring and firing
Time management skills that really work
And much, much more!”

ISO 9001-2015 Internal Auditing Training (Virtual) (October 2020)
2020-10-06 12:00 - 2020-10-14 16:00 UTC

Manufacturing Day 2020
2020-10-02 00:00 (America/New_York)

Six Sigma Green Belt Certification Training (October-November 2020)
2020-10-01 08:30 - 2020-11-12 12:30 (America/New_York)
Six Sigma is a universally-recognized standard of excellence for continuous process improvement. This course will prepare you for Green Belt certification – an accomplishment that will add value to your company and your career.

Time Management (Virtual) (September 2020)
2020-09-24 08:30 - 12:30 (America/New_York)
“This course includes pre-work of completing a weekly activity log.
Purpose:
Time management skills are essential for achieving results. This course provides the
tools to set priorities and be more effective and productive.
Course Objectives:
Upon completion of this course, the participant will be able to:
• Analyze time for ways to become more effective
• Identify common time wasters and develop strategies to overcome them
• Categorize tasks that can be delegated and an approach to successful delegation
Topics Covered Include:
• Benefits of Effective Time Management
• Common Time Wasters
• Overcoming Procrastination
• Eisenhower Urgent-Important Matrix
• Meeting Effectiveness
• Saying “No”
• The What and the How of Delegation”

Internal Auditing for Food Safety Management Systems (September 2020)
2020-09-22 08:30 - 2020-09-30 12:30 (America/New_York), 2020-09-22 08:30 - 2020-09-30 12:30 UTC
This Internal Auditor Training Class is designed to train your personnel to become qualified and confident to conduct internal audits in a positive, constructive approach to ensure the effective implementation of a Food Safety Management System. Besides the fundamentals and phases of the audit process this class focuses in addition on the particular requirements of food safety management systems and how to evaluate effectiveness. Practical exercises and case studies will facilitate the learning process. Further, the participants will have the opportunity to work on their individual internal audit plan during the training class. The participant will receive a certificate for successfully completion of the training after passing the written knowledge test at the end of the training class

Improve Operations with Lean Tools and Value Stream Mapping
2020-09-16 14:00 - 15:00, 2020-09-15 14:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York)
This one hour complimentary webinar will open a participant’s eyes to the importance of visualizing information flow and decision processes in their company’s processes.
A case study will be presented of how NJMEP’s “Learn and Do” concepts helped identify and solve problems for a distributor of home goods, everything from Living Room End Tables to Bed Frames.
The case study is based on actual work.
Benefits included:
• Shipment processing time to less than 8 hours, from 20 hours,
• Percentage of orders shipped complete increased to 90%, from 86%.
• Reduced unloading time to 2 hours, from 3 days.
Participants will learn:
• Why the company needed improvement (the business case)
• What their basic problems were
• How the “Learn & Do” educational process brought employees and managers together
• The role that Transactional mapping played to guide the improvements

Cybersecurity (Virtual) Bootcamp: CMMC Implementation for Business Executives
2020-09-16 14:00 - 15:00 UTC
All Defense Industry Base (DIB) supply chain organizations are under increasing pressure to implement DoD Cybersecurity Standards. The CMMC is now progressing at a rapidly growing pace and their push to create a national cyber hygiene standard for all vendors is already ahead of schedule. With the CMMC implementation starting timeframe for June 2020, this is a perfect opportunity for business leaders to understand the problem businesses face, how to implement these standards and still run normal operations, and where to go for assistance and guidance support.
In this one-hour virtual teleconference (VTC) we will cover the methodologies to develop a road map for CMMC and NIST SP 800-171 conformance. This is a condensed version of our 4-hour bootcamp and is a not-to-miss event!
Be sure to engage with your NJ Manufacturing Extension Program representative on this topic so we can set up a remote VTC follow-up cybersecurity assessment and customized remediation program.

Supervisory Skills for New Managers in Spanish (Virtual)(September 2020)
2020-09-10 08:30 - 2020-09-18 12:30 (America/New_York)

FDA Food Labeling Nutrition Facts - 9/10/2020
2020-09-10 08:30 - 2020-09-11 12:30 UTC
Nutrition Labeling Learning Workshop: Discussing How to Understand the FDA Nutrition Fact Panel Labeling Updates
Presenter: Juliana Canale, LI PCQI, LI FSVP, Seafood HACCP & HACCP Certified
On May 27, 2016, the FDA published final rules on the new Nutrition Facts label for packaged foods to reflect new scientific information, including the link between diet and chronic diseases such as obesity and heart disease. The new label will make it easier for consumers to make better informed food choices.
Workshop will review:
• Visual review of old vs. new labels formatting changes
• Added Sugars Requirements
• Serving Size Changes
• Supplement Fact Label Changes
• Labeling Single Serve vs. Multi-Serving Packages
• Compliance Dates
• Recordkeeping Authority Requirements

R&D Tax Credits Webinar (August, 2020)
2020-08-27 14:00 - 15:00, 2020-08-26 14:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York)
“Webinar for NJMEP clients to learn about R&D Tax credits – There are countless challenges, and one big issue is having a lack of cash on hand. We were discussing strategies to help New Jersey manufacturers secure more capital in a time where nearly everyone is struggling to keep their doors open and saw R&D Tax Credits as a valuable option.
Manufacturers are surprised to find out how many of their day-to-day activities can be considered R&D.
Sign up for our webinar and find out what kind of capital you might expect to secure or learn how simple securing your Tax Credits can be with the right team behind you. “

Introduction to Six Sigma (Virtual)(August 2020)
2020-08-06 12:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York)
“Six Sigma is a disciplined, time-tested methodology that uses data analysis to understand process variability and identify process improvement opportunities. Presented by NJMEP, attendees will:
 Learn the basics of Six Sigma Project Management
 Become knowledgeable about the DMAIC (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, Control) roadmap to success.
 Find out about statistical process control charts (SPC)
 Learn how to improve customer satisfaction and profitability by reducing and eliminating defects!”

Discover Global Markets: Helping U.S. Companies Export (Virtual)(August 2020)
2020-08-06 10:00 - 11:00 (America/New_York), 2020-08-06 10:00 - 11:00 UTC
This workshop will provide valuable information on trade counseling, business matchmaking, market intelligence, and trade event support. In addition, it will provide information on Federal and State programs designed to support international trade.
The presenter is from The Northern NJ office of the Commercial Service, the trade promotion arm of the U.S. Department of Commerce’s, International Trade Administration. These trade specialists counsel small and medium-sized export ready companies to help them sell their U.S. made (must have 51% U.S. content) goods and services to foreign markets.
The Commercial Service has a global network of trade professionals located throughout the U.S. and in U.S. Embassies and Consulates in nearly 80 countries. Whether you’re looking to make your first sale or expand to additional markets, the Commercial Service offers trade counseling, business matchmaking, market intelligence, and trade event support to assist.
Overall, this workshop is geared to assist companies achieve international business goals. Learn about the processes needed to increase international business and sign up today!
