NJMEP

Root Cause Analysis
2021-08-26 00:00 - 2021-09-10 00:00 (America/New_York), 2021-08-25 00:00 - 2021-09-09 00:00 UTC

Root Cause Analysis
2021-08-25 12:00 - 2021-09-09 16:00 UTC
During this workshop you will be introduced to Root Cause Analysis and the foundational principles for an effective problem solving process. The instructor is a Lean expert and the course is designed for problem solving in a manufacturing environment, it is presented in simple easy to understand concepts – perfect for employees and line management.
Chapters in this course include”
• Concepts and Principles of Root Cause Analysis
• An overview of the commonly used Analysis Tools
• Detailed explanation of 5 Whys, Fishbone Analysis (Ishikawa), Histograms and Pareto charting
• Variability in processes and the use Statistical Process Controls to help manage the process.
• A-3 Methodology – a Lean framework for problem solving
By attending, you will develop the skills to recognize when a problem has occurred and then utilize the appropriate tools to resolve the problem in a Lean Team based environment.

HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points)
2021-08-23 08:30 - 2021-08-26 12:30 UTC
Participants will learn about the background of HACCP as a food safety system and how it can be practically applied. The course covers the 5 preliminary steps and 7 HACCP principles are required by the codex alimentarius. This is hands-on training which will guide you through the steps to develop and implement a science based HACCP Program for your facility. In addition, best practices and examples will be presented and participants can apply the freshly gained knowledge during practical exercises which show how to apply the HACCP principles and achieve compliance to the requirements.

The Employee Retention Tax Credit (ERTC) - Are you eligible?
2021-08-17 13:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York)

Augmented Arc Welding Training
2021-08-17 08:30 - 2021-08-18 17:00 (America/New_York)
Upon completion of this two day live training program, participants will be proficient in performing virtual welds on various welded joints in different positions, using the following welding processes: GMAW, GTAW and SMAW. Students will also have an understanding of the fundamentals of welding theory and will be able to interpret welding symbols found on a technical drawing. Participants will perform “Hands On” virtual welds using the Miller Augmented Arc Simulator, as instructed. These welds will be applied on different types of joints using the following processes: MIG, TIG and Stick.

Forklift Operator Training
2021-08-13 08:30 - 17:00 UTC
Forklift Operator Training
Stay Safe with Forklift Operator Training
Forklift accidents can cause serious injury to employees and expensive damage to company property. Before any employees operate a forklift, or lift truck, OSHA requires they complete approved forklift operator training courses like the ones offered here.
Our cost-effective, efficient programs teach participants everything they need to know to stay safe while operating heavy machinery, forklifts and lift trucks; including how to inspect a forklift, handle a load, refuel and recharge, drive safely and follow the “rules of the road.” Make sure you comply with OSHA, and your employees stay safe with these forklift operator training courses.

Increase Sales Now - Digital Marketing is Vital
2021-08-12 13:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York)
Increase Sales Now – Digital Marketing is Vital
In a post-COVID-19 world, your digital marketing is more important than ever before. In this virtual training we will educate manufacturers on how to maximize their existing digital marketing efforts and introduce some new, powerful marketing tools.
We will discuss and show the benefits of:
1. Your Website and Search Engine Optimization
 Getting found on the web represents a significant challenge in a highly competitive marketplace. We will make sure your site is set up according to Google’s Best Practices. This give you an edge over your competition by ranking your page as high as possible in search results.
2. Automated marketing (Hubspot, Salesforce, Act-On)
 Automated Marketing gives your sales a boost by not only monitoring how your existing customers are engaging with your marketing, it also identifies behaviors and patterns that spotlight potential new clients that might otherwise have been missed.
3. Social Media
 Social media marketing puts the power of Artificial Intelligence and audience engagement to work for your business. You will get to know your audience like never before. You will learn to nurture and solidify existing relationships while identifying and reaching out to new business.
4. Other Media – Podcasts, Blogging, Apps and Video
 Traditional advertising in 2021 is anything but traditional. Utilizing alternate platforms like podcasts, blogs and video will present your business to potential new clients in a way that feels less intrusive and blurs the line between marketing and entertainment. This grows your reach and delivers your brand message in a more personal way.

Conflict Resolution ~ Dealing with Conflict Overview
2021-08-11 08:30 - 12:30 (America/New_York), 2021-08-10 08:30 - 12:30 UTC
This conflict management workshop will help you identify some of the ways you may be contributing to these problems and give you some strategies you can adopt at work and in your personal life as well.
Participants will be expected to:
• Recognize how their own attitudes and actions impact on others
• Find new and effective techniques for managing negative emotions
• Develop coping strategies for dealing with difficult people and difficult situations
• Identify those times when they have the right to walk away from a difficult situation

Principles of Lean Manufacturing with Live Simulation
2021-08-11 00:00 UTC

Managing Change and Performance
2021-08-10 00:00 UTC

ISO 9001-2015 Internal Auditing Training
2021-08-03 12:00 - 2021-08-11 16:00 (America/New_York), 2021-08-02 12:00 - 2021-08-10 16:00 UTC
ISO requires you to conduct internal audits of your own system. Your registrar expects that your internal auditors will become qualified to conduct internal audits. The facilitator will help the Internal Audit Process Leader schedule the audits according to status and importance of your processes and confirm the independence of the auditors involved. The ISO 9001-2015 Internal Auditor Training Class is designed to train your personnel to become qualified and confident to conduct internal audits in a positive, constructive approach consistent with the objectives of your management system and adds value to your business . This class teaches the fundamentals of conducting an end to end process audit and includes a number of workshops/case studies that facilitate the learning process.

FDA Food Labeling Nutrition Facts
2021-08-02 08:30 - 2021-08-03 12:30 (America/New_York)
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

Internal Auditing for Food Safety Management Systems
2021-07-26 08:30 - 2021-07-29 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.

NJMEP R&D Tax Credit Overview
2021-07-21 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.

Virtual - Supervisory Skills for Managers
2021-07-20 08:30 - 2021-07-28 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!

DoD Cybersecurity Requirements Webinar
2021-07-19 11:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York), 2021-07-18 11:00 - 12:00 UTC
DoD Cybersecurity Requirements Webinar
Companies in the Defense Industry Base (DIB) supply chain need to be complaint with the NIST 800-171 and new Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) requirements to avoid losing Department of Defense (DoD) contracts.
NJMEP has been working with these companies to help them understand the requirements, assess their gaps, and implement of the requirements.
Attend this webinar to learn the most recent and relevant information regarding these requirements, what is involved in implementation, what next steps should be taken, etc.
Topics covered:
-The CMMC requirements and implementation timeline
-The new Interim Rule and how it impacts the timeline
-Best Practices and Resources that can help
Who should attend:
Business Owners and leaders – who need to understand these requirements and how to become compliant
Internal and External IT Resources – who will be asked to address the technical requirements
Anyone else within your organization – who will be involved in the implementation of the technical, physical or administration controls
Companies in your supply chain – that will also need to be compliant due to the flow down clause
About NJMEP and our Cyber Link Program
NJ Manufacturing Extension Program (NJMEP), part of the National Network of MEP centers and NIST MEP, helps NJ manufacturers and STEM firms become more productive, profitable and globally competitive.
Cyber Link Program
NJMEP has been working under a Department of Defense (DoD) Office of Economic Adjustment (OEA) grant to assist companies in the DoD Supply Chain with both the NIST 800-171 and new Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) cybersecurity requirements. The Program aims to educate, assess companies against the controls and assist them in implementing the requirements.

Food Recalls and Withdrawals
2021-07-19 08:30 - 2021-07-20 12:30 UTC
A food recall is either a food manufacturer or suppliers’ voluntary response to a mislabeling, or potential hazard by removing a product from the marketplace or it is mandated by the FDA in response to a food safety issue determined. The most common reasons for food recalls are allergen mislabeling and the presence of pathogens. Other reasons behind food recalls include incorrect packaging, wrong food labels and physical contamination.
The importance of having a food recall plan is to ensure quick and efficient removal of affected products from the market plane and to allow the identification of key areas of needed improvement to prevent future hazards. Recall and withdrawal procedures are required for food manufacturers under the final FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) rule for “Preventative Controls for Human Foods for hazards requiring control.

Team Effectiveness & Team Building
2021-07-19 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.

Increase Sales Now - Digital Marketing is Vital
2021-07-15 00:00 UTC

Virtual - USDOT - Hazardous-Material Transportation Safety Training
2021-07-13 12:00 - 2021-07-14 16:00 UTC
Training is the best means of preventing, or reducing, hazardous materials (hazmat) incidents in transportation that are caused by human error.
The Federal hazardous materials transportation law (49 U.S.C. 5101, et seq.) is the statute pertaining to the transportation of hazmat in the United States, and requires the training of ALL hazmat employees. The purpose of this training is to increase a hazmat employee’s safety awareness and to be an essential element in reducing hazmat incidents.
The Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR) includes training requirements in several sections of Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) as follows:
• GENERAL §173.1
• SPECIFIC §172.704
• MODAL
 Air §175.20
 Vessel §176.13
 Highway §§177.800, 177.816
Receiving the required training enhances employee safety and security, and increases employee productivity and skills. Effective training also reduces incidents and accidents thereby reducing operating costs and losses from property damage, thus increasing profits.

Food Defense
2021-07-12 08:30 - 2021-07-13 12:30 UTC
Food Defense is the effort to protect food from acts of intentional adulteration. The FDA issued the final rule in May 2016 on mitigation strategies to protect food against “Intentional Adulteration”, which requires applicable facilities to formulate and implement food defense plans. The purpose of the food defense plan is to prevent food products being adulterated from any source inside or outside the company. Such acts intended to cause wide-spread harm to public health, including but not limited to acts of terrorism intending to target food supply, could cause illness, death and economic turmoil to the food supply. Implementing an effective food defense plan will allow for the prevention, protection against, mitigation, response time and recovery from any intentional adulteration of our food supply. Furthermore, food defense is already a requirement for all GFSI accredited Food Safety Management Systems (SQF, BRC etc.).

Food Allergens
2021-07-06 08:30 - 2021-07-07 12:30 (America/New_York)
Food allergens are one of the most common reasons for food recalls. Allergen control is an essential part of every food safety program and required by the new FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) rule for “Preventive controls for human food”. The training class will explain the major allergens and how to set up an effective allergen program to avoid cross contact and ensure food safety. Participants will create a framework of the allergen program which can be later customized to their business. A certificate for successfully completion will be issued after passing the written knowledge test at the end of the training class.

Recruiting Then vs. Now. How to attract and recruit talent in a competitive mar
2021-06-29 10:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York)
“Recruiting Then vs. Now.
How to attract and recruit talent in a competitive market.
If you are looking for some guidance on how to attract and recruit talent in a competitive market this two-hour training webinar is for you.
Learn how the audience is changing and who the five generations of 2021 will be.
You will learn best practices in making the most of your candidate’s hiring journey by exploring and improving on your:
 Employer Branding
 Job Posting
 Application Process
 Interview Experience
 Employment Training
 Communication
 Job Offer
 Onboarding
We will discuss Social Media’s impact on recruiting and its effectiveness in the process. With many of us sheltering in place, it can be difficult to build trust and connect with people in the same way as when we were able to communicate face-to-face. Tips for having better conversations will be presented to teach you how to have more meaningful and productive conversations in today’s remote work environment. “

Succession Planning and Building the Value of Your Business
2021-06-17 08:30 - 12:30 (America/New_York)
“It is critical to plan for your future and the future of your business. Most business owners do not know the value of their company or understand options they could have for exiting when the time comes. As a result, they have significant difficulty transitioning out and end up receiving a lot less than expected for their business. Now is the time to implement strategies for maximizing the value of your business and developing a succession plan with various options. Not only will your business be worth a lot more in the future, you will also enjoy increased profitability and having a company that is much easier to run.
Learn about succession planning and maximizing the value of your business; a type of planning that helps business owners make the right decisions now to maximize the value of their business in the future.
This course covers the following topics:
– Succession Planning and Exit Strategy Options
– Basic methods for valuing a business
– 8 Key Value Builder Drivers for increasing the value of your company
Participants in this training will:
– Know what succession planning is and how it works
– Understand the 8 Key Value Builder Drivers for increasing the value of your company
– Obtain a complementary Value Builder Report with score and valuation of their company
Based on this knowledge it will be easier to:
– Develop a plan for maximizing the value of your company
– Identify opportunities and challenges in succession planning for your business
– Make better decisions for achieving your future business goals”

Establish solid onboarding and HR experiences
2021-06-15 13:30 - 16:30 (America/New_York)
“How to establish a solid onboarding and HR experience while leveraging the right tools to simplify the process.”
Please join NJMEP as Kristi Telschow, CEO of Jersey Staffing, offers information on what the hiring process should look like post COVID-19. Learn about Automating the pre-hire process and tools for remote onboarding as well as i9s – employment eligibility confirmation. What other automated business tools would benefit your company (Payroll, Applicant Tracking, Performance Reviews, etc.)
This training will be broken into three parts:
Part 1 – Interviewing in the New Normal
Part 2 – Candidate Experience
Part 3 – Automation of tools and workflow for pre-hire, post-hire, onboarding and ongoing…
The new nature of work has impacted employee morale and safety. Learn organizational strategies for maximizing productivity and retention in the COVID-19 work environment, and practical steps to help employees regain focus and connection.
