Zumbiel Packaging partners with State College for employee training program
Training focuses on job skills and interpersonal development.
Zumbiel Packaging(www.zumbiel.com), one of thelargest independent paperboard packaging companies in the U.S., has partnered with the state of Kentucky and Gateway Community & Technical College to provide a new training program offering interpersonal and technical development training for all Zumbiel employees. The training is focused on the core job related skills and functions of each position at Zumbiel, from production associates to managers. The program is largely funded through the Kentucky Workforce Investment Network System Funding (KY WINS), a program of the Kentucky Community & Technical College System that provides funding to companies willing to invest in their employees through a structured training program.
Training became an area of focus for Zumbiel in 2011. Last year, the company consolidated its two Cincinnati facilities into one larger facility in Hebron, Ky. This, along with the overall improvement of the economic climate, triggered an internal restructuring of company operations and employee roles and responsibilities. Additionally, at the time, 20% of the company’s workforce was through a staffing agency, and another 10% had three years or less of service. This resulted in Zumbiel pooling its training resources, both internal and external, to establish effective training processes and a team of trainers.