Crest Ink - Volume 34 - Number 04

Redzone Frontline MVP’s by Jared Stumpenhorst, Contract Packaging Operations Manager We did it again! At this year’s Redzone Awards Dinner Crest Foods walked away with more awards! This time it was in the form of 2 Frontline MVPs, Hannah Derksen and Rico VanOosten from 2nd shift production. Out of more than 1000 plants and many thousands of frontline workers, these two were recognized as a couple of the best at utilizing Redzone to create and share knowledge on the plant floor. You likely have seen the posters hanging around the various facilities but you might not know the whole story for why they were chosen.

Hannah Derksen & Rico VanOosten

In April of 2022 Crest Foods launched a new module in Redzone called Learning. The purpose of the module is to help create standardized training, career progression and knowledge sharing that can be accessed and shared right on the iPads. In order to do that a lot of content has to be created and uploaded into Redzone so that people can see it and use it. One of the ways that we are able to do this is through a function called Plays. You probably have heard a little bit about Plays in a previous Crest Ink article, but basically these are videos that have the ability to share an individual’s experience and knowledge with others on the plant floor. Here is where Hannah and Rico come in! Right from the start these two saw the potential in Plays to help share knowledge and train employees on the plant floor that do not have the same level of experience as some of the veteran employees at Crest Foods. They immediately became a 2 person video production crew and started cranking out Plays that people could watch to learn tips and tricks for how to do jobs easier, more efficiently or in some cases just correctly! At the time of writing this article these 2 had created or had a part in more than 80 Plays and likely by time you read this the total will be even higher! Because of their initiative and example, they were nominated for the Redzone Frontline MVP award and on Oc- tober 25th Hannah and Rico attended the annual Redzone Awards Dinner in Chicago, IL. There were only 4 “MVPs” given out and when all was said and done Hannah and Rico heard their names called and received their MVP awards together to show their commitment to teamwork throughout the whole process. It was a great event and they were able to hear the stories from, and talk with some of the other finalists from companies throughout the country and even internationally. During this entire process Hannah, Rico and the many others that have created and watched Plays have found that not only has this been extremely valuable for supporting training of new employees, but many veteran employees have found that they are learning tips and tricks by watching them as well! Certainly a big part of what has moti- vated these two was not the promise of an award. They did not even know that Redzone gave out awards! It has been all about being able to help with the development of not only their peers but also new employees that will walk through the door tomorrow and months down the road. They have shown what can be accomplished when departments work together with a common goal and how everyone can add value. Their ambition and the example that they set for others was a big part of what led to their nomination, and eventual win, as Redzone Frontline MVPs. We could not be more proud of them and the recognition that they received. Equally as impressive is the many additional people that have gotten inspired and involved in the creation of Plays due to their leadership in this area. Congratulations again Hannah and Rico! We can’t wait to see what comes next and who else out on the plant floor might step up as the next Frontline MVP!

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