Date & Time
October 30, 2025
1 pm to 2 pm
Location
Online
| In the high-stakes, fast-paced environment of food processing facilities, effective leadership must go beyond the confines of office walls. Failures in this business can lead to foodborne tragedies. Gemba walks—a Lean Management practice meaning “the real place”—serve as a powerful tool for leaders to cultivate a strong, visible presence on the factory floor. This webinar presented by three members of the Cultivate Core Team explores how Gemba walks can reinforce leadership credibility, foster employee engagement, and drive continuous improvement in food manufacturing settings.
Through some real-world examples and best practices, we will illustrate how Gemba walks enable leaders to gain firsthand insights into daily operations, this builds trust with frontline employees and identifies opportunities for improvements to food safety programs and to the behaviors of teams. This webinar will also address the importance of presence—being seen, heard, and approachable—as a critical component of leadership that influences culture, accountability, and morale. Attendees will leave with a practical framework for conducting effective Gemba walks, including preparation, observation techniques, coaching conversations, and follow-up actions. This session will help you use Gemba walks not just as a management tool, but as a leadership strategy to connect, align, and elevate performance on the factory floor. |
Webinar Lead By
Marin Pavlic
Marin Pavlic has over 15 years of food safety and Six Sigma experience in food manufacturing and foodservice sectors. He is currently Senior Director of QA Programs and Compliance at Sofina Foods, one of Canada’s leading manufacturers of primary and further-processed protein products. In addition to food safety, he is passionate about continuous improvement and waste elimination using technology, data and various Six Sigma tools.
Marin holds a B.Sc. in Nutritional Sciences from the University of Toronto, an M.Sc. in Food Safety and Quality Assurance from the University of Guelph, and an MBA from Wilfrid Laurier University.
Meet Our Experts
Cultivate SA
Dr. Heidi Gough, Dr. Lone Jespersen & John Boyce
Headquartered in Switzerland, Cultivate SA is a global consultancy firm founded by Dr. Lone Jespersen and her team of dedicated experts, including Dr. Heidi Gough and John Boyce. Since our inception, we have been on a journey of fostering positive transformations in food safety cultures for over 165 food companies worldwide. Our unique blend of social-, food-, and data sciences empowers us to deliver tangible results, underpinned by methodologies that have been globally recognized in peer-reviewed journals.
At Cultivate SA, we believe in taking a comprehensive and hands-on approach to evaluate food & product safety culture. Our process includes interviews, focus groups, in-facility behavioral observations, and document reviews. This enables us to gain a deeper understanding of our clients' unique challenges and allows us to create solutions specifically designed to meet their needs
Event Details
Date & Time
October 30, 2025
1 pm to 2 pm
Location
Online
