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Living Our Principles: People
CARE
Jennie-O Turkey Store recognizes that sometimes employees encounter unforeseen crisis situations that create financial hardships. Through establishing the Crisis Assistance Relief Effort (CARE), employees can apply for financial assistance during emergency situations, such as a fire, flood or hospitalization of a loved one away from home. Since the program’s inception in July 2006, the CARE fund has disbursed more than $97,000 in emergency funds.
Best of the Best
Best of the Best winners in 2007 were recognized for their projects focused on continuous improvement.
The Best of the Best competition helps Hormel Foods drive continuous improvement initiatives throughout the company. The contest recognizes our employees who work to improve processes within the company, which results in improved products and services for customers and consumers.
The competition was created to provide the focal point for application of our continuous improvement process (CIP) principles to the business, engage and motivate all employees, help teams of workgroups align goals with company goals, focus on customer satisfaction and recognize employees for their hard work.
The company-wide Best of the Best honor has been awarded since 2000. Applications are received from departments throughout the company, which are then reviewed by a cross-functional team of judges to select an annual champion. Judges evaluate the communication and participation of team members and assess the significance of the level of improvement documented and application of CIP principles. Below is a list of the final five projects from fiscal years 2007 and 2008.
2007 Best of the Best final 5:
- Hormel Foods Plant in Austin, MN — Sanitation Department
- Hormel Foods Corporate Office in Austin, MN — Accounts Payable Department
- Hormel Foods Plant in Fremont, NE — Pork Fabrication Line
- Jennie-O Turkey Store Plant in Faribault, MN — Breast Trim Line
- Jennie-O Turkey Store in Montevideo, MN — Slicing Line
2008 Best of the Best final 5:
- Hormel Foods Plant in Austin, MN — Pulled Pork Line
- Hormel Foods Plant in Austin, MN — Dry Sausage Retail Pepperoni Line
- Hormel Foods Corporate Office in Austin, MN — Consumer Product Sales Department
- Lloyd’s Barbeque Company in St. Paul, MN — Barbeque Line
- Hormel Foods Plant in Osceola, IA Plant — Party Tray Packaging Line