Seasonal Solutions to Enable Your Permanent People

To maintain, let alone grow, profitability, an agribusiness must rely on its permanent workforce to drive innovation and continuous improvement in core systems and processes. For this to happen, the permanent workforce needs to enjoy their workplace, feel engaged and motivated, and be empowered by leadership to take initiative and drive daily change. They should also have a solid understanding of lean principles, tools, and techniques and possess the time and capacity to monitor real-time performance, conduct root cause analysis, and enhance systems and processes.

In medium to large-scale agribusinesses, much of the operational work is carried out by seasonal staff. The performance of this seasonal workforce directly impacts quality, productivity, cost of goods, and overall profitability. If the seasonal workforce is unsuitable, unstable, or unproductive, it burdens the permanent staff with the task of micromanaging poor performers. High turnover and diminished productivity among seasonal workers prevent the permanent workforce from operating at its full potential. As a result, innovation, continuous improvement, and other strategic initiatives stagnate, and job satisfaction among permanent staff declines.

At PSVC, we assist agribusiness leaders in designing and managing their workforces to optimise seasonal productivity and enable the permanent workforce to drive innovation and continuous improvement effectively.