Dedicated digital training platform created to upskill food production operatives

Stevens Traceability Systems based in Blackburn has developed a digital training platform for their customers in the food industry to help train production operatives.

Before and during the pandemic, the food manufacturers who the traceability experts work with, including manufacturers of bread, desserts, meat-free foods, and prepared meals told Stevens Traceability Systems about issues they faced with changes in production staff and absences due to Covid-19. This uncovered skills gaps where knowledge of the Stevens’ electronic traceability and recipe system, used daily in their food production, was limited.

To aid their customers, the Blackburn firm has developed a digital training platform that their gold support contract customers can access free of charge, 24/7, to train their operatives at a convenient time.

They can quickly train and upskill operatives to fully utilise the Stevens recipe system that plays a core part in their production, resulting in better efficiency, reduced waste, and consistent products.

Managing director, Mike Wynburg said: “We’ve listened to our customers' issues and wanted to provide them with accessible training on the Stevens system so that it can be used as best practice for staff inductions or in-house training. The advantages are that it is web-based, it can be accessed any time, and there is no limit on the number of users from each company.”