Manufacturing

Turn SOPs Into Habits

Your operators know the procedures. They just don’t follow them.
We turn SOPs into habits by integrating them into the daily flow of work.

We support Toyota Production System, Kaizen, Lean, Six Sigma, and more

Stop Losing Millions To Operator Error

SOPs don’t fail. People do. And more training won’t fix it.

Training Doesn’t Stick

Operators attend sessions, pass tests, then return to the floor where old habits take over. Knowledge transfer happens, but behavior change doesn’t.

Compliance Disappears Under Pressure

When lines are running behind, the shortcuts start. SOPs become suggestions instead of standards.

No Visibility Into Root Causes

You catch the failures after they happen, but have no insight into why operators skipped the steps in the first place. The problem repeats because you’re blind to the cause.

Preventable Loss

Your most costly failures (equipment downtime, quality defects, safety incidents, and scrap) stem from human error that SOP adherence would eliminate.

Why This Keeps Happening

The problem compounds across the entire organization:

Operators

Skip steps when rushed or unsupervised

Team Leads

Don’t catch or correct the shortcuts

Supervisors

Don’t coach or support team leads effectively

Plant Managers

Have zero visibility into why any of this is happening

How To Turn Your SOPs Into Habits

For Operators: Build Habits Through Daily Practice

Short activities in the flow of work

Operators receive 1-2 minute tasks during their regular shift. No classroom sessions, no pulling people off the line.

Real task examples:

“Before your next production run, verify all measurement tools are within range.”

“During your equipment check, identify one component showing wear.”

Practice with actual equipment

They’re using their machines, their tools, under real production conditions. Not simulations or theory.

Repetition creates habits

After 10-12 weeks, following SOPs becomes automatic, even when they’re rushed or unsupervised.

For Team Leads: Create Real Accountability

Simple check-in activities

Team Leads receive quick tasks that take minutes: verify operators are following procedures during their shift.

Capture the "why"

When steps get skipped, team leads document the reason. Was the tool missing? Was there confusion about the procedure? Time pressure?

No more guessing

Instead of assuming why compliance fails, you’re collecting real data from the floor where it’s actually happening.

Builds into their routine

These checks become part of their normal workflow, not extra paperwork piled on top of everything else.

For Supervisors: Coach and Escalate

Weekly coaching activities

Supervisors receive activities to coach team leads on specific issues like how to run effective quality meetings or address recurring operator problems.

Review what team leads are reporting

Team leads document conversations with operators and escalate issues. Supervisors review these reports to spot patterns and recurring barriers.

Escalate real problems upward

Equipment broken? Operators confused about a procedure? Supervisors pass concrete issues to plant managers with full context, not vague complaints.

6 minutes per week

Short, structured check-ins that fit into existing routines. No lengthy reports or formal meetings required.

For Plant Managers: See What’s Actually Happening

Organized data from the floor

All the issues supervisors escalate flow up in a structured way. You see patterns across shifts, machines, and procedures.

Understand the real barriers

Instead of guessing why compliance fails, you know. Equipment issues? Confusing procedures? Training gaps? The data tells you.

Make informed decisions

Stop putting out fires and start solving root causes. Allocate resources where they’ll actually make a difference.

Break the retraining loop

No more endless retraining that doesn’t work. Address the actual barriers preventing compliance in the first place.

Getting Started Is Simple

No months-long rollout. No pulling people off the floor for training. We get you up and running in weeks, not quarters. Here’s the path to SOP compliance:

01 Identify Your Biggest Gaps

We work with you to identify the specific SOP compliance issues costing you the most. Which procedures get skipped? Where are the biggest gaps?

02 Deploy Activities in Weeks

We create role-specific activities for operators, team leads, supervisors, and plant managers, embedded into, not interrupting, their regular workflow.

03 Results in 10-12 Weeks

Behavior change happens through consistent practice. Track compliance improvements and see the root causes of failures surface in real time.

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