14: From Engineering to Excellence: Evelyn Watson on Driving Continuous Improvement in Food Manufacturing
- She Supply Chains Podcast
- Feb 3
- 2 min read
Updated: Jun 25
What if the secret to continuous improvement lies in collaboration, innovation, and a little bit of electrical engineering?
In this insightful conversation, we welcome Evelyn, a leader whose career path took her from studying electrical engineering to finding her true passion in food manufacturing and continuous improvement. She shares what it really means to foster a culture of continuous improvement, emphasizing that it's all about collaboration and involving your team. Evelyn also breaks down the metrics that truly matter for success and how innovation can even stem from effectively addressing customer complaints.
This episode looks ahead to the future of continuous improvement, exploring the exciting roles of AI and robotics in the field. Evelyn also highlights the crucial significance of diversity and inclusion in supply chain roles, offering valuable advice for aspiring professionals to be curious and eager to learn. She wraps up with personal insights on successfully navigating career transitions and the often-overlooked but essential skill of negotiating salary and benefits.
In this episode, we discuss:
(08:05) Evelyn's Background and Career in Food Manufacturing
(13:28) Fostering a Culture of Continuous Improvement
(18:54) Choosing the Right Metrics for Improvement
(22:37) Using CI to Drive Innovation
(25:04) The Future of TPM and CI: AI and Robotics
(27:45) Promoting Diversity and Inclusion in Supply Chain
(30:57) Advice for Aspiring Professionals in Continuous Improvement
(36:52) Negotiating Salary and Benefits
(41:12) Treating People with Care and Respect
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