eBooks & Research
The 2026 frontline training blueprint for food manufacturers
Frontline training is at a critical inflection point. Regulations are rising, operations are more complex, and workforce instability is not slowing down. This blueprint outlines how leading food manufacturers are rethinking training to improve consistency, reduce risk, and support supervisors on the plant floor.
The Temp Worker Training Handbook
Temporary workers are an integral part of the manufacturing workforce, where production demands can fluctuate rapidly. To ensure temps are effective, engaged, and aligned with organizational goals, businesses must develop a robust training framework tailored to their needs. Download “The Temp Worker Training Handbook” for a guide to best practices, common pitfalls to avoid, and some innovative strategies for an effective temp worker training program.
The Truth about Quiet Quitting and How to Prevent It
Quiet quitting is a new(ish) buzzword, but the root phenomenon – disengaged employees – is familiar. In the manufacturing industry, quiet quitting can have a devastating impact on safety and quality in the workplace. This eBook examines the root causes and what actionable steps you can take to prevent it from happening at your facility, in order to keep your workforce happy, engaged, and motivated.
Building a Solid Training Program: Strategies for Success
Research shows businesses with high employee engagement significantly outperform those with low engagement. High turnover, product recalls, and safety incidents are often the result of ineffective training. Ready to learn how to build an effective training and engagement program?
Cross-training Tips and Techniques: Keys to Attract, Develop, and Retain Valuable Workers
An unprecedented labor shortage is forcing manufacturers to re-examine how they support operations with constrained resources and compete for workers. This eBook shows how you can create a successful cross-training program that attracts and retains employees and improves the overall operational efficiency of your existing talent and resources.
Be OSHA-ready Every Day: A Guide to Compliance Readiness
OSHA standards are vast and complex. Whether you’re a seasoned safety manager or new to the responsibility, it can be difficult to navigate the several hundred pages of OSHA regulations and guidance. This easy-to-read Guide to OSHA Compliance will provide a greater understanding of how to meet OSHA standards and keep your personnel healthy and safe in the workplace.
A Guide to HACCP Compliance from Food Safety Magazine and Intertek Alchemy Systems
HACCP compliance is a complex and sometimes confusing topic. Now you can get the answers you’ve been looking for in this comprehensive, yet easy to read and follow, guide to HACCP compliance. This eBook features highly trusted industry experts sharing their extensive knowledge about some of the most important aspects of HACCP compliance, and how to build the systems that drive successful food safety cultures.
Building a Successful On-the-Job Training Program for Cross Generational Workforces
On-the-job training (OJT) can be the gold standard of training, as many workers learn better by doing. But OJT can be dangerous if an unqualified person is teaching others. Bad habits and non-standardized training can pass from person to person quickly. Download this eBook for an easy read on how to develop and deliver OJT that is always accurate, consistent, and how to maintain governance so it stays that way!
Best Practices for New Hire Orientation, Onboarding, & Training
Your training program sets the foundation for every member of your team. The first few days have a huge impact, but you need a strategy for the first year. This complimentary eBook combines best practices from nine industry experts, including training leaders at Sargento, High Liner Foods, Accord Carton, and more. Download for an outline how to provide effective new hire orientation that transitions into in-depth, role-specific.
Improve Your Audit Score: How to Prevent Major Audit Non-Conformances
Get inside the mind of veteran consultant, Jeff Chilton, as he shares valuable insights for improving your audit score with Intertek Alchemy's latest ebook. Learn how to prevent the most common non-conformances and tips for staying audit-ready, all the time.
Mind of the Food Worker: Behaviors and Perceptions that Impact Safety Operations
How do your frontline workers view their jobs, workplace safety, and relationships to their supervisors? Learn what the Center for Research and Public Policy uncovered in an Intertek Alchemy-commissioned online survey of more than 1,200 food workers and leaders.
The Positive Impact of Behavioral Change on Food Safety & Productivity
Learn how effective training, corrective observations, and coaching can dramatically improve safety and productivity. This white paper outlines results of a study conducted by training expert Robert Meyer regarding sustainably changing behaviors of frontline food workers.