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Safety SIG
Safety SIG
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Zoom
Contact jennifer@nwhpec.com if you're interested in attending.
NWHPEC members are invited to join our Safety SIG. We will dive deeper into best practices for creating a world-class safety culture.
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Maintenance SIG
Maintenance SIG
10:00 am - 11:00 am
Zoom
Members get together regularly to share best practices within Maintenance. Some meetings are virtual, some are in person.
Contact jennifer@nwhpec.com if you're interested in attending.
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Benchmarking Discussion: Gemba Walks
Benchmarking Discussion: Gemba Walks
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Zoom
NWHPEC Benchmarking:Gemba Walks
January's onlinebenchmarking session will be an open-ended discussion around Gemba Walks.Whether you're curious about how to initiate, implement, standardize, sustain,or want to share your expertise... bring your questions to tap into thecollective wisdom of the group.
Open to all NWHPEC members.
Members can register on our website, or through the link provided by Jennifer
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Training SIG
Training SIG
9:00 am - 10:00 am
Zoom (mostly)
Throughout 2025 we will be meeting on the 3rd Fridays at 9am (Pacific). NWHPEC members can reach out to Jennifer if you're interested in joining.
Agendas may be pre-defined, or they may be ad-hoc. We’ll discuss this at the end of each meeting, and I’ll communicate it in advance. If we have an opportunity to do an in-person demo, I’ll make an adjustment to timeslot.
What do we talk about at the Training SIG?
Over the past few years, we’ve tackled topics like: adult learning, creating engaging virtual sessions, online learning (software and training development), onboarding programs, train the trainer (including TWI Job Instruction), and much more. We’ve met in person to experience and provide feedback on trainings like: Lean 101 with Chocolate Chip Cookies and Train the Trainer. We’ve created a resource board and are open to sharing our training plans and training resources we’ve discovered or developed. This group is made up of passionate learning and development professionals who love to talk about challenges, brainstorm training ideas, and demo their training for feedback.
What is a Special Interest Group?
Special Interest Groups, or SIGs, are member-started, led, and disbanded. They start with an individual who is interested in learning from and connecting with others on a particular topic. The focus is on learning together, sharing together, and supporting each other on the given topic. After the SIG has learned all they planned to learn, they decide if they want to continue meeting or disband. SIGs are a great way to leverage the combined experiences and knowledge within NWHPEC!
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Lean 101 (virtual 6-session series)
Lean 101 (virtual 6-session series)
10:00 am - 11:25 am
Zoom
Join us on a journey to discover the basic elements of lean principles and see the impact they make when you put them into practice. This highly regarded, virtual course consists of six, one-hour classes focused on the foundational elements of lean. During this course, you will learn more about the history/background of lean, why these principles are important to creating a culture of excellence, standard work, 8 wastes, 5S, PDCA, and visual management. Each week will include instruction, discussion, and simulations followed by small project assignments between each class to help you practice the concepts in your own environment.
Lean 101 is a beginning-level course that teaches participants the basic concepts of Lean Thinking. This session is focused on people in admin/information flow positions and includes many real-world examples from a wide variety of work environments.
Date: Weekly Tuesdays Jan 20 - Feb 24, 2026 from 10-11:25am (Pacific)
Cost: $150 for NWHPEC members, $250 for non-members
No refunds will be issued for cancellations within one week of the class start date. Payment by check or ACH preferred; credit card payments will incur a service fee of 3.5%.
Invoices will be sent to your company representative by Jan 12.
Email jennifer@nwhpec.com to register. Include name, role/position, and email address.
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Lean 101 (virtual 6-session series)
Lean 101 (virtual 6-session series)
10:00 am - 11:25 am
Zoom
Join us on a journey to discover the basic elements of lean principles and see the impact they make when you put them into practice. This highly regarded, virtual course consists of six, one-hour classes focused on the foundational elements of lean. During this course, you will learn more about the history/background of lean, why these principles are important to creating a culture of excellence, standard work, 8 wastes, 5S, PDCA, and visual management. Each week will include instruction, discussion, and simulations followed by small project assignments between each class to help you practice the concepts in your own environment.
Lean 101 is a beginning-level course that teaches participants the basic concepts of Lean Thinking. This session is focused on people in admin/information flow positions and includes many real-world examples from a wide variety of work environments.
Date: Weekly Tuesdays Jan 20 - Feb 24, 2026 from 10-11:25am (Pacific)
Cost: $150 for NWHPEC members, $250 for non-members
No refunds will be issued for cancellations within one week of the class start date. Payment by check or ACH preferred; credit card payments will incur a service fee of 3.5%.
Invoices will be sent to your company representative by Jan 12.
Email jennifer@nwhpec.com to register. Include name, role/position, and email address.
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NWHPEC Annual Membership Meeting
NWHPEC Annual Membership Meeting
11:30 am - 12:15 pm
Zoom
All primary company representatives are invited to join us as we cover the "state of NWHPEC", vote on new board members, and have a town hall session to shape 2026. Invitations were sent Dec 16, 2025.
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Webinar: Save the Date - Engineering Summit
Webinar: Save the Date - Engineering Summit
11:30 am - 12:30 pm
Zoom
Yokoten in Action: How NorthCoast Container Built a Culture of Collaborative Engineering
Webinar summary:
North Coast Container's Engineering Summit is a multi-faceted collaborationinitiative which has evolved from just three engineers meeting informally to acomprehensive organizational learning system.
In this webinar, you willlearn about their unique Engineering Summit approach that combines weeklyvirtual meetings with quarterly in-person sessions, creating a powerfullearning ecosystem for their multi-plant organization. Hear how they leverageGemba walks, vendor presentations, and Problem Countermeasure Boards (PCMBs) toaccelerate problem-solving and drive continuous improvement across allfacilities.
Join us to explore theremarkable benefits this program brings:
- An environment of open sharing on ideas and problems, increasing the speed of problem resolution
- Dramatically shortened learning curves for new engineers
- Real-time access to decades of steel drum manufacturing expertise
- Collaborative problem solving and cross-functional exposure
- Accountability to move things forward
Whether you're managingmultiple facilities or looking to enhance collaboration within your engineeringteam, you'll gain practical insights into building a system that turnsindividual challenges into organizational learning opportunities. Register now tolearn how North Coast Container's Engineering Summit can inspire your ownapproach to technical collaboration and operational excellence.
Speakers: John Bellett (Engineering Manager), Dave Morris(Director of Continuous Improvement), Cody Stavig (VP of Operations)
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