Four pillars. One plant.
Operations, Reliability, Quality & Food Safety, and SQF & GFSI Certification — four pillars that cover the whole plant, backed by Manufacturing Intelligence (data, analytics, and AI). Plant performance is interconnected, so we work across all of them.
One practice. The whole plant.
Most consultants specialize in one lane — maintenance, food safety, or operations. We span all four pillars — backed by manufacturing intelligence — because plant performance is interconnected.
- Equipment condition drives food safety outcomesReliability and sanitation aren't separate problems.
- Maintenance practices determine audit readinessHow you run the floor shows up on audit day.
- Operational discipline sustains quality systemsPrograms only last when the operation supports them.
The value isn't just building programs — it's understanding how the whole plant works together, and leaving behind systems your team can own and sustain.
Four connected pillars
Engage one pillar for a targeted fix, or combine them for a startup, turnaround, or full transformation.
View full capabilitiesOperations
Assess, stabilize, and optimize how your plant runs — from floor-level execution to management systems.
- Operational AssessmentsA structured six-phase assessment and reliability maturity scorecard to baseline where you stand.
- Process OptimizationConstraint analysis, waste and changeover reduction, capacity modeling, and utility optimization.
- Performance Management SystemsKPI frameworks, management-review cadence, and visual management that hold the gains.
- Startup & Turnaround OperationsStand up a new facility — or fast-track stabilization and interim leadership for a plant in crisis.
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Reliability
Build maintenance organizations and programs that keep your assets running — not just reacting.
- Maintenance Department Build-OutOrg design, technician assessment, training, and budget for a real maintenance function.
- Reliability-Centered Maintenance (RCM)FMEA, criticality analysis, and PM optimization aligned to actual failure patterns.
- Preventive & Predictive MaintenancePM/PdM programs — vibration, thermography, oil analysis — plus precision and lubrication.
- CMMS Implementation & OptimizationPlatform selection, asset hierarchy, work-order workflow, and planning & scheduling.
Quality & Food Safety
Protect your consumers, your brand, and your license to operate — with systems that work on the floor, not just on paper.
- Quality Management SystemsQMS, document control, CAPA, internal audit, and management review.
- HACCP & Preventive ControlsHACCP plans and FSMA preventive controls, built to withstand scrutiny.
- Prerequisite ProgramsSanitation, environmental monitoring, allergen and foreign-material control, pest, and GMP.
- Supplier Quality & Regulatory ComplianceApproved-supplier programs, FSVP, FDA/FSMA readiness, and 483 response.
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Also includes
SQF & GFSI Certification
Get certified. Stay certified. Recover from setbacks. We handle the full audit lifecycle.
- SQF Certification ReadinessEdition 9/10 gap assessments, system build-out, SQF Practitioner support, and mock audits.
- Other GFSI SchemesBRC and FSSC 22000 preparation, plus guidance on choosing the right scheme.
- Audit Lifecycle ManagementInitial, surveillance, recertification, and unannounced-audit readiness — year-round.
- Audit Recovery & RemediationFailed-audit response, critical non-conformance remediation, and systemic diagnosis.
Manufacturing Intelligence
Connect the floor to the front office — turn real-time OEE, downtime, and throughput into decisions people can act on.
- Data Infrastructure & ConnectivitySensor and PLC integration, edge and IIoT hardware, data historians, and floor-to-dashboard design.
- Dashboards & VisualizationLive production dashboards, KPI frameworks, HMI displays, and reporting-tool selection.
- OEE, Downtime & LossOEE reporting, downtime and loss analysis, and throughput & yield monitoring.
- Integration & Connected-Factory RoadmapCMMS, ERP, and MES integration, reporting automation, and a phased connected-factory strategy.
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When plants call us in.
New Facility Startups
Programs and infrastructure built from scratch — reliability, operations, quality, and certification, all working together from day one.
Turnarounds & Crisis
Facilities that need stabilization and recovery fast — critical failures, safety risks, and production blockers, triaged and fixed.
First-Time Certification
Facilities pursuing their first GFSI certification — or recovering from an audit failure — that need to pass and stay certified.
M&A Integration
Newly acquired facilities requiring rapid operational and compliance assessments to protect the investment thesis.
Legacy Modernization
Established plants looking to upgrade, consolidate, or modernize aging programs and systems.
Regulatory & Customer Events
Facilities facing regulatory actions, customer complaints, or quality/safety incidents that need systemic correction.
Flexible ways to work together.
Assessments & Audits
A focused diagnostic — operational assessment, gap assessment, mock audit, or reliability review — with a prioritized action plan.
Project-Based
Scoped engagements to design and implement a specific system — from SQF readiness to a CMMS rollout or a plant startup.
Ongoing Advisory
Retained support — a reliability, quality, or food-safety partner on call to coach your team and sustain momentum.
Which pillar do you need first?
Tell us your situation and we'll recommend the highest-leverage place to start — one pillar or all four.