PEOPLE ON A MISSION

Employee Experience

As the employee-employer relationship evolves in the U.S., Organic Valley has put in the work to understand current employee needs and sentiment and bring to life the work experience they desire.

Approximately 200 staff were engaged in focus groups in 2022 to learn more about this. Extensive focus groups were conducted with our frontline staff to understand their employee experience, how it compares to other employee groups, and areas where they’d like to see improvement.

Organic Valley transitioned to a new employee recognition platform in 2022, making recognition easier, consistent, and more impactful across the business. With the new platform came a revised annual engagement survey, allowing for better understanding of employee needs in the workplace and how engaged employees are with Organic Valley’s mission.

In 2023, Organic Valley’s new hire onboarding program will begin to transition to an extended onboarding program, focusing first on our mission, our history, and demonstrating each employees’ value to the co-op. New employees will then be more closely guided and supported in their first 90 days with curated resources, required trainings, and dedicated mentors.

Leadership development paths, from programs like our innovative Emerging Leaders program to an Executive Development Cohort, are available through our Learning and Organizational Development department to support employees interested in advancing to leadership roles at the co-op. In 2023, a Next Level Leadership Program will be launched to support people-leaders interested in increasing their leadership skills.