Business Chief USA March 2019

SUPPLY CHAIN
and internal reward systems designed to
encourage employees to go above and
beyond to be safe, produce quality products
and be productive. Corriveau believes
being safe
is the most important out of the three. “Once
you have employees who are working safe,
quality products and productivity follow,”
he says. “We want our employees to come
to work in a safe environment and at the end
of the day go home safely to their families.
We work hard to instill this quality into our
employees so they are safe inside and
outside of work.” Corriveau believes the
results speak for themselves as the company
has been recognized as one of Canada’s
Best Managed Companies for nine consecutive
years by Deloitte. For him, this recognition
echoes Emmerson Packaging’s CEO’s
sentiment that “our customers push us to be
better” because the company looks to
always be ahead of the curve, and therefore
needs a workforce that is ready to go above
and beyond.
Emmerson Packaging has three major
markets: frozen food, pet food and towel and
tissue otherwise referred to as “overwrap”.
Having two plants, one in the town of Amherst,
Nova Scotia and one in the small city of
Belleville, Ontario means that Emmerson
Packaging’s supply chain needs to be best in
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