Workforce management for food and drink manufacturers
Crown helps food and beverage producers stay agile, control workforce costs and respond to sudden shifts in demand with smarter scheduling, activity tracking and real-time insight.
- Adjust staffing quickly to meet changing demand.
- Reduce admin and reliance on agency staff.
- Track activity and attendance by task or shift.
- Use real-time data to manage gaps and absences.
- Improve workforce decisions with actionable insights.
Trusted by industry leaders in food and drink production
Workforce inefficiency eats into margins in high-volume production
Demand shifts quickly and unpredictably
Manufacturers need to respond fast, especially with sudden spikes driven by weather or market changes.
Over-reliance on agency staff increases cost
Without visibility and control, businesses overspend to fill gaps at short notice.
Manual processes delay decisions
Disjointed systems make it harder to allocate resources, manage absence and control payroll.
Your workforce, minimise admin and respond with agility
Adjust staffing quickly to meet sudden demand
When demand changes overnight, Crown helps you redeploy staff in real time based on skills, availability and shift patterns. You reduce agency reliance and keep production on track.
Deploy staff efficiently across shifts and lines
Crown integrates with your demand forecasting to help managers assign the right people to the right task faster, using live attendance and availability data.
Track activity and attendance by individual task
With built-in activity tracking, you can monitor time by task or cost centre. This gives you deeper visibility of efficiency and helps control budgets more closely.
Gain insights that support better decisions
Crown’s analytics suite turns your workforce data into dashboards that give site and corporate teams the insight they need to improve scheduling, attendance and cost control.
Enable flexibility with secure mobile access
With the Crown mobile app, your staff can manage their shifts, view schedules and stay updated whether they’re on site or off. It’s flexibility that fits the way your teams work.
Designed for fast-moving food and drink operations
FAQs
Is this solution built for food and drink manufacturing?
Yes. We’ve worked with large brands like Unilever and O-I UK, and support the shift-based, fast-moving needs of high-volume production environments.
Can we manage both permanent and agency staff?
Yes. You can track all workforce types in one place and redeploy based on availability and cost.
Does Crown help with cost centre tracking?
Yes. You can allocate time and activity down to individual tasks or cost centres for precise control.
Can the system integrate with demand forecasting?
Absolutely. Crown can be integrated to work alongside your existing forecasting tools for smarter resourcing.
What mobile features are available?
Staff can view schedules, update availability and manage shifts from the secure Crown mobile app.
How does it help reduce admin?
Crown automates time and attendance, payroll inputs and scheduling, reducing the burden on admin teams.
What kind of results can we expect?
Clients have seen reduced absenteeism, faster payroll processing and fewer errors across large-scale sites.
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