Case Study: Boston Whaler achieves 55% lower employee turnover with Administrate

How Boston Whaler Leverages Training Software in Manufacturing

Boston Whaler, a division of Brunswick Boat Group, needed to scale manufacturing quickly while using training as a competitive advantage. But its HR and training team was struggling with high employee turnover, manual spreadsheet-based logistics, and poor reporting because training data and documentation were not well connected. Administrate’s training operations platform helped Boston Whaler centralize and manage training as they onboarded 6–12 new employees each week.

Administrate implemented learning analytics, automated reporting, and a cloud-based scheduling and logistics tool to replace spreadsheets and paper records. As a result, Boston Whaler gained clearer visibility into training progress and the causes of turnover, simplified training management, and improved employee engagement. The measurable impact was significant: employee turnover dropped from 50–60% to 5–10%, and plant-wide efficiency increased.

Boston Whaler

Sean Phillips

Supervisor of Training