Case Study: Michigan Sugar Company achieves streamlined, scalable training and improved employee retention with Vector Solutions

How Michigan Sugar Company closed key skill gaps, engaged and retained employees by streamlining training process

Michigan Sugar Company, a Bay City–based sugarbeet processing cooperative, faced major workforce challenges after COVID-19 and retirements that removed over 30% of staff and left training largely unstructured—taking as long as 15 years to fully train a qualified operator. To address skill gaps and improve retention, Michigan Sugar Company partnered with Vector Solutions and implemented Vector LMS to formalize and scale its training program.

Vector Solutions deployed Vector LMS with pre-built learning paths and computer-based courses, enabling Michigan Sugar Company to train 70% of its retained workforce during a four-month maintenance period, expand simultaneous training capacity from 4 to 16 people per plant, and drive unexpectedly high adoption among senior staff. The shift standardized training, increased accessibility and demand, and gave the organization measurable gains in training throughput and confidence to expand learning further.

Michigan Sugar Company

Monte Ackerman

Director of Engineering and Maintenance