Hormel Foods Honors Cybertrol with Spirit of Excellence Award
In a celebration of innovation and excellence, Cybertrol Engineering proudly accepted the 2023 Spirit of Excellence Award from Hormel Foods on August 1, 2024. This honor reflects Cybertrol’s commitment to delivering outstanding quality, service, and technological solutions to our customers.
Members of the Cybertrol management team and executive leadership team traveled to the Hormel Foods headquarters in Austin, MN, to accept this year's award. The Spirit of Excellence recognition showcases the consistent dedication of the entire Cybertrol Engineering team to exceed the Supplier Quality Management (SQM) standards set by Hormel Foods.
Pictured (L-R): Ryan Converse (Engineering Technician - Hormel Foods), Eric Wood (Staff Engineer - Hormel Foods), Joel Haugen (Director of Food & Beverage - Cybertrol), Katie Hoffer (Director of Quality, Development & Innovation - Cybertrol), Chad Swenson (Control Software, Security & System Design Engineer - Hormel Foods), Ben Durbin (CEO - Cybertrol), Adam Rayman (Maintenance Supervisor - Hormel Foods), Craig Moeller (Sr. Business Development Manager - Cybertrol)
Every year, Hormel Foods evaluates their suppliers based on key criteria such as quality, delivery, service, and innovation. Only the suppliers who exceed these standards become eligible for the Spirit of Excellence Award. To qualify, suppliers must maintain a minimum Supplier Rating Index score of 92 over a 12-month period. This evaluation process, established in 1990, ensures a consistent and fair assessment for all suppliers.
The guidelines for SQM Scores include maintaining a score of 92 or higher throughout the calendar year, providing a superior level of technical and customer service, delivering innovative solutions, and undergoing a review by plant SQM committees. The final stamp of approval comes from the Corporate SQM Committee, which convenes quarterly to ensure the highest standards are met.
Receiving the Hormel Foods Spirit of Excellence Award once again in 2023 demonstrates Cybertrol Engineering's sustained dedication to excellence. This honor is a recognition not only of past achievements, but of a continuous commitment to providing top-tier service and technologically advanced solutions.
At Cybertrol Engineering, we are honored and proud to be recognized by Hormel Foods with the Spirit of Excellence Award, and we look forward to many more years of partnership, collaboration, innovation, and shared success. Together, we will continue to raise the bar for excellence in engineering solutions within the food industry.