5R Academy exists to make sure every person who walks through the door is ready to add value on the floor.
The 5R promise
The right people, in the right place, doing the right thing, for the right customer, at the right time. Every time.
Built by someone who’s been on the floor
5R Academy was founded by Marquise Manns, a Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt with more than 35 years in manufacturing and logistics, and the founder and CEO of Manns & Associates – Staffing Professionals in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
In March 2020, Marquise took a four-month assignment as a temporary machine operator. He learned firsthand what it’s like to start on a new line, figure out the job with little help, and try to earn your place. As he puts it: “I don’t just place temporary workers. I’ve been one.”
After years of placing people in manufacturing and warehouse roles, he saw the same thing again and again: the people who succeed are the ones who understand how a lean operation works and why their part matters. So he built training for them: short, interactive courses that people take on their phone, built around real plant and warehouse work.
Every associate Manns & Associates places receives these courses free, because skills like these serve people for life. Now the same courses are available to any company or individual ready to grow.