Gene Corbett
VP of Human Resources, Winston-Salem
Lance Buchanan
VP of Manufacturing Operations, Winston-Salem
Quality is at the heart of everything we do. From sourcing the ingredients, to rigorous testing, to the final package, our products go through numerous quality assurance checks. Technology and infrastructure are an essential part of this quality process: we currently have 5 Herbalife Nutrition Innovation & Manufacturing (H.I.M.) facilities, where leading scientists and experts in nutrition guide the development, creation, and testing of our products. We work in one of them, located in Winston-Salem in North Carolina.
The Herbalife Innovation and Manufacturing (H.I.M.) facility in Winston-Salem, North Carolina is employing more than 500 people and produces a variety of nutritional products, including powders, such as the flagship Formula 1 Nutritional Shake Mix; liquids, such as the Herbal Aloe Concentrate; and teas, such as Herbal Tea Concentrate.
But even though we have a high focus on technology and manufacturing, giving back and supporting our local community is equally important for us.
Manufacturing with a Human Perspective
The Herbalife Nutrition team at Winston-Salem aspires for quality, innovation, and compassion. Since our opening five years ago, we were able to expand our team tremendously and provide equitable and generous Human Resources services and talent development that is so critical to our thriving work environment. I believe our biggest responsibility has been to make Herbalife Nutrition a great place to work, and we’ve been able to achieve just that.
With a facility that’s close to 800,000 square feet in Norwest Carolina, Herbalife Nutrition Winston-Salem has state-of-the-art technology. It’s easy to feel wowed as you first walk through the doors. It’s no wonder that our distributors when reaching a certain milestone, get rewarded with a tour of the facilities and the chance to meet the people who make the magic happen and allow them to permanently have high-quality products to run their business.
The strong culture of giving back and philanthropy at Herbalife Nutrition Winston-Salem is deeply ingrained in our DNA. By consciously enabling our employees and distributors to give back, whether that’s through providing paid time to dedicate to volunteering activities, or through solidifying partnerships with the community, our company drives local giving.
Winston-Salem’s Local Giving Initiatives
We pride ourselves on modeling a culture of respect, servant leadership, and vibrant collaborations. Incorporating those values in day-to-day work is critical for our success. We always do what’s right and we do it as a team. And what’s right is having a positive footprint in the community. We’re not just creating jobs; we are trying to make an impact. Here is how we do it:
- Solidifying partnerships with local branches of non-profit organizations including Habitat for Humanity, the Second Harvest, Salvation Army, and YMCA, is at the heart of our giving back strategy. One of our most popular activities is the Second Harvest’s food banks and drives that happen every year—it’s quite heartwarming to see boxes of foods and home goods pile up and accumulate. It’s a testament that we’re going to make a few hundred families very happy. Throughout the past years, over 3500 pounds of food were collected and distributed. During our recent Zero Hunger Drive, our employees donated over 500 pounds of food.
- Given the pandemic this year, we’re being pushed to think outside of the box, and be creative and adaptable in our efforts and activities to support people devasted by the impact of Covid-19. To abide by the stay-at-home orders, we asked our work from home employees to buy gifts online and mail them, versus physically bringing them to the facility. This winter, our employees donated more than 70 blankets for the homeless community.
- Our Best Choice Center for After School Learning is dedicated to sheltering, educating, and caring for 100 Casa Herbalife Nutrition children, where many employees volunteer to maintain and renovate. When we realized the insufficient conditions of the center, with only 4 out of 12 computers operating, we decided to help. We agreed to install new computers, which will empower children to succeed at school and achieve higher results. Within the span of two months, thanks to the Herbalife Nutrition computer lab, we’ve seen not only an increase in the children’s performance at school but also the sheer joy and gratitude that these kids experience.
- We supported the Urban League of Winston-Salem by hosting a virtual job fair. We also partnered with 12 local high schools and 3 colleges to create a pipeline for youth talent to conduct 20 paid internships in manufacturing to spearhead their career and develop their professional skills earlier on.
Through these evolving partnerships, we have become an integral part of a healthy and thriving community in Winston-Salem. We care about those people and places in our community that need our help the most.
We encourage you to find what you like to do and channel that passion into volunteering and community initiatives. We hope that our Herbalife Nutrition model for giving back is inspiring others to become positive change-makers in their local communities.