Briggs & Stratton

AI isn’t just a buzzword at Briggs & Stratton. It’s an essential tool we use to advance operational efficiency. It also provides opportunities for employees across the business to partner with IT to achieve their goals. IT's expertise provides endless possibilities with AI. "We wanted to migrate CAD drawings, but the ERP system didn't have all the revisions needed to migrate properly. Google Gemini searched the 11,000 files, validated 5,000 revisions and produced 100 missing revisions. Great learning opportunity for our team," said John Nagel, mechanical engineer IV. "AI avoided someone going through 11,000 documents one by one. Collaborating with John, I better understood their challenges, and I am thinking about how I can help with other projects. It's opening up more use cases, which is a victory," said Michael Boeselager, director of IT. #BriggsandStratton #OneBriggs #PoweredByPossibilites #AI

This week, the Briggs & Stratton motorsports team hosted an interactive Discovery Series, It Starts in a Kart, for employees to learn about the motorsports division's 33-year history, the high-tech, high-touch assembly process in Milwaukee, and our involvement in and commitment to the racing community. Thank you Dan Roche and Zachary Radtke for your presentation. At Briggs, we are committed to providing educational opportunities for our employees. We believe that understanding our products, customers and operations is key to our success, and we want our employees to have a comprehensive view of our company. #briggsandstratton #motorsports #milwaukeemanufacturing #employeeexperience #PeopleMakeTheDifference

We extend our deepest gratitude to the men and women who have served our country. We appreciate your courage, sacrifice and dedication to protecting our freedoms. We are proud to have veterans among our employees and customers, and we thank you for your service. Your skills, discipline, and strong work ethic have impacted our company and the manufacturing industry for the better. Happy Veterans Day! Pictured below are employees in our Statesboro, GA, plant who have served in the armed forces.????? #BriggsandStratton #PeopleMakeTheDifference #VeteransDay2024

Last week, our Tucker, GA, employees who support the production of our Electrification products celebrated Spirit Week. Each day, there was an outfit theme, including Breast Cancer Awareness, sports jerseys and Briggs & Stratton brand colors. It's great to see our employees having fun, embracing their goofy sides, and bringing energy and joy to work!? #briggsandstratton #peoplemakethedifference Vanguard Commercial Power #employeeexperience

CEO Kristina Cerniglia continues her global roadshow to meet with our employees. Recently, she conducted town halls in Sherrill and Munnsville, NY, alongside SVP and President of Turf & Consumer Michelle Kumbier. They toured the plants and corporate offices, heard from operational leaders and engaged in collaborative discussions with employees, reinforcing how their daily efforts impact our company’s success. The energy from our New York employees was incredible! #briggsandstratton Ferris Commercial Mowers #peoplemakethedifference #employeeexperience #OneBriggs

Yesterday, employees gathered in Milwaukee to learn about the Indian festival of lights, Diwali. It's a five-day celebration of the victory of light over darkness, good over evil, and wisdom over ignorance. Employees learned dances, tried on traditional Indian clothing, and tasted sweet treats that were handmade by their colleagues. We hope all who celebrated had a joyous Diwali! #BriggsandStratton #Diwali #employeeexperience #PeopleMaketheDifference

Recognition is a big part of Briggs & Stratton's culture. With so many different job types and expertise across our company, evaluating employee awards requires a cross-functional team of experts to ensure proper representation and amplification. “I don’t always understand the details of each Commitment to WIN submission, so having members from each area to explain why a specific action was so important is critical. I know these colleagues better now, and when I see them, I stop and chat,” said Ingrid Kiepert, HR generalist. "The submissions are a best practice for problem-solving, so I’ve been able to think about how to apply the solutions to my group. I get real-time learnings, and know I can tap any member for help since they each have different specialties,” said Robert Pomeroy, senior product manager. #OneBriggs #Briggsandstratton #PoweredByPossibilities #employeeexperience

Our employees know how to celebrate Halloween! ?? From pumpkin carving, caramel apple decorating, team costume contests and more, we had a blast at work yesterday. It's important to slow down sometimes and play. ?? #briggsandstratton #peoplemakethedifference #employeeexperience

Bringing dispersed teams together leads to a greater understanding of one another, including work preferences and cultural differences, leading to stronger collaboration and a better team output. A couple of our Briggs & Stratton EMEA teams took time recently to reconnect in person: "We are spread across five countries, so getting time as one sales admin team is important. We reviewed obstacles, opportunities, how we can support each other, and shared wins. We don’t often get out, so the opportunity to meet face-to-face was important, “ said Uta Hackstein, senior manager of business planning and sales administration, EMEA. Uta is based in Switzerland. "We recently formed a unified marketing team across EMEA, so we needed to understand our cultural differences to help us work together. We learned many of us approach things differently, but we have shared values. Now we understand each other better. It was so valuable," said Pia Weimer, director of marketing in EMEA. Pia is based in Germany. #OneBriggs #briggsandstratton #powerbypossibilities #employeeexperience

We are still reminiscing about Equip Exposition from last week. It’s our industry’s Super Bowl, and we were thrilled to have our customers, partners, and enthusiasts stop by our booths for dynamic conversation. We owe this success to our employees, who put months of work into prepping the event, preparing the products, developing stage presentations, and so much more. We are already looking forward to Equip Expo 2025! #briggsandstratton #equipexpo #landscapers #throwbackthursday Vanguard Commercial Power Billy Goat Ferris Commercial Mowers