Jerry Wimer is the General Manager of Onsite Staffing and President of the PeopleManagement division at TrueBlue, which includes Staff Management | SMX and SIMOS Solutions, leading providers of sustainable temporary staffing and contingent workforce management solutions that provide best talent, drive compliance and yield tangible savings.
Jerry is responsible for Staff Management | SMX’s global staffing solutions and manages its center of excellence, which supports client operations worldwide. Jerry leads Staff Management | SMX’s ongoing concentration on improving the candidate experience to continue to attract and retain best talent. He also spearheads performance-based pricing strategy as part of the company’s overarching mission to provide its clients with sustainable value.
Jerry was instrumental in the establishment of the company’s critical behavior inventory (CBI) process that has proven critical to driving operationally efficiency and success. Jerry is also an integral part of the company’s lean assessment team and has participated in and led numerous Kaizen and Kanban events.
Jerry is a Six Sigma Green Belt, is both Lean and DFSS (Design for Six Sigma) Certified, and has completed extensive ISO compliance training. Jerry is a 2008 Foresight Award winner, a recipient of the Strategic Award for Operations as well as the award for People and Growth and numerous other awards. Prior to joining Staff Management | SMX in 1996, Jerry worked in operations management for Hyatt Hotels. Jerry holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from James Madison University.
Wimer was promoted to General Manager Onsite Staffing & Acting President, PeopleManagement effective October 30th, 2023.