# 278: How Second-Chance Hiring Changes Lives and Helps Manufacturers Find and Develop Talent with Marcus Sheanshang, President of JBM Packaging

- Show: [Manufacturing Happy Hour](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour)
- Published: 2026-03-10
- Length: 52m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2026-03-10-278-how-second-chance-hiring-changes-lives-and-helps-manufacturers-find-and-deve
- Listen: http://manufacturinghappyhour.com

## Summary

Marcus Sheanshang, President of JBM Packaging, explains how his company transformed its talent strategy by launching a Fair Chance Hiring Program in 2016 to address a looming brain drain from retiring workers. Sheanshang details the evolution of the program, which now comprises 43% of the 155-person workforce, including pre-release training in prisons and post-release support like mandatory life coaching and transportation assistance. He emphasizes that proactive strategic planning and partnering with organizations like Nehemiah Manufacturing and Wheels were critical to overcoming initial skepticism and achieving a low 13% turnover rate for entry-level roles.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2026-03-10-278-how-second-chance-hiring-changes-lives-and-helps-manufacturers-find-and-deve#t=0) Introduction and Company Overview
- [5:13](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2026-03-10-278-how-second-chance-hiring-changes-lives-and-helps-manufacturers-find-and-deve#t=313) The Strategic Need for Talent
- [15:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2026-03-10-278-how-second-chance-hiring-changes-lives-and-helps-manufacturers-find-and-deve#t=900) Launching the Fair Chance Program
- [30:25](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2026-03-10-278-how-second-chance-hiring-changes-lives-and-helps-manufacturers-find-and-deve#t=1825) Support Systems: Coaching and Transportation
- [37:48](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2026-03-10-278-how-second-chance-hiring-changes-lives-and-helps-manufacturers-find-and-deve#t=2268) Pre-Release Training and Skill Development
- [40:53](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2026-03-10-278-how-second-chance-hiring-changes-lives-and-helps-manufacturers-find-and-deve#t=2453) Scaling with Temp Services and Results
- [45:40](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2026-03-10-278-how-second-chance-hiring-changes-lives-and-helps-manufacturers-find-and-deve#t=2740) Personal Growth and Final Advice

## Topics

- [Hiring & workforce](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/hiring-and-workforce)
- [Leadership, teams & culture](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/leadership-and-culture)
- [Scaling production](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/scaling-production)

## Most relevant to

companies scaling up

## Mentioned

- JBM Packaging (company)
- Nehemiah Manufacturing (company)
- Wheels (company)
- ODRC (company)
- London Correctional Institute (other)
- MRP Easy (tool)
- Moxa (company)

## Related episodes from other shows

- [Fair Chance Hiring: Transforming Businesses and Lives w/ Marcus Sheanshang](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2025-06-24-fair-chance-hiring-transforming-businesses-and-lives-w-marcus-sheanshang) (The Manufacturing Executive)
- [A New Generation of Craftsmen with Character w/ Dave Hataj](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2024-07-16-a-new-generation-of-craftsmen-with-character-w-dave-hataj) (The Manufacturing Executive)
- [Perspectives on Finding and Keeping Manufacturing Talent w/ Jon Franko](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2024-09-03-perspectives-on-finding-and-keeping-manufacturing-talent-w-jon-franko) (The Manufacturing Executive)
- [Cultivating Veteran Champions in Manufacturing w/ Lt Col Kathy Lowrey Gallowitz](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2024-02-06-cultivating-veteran-champions-in-manufacturing-w-lt-col-kathy-lowrey-gallowitz) (The Manufacturing Executive)
- [Changing Lives While Growing Profits By Hiring Disabled Workers](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2022-04-19-changing-lives-while-growing-profits-by-hiring-disabled-workers) (The Manufacturing Executive)

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