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Schnitzer Steel Accelerates Workflows by 60% with Nintex

Technology Category
  • Cybersecurity & Privacy - Security Compliance
Applicable Industries
  • Metals
  • Recycling & Waste Management
Applicable Functions
  • Human Resources
  • Quality Assurance
Use Cases
  • Inventory Management
  • Time Sensitive Networking
The Challenge
Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc., one of the largest recyclers and manufacturers of metal products in the United States, was grappling with complex and time-consuming corporate processes. The company's HR processes, including hiring and performance reviews, were particularly cumbersome, involving spreadsheet files, Microsoft SharePoint Designer-based workflows, InfoPath forms, Excel tracking documents, manual email approvals, and paper signatures. Onboarding an employee could require six types of approvals and coordination among five managers. Forms included several hundred fields with lengthy drop-downs. This resulted in poor visibility into processes and consumed significant time, slowing down the overall productivity of the organization.
About The Customer
Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc. is one of the largest recyclers and manufacturers of metal products in the United States. The company's business processes were previously complex and time-consuming, involving multiple forms, approvals, and coordination among managers. The HR department, in particular, was burdened with lengthy and complicated processes for hiring and performance reviews. The company sought a solution to streamline these processes, enhance visibility, and improve overall efficiency.
The Solution
To streamline its HR processes and enhance overall efficiency, Schnitzer Steel adopted Nintex Workflow for Office 365 and Nintex Forms. These solutions were applied to various processes throughout the company, including compliance, auto and metal recycling, and point of sale-generated alerts. The Employee Action Form, which supports everything from hiring to employee changes in pay, title, department, and address, was transformed into a Nintex form that automatically completes fields and presents only content that’s relevant for a particular need. The company also automated the performance review processes with Nintex Workflow, which enabled the preparation and distribution of performance review forms for the company’s 2,100 employees, saving the HR team three months of manual work.
Operational Impact
  • The implementation of Nintex Workflow and Nintex Forms has significantly streamlined Schnitzer Steel's HR processes and overall operations. The automation of the Employee Action Form and performance review processes has not only saved time but also improved the quality of data and the speed of response to managerial queries. The Nintex form data synchronizes automatically with data in Schnitzer Steel’s ADP-based payroll system, ensuring consistency and accuracy. The ability to make changes to the form in a few days, as opposed to two weeks, has also increased agility and responsiveness. Overall, the adoption of Nintex has enhanced the efficiency, visibility, and control of Schnitzer Steel's corporate processes.
Quantitative Benefit
  • Reduced workflow development time by 60 percent
  • Saved 175 hours of employee time and 180 hours of managerial time implementing reviews
  • Reduced time necessary to check reviews by 75 percent

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