I've actually been in this situation. In a past life I was a programmer at a t-shirt printing company. On their first day at the company everyone worked on the line for ~4 hours. I was picking and printing t-shirts on the factory floor. I was able to see how things worked and how they didn't.

But the major factor is I wasn't scared to make or suggest changes in how I worked. Everyone else on the line needed that t-shirt printing job so they just did what they were told. I wasn't afraid of being fired or reprimanded for making changes so I was much more free with my words and work.