Manufacturing / Lean Six Sigma

Operations
The sites may change but the process remains the same. We take full advantage of the opportunities that present themselves to us operationally by following a couple of maxims. Firstly we practice a strong belief in the merits of “Lean Six Sigma” which has enabled us to transform our manufacturing facilities into lean, data driven, fact-based entities in our journey to Operational Excellence.  Secondly, we have employed a “Mastery” program within our plants since the mid-1990s which has grown the capability of our workforce both personally and professionally and contributed to our ability to satisfy our customers.

Lean Six Sigma
Lean Six Sigma has been our pathway to reality.  As we embrace the lean journey our fundamental responsibility has been the elimination of waste throughout the organization.  We employ a disciplined process for improvement where data and facts drive our actions.  Through our global deployment strategy, Lean Six Sigma has been a primary catalyst in establishing our operational vision.  Our facilities have been transformed into visual management factories with clearly defined, line-of-site metrics and measurement tools that insure all team members are working for the betterment of the company.  We are clearly reinventing ourselves continuously improving in everything we do.

Mastery
Mastery is a self nominating process available to our team members that desire to increase their personal "value" through a series of demonstrated proficiencies in quality, productivity, safety, teamwork, continuous improvement, and leadership.  Mastery level achievements improve individual contribution and value. Our Mastery level team members, now approaching 50% of our workforce, are essential in our quest for continuous improvement and each and every one plays a key role in customer satisfaction.