I have seen a lot of production facilities in my time and
obviously I see mine every day. The one
thing that really amazes me is that every production facility I go to has its
own personality and its own identity.
Every facility has its star employee and its struggling employee, every
facility has its job everyone loves and the one everyone hates, the trick is finding
that harmony to operate in. With the
many variables on a floor that harmony is hard to attain. I will occasionally visit other production
facilities and think to myself “Wow these guys really got it together!” Then I go back to my shop and try and
implement what I saw in my shop then CRASH!! It blows up in my face. I really get discouraged when this happens,
but looking at it now I realize that my shop has its own personality and that
is why these implementations don’t work.
I can go to another facility that produces the same products and has the
same men and I guarantee the two shops would be completely different. Right now I have found tremendous success in
implementing small changes and inspiring free thought. I mean
sure I could be hard about it and say look this is the way it is and that is
all no discussion. But I feel we operate
the best when everyone feels like they are on the same level. One person is not better than the other and
we all work together. One of my ultimate
goals in life is to see our plant be NPCA Plant Certified. This certification puts your company on a
pedestal with other plants that are the best in the nation. If you dissect every single piece of the NPCA
Certification Manual, and believe me I have, it’s too much for a small company
to absorb at once. If I tried to
implement this 100 % it would blow up in my face. So instead what I am doing is implementing
little small pieces at a time and this is working. We are on our way. I tell you I cannot wait for the day when
Dalmaray joins the ranks as the top precasters in the nation.