Plant Managers – Friday Plant Walk – Floor Presence
Plant Managers – Friday plant walk – Floor Presence Are your folks surprised when they see you out in the plant? Or does somebody come check on you when they don’t – “Hey. We haven’t seen you all day. You OK?” The biggest step change I saw in a manufacturing plant happened when the leadership…
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Plant Managers – Friday Plant Walk – Fire Extinguishers
Fire extinguishers – quick story first. When we used to shut down for holidays, we’d keep a security guard on site those days. As HSE Manager, I always did one last plant walkthrough before leaving. This time, I saw flames coming out of an extruder throat. Turns out there was a piece of plastic left…
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Plant Managers – Steps to Reduce Waste in Manufacturing
Let’s talk about ways to reduce waste in manufacturing. “We’re not ISO14001 certified and we don’t make much scrap.” Maybe, but have you looked in your dumpster lately? (Don’t climb in there! We haven’t talked about confined spaces yet! Wait – is this guy saying a dumpster is a confined space? Focus! We can’t both…
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Project Engineers – Q4 – Wrap It Up
I’ve been doing a “Plant Manager Walk” post on Fridays. Today is the first of a weekly post for Project Engineers. We’re now suddenly in Q4 – if you’re finishing an installation or upgrade, it’s time to wrap it up! I spent years installing and upgrading equipment in manufacturing plants. All those “fun” things that…
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