GKN St. Louis-Plant Issues
Auto Time
Item Action Resp/Due
Clocking
Ø
Issues
clocking on Weekends-Autotime Contact
Karl Gabor update Timekeeping System D.Loop/Feb
22
Requires system reprogramming & update from IT K. Gabor/June 30
Communication
Ø
Update
people on company performance events, changes Bi
Monthly meeting with shop stewards Wacker
/ Started Nov.07
Etc.
Ø
Be
sensitive on delivering messages Monthly
meeting with Union officials
Weekly newsletter
Weih/Ongoing
Pulliam/March08
Smith/March08
All hands meetings BU
Weih/June08
All hands meetings Site
Smith/08
Daily Cell starts by team leaders
Weihl/Pulliam/Ongoing
Respect
Ø
Treat
people with respect
Ø
Monitor
Issues with supervisors & managers Providing Training all
supervisors Dorf,
Wacker/ starts
Supervisors’
w/Feb
25
Provide specialized team bldg. Training for new
Dorf, Loop/April08
Supervisors
Ø
New
supervisors do not know how to treat employees
Ø
With
respect and motivate them Training
to be provided Dorf
,Loop/April08
Ø
Eliminate
favoritism Mentoring
program to be established Weihl/Pulliam/
Wacker/March08
Communication
Ø
Involve
people in improvement plans, example is Modig Have
participate in Modig relocation plans Bauer/Feb29
Relocation
relocation
plans
Communicate
Kaizens & employees involvement
Koenemann/
Activities
in improving the processes
VanStratten/
March08
Publish
in BU updates, weekly newsletters/all
Hands
meetings, etc.
Put
Union Hall on distribution for
Wacker/March08
all
plant communications
Training
Ø Monitor new hire orientation
for improvements Created
training department-initial Dorff/Jan08
Ø Review timing of improvements focus
Composites
Ø Issue with employees
evaluating other employees Two
weeks of classroom training
Before OJT starts
McAllister/Jan08
Ø
Include
chemical handling in new hire orientation To
be added to training program with McAllister/March08
Ø
Publish
a list of who has OV stamps & what they Add
to skills matrix on cell boards Schuster/Mink/
are certifying
March
Add
to intranet web site
B. Green/April 1508
Ø
Allow
new employees time on a particular Based
on evaluation Process-new Shuster/Mink/Jan08
Job before moving them to another Jan08
Adopt OJT Training from
Alabama Site Schuster/Complete
Jan08
Safety
Ø
Snow
Issues Assign
responsibility to monitor/fix issues Wolverton/Started
With parking lots and walkways on snow/ice days
Feb 18
Ø
Identify
& Create aids to help lift heavy items Being
investigated Pierangli/March
15
Before someone gets hurt
Safety
Ø
Consistent
policy on bringing people back on light duty Ops
Directors will accommodate as needed Schuster/Mink/
Ongoing
Ø
People
crossing aisles due to running two or three New
assignments for machinists being Mink/March30
Machines
established
Ø
Uneven
floors in cryoblast area Reviewing
with facilities for improvement plan Pierson/Finocchiaro/
March08
Ø
Dirty
bathrooms Added
three heads to Good will for spot Wolverton/started
Cleanup & painting-short term Feb08
Long term-to be investigated Koclanes/March30
Ø
Water
on floor in bathrooms in sheet metal Plumbing
issues with toilet Finocchiaro/Compl
Feb25
Ø
Fix
dock door in Bldg one where it has been broke for some Investigate best option with help of employees in area Clancy/April 15
Employees in area
Ø
Setup
employees in Machining are being split up-causes Investigates issue & solutions with help of setup
employees Mink/Davis/
Issues when moving material because it takes two to
work Giancarlo/March
15
Safely
Overtime
Ø
3rd
shift doesn’t get overtime Overtime
is proportionate to the number of employees Weihl/Compl
employees on each shift. Will try to keep
shifts balanced with staffing.
Ø
Request
to come in early on weekends so they can get No
change to current position Wacker/Compl
Out early
Policies
Ø Need process for emergency
phone calls Policy
in place – guards communicate to Compl
First responders on shift via radios and they
Get with team leads
Communication
of policy with phone
Number
to be communicated by team leads
Wacker/March15
And
in newsletter and posted
Ø
Request
to bring in personnel radios No
change to current policy Weihl/Pulliam/
Compl
Ø
Absenteeism
policy-causes bad morale No
change in current no-fault policy Weihl/Pulliam/
Compl
Ø
Scrap
Policy-be consistent when applying policy Change
to policy to first offense Wacker/Weihl/
Pulliam/Started
Feb 18
Ø
Buyers
get wrong materials but they don’t get Confidential
matter with discipline Weihl/Pulliam/
Written up
Compl
Ø
Reward
for perfect attendance needed Investigating
site wide program-will get Loop/April
15
Cross-functional input from employees
Work
Orders/Work
Instructions/Materials/Equipment
Ø
Need
accurate work orders/work instructions To
be investigated on specific issues Bowman/TBD
Ø
Make
sure we have proper equipment & To
be investigated on specific issues Weihl/Pulliam/
Materials
March
15
Ø
Allow
us to go home without pay if we don’t Employees
to be reassigned wherever Shuster/Mink
have proper equipment or materials
possible
Feb29
Ø
Air
tools requested for a long time to deburr & Order
air tools for deburr employees Pulliam/Compl
supervisor will not order
Feb
22
Investigate/resolve
other shortage issues
Schuster/Mink
throughout
plants
March
15
Ø
Need
proper measuring equipment to setup on HL3- Order
measuring equipment for H.L. Dallas/Compl
Have to get maintenance to help each time.
Feb.
25
Investigate/resolve
other shortages throughout plant
Schuster/Mink/
March
15
Ø
Not
a decent lathe in the building-need to review Fix
or replace lathes & other needed tool Mink/Pulliam/
Status of equipment
room
equipment
March
30
Work
Orders/Work Instructions/
Materials/Equipment
Ø Tool present crib is behind
and we cannot get tools Added
two people to present crib Mink/Feb
18
Present unless our machines go down-bad process
compl
Changing
procedure for ordering tools
VanStratten/
April
30
Ø Spares and stocking levels of
tools in Bldg. 2 are All
Min/Max at point of use cabinets to be Pierson/Bauer/
Causing downtime-need to look at and adjust
reviewed and adjusted as
needed
March
30