We're Headed in the Right Direction

Last year it was so stressful coming to work everyday, not knowing how our presses would run or not run?

The past two weeks have actually been fun, why is that?

Are we moving away from pointing blame at the press operators, and actually going after the real problems that either make it difficult or impossible to make our goals?

One of our new shift-supervisors questioned the press operator's, at our afternoon meeting, how equipment in need of repairs was reported? And then explained how equipment in need of repairs was reported to the service shops at his former facility, they used a paper form. I would take this a step further, add a special field to the EOR (electronic operator report) that could be filled in, to report problems.

Exchanged email with my former supervisor, and he stated his blood pressure has dropped, lost six pounds, feels much better, and is full of energy, now that he works at the O.C. Plant. Maybe we should have all transferred to the Orange County Times as well? I'm wondering what was causing him so much stress at the Olympic Facility?

What really shook us today was the asking of our opinions on what would be a reasonable waste goal by the pressroom supervisors. Our opinions have not meant much the past few years, even though we're running the presses, and we know why waste is generated.

I feel we are finally headed in the right direction at Olympic.

Eddie