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THE FORGE PRESSA Lean Mfg Newsletter for Jorgensen Forge
Employees
January 2008: Happy New Year
Thank you!Thank you again to all those who rolled up
theirsleeves and gave blood during the Companyblood drive. We ended
up with a total of 18donors. Since the blood is separated into
threecomponents (red cells, plasma and platelets), ourblood drive
will help change the lives of over fifty
Welcome!Best wishes to our Newest Associates:
Lab ITConnie Chong Sok Say
patients and their families! What an amazinggift you have given
others the gift of life.
Thanks again to everyone and keep lookinghere for our next
opportunity to share!
Profit Sharing
December was not one of our best months buwe still came out with
a nice profit sharingcheck of $876 for the quarter. We hit a
coupleof bumps but I am sure we will recover. Thanksand
congratulations to everyone on a job weldone.
Employee Spotlight
This month we would like to introduce RobinSkidmore who
currently works in the Lab as the
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Assistant Lab Supervisor. I say currentlybecause Robin has
worked at Jorgensen for atotal of 20 years and during his tenure
hasworked in several different departments. Hestarted in the
Maintenance Bull Gang, thenrepaired maintenance tools in the
oldmaintenance tool crib, followed by a floaterposition working
between Forge and Heat Treat.Later he spent 5 years working in
Production
Control.
A hard working person of many talents both onthe job and off,
Robin enjoys gardening andcamping when he is home. He also loves
tospend time at his cabin at Lake Cushman with hisfour children,
ages 10 to 18. Robin has a greatattitude and we thank him for his
many years ofservice to Jorgensen Forge.
Humor-usA young executive was leaving the office at 6pmwhen he
found the CEO (Chief Executive Officer)standing in front of a
shredder with a piece ofpaper in hand. "Listen," said the CEO,
"this isimportant, and my secretary has left. Can youmake this
thing work?" "Certainly," said theyoung executive. He turned the
machine on,inserted the paper, and pressed the start
button."Excellent, excellent!" said the CEO as his paperdisappeared
inside the machine. "I just need onecopy."
It helps to understand what is needed before youproceed.
Standard work and making it visual aregood ways to assure this. We
may think workprocesses are simple, but having workinstructions on
all equipment, even officeequipment, can be time saving, as well
ashelpful.
???????So far I have had 6 correct answers to the Leanquestion
that I put in the November newsletter.The number one answer given
was time andthen people. Good answers but not the one Iam looking
for. A hint: It does have to do withpeople. There are still more
prizes so dont giveup. Here is the question again.. We talk
aboutand deal with all kinds of waste every day; whatis the
greatest waste of all?
Look Whats Coming
The picture shows our new manipulator beingfabricated by Glama.
It looks like it is getting clto completion. Shipping will take
awhile but I wthink that it will be here sometime during the
firs
part of 2008. This machine will greatly increasethe productivity
of the 2500 ton press while takinsome of the load off of the 5000
ton press.
On the other handwe have a new 40 Hsaw in bay 3 (see the
following picture). Thisbe a fine addition to the other two HEM
saws we purchased last year. Depending on the typmaterial, it has
been found that they cut 30-6faster than our old saws.
Navy Nuclear AuditFrom February 5th through the 7th,
JorgensenForge will undergo a Navy Nuclear Audit consisof six
visitors from NAVSEA, Bechtel PlantMachinery, Curtiss-Wright Flow
Control, TargetRock Division, and the Defense ContractManagement
Agency.
The audit will be based on our ISO9001:2000Quality Management
System and will be focusinon all of our processes including
contracts,
planning, Melt, Forge, Machine and Inspection.
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QUALITY POLICY
QUALITY FORGINGS ON TIME
BE PREPARED
Be familiar with the Procedures, WorkInstructions or Traveler
(SOs) Instructionsthat apply to you.
Know where the following are located:
Quality Manual
System Level ProceduresQuality Control Guides (QCG)
Work Instructions
Traveler (SOs)
BE PREPARED
Guide the auditor to the location they wish tosee.
Expect auditors to ask questions about yourjob and the
procedures you must follow.
ANSWERING QUESTIONS
Listen to the auditors question completely beforeanswering.
Be specific but to the point.
Do not volunteer information Wait to be asked.Unsolicited
information may needlessly complicatethe process and add time to
complete the audit.
Respond promptly but dont guess or pretend toknow the answers;
If you dont know, say so, andtell the auditor youll get the answer
or refer themto your supervisor.
Words of Wisdom
What we have to learn to do we learn by doing.Aristotle
Safety Minute
Safety Cartoon drawn byErin Comstock
Before raising the crane hook or moving tcrane, always lower the
hoist hook and pthe grab hooks through the bull ring of thsling.
This will ensure that the hooks are ngoing to catch on anything
when the cramoves. Otherwise you may end up like tguy in the
cartoon.
New Equipment in Lab
Above is our new Tinius Olsen Impact Machifor testing a material
sample called a charpThis machine is mechanically operated so
thtest technicians dont have to man-handle tarm into the up
position as seen in the picture. also has a digital readout for
improved accuraand higher impact toughness capability. It isnice
addition to our Lab.
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Benefit Reminder
Aetna Vital Savings Dental& Vision Discount Program
Watch your mail carefully. This week, you will bereceiving, if
you havent already, your new AetnaVital Savings discount cards. The
program,available to all employees enrolled in thedental/vision
plan, allows you and your family touse the Aetna preferred provider
network. Byusing Aetna dentists and eye-care providers, youwill
receive automatic discounts of 15% to 25%.Virtually all dental
services are discounted.
You can find participating Aetna preferredproviders by calling
the customer servicenumbers (dental & vision) on the back of
the cardor going to Aetna.com and clicking on the DocFind link on
the menu. Of course your HumanResources department is always
available to helpyou find an Aetna provider by calling or
visitingHR.
Remember! The Aetna program is a discountservice only. It is not
an insurance program.Your insurance is through the Jorgensen
ForgeDirect Dental/Vision Reimbursement plan.Dental and vision
claim forms are available in theHR office and on the SharePoint
intranet website(HR page HR Forms).
Benefit Update401(k) Savings Plan Changes
Last month on December 12th, the Company401(k) Steering Team met
to evaluate tperformance of mutual funds in the 401Retirement and
Savings Plan. Review meetinare scheduled twice a year to ensure
funds aperforming in accordance with the investme
policy of the plan. Participants from Jorgenswere Bob Weaver
(Machine shop), Duane War(Forge shop), Joe Ames (Quality), Pam
Harp(HR), Tonya Garret (HR), Cindy Brown (Financeand Ron Altier
(HR). Unable to attend were JoCooke (Maintenance) and Doug
Jam(Finance). The team, assisted by Mark Thomand Harvey Bateman,
Investment Consultanfrom Wells Fargo, made the following
changes:
Non-US Equity Fund: Fidelity Adv Diversifi
International Fund will be replaced by tAmerican Funds
EuroPacific Fund.
Small Cap Growth Fund: UBS US Small CGrowth fund will be
replaced by the Wells FargAdvantage Small Cap Growth Fund.
Effective February 11, 2008, the terminated funwill be closed to
new contributions. AftFebruary 13th, money remaining in these
funwill automatically transfer to the respectireplacement funds.
Performance information fthe new funds will be available on the
plwebsite.
Thanks Harvey!
Caught in this photo in his moon suit performiTPM on the
Frenchman mill is Harvey GlicLean Mfg. Manager. Harvey is the
author of omonthly Forge Press articles that keep informed about
the Companys lean journey modernize, upgrade, and remove waste from
tShop and offices.. Thanks Harvey Great Job
