Fuel For Thought October 2015

FUEL FOR THOUGHT
Our Day in the Field
By Amber R. (Linear Assembly)
There are new and exciting things
happening on the Moeller Home Front
for employees! We have kicked off an
employee education program to help us
keep up quality consciousness and to give
employees a better understanding of how
our end products help our customers
build boats.
On August 19, seven of us--Derek (Fuel
Tank Oven), Tasha (Fuel Tank Test), Justine
(Fuel Tank Assembly), Jenny (Linear
Oven), Dan (Engineering), Amber (Linear
Assembly) and Scott (Sales)--had the
privilege to take a tour of two customer
factories. I think I speak for the entire
group when I say that it was educational
and lots of fun. We learned a lot. We even
discovered several new quality strategies
which would work very well right here
at Moeller!
Over the course of the day we talked
a lot about accountability. One of the
facilities we visited has a very transparent
accountability system, because they have
boards for each department that clearly
show in red or green if each employee
has met their daily production goals.
At the same plant, employees are held
accountable by a three warning rule; if an
employee gets three warnings they can be
demoted a job step. We had plenty to say,
too! We got to explain why we initial the
tanks, and they were very impressed by
this accountability method.
GO TEAM MOELLER!
At the Moeller plant, our entire production
team is the last line of defense against a
faulty tank. Our reputation is a very big
deal to our customers. Staff at one of the
factories we visited do not do another
inspection of our tanks at their facility. The
only other test they perform is the lake
test. They know that our attention to detail
is paramount.
We have reason to be proud—our
reputation in the industry is stellar. We
have won the Supplier of the Year Award
from a leading boat manufacturer, and
are a finalist in several other supplier
award competitions. We are a top pick
and a leader for today’s luxury and high
performance water sport boatbuilders.
Quality is key, and is one of the reasons we
are at the top of our game.
Now that we have climbed to the top of
our game here at Moeller it is important
that we continue to stand out and “make
waves” in the industry. What counts is
continued innovation and improvement,
and keeping our eyes on the ball when it
comes to quality.
It’s a wonderful idea for members of our
team to see first-hand how much trust is
put in our team here at Moeller, and to
experience the gratitude and appreciation
of our hard work, as freely expressed by
our customers. I for one am proud and it
renewed my enthusiasm for making sure
I do my best and take even more pride in
what I do each day. So thank you, Moeller,
for adding a new and exciting employee
education program. Despite our success,
we always have room to grow and nothing
can stop us when we have the right
attitude and motivation.
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