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FIBERS AND TEXTILES COMPANY
GASTONIA PLANT
OCTOBER. 1991
VOL. 5. NO. 1
PLANT MANAGER'S MESSAGE
By: J. Anand
I would like to thank everyone for
their support during our 1992 United
Way campaign. Again we have
demonstrated that, with teamwork, we
can achieve our goals.
Our customers at the tire plants
will be going to a more flexible
scheduling system in the near future.
This means we at Gastonia will have a
shorter time span from order to
shipment. Absenteeism can make the
job of meeting our customers' demands
even more difficult.
The last five weeks we have made
progress in decreasing waste. With
further team effort and focus on
doing our jobs right the first time,
we can continue this trend of
improvement.
MONTHLY RESULTS FOR SEPTEMBER
Pounds
Budget Actual
Sales 3,557,000 3,199,488
Production 2,622,000 2,587,739
(Woven/Twisted)
Treated * 3,465,000 2,901,157
* (Includes fabric from Woodstock)
September sales and production levels
remain below budget.
WASTE REPORT - SEPTEMBER
Actual %
to Production
Objective %
to Production
(End of Yr.)
REMEMBER - “SHOW YOUR
PRIDE - KEEP YOUR WORK
area AND FLOORS NEAT AND
CLEAN"
SAFETY NEWS
By: Bill Passmore
We have completed the first year of
the Blue Ribbon Safety Contest. You
should be commended for your efforts
to work in a safe manner.
Accidents don't just happen, they
are caused by unsafe acts or
conditions. The Key Safety teams are
working to help eliminate the unsafe
conditions, looking for unsafe acts,
however, it is the responsibility of
each employee to stop unsafe acts.
At this writing there have been four
accidents posted on the board in the
main lobby. Let's work to have the
board clear during November.
WHAT A TEAM MEANS TO ME
The following article is reprinted
from "The Firestone Flyer", the
newsletter from the Firestone
Industrial Products Company plant in
Dyersburg, Tennessee and was written
by an employee at the plant:
WHAT A TEAM MEANS TO ME!
By: Culanda Elam
T- is for talking and getting
out frustrations and
listening to the other
persons idea.
E-
Twisting:
Nylon
.692
.478
A-
Polyester
.930
.593
Weaving:
Nylon
.660
.475
Polyester
.315
.551
Treating:
Nylon
.402
.438
M-
Polyester
.328
.175
is for being equal to
another, knowing that if I
needed help, you would be a
helping hand.
is for being accepted as
you are and knowing that no
matter who you are. . . you
are very important to the
team.
is for feeling special
about being a member of a
team that cares about each
other and its customers.
And always remember that there is
never just one or two on a team,
acknowledge All or None at all.