STAFF ACHIEVEMENTS

Green Belt Delegates

During the early part of 2023, the teams pictured embarked on an NVQ Diploma in Business Improvement Techniques. This course is designed to maximise business efficiency via the elimination of waste and non-value add activities, whilst reducing cost and creating a safer environment.

Well done to the team who received their certificates for successfully completing level 2 and 3 in this Diploma.

Working mainly in the cleanroom, (although the methodology can be applicable across all business functions) the focus has been to improve work order efficiency alongside other Lean activities. We have already seen work order efficiency increase from around 75% to consistently around 80%, the goal is to now sustain a score of around 83%.

This course gives employees the tools to successfully define, measure, analyse, improve, and control aspects of continuous improvement projects with a different thought process, resulting in significant savings for our business.

Savings of over £100,000 have been made from the completion of the following projects;

• Utilising less liners in finished goods, resulting in less resource being required and reducing our carbon footprint.

• Changing the type of tissue paper from plain crepe to green tissue which is far more cost effective. As a result of this change, we have also saved on labour costs.

• Reducing stock of finished goods and raw materials, improving forecast accuracy/product availability and streamlining processes so that we can spend our time on more value-add activity which will impact on business profitability.

Well done to our most recent delegates, we look forward to hearing of how your continuous improvement projects are progressing over the coming months.