The Way You Work
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Plus 1
Suggestions for improvement, no matter where they come from, should be seen in the spirit of Plus 1.
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What’s an OPIP Again?
It takes a plan to burn down hours and decrease the production cycle or achieve any of our other goals in the company. Enter the OPIP!
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I Thought You Might Need That…
Being able to predict what your boss/team needs before it’s needed helps create efficiency.
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Public Speaking
Learning how to speak effectively to groups of people is one of the important ways we grow as leaders.
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Where Work Happens…
Your decision to do the job right the first time at the point of execution – no matter what your job is – impacts our company in a compounding way.
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Plan of the Week
No matter where you work at BIW, having a plan not only makes it easier to do your job, it also lets you know what is up next.
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Teams
The creation of a high-performing team to me is less about the skills and more about the attitude, chemistry and mission.
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Improved Safety Communication
Better understanding of what can cause an injury will help everyone on our team better avoid getting hurt at work.
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The Human Factors That Affect Our Safety
The Deadly Dozen and the questions they represent are designed to help you stop and think about each one as you start your shift or critical task.
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Hold What?
Holding the product in place so it cannot move assures that the final product is the same every time, meeting the design specifications.
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Tools, Fixtures and Jigs – What?
We have almost endless opportunities to build simple tools or fixtures to help us build a part or unit the same each time or to position parts in the ship…
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Work Smarter, Not Harder
During the last several weeks, I have seen examples of some of our team members working smarter, not harder, by developing tools, fixtures and jigs to make their jobs easier.
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Respect and Belonging at BIW
During the first week of December, I met with my entire leadership team to talk about Respect in the Workplace and Belonging at BIW. It took eight meetings to meet…
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Working with Your Hands
Our country became what it is today based on our ability to make and build the things we needed here at home.
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Another Powerful Word: Consistency
When our business operates consistently, the results become predictable. This can be true in both positive and negative directions. I prefer the positive direction!
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A Powerful Word
The better we understand the situation we are facing, the faster we can define a path through it.
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Time Is Seductive
The long duration of the build…tricks you into thinking that you could finish today’s work tomorrow.
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Process Discipline
My definition of peak manufacturing performance is when the manufacturing system produces high-quality products that are repeatable and on the predicted schedule.