CIP 2019 4th Quarter Winners The Continuous Improvement Program (CIP) is a program where employees submit suggestions on ways they think we can improve Crest Foods. These suggestions may help improve overall efficiency, employee safety, sanita- tion, record keeping, maintenance and various other areas around Crest Foods. We received 24 suggestions from employees for the 4th quarter. Thank you to everyone for participating! Adam Giese & Jim Smith, Maintenance B-Shift 4th Quarter 1st Place • $250 each
Jim and Adam came up with a very creative time-saver that increas- ed productivity and decreased labor by figuring out how to pack and stack 3-count Great Value Mac & Cheese on line 87 online instead of in the warehouse.
Keith Smith, Maintenance A-Shift 4th Quarter Runner Up • $150
Keith’s idea was to add a web limit switch to the bartelt on line 13. He took what we do with the hayssen and applied it to the machine. This idea is a real time-saver and has made a significant impact on downtime on this line. Typically the machine shut down 1-3 times per shift because of the web and takes 45 minutes to get it up and going again each time.
Hannah Hodges, Production C-Shift 4th Quarter Runner Up • $150
Hannah came up with a way to re-organize the lines at the Karlin Warehouse so that we would be able to double their production. This was done by adding a 3rd skate track to split their existing line. This suggestion that was easy to implement and provided a great outcome.
Walking Club Update The Crest Foods Walking Club participated as a group in 2 more races since the last update. We had 52 em- ployees walk or run in the Ashton Community Walk this June and 40 employees participate in the Reagan Run 5K This leaves us with 3 more events to go this fall: The Autumn on Parade 5k, the Haunted 5K and the Turkey Trot. A full wrap-up will be included in the next issue, but we are on track to be able to give a large donation to the PADS Homeless Shelter in Dixon this year!
October, November & December 2019 Crest Ink 13
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