2021 CIP Annual Winners Announced! The Crest Foods Continuous Improvement Program (CIP) successfully completed its 29th year on July 31, 2021. Thank you to everyone who participated in the program this year! This summer, we were happy to announce that this year’s winner was Tyler Ewens from Sanitation C-Shift! He had a lot of great competition this year, but ultimately we were impressed with the safety call-out and solution. Congratula- tions and thank you for the great suggestion, Tyler!
Tyler Ewens, Sanitation C-Shift • $1000.00!
Tyler’s idea was to mount the mixer CO2 drip pans more securely. The manufacturers way allowed the drip pan to fall off of the mounts with the mixer vibration, which is a big safety concern. Tyler suggested a larger tab mount be put on the drip pans and drilling a hole through the tabs and pan support. Then pin the pan to the mixer pan support. Our Machine Shop got this made and installed right away.
Natasha Pretzsch, Production A-Shift • 2nd Place • $500.00
Natasha prepared an entire set-up book for the Line 31 dump area, then worked with Marketing to get it made into a laminated binder. Different hoppers are used for different products, and it was easy to make mistakes. With her set-up book, she made it easy to identify what goes into each hop- per. This was an awesome idea that we are sure will eliminate a lot of confusion and frustration!
Becca Dodd, Production A-Shift & John Howell, Maintenance A-Shift • Runners Up • $250.00 Each John and Becca had the same idea at the same time, so we wanted to recognize both of them. Their idea was about adding a bent bucket eye before the Massman on this line. It didn’t have one before, which is a safety concern. A few times a bent bucket came around and caught on the Massman, dragging it down the line. This is a great safety call-out, and will be worked on ASAP.
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