13
“
TheYarn Route”
Training
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Some 80 employees from
the FDY line in the POY
plant took part in four full-day
training sessions that included
informative topics, led by
Bob
Ferree
,
Plant Manager and
Jimmy
Cockram
,
Production Manager, as
well as a variety of technical topics
led by technicians such as
Dee
Dee Manns
,
Carlan Craig
and
Todd Manning
together with
technical
team
management
personnel such as
Tim Martin
,
Bob Jessee
and
Mike Hall
.
Molly
Kremidas
,
Marketing Manager,
summed up each workshop with a
presentation on Nilit products.
Israel Alhamias
helped in
developing
and
coordinating
the training sessions, with the
assistance of training instructors
Argatha Waller
and
Hollie
Price
.
The objective of the training is to
improve the skills and knowledge
level of the operators so they
can manage their work more
efficiently and continue to improve
plant performance. Workshop
participants noted that the training
was interesting, informative and
enjoyable!
Participants in one of the
workshops at a lecture by
Molly
Kremidas
,
wearing an NFL New
York Giants football uniform made
of Nilit nylon.
An Educational Visit
at a Customer Site
Recently a group of employees visited
a customer’s site to see theirWarping
Operation with specific emphasis on
their
Lindly Quality System
.
A new
version of the system was installed
at Nilit America, and therefore the
employees wanted to learn about it
from people with experience. The
group met with the company’s owners
and with the directors of Quality
Assurance and Production.
From right to left:
Valaire Pilson
,
Quality Assurance;
ArgathaWaller
,
Training instructor;
Suzanne Motley
,
Warping operator;
Jimmy Cockram
,
Production Manager;
Linda Mason
and
Brenda Collins
,
Warping operators.
Israel Alhamias
of Migdal Ha’emek, who has been staying in the United States
on behalf of the company since December 2010, returned to Israel at the
beginning of August
Israel
:
This was a special experience, both professionally and personally.
Professionally, this was a learning experience. I learned how to be open to a
different culture and to other ideas; things are done differently in Israel and
in the US. Together with the operators and managers, we improved the data
collection system in Packaging and Production.This improvement enabled us to
“
visualize” the problems and led subsequently to improving
the way in which we handle irregularities and malfunctions.
We subsequently improved all the working methods for
handling the spinnerets: disassembly, cleaning and assembly
and improving the work tools.
Together with HR we also developed a comprehensive
training program for handling the yarn routes.
As a family, this was an amazing period for us.The children
studied at a Jewish school and we had the opportunity
to get involved in the Jewish community. In addition, we
enjoyed the special opportunity to tour the US.
Thanks to everyone at NilitAmerica for their assistance and friendship
during my stay. I will miss you all!
Father’s Day
at Nilit America
“
Fathers Are Special People!”
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Every year, as Father’s Day
approaches,
Rhelda Shelton
takes pains to decorate the cafeteria for
the special topic. Rhelda displays old
photos of Nilit fathers and the
employees have fun identifying them.
Israel Alhamias from Israel Sums Up
His Mission at Nilit America
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