Electric.ie March/April 2020

ELECTRIC.IE • The Magazine & Website for the Irish Electrical Industry • 39 ATC ATC - Thinking Lean with 5S Accreditation ACHIEVEMENTS • Better productivity in Technical and Quality Testing Departments with the creation of new procedures and project plans, as well as new shelving and locations for all work tools. • Integration of 5S Principals with our ISO Quality Accreditation. • Comprehensive Policies and Procedures, along with a strict Audit Schedule ensures long-term implementation and achievement of all efficiencies. • Green Competitiveness with the goal to eliminate waste and the introduction of measures such as increased recycling efforts, recycling rain water and a more detailed Environmental Policy being adopted. • Enhanced Health & Safety Procedures with staff training, updates to Health & Safety procedures and a comprehensive floor plan showing key areas for health and safety zones. • A safe, healthy and orderly work environment following a systematic clean-up process. • Improved Teamwork and Staff Morale contributing to the existing “Quality Culture” in the Company. “The management team’s suggestion that we look at implementing the 5S Lean programme raised questions of why and how this could be done in a busy working warehouse. Once the project was up and running, the benefits became very clear and the Lean transformation 5S programme simplified and standardised our processes. The result was a safer and better working environment for our team” - Kieran Prendergast Warehouse Supervisor L to R: Graham Bennett, Liam Murray, Carole Lawlor, Peter Lawlor, Kieran Prendergast, Daniel Dalby, Eduard Mihoc and Paul Bennett.