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be a pride of ownership that lasts way beyond completion of
the actual maintenance task.
Bob Tormay, Group Leader, Foundry

Before TPM we were just issued jobs - no input asked for, no
feedback given. Now we get feedback in our TPM meetings
and have a much more responsible role because of the team-
working.
Graham Wignall, Fitter, Beach Boys team

Immediate objectives
€500 000 of further cost savings
Reduce unit costs to give a total reduction of 35 per cent over two years
to the end of 1998, enabling RHP to compete in Asian markets
TPM applied to all key processes
Reinforcing 5S/CAN DO discipline
Trialling of new TPM database to run alongside Mainpac, which will
record fault history. All twelve critical machines in machine shop to be
recorded on database, from current three
All site staff involved in TPM by the end of 1998
Run awareness workshop with new team members
Coaching existing teams
Each team to have a mentor from management team
Teams to have forum for sharing ideas
Team responsibility for setting own objectives and sign-off required
before moving to the next stage
Standardizing of TPM activity boards

4.0 The future for TPM
RHP Blackburn’s continued commitment to TPM is echoed by its mission
statement for 1998: ‘To secure our future through the development of our
people, plant and processes, in order to achieve the company vision of becoming
a world-class organization.’
A priority for this year is the retraining of team members. As TPM has
developed at the plant, enthusiasm for results has meant that steps in the
process have sometimes been skipped. The training will refocus the teams to
the seven-step process and emphasize the need for obsessive attention to
detail.
Just like the individual teams, the TPM development at RHP is evolutionary,
reaching and then maintaining new levels of best working practices. As Plant
Manager, Danny McGuire, concludes: ’The greatest asset we have at RHP
Blackburn is our people. It is they who have made TPM work and it is TPM
which has allowed their potential and enthusiasm to be tapped.’