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Time Team Members Team Leaders Group Leaders
• Must be in break • TL conducts GL communicates pertinent
area for meeting— meeting in information related to:
paid time absence of GL • Company news or
• TMs may make • TL conveys changes
announcements information for • Production, safety, and
Communic- or requests teams quality issues
ation • Information relevant to
Meeting the group
(5 minutes • Continuous
at end of improvement review
break) and changes
• Hand out suggestion
awards to TMs and
TLs
• Any other news or
information

• Verify position • Assure smooth • Assure smooth start of
for job rotation start of production production
• Report to • Assure that all • Verify all TMs are in
assigned job TMs are punctual position on time
location and in place
Production • Be ready to work • Assure TM
Restart when the line compliance with
starts safety
• Assure TM
compliance with
standardized
work

• Same as morning • Same as morning • Same as morning
break break break
• TMs may have • TL may lead a • GL may attend
Quality Circle Quality Circle Quality Circle
meeting meeting meeting
Lunch time • Group PT • Resume production • Other lunch meetings
activity may be same as break time as required
held • Resume production
• Resume same as break time
production same
as break time

Table 10-1. (Continued)