Essex Industries Champions a Lean Six Sigma Transformation
Essex Industries, a leading supplier to the aerospace, defense and first response, medical markets, launched their Lean Six Sigma program to lower costs, improve quality and increase employee involvement by holding training sessions for production, quality and manufacturing staff.
Lean Six Sigma combines the two management philosophies of Lean and Six Sigma into a single strategy. Lean manufacturing improves productivity, workflow and engagement by increasing employee awareness of waste and providing them with tools to eliminate it. Six Sigma improves production or service methods by eliminating process variations.
With funding assistance from a MO Customized Training grant, Essex is partnering with the Workforce Solutions Group, to delivery all of the specialized training needed for their Lean Six Sigma transformation.
Read on to learn more about Essex's program or contact Pat Tuttle to talk about designing a customized training program for your company.
Gov. Jay Nixon presents the award to Kelly Foster, Sigma-Aldrich, (center) also pictured is Dr. Roderick Nunn, STLCC .
Sigma-AldrichCorporation, along with its long standing training partner, the Workforce Solutions Group, received the Governor's Innovative Industry Training Award.
The award recognizes a Missouri company that demonstrates outstanding success in workforce training.
"Sigma-Aldrich is honored to receive this award," said Kelly Foster, director of operations for Sigma-Aldrich. "Our multiyear relationship with St. Louis Community College has been instrumental in driving a transformational culture of operational excellence at our St. Louis sites. Employees are trained in and believe in the concepts of lean manufacturing and 5S, and our customers recognize the resulting improvements in our facilities and processes. We appreciate the support from the college and look forward to many more years of this partnership."
According to the 2010 Bureau of Labor Statistics, there will be a 12 percent increase, or approximately 12,900 jobs, for water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators across the nation within the 2010-2020 job outlook. The Workforce Solutions Group's drinking water operator accelerated training program, funded by an Environmental Protection Agency, Region 7 grant, is designed to address this increase as well as the projection that many water operators are reaching retirement age within the next 5 years.
The next course starts on November 7 and ends December 19. The program is tuition-free to eligible individuals who meet the screening requirements. For more information, contact Rene Dulle or at 314-539-5296.
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