Thank you.
For being there at early morning meetings and for working late into the night.
For suggesting new methods and mastering new machines. For enduring the frustration of a new way that didn’t work. For sticking with it.
For standing up and speaking out. For leaning forward and listening. For taking the chance to trust, to empower, to try.
And for doing it all, day after day.
Your work has paid off. The quality and durability of our cars and trucks has improved in recent years, and we are making great strides as shown by our own internal and independent outside measurements.
On a sunny Saturday in August, Emily Fisher was out shopping with her family.
Emily is an environmental engineer who works at the Ren Cen.
On that particular Saturday, her focus was totally on being “mom,” as she and her husband shopped at Costco with their 8- and 4-year-old daughters. In fact, they were shopping for supplies for her younger daughter’s birthday party the next day.
They had just bought the burgers, hot dogs, a veggie tray and other supplies and were all sitting down enjoying an ice cream at the snack bar before heading out.
Then, they heard several loud bangs, an alarm going off and the sound of people scattering in fear.
Rob Weber is a self-described “frugal guy,” so he noticed a small savings in a small bottle right away.
Rob is a hybrid technician and prototype machinist. He uses a 4 oz. plastic bottle to collect oil samples from the test units and machinery at his job. Recently, when getting bottles from the stock area, he noticed the supplier refilling the area had very similar bottles with him.
Rob asked what the difference between the bottles were. He learned they were basically the same except for a different cap and the price. The current bottle cost $2.50, while the other cost $0.43.
He brought it forward to the cost savings team for the site, which approved the change.
At a savings of over $2 per bottle, that could save up to $2,000 per month at just the one facility.