(See the original post, click here) Manufacturing Value No. 15 – Pride in Mohawk Everyone should take pride and protection in their work place. At Mohawk, everyone has responsibility with their impact on the company. As a small business, everyone…
Manuf. Value 14 – Think Safety, Act Safely – 2019
(See the original post from 2017, click here) Manufacturing Value No. 14 – Think Safety, Act Safely In a manufacturing environment, safety protocol is extremely important. All staff among hire, are immediately trained on safety and emergency rules. These are…
Manuf. Values 12 & 13 – Criticism and TEAMWORK – 2019
Manufacturing Value No. 12 – Praise More Than Criticize At Mohawk, this is one of the values we hold true to and practice daily. Praising efforts, encouraging each other and creating a family environment is something we aim to do…
Manuf. Value 11 – Maintain/Organize 5S Procedures – 2019
Manufacturing Value No. 11 – Maintain 5S Policies and Standards (See the original post from 2017: click here) On the production floor, it is important for the team to stay organized when working on their daily task. Organization is one…
Manuf. Value 10 – Keep Things Fun – 2019
Manufacturing Value # 10 – Keep Things Fun To see our complete list, please click here. In manufacturing, time and deadlines are constantly under pressure to meet delivery expectations. So, many would question this value as to “how can you…
Manuf. Values 8 & 9 – Seek Improvement, Be On-Time – 2019
Repost January 2017 – click here for more archives. Manufacturing Value No. 8 – Continuously Seek Improvement At Mohawk, we are always seeking improvement on standard processes to benefit both our employees and customers. When problems arise in the workplace…
Manuf. Value 6 & 7 – Personal Responsibility – 2019
Repost from January 2017 – click here. Manufacturing Value No. 6 – Doing it Right the First Time The title of this value is pretty self-explanatory. Since the projects we take on can inflict injury or death during operation, the…
Manuf. Value 5 – Appropriately Stressed – 2019
Repost from July 2018 – click here. As a part of our many values here at Mohawk, practicing teamwork has always been one of the top priorities. After a recent conference with other manufacturers around the state of Delaware, a…
Manuf. Value 4 – Understand & Follow Procedures – 2019
Repost & revised from December 2016 – click here. Manufacturing Values No. 4 – Understanding and Following Procedures At Mohawk, there are numerous reasons to have effective procedures, work instructions and manuals in place. Our production team is dedicated to…
CASE STUDY – Design, Prototyping and Just in Time Delivery
Design, Prototyping and Just in Time Delivery Design Assistance A customer informed us that they were rejecting a large quantity of assemblies because the insulation resistance (IR) was below the end user’s minimum specification. After reviewing their data, we…