history behind the implementation of tpm
On 2011 i became an engineer in charge of managing and sustain Total Productive Maintenance. I has in charge all the metrics, all the administrative tools and also create standards; the maintenance team which i have summoned for the support of the implemmentation; we jointly created a system for the whole organization to take part of this program.
It was a huge task to do this with 4 Business Units and more than 1500 people working on two shifts; so we had to train in both all 4 units and also both shifts and growing; by 2013 we the Company expanded to 1800 people and twomore business units were created. So we came with the ideas of diviiding the engineers by Business Units and also heading this implemmentaion a TPM Champion; going back to 2011 as a Champion we had many people indirectly in charge mainly for initial cleanings and trainings; handling people is very challenging but with time and pacience in a few weeks it was all on the way of great results. Our Availability was on the top; a world standard and over the goal as world class.
The Challenges
When someone is implemmenting TPM the important thing is to divide and share responsabilities to make things happen; hold accountable engineers, technicians, operators and mainly managers to create an environment or team work; everybody should know the importance of TPM and the way Maintenance is in many ways like the Atlas holding the world on its back; Maintenance is very important for an organization and that is just because technology and new tools are on the need for more maintenance specialists; CNC equipment and more and more equipment build up by Mechatronical Engineers to satisfy industry requirements and so Maintenance Engineers are becoming if not common; more frecuent.
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