Senator’s success can be attributed to the team ethos and commitment of its workforce. However, the last two years have seen the introduction of a much more powerful phenomenon, Continuous Improvement.

Senator’s commitment to Continuous Improvement has seen the embrace of many modern management techniques, in order to increase turnover and decrease costs, including:-

  • 5 – S Organisation
  • 7 – Waste Stream Improvement
  • Kaizen Teamwork
  • Supplier Chain Management
  • Total Productive Maintenance
  • Set-up Reduction Technique
  • Lead Time Analysis
  • Value Stream Mapping

Senator’s Continuous Improvement Philosophy is as follows:-

  • Never be happy with current methods – there are always ways of improving.
  • Involve operatives and listen to everyone’s point of view.
  • Action ideas as soon as possible, delays cause disappointment.
  • Talk to everyone who puts forward ideas, people like to be recognised.
  • Empower people to look after their own area.
  • Go slowly – “A long journey is only achieved through a series of small steps”.

The results of this Continuous Improvement programme are:-

  • An involved and motivated workforce – job satisfaction.
  • Better organised working areas – space magically appears.
  • Better efficiencies everywhere – less wasted production.
  • Faster production – increased profitability.