COMPANY:·WainwrightIndustries,Inc.CORPORATEADDRESS:·P.O.Box64017CermakBoulevardSaintPeters,Missouri63376SIZE(employees):·185UNION(S):·Non-unionINDUSTRY:·AutomotiveandaerospacecomponentsSICCODE:·3469NEARESTMETROAREA/MILES:·SaintLouis,MO(15miles)CONGRESSIONALDISTRICT:·MO-09SECTOR:·PrivateOWNERSHIP:·Privately-held,family-ownedCONTACTA.DonaldWainwrightChiefExecutiveOfficer·WainwrightIndustriesP.O.Box640St.Peters,MO63376(314)278-5850Fax:(314)278-8806·MichaelSimmsPlantManagerWainwrightIndustriesP.O.Box640St.Peters,MO63376(314)278-5850Fax:(314)278-8806/www/wwwroot/www.botuzhiku.cn/worker/runtime/JiuNiaoWork/Fle/18819/85454d8c-1ef3-41e8-9a0f-e6353c535994.docBuildingGlobalTeamsToDeliverIntegratedSolutionsDATE:·07/07/94COMPANYDESCRIPTION:·WainwrightIndustrieswasfoundedin1947,producingcomponentsforinternalcombustionengines.·Thecompanyhasexpandedintotheproductionofprecisionpartsandassembledsystems.Thecompanyoccupiesa110,000squarefootfacilityinSt.Peters,MO,andtwosmallersatellitefacilities.Wainwrightemployeesatotalof185associatesandhasannualsalesofapproximately$20million.TRAININGANDCONTINUOUSLEARNING:Eachnewassociateundergoesatwo-weekorientationtrainingprogram.Theorientationincludesanintroductionintothephilosophicalandhistoricalviewpointsofthecompany.Thenewassociatealsolearnsaboutthecompany'squalityandcustomersatisfactionprocessesandthemetricsinvolvedintheseprocesses.ThesecondphaseoftheorientationisspecifictraininginsuchareasasStatisticalProcessControlandhazardousmaterialscommunications.Thenewassociatealsoreceiveson-the-joborientationtraining.Overthecourseofthefirstthreemonths,newassociateshavethreemeetingswiththecompany'schairman,Mr.D.Wainwright.Atthesemeetings,Mr.Wainwrightdiscussesthecompany'scultureandbusinessmodel.Alloperatorsarecross-trained,baseduponacertificationprocess.Thegoaloftheprocessistoensurejobknowledge,documentationofeachoperator'sleveloftraining,andrecognition.Inordertoachievecertification,anassociatemustpassatest.Thecertificationandtestarebasedupontrainingmanualsforeachinternaloperationthatweredesignedbytheassociatesthemselves.Thecertificationprocedureandcross-trainingimprovesflexibility,allowingforgreaterlatitudeinjobrotationandstaffing.For1994,Wainwrightwillspendinexcessof7percentofpayrollonassociatetraining.Thecompanystressesthattrainingandeducationarepreparationforadvancement.In1992,abasicskillsinventoryforeveryassociatewasconductedandatrainingprogramwastailoredtoeachindividual'sneeds.Afterthebasictrainingwasaccomplished,standardtraining,suchasSPCandsafety,wasconducted.Overtime,newtraininginbasicvaluesandcommunicationsskillshasbeenadded.Wainwrighthasenteredintopartnershipwiththreelocalschoolstoconductmostofitsin-housetraininganddevelopmentandclassroominstruction.Thetrainingisprovidedbothonthecompany'spremisesandattheschools.Thesethreeschoolsare:UniversityofMissouri,/www/wwwroot/www.botuzhiku.cn/worker/runtime/JiuNiaoWork/Fle/18819/85454d8c-1ef3-41e8-9a0f-e6353c535994.docBuildingGlobalTeamsToDeliverIntegratedSolutionstheRankinTechnicalSchool,andLewis&ClarkAdultEducation-CustomizedTraining./www/wwwroot/www.botuzhiku.cn/worker/runtime/JiuNiaoWork/Fle/18819/85454d8c-1ef3-41e8-9a0f-e6353c535994.docBuildingGlobalTeamsToDeliverIntegratedSolutionsEMPLOYEEPARTICIPATION:Wainwright'sassociatesareinvolvedthroughthecompany'sContinuousImprovementProcess(CIP),e...
