Plant Manager

Area Sales
Manager
HR Manager

Supervisor

Union
Foreman

Hourly Wages
Salaried Employee
Employee
 Missing scope of career progression at all levels

 Lack of authority with bag full of responsibility

 Lack of requisite skills and insufficient training

 Issues in dealing with hourly wage employees

 Improper communication channels

 Strenuous working conditions, heavy work load, tough

targets, health hazards, and tongue lashings by the seniors
 Increase in cost of raw materials squeezing the bottom line
($25/ barrel to $95/barrel for crude oil, an important raw
material for tire manufacturing)

Increase in pressure to meet demand from OEM (25,000

passenger and light tire trucks manufacturing)

Presence of more hourly wagers than salaried employees

(970 – hourly and 150 – salaried)

 Missing opportunities for growth (50 – foremen, 13- general

supervisor , 5 – area mangers)

 Staffing concerns ( 80% - Internal promotions , 16%-

college grads , 4% - internal plant transfers)

High attrition rate of foremen ( 23 / 50)

Training, mentoring, participation in group Decision making ( boost
Morale + better attitude of young foremen + 21% - Employee
Satisfaction Survey)

More team building activities that would help in improving employee

relationship (Employee Feedback Form + more participation)

Making place for the foreman so as to have significant authority

(Employee Feedback)

More understanding between management and foremen

(30% - Employee Satisfaction Survey).

Work on improving the employees’ skills and toolset

(28% - Employee Satisfaction Survey)
Creation of a new communication channel between foreman & union
(Employee Feedback Form)

Three shifts of 8 hrs instead of two shifts of 12 hrs (which will

increase productivity)

Increase in accountability in terms of monitoring and helping lower

levels – creation of a reviewer post (Consultation Result).

 More internal promotions rather than external hires( promote talents

within, instead of hiring externally)
 Plant Manager

Area Sales
Manager
HR Manager

Supervisor

Union
Foreman

Hourly Wages
Salaried Employee
Employee
Increase HR events by organizing events like TGIF, social gatherings

Motivate the supervisors by paying incentives to those who mentor

their subordinates (internal)

Update the employee hand book and guideline book with all basic
instructions to be provided (organization knowhow and training)

Improve the performance evaluation system that includes 360 degree

approach at all levels of the organization.

 Facilitation of more efficient and proactive grievance cell by having

a good mix of senior managers and HR.
THE GREATNESS OF THIS MAN WAS HIS SIMPLICITY!