Victoria Blackmer created several documents and made improvements as the Quality Auditor Team Leader, including:
1) Developing rotation schedules, log sheets, and forms to improve organization and documentation for the auditor team.
2) Creating standardized work instructions and ensuring tasks were properly documented to improve process consistency.
3) Finding issues with documentation like test instructions sheets not matching forms and making corrections to enhance accuracy.
4) Improving communication through requesting tools like boards and ensuring management communicated status of parts on hold.
2. Continuous Improvements Contents
Title of of Accomplishments 際際滷
number
Other Findings that needed to be corrected 3
WPO & COMMWIP: Helping out other departments 4
I Created the following Documents: 4-27
-The Dept 715 Rotation Schedule Document 5
-The Hardness Tester Daily Verification Chart 6
-The Leco Saw Replacement Log Sheets 7
-Notice Log Sheet for other dept. to fill out 8
-The Standardized work revision log sheet 9
-Dept. #715 Auditor Parts Put On Hold Log Sheet 10
Audit Reject Log Sheet 11
Improvements in communication 12
Developed dept. 715 Flexibility chart and in charge of updating it. 13
Developed/Updates: Standardized Work (STD) Task Instruction Sheet (TIS) Development 14-27
3. Other Important Findings I Corrected
Found issues/changes that need to be made to TISs &
Forms in different areas of the plant.
-PRS: Forms & TIS did not match
-Headers: TIS for a specific gage was incorrect and
had to go out on the floor with Janet to show her the
correct way to use the gage/she took pictures of me
doing it so she could create the correct TIS for the gage.
Made SOT especially IMPORTANT to do EVERY week,
follow-up and make sure they get COMPLETED in a timely
manner.
My Level 5 Board has been reviewed and is meeting GMS
Metrics (Green across the board) aka my board is REALLY
GOOD!!
4. I took charge of helping the dept. 990 with
conducting WPO. Main focus was to get all the
tools organized. Tools were laying in machines,
lost, on tables, etc.
I got permission from group leaders of the area
to take this chart around and have the team
members make the decision of how they wanted
their tools organized. Final decision made was
to get Perforated Steel Boards with hooks.
Next I went to each line individually because
each line is set up a little different. I kept
COMMWIP in mind. Ex: I decided that there
should be (2) boards: one on each side of the
machine to reduce down time by having to walk
all the way around the machine just to grab a
tool off a board. That costs time and money.
With the help of the team members we came up
with how many boards, where the most effiecent
place to place the boards and what tools
specifically needed.
Currently in the hands of maintenance and
management.
Work Place Organization (WPO) &
COMMWIP
12mm Assym. (990)
WPO- Organize tools and make easier to access
Initial in box associated with what line you work on and then either Board or
Containers
'C' Shift 'B' Shift 'A' Shift
LINES Board Container Board Container Board Container
1
2
3
4
5
Board: Perforated Steel Board with hooks (Depending on the line (1 or more)
boards may be needed to eliminate down time). Containers: (1 or more may be
needed to eliminate down time/size of tools).
5. Shift Shift
A A
B C
C A
Date/s
Team is to rotate ONE task per month
June
September
January
February
August
Audit Task TM ResponsibleMonth
March
April
May
July
ENTER TEAM MEMBER NAME ACCORDING TO TEAM'S PLANNED ROTATION SCHEDULE
Dept. 715 Team Rotation Schedule
(Fill In) Team Members
Jean Boomgaard
Larry Burnett
Roberta Langkammp
Team Members
Susan Hinz
Willie Holmes
Victoria Blackmer
Team: Quality Auditors (QAM)
Date: ________________
Shifts: C/A/B
Team Leader: Victoria Blackmer
Team rotation is now being
implemented through out
the plant. I had to create a
completely different
rotation schedule from
what the other departments
are using because our area
is unique. There is only one
auditor per shift unlike
other departments that
have (ex: 1-6 people) that
can rotate jobs on their
shift.
6. Date Machine
Block
(Scale, value, tolerance) Reading 1 Reading 2 Average* Range* Ok Not Ok Auditor
Ar720 G64 HR30N 80.0 +/- 0.7
Ar720 G64 HR15N 83.01 +/- 1.0
Ar720 G66 HRA 82.9 +/- 0.5
Ar720 G66 HRC 62.5 +/- 0.5
Ar720 G66 HRC 30.8 +/- 1.0
Ar720 G65 HRA 82.9 +/- 0.5
Date Machine
Block
(Scale, value, tolerance) Reading 1 Reading 2 Average* Range* Ok Not Ok Auditor
Ar720 G64 HR30N 80.0 +/- 0.7
Ar720 G64 HR15N 83.01 +/- 1.0
Ar720 G66 HRA 82.9 +/- 0.5
Ar720 G66 HRC 62.5 +/- 0.5
Ar720 G66 HRC 30.8 +/- 1.0
Ar720 G65 HRA 82.9 +/- 0.5
Date Machine
Block
(Scale, value, tolerance) Reading 1 Reading 2 Average* Range* Ok Not Ok Auditor
Ar720 G64 HR30N 80.0 +/- 0.7
Ar720 G64 HR15N 83.01 +/- 1.0
Ar720 G66 HRA 82.9 +/- 0.5
Ar720 G66 HRC 62.5 +/- 0.5
Ar720 G66 HRC 30.8 +/- 1.0
Ar720 G65 HRA 82.9 +/- 0.5
Process: MH Quality: LC
Refer to Form 715-049 for Test Block Serial Number Record.
Hardness Tester Daily Verification Chart
HEAT TREAT INSPECTION DEPT 41715
RETAIN RECORD FOR ONE (1) YEAR MINIMUM
**The average and range do not need to be calculated if readings 1 and 2 are within the test block tolerance.
Form # 972-123 Rev Date: 05AUG14 CN# 1080584268 Released to Floor
I made this form by
making a few changes
to the original form.
You can see the
columns (Machine &
Block) have the
information already
typed on. This is just
a simple way to make
things more efficient
and less time
consuming by having
to write in
information that is
just verbatim
everyday.
7. Date of Saw Change Reason For Change Responsible
Leco Saw Cut off Wheel Replacement Log Sheet
I made this log sheet for
my Auditor Dept. to keep
track of how often the
blade is being changed,
why it needed to be
replaced. This helps give
a better insight to how
long one saw blade lasted
and then another element
to track on cost.
8. Date Name Dept. # Part #
How many
parts were cut?
Cut-off saw blade
condition
For all employees who are NOT in Dept.715 (Auditors): EVERY TIME
you use the saw cut-off machine you MUST fill out this Log sheet!!!!
*As a team we are tracking our cost for a variety of materials we
used. The Leco Saw Blade is one of them. THANK YOU!
To go along with the
previous form; I made
this sheet to keep track
of the usage from other
departments using our
machine.
9. Date
Implemented
Part
#
Part
Name
Title Description Form Revisions Made Responsible
Standardized work revision log sheet
-I made this form to keep
track of all the changes that
are made to: forms, STD
work, TISs, etc.
-This has helped EXTREMELY
better communicate across
shifts, management,
engineers, etc.
-It is a more detailed form
for auditors to understand
where and why changes
were made.
-Another advantage makes
this beneficial for auditors
who fill in, so they can look
at this sheet to see if there
has been any changes that
might effect the way they
conduct an audit, etc.
10. Dept. #715 Auditor Parts Put On Hold Log Sheet
Todays
Date
Shift
Ran
On
Date Ran
On/Hold Tag
Date
Supervisor Part # Tag #
# Of
Containers
Dept. #
Who the parts
are on hold for?
Why parts are on hold?
To go along with the
previous form, I created
the parts put on Hold log
sheet. This helps keep
track of the parts that ONLY
the auditors put on hold
and helps keep track of
scrap cost as well.
Ex: when an auditor puts a
Gon on hold; this sheet is
filled out to keep track of
how long the Gon is sitting
in the containment area
before it is checked by the
appropriate person.
*Trying to eliminate scrap
costs by keeping track of
the Hold Gons and holding
management responsible to
designate the appropriate
person to be held
accountable for deposition.
11. When I first came into the
Auditor Dept. and became the
team leader what struck me as a
concern was the lack of
communication across the
board.
This Form was created to hold
management and engineers
responsible for letting auditors
know how Hold (parts in
question) are being dealt with.
It is important as an auditor to
know what the decision is to
learn, grow and understand.
Holding management & engineers responsible to communicate with auditors.
12. Left Board: To help keep the auditors in the loop about quality alerts
around the plant.
Computer: To make communicating more efficient, ability to
communicate faster with the use of email, resourceful, etc.
Right Board: To help communicate between shifts, announcements,
schedule changes, etc.
To further push for improved communication; I Requested a
few simple tools for our area:
13. Status
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GL
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SH SH SH SH SH SH
6/13/13 6/13/13 5/2/14 5/2/14 5/2/14 5/2/14
WH WH WH WH WH WH
6/2/07 6/2/07 6/2/07 6/2/07 6/2/07 6/2/07
VB VB VB VB VB VB
2/19/13 2/19/13 2/19/13 2/19/13 2/19/13 2/19/13
JB JB JB JB JB JB
2/2/15 2/2/15 2/2/15 2/2/15 2/2/15 2/2/15
FLEXIBILITY CHART Area / Team: Dept 715 (Headers Dept 957 Audit) Update 2-2-2015 Shift: All
DateEnteredTeam
Operation / Task
12mmPlunger
28151910
12mmBody
25176235
PRS
5232458
TrainerCertification
(forJITprocess)
TRAINING STATUS KEY
PRS
5232648
PRS
5232789
PRS
25338624
Team Member Names
Enter each team member's training status. When the TM is certified to perform the operation @ 3/4 Circle, enter date. T/M to initial.
Willie Holmes
5/22/06
New Member - No Knowledge on this job
Knows Steps (in training)
Susan Hinz
2/13/06
Can perform job to Quality and Safety but
not in cycle time/takt time
Can perform job to quality, safety and in
cycle time/takt time without assistance
Can train job to Job Instruction Training
Standard
Victoria Blackmer
2/3/14
Jean Boomgaard
Month
RL RL RL RL RL RL Jan
6/1/06 6/1/06 6/1/06 6/1/06 6/1/06 6/1/06
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
July
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
GLInitials
Operation / Station #
Roberta Langkamp
5/30/06
JIT PROCESS CHECK
SIGN-OFF
Larry Burnett
7/1/07
Initials of Team Member
Date Certified
CMG
7/2/12
14. After moving into this area I started looking into all required audits, STD Work, all forms, TIS,
etc. Found a lot of things that either needed to be updated, missing, incorrect TISs, and then
forms I developed myself.
One important audit did not have a STD TIS the Dirt Check Audit. This check is done once a week
and basically checks for how much dirt is on the parts. It involves 9 different parts that have be
tarred down and completely rinsed.
Starts with the collection route, dirt check process (prep, tear down of each part, after dirt
check is completed. Etc.)
Each part has to have its own STD TIS. I Had to take well over 100 pictures so far.
Parts: 921, T-car, HVL, HFV6, LRHVL, SRHVL, 12mm, Deac Bodies, Deac Pin Housing.
Since I am the only auditor who does the check and knows how to do everything I started working
with an engineer to Develop STD work TIS for the Dirt Check Audit. (I put some of the rough
draft TISs on here that I have done myself). Its a big project that is on going currently.
The examples to follow are all classified documents that I can not share. Per General Motors
Standardized Work (STD) Task Instruction Sheet (TIS) Development
15. Everyday I do my job to the fullest.
If I have extra time during my shift instead of not doing anything I find things to do like I enjoy
finding/working on projects that help other departments.
My saw blade project has turned into a great example of continuous improvements! I have a
whole other power point capturing the project.