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8 I EFA Inspection Associates Attain Safety Recognition Congratulations to Associates in the Inspection Department for their continued safe working practices. The entire Inspection Department has worked 373 days without an accident. 1st Shift Inspection Department pictured left to right: (Back Row) Allen Moody, Jeno Csejtey, Elvin Fleming, Perry Bennett, Ray Shelton, Chris Fields, Marty Edwards; (Middle Row) Kenneth Burton, Alta Baker, Mike Burnette; (Front Row) Ricky Goins, Ronnie Hilliard and James Hill. 2nd Shift Inspection Department pictured left to right: (Back Row) Gary Matthews, Wayne Nichols, Jerry Maynard, Sam Fagg, Ron Boyd; (Front Row) Reginald Bryant, Charles Comer, Chris Hutchens, Chris Reaves, William Baysinger, Steve Burton, Tyrone Hamilton and Carl Sutton. Robbins/Berlin Join EFA Team James Robbins and Don Berlin have joined our Company as Ex ecutive Vice President Marketing/ Sales and Director of Development, respectively. Jim is a graduate of Fairleigh Dickenson University with a B.S. Degree in Marketing. He will be responsible for all marketing and sales for EFA, including Renais sance Laces. Jim and his wife Gigi have a nine year old daughter, Kelly. Don is a graduate of Clemson University. He has extensive experience in our in dustry and will be directing our Product Development Program. Don and his wife Laura have a six year old son, Donald. The Robbins and Berlin families will reside in Greensboro, North Carolina. James Robbins Don Berlin V ' I EFA Associate Retires Joe Woolard, Maintenance Technician retired on August 1, 1992. EFA Associates Recognized For Outstanding Service EFA Associates and family members walked ten (10) miles to support March of Dimes and its Campaign for Healthier Babies. Front row: Matthew Gorga, Caroline Gorga. Second Row: Carolyn Gorga, Joe Rorrer, Becky Morgan, Bobbie Mon- nett, Joe Gorga. Third Row: Bob Cox, Herb Netherton, Dottie Netherton, Gary Monroe. Fourth Row: Joseph Sirianni, John Anthony Firovanti, John Firovanti and Shirley Weeks. Not pictured Kathy Erickson. Associate Involvement At EFA In July 1992, EFA implemented the EFA AIM program. AIM is an acronym for “Associate Improvement Memo”. The EFA AIM program formally documents Associate contributions in the pursuit of continuous improvement. An AIM can be an idea, comment, thought or suggestion in respect to safety, quality, delivery, cost, efficiency or any other topic. The process requires that the Associate’s direct super visor respond within 24 hours and turn the AIM in to the AIM committee. The AIM committee will map out an action plan, completion date, and a responsible manager for every AIM. Also in July, EFA introduced the “Quality First Communication Center”. The communication center is divided in to three individual boards; 1) Safety Awareness, 2) Quality First Communica tions, and 3) Associate Involvement. The board is centrally located in the inspec tion department and displays vital feed back information including safety reports, quality charts, and an AIM summary report. Ginny McMasters turned in an AIM which sug gested the use of headsets during warping start up. The AIM was investigated and implemented within 72 hours. The successful implementation has contributed to a 40% reduction in nylon warping start-up time. Thanks Ginny. Chris Fields and Samantha Baker are shown discussing quality items at the Quality First Communication Center. EFA Associates Earn Fire Prevention Recognition Mr. Bill Dameron, Safety Representative of North Carolina Industrial Commission, Raleigh, North Carolina, trained EFA Associates in Fire Prevention. The following Associates earned recognition for completing Fire Prevention Class, as well as the opportunity to in dividually extinguish a fire: Mike Farmer, Tom Graham, Harry Dishon, Tommy Hazelwood, Larry Knight, Frank Yost, Linda Duncan, Susan Brown, Raymond Lewis, Shirley Weeks, Glenda Bunch, George Gage, Larry McCloskey, Mark Ayers, Tim Means, Ted Brown, Ralph Vernon, Mike Gabby, Ed Harmon, John Connolly and Bruce Gammon. Ed Hannon, Maintenance Technician is shown extinguishing fire. associate! RECOGNITION | 5 YEARS 10 YEARS 20 YEARS Service Awards... Ann Nichols James Hill Randal Mahaley Martha Burkes Kenny True Carol Strickland Harry Anderson Lloyd Hetzel Elvin Fleming Joe Woolard Lacy Turner Ricky Goins Mary S. Allison Ginny McMasters Chris Fields Martin Edwards Bobbie Monnett James Watkins Trudy Baysinger Pat Greene Doug Almashy Lottie Allen Alta S. Baker