“ Without continual growth and progress, such words as improvement, achievement, and success have no meaning.”
Benjamin Franklin
Sur-Seal® is on a journey, Our World Class Journey. We firmly believe that we have what it takes to be a World Class company, and we are taking the steps necessary to get us there.
Sur-Seal® kicked off Our World Class Journey in January of 2010. We have a three year plan laid out to help us take leaps towards our goal, each year make improvements with a different end goal in mind. Year One was building a strong foundation based on lean principles, Year Two is to work on quality and processes with our customers, Year Three is to work with our suppliers. We know that this is a journey that never truly ends, because there are always new and innovative ways for us to improve.
In 2010 Sur-Seal® was featured in a presentation at the Association of Manufacturing Excellence 2010 conference in Baltimore, MD. The presentation was given by Mark Preston on his “13 Weeks to Lean” program and the changes Sur-Seal® had made since starting the program at the beginning of that year. Mick Wilz, with the help of Mark Preston, spearheaded the “13 Weeks to Lean” program for Sur-Seal®; educating the associates on Lean, developing visual tools to help organize and manage production, and implementing the changes. While Sur-Seal® is not finished with the program the benefits of Lean are already being felt throughout the organization.