Houseboating Adventures - Issue 20 - (Page 35) Above: Dave Corbin (foreground purple shiret) and his Quality Manager, Mike Warford, looking over boat 1288, the final boat to be completed on the March production schedule. Right page: Dave’s desktop reflects his attention to detail and what is most important to him. shop floor by 7AM. I walk through the plant anywhere from 10 to 16 times each day, to check on production and keep abreast of the challenges we are facing. I want to be accessible to my people, so I try to speak to everyone, every day, even if it is just to say hello. I have a mandatory managers meeting with all departments on Monday’s and Wednesday at 8:40 AM. We discuss every boat in production – usually10 to 14 boats are in production at any given time; where they stand in relation to the production schedule -are they on schedule or are they behind and if so, why; what unique design challenges any boat my present, and if there are any other issues with parts or personnel. After that, we review the blue prints of upcoming projects to see if there are going to be any special needs to be met and to be sure we have received the communications correctly from the customer. On Thursdays we have an additional )6B@" A05("%C&5AB9&@ Managers meeting at 1:30 PM to review the week and prepare for the upcoming week. The remainder of my time is spent finding custom solutions to challenging problems or making decisions between different possible solutions." When Dave is asked what he likes best about his position he’ll tell you the camaraderie of the team; he really likes the people he works with and, maybe more importantly, he respect’s them and the work they do. "I was talking with my son, Chad, this past weekend. He is an Airborne Ranger qualified, First Lieutenant in the United States Army leading a platoon of soldiers in Iraq right now. He and I often discuss challenges we face and I think he would agree with me when I say persistence makes a person successful;
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