Culture
What are the four basic principles of Gore culture?
Freedom, Fairness, Commitment, Waterline
Is direct and one-to-one in our culture
Communication
Who's responsibility is it to ensure your training is up to date prior to performing work or processing?
Your own responsibility
What does GBS stand for?
Gore Business System
When an organization has _______ flow, work moves steadily and predictably, and waste is easier to see.
Good
We believe in each other, and we will allow, help and empower our fellow Associates to grow in knowledge, skill and scope of responsibility.
Freedom
This principle uses a boat as a metaphor
Waterline
When should you change your gloves?
To prevent contamination, gloves must be changed any time they become soiled or torn.
What is 6s?
Workplace organization: Sort, Set in Order, Shine, Standardize, Sustain, and Safety.
When the flow is ____ work starts and stops. Waste gets both amplified and hidden. Every time there's a break in the flow, chances of accumulating waste increase.
Bad
Together, we are responsible for sustaining an engaging Enterprise built on inclusiveness, striving to be fair with each other and everyone with whom we do business.
Fairness
We will strive to practice this with each other, our suppliers, and our customers
Fairness
What do you do if you come across any vermin in the cleanroom?
All associates are responsible for reporting and capturing any pest or vermin that are seen in the cleanrooms, grayrooms, material cleaning rooms, and raw material storage.
Capture, bag (labeled with Associate contact name/ID, date, location description (e.g.: floor, wall, workbench) and room number) and give the pest or vermin to the Environmental Monitoring and Control (EM&C) associate. If pest came in contact with product contact surfaces wipe down with IPA.
If pest or vermin cannot be captured contact EM&C with details for investigation documentation. (MD238)
A practice of understanding current state and continuously improving towards an ideal state of zero-waste using structured methods.
Lean
Approximate production, estimated demand, large lots, high inventory, problems are hidden and emerge as fires to fight, waste by design
PUSH
We make and keep our own commitments to demonstrate personal responsibility to each other, our teams and our customers.
Commitment
This is considered a promise
Commitment
What is an NCR?
Non-fulfillment of a specified requirement (including procedural, documentation, process, specifications, environmental condition, etc.).
What are the 8 wastes?
DOWNTIME: Defects, Overproduction, Waiting, Non-Utilized Talent, Transportation, Inventory, Motion, Extra Processing.
Actual customer demand triggers all activity in ideal ____ system. Precise production, actual demand, small lots, low inventory, visual management makes problems obvious, problem solving removes waste.
Pull
We are all shareholders, and we will consult with the appropriate Associates before taking an action that could cause serious damage to the long-term success or reputation of our Enterprise.
Waterline
This principle is based on the belief that we will more than exceed expectations when given the freedom to do so
Freedom
Name five things not allowed in the clean room?
Fuzzy clothing articles, items containing decorations (such as glitter), cosmetics (not allowed include eye make-up, facial make-up, fingernail polish/gel (colored or clear), non-permanent hair dye, and synthetic nails or eye lashes), No tobacco, foods of any kind, gum, candy, or beverages are allowed. Pencils and erasers are not allowed in the grayrooms, cleanrooms, or controlled environments at any time. All paperwork in cleanrooms and controlled environments must be in plastic report covers or plastic binders where applicable
Steps in our process that an informed customer is willing to pay for
Value
"Change for the Better" and equates with continuous improvement
Kaizen