Southwire Company

Request for proposal OPS Initiative

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OPS Manager, Southwire
One Southwire Drive
Carrollton, GA 30119
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Phone number

Organizational Overview

The Southwire Company was founded during 1950 by Roy Richards Sr. Roy launched the Southwire Company in an effort to provide his eighty five year old grandma and his area with electrical energy. During the last fifty nine years Southwire has expanded to be the world’s number one privately managed cable and wire producing organization. Southwire presently operates several units throughout North America with worker quantities varying roughly 5,000. Around a hundred thirty five countries are supplied with Southwire products and a 5th of all homes have different kinds of Southwire’s product. Southwire’s business headquarters are situated in Roy Richards’s home town of Carrollton, Georgia. Southwire is known as the world’s top inventor and supplier of cable and wire. Southwire’s mission is to relentlessly continue operational excellence to remain ahead of our rivalry.

Project Overview

The objective of this offer is to hire outside instructors who will help the growth Southwire’s Operational Perfection System (OPS program).

Objective

Southwire is presently along the way of achieving the Occupational Safety and Heath Administrations (OSHA) desired Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) honor. Family has remained one of Southwire’s unifying concepts all through the company’s past. Southwire has selected to accomplish VPP reputation so as to offer workers with unmatched working environments. The execution of OSHA’s VPP will encourage effective worksite-based security and healthy working environments for all workers. The development of OPS tradition will contribute to business achievement and help the VPP process. OPS will actively create processes and procedures meant to remove waste while maintaining excellent working environments.

Recipient

Southwire is presently looking for a team of ten qualified persons to create and maintain a new operational program defined as OPS. The execution of this program will be checked at the Southwire Utility Products Plant (SCUPP) situated at company headquarters in Carrollton, Georgia. Individuals should have a minimum of a bachelor’s qualification in business, engineering or relevant field. Experience in a production environment is a plus. Fluent computer abilities and communication abilities will contribute to job accomplishment. Applicants will be needed to know several processes linked with Southwire’s production environment. Interaction with management and general laborer’s is pertinent to job accomplishment.

Deliverables

1) Creation of Standardized process and procedures which help remove scrap.
2) Training Videos showing correct machine installation and operation.
3) New User Guides which describe rates, speed, and process objectives.
4) Monthly safety conferences are held which evaluate company growth, PowerPoint demonstrations which evaluate progress should be developed monthly until project is finished.
5) Detail reports shown monthly detailing OPS improvement.
6) Standardized work stations which use related devices for each work station should be implanted.
7) Worker Surveys relating the OPS culture and VPP modifications.
8) New worker time cards which monitor daily manufacturing.
9) Quarterly revision of OPS improvement must be accessed every three months.
10) Pilot testing of all process or procedures must be carried out before implantation.

Timeline

The Southwire Company will accept proposal replies until July 1, 2009. Replies must be sent straight to -----------@southwire.com Replies received after July 1, 2009 won't be considered. Proposal replies should include a minimum of ten copies that include organization name, address and contact details.

Proposal Format

Proposals should incorporate:

1) Detail explanation of processes used to carry out OPS training.
2) Total cost of OPS execution.
3) Breakdown of individual cost of OPS initiatives.
4) Detailed time line linked with training process.
5) Individual qualifications of possible training applicants.
6) Proposals must be submitted as PDF files detailing all proposal requirements.
7) At least 3 project referrals should be incorporated.

Assumptions and Agreements

Southwire will submit the application for VPP position on January 2, 2012. The OPS program should be fully functional by December 31, 2010. The OPS will remain a cultural change in the Southwire Company. A detail Invoice detailing all cost of OPS training should be submitted to Stuart Thorn (CEO) by the authorized date. Ultimate decision will be examined by Southwire’s board of directors. Expense, experience, skills and adherence to Southwire’s objectives will contribute to ultimate decision.

Additional Information
----------------- administrative assistant
770-832-4368
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Sincerely,
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