A . I . / Commissioning a manufacturing

site like this is as much a people issue

as a technical one . The challenge we had

was to put together a team capable of

operating the facilities safely , independently

and eff iciently from the get - go . We involved

all members actively in workstation design

and plant layout from a very early stage .

This involvement has def initely played

a decisive role in building a substantial

and united safety culture . We ’ ve also

How important

are employee

initiative and

empowerment

in your view ?

made changes to the roles of individual

employees . Single workstation operators

have been replaced by multi - skilled

operators who have a role to play

in every production process , monitor

those processes and work on improving

them . Taking this approach has made us

a high - performance plant that benef its from

a learning organisation that is constantly

evolving and adapting as a direct result

of the employees who work in it .

A . I . / The fact that we reached rated

production capacity within twelve

months says a great deal about the robust

design of the plant and the eff iciency

of our processes We ve also seen that

centralising production plays an active role

in site operational excellence The result

is that we now have a stable and reliable

production environment that will support

the growth of our business and help us

build trust based relationships with

our customers and partners The plant still

has signif icant potential for production

You ’ ve now been

in operation for

more than a year

so how would you

assess that period

and what does

the future hold

for you

and operational expansion . In the near

term , we plan to increase our raw materials

storage capacity and install new silos

to boost our production capacity and

prepare for manufacturing more products

We will also be automating the vertical

furnace MHF and the f illing systems

for certain products These improvements

will be another structurally important step

towards greater process stability eff iciency

and safety

A . I . / Those challenges guided all our

decisions from day one onwards . But

thanks to the experience gained at external

production sites and our continuous

product development pathway , we were

able to select the right equipment for our

purposes and def ine the various processes

accurately . So the infrastructure was

designed to optimise f lows and minimise

unnecessary movement . We ’ ve also been

innovative in terms of packaging : our

vacuum - sealed bags allow us to deliver

a more stable , higher - quality product to our

customers . And then , of course , there ’ s the

issue of safety , a fundamental requirement

we ’ ve addressed right from the design

stage by establishing clear procedures

and standards , designing user - friendly

workstations and , most importantly ,

involving employees in making decisions

and communicating good practices .

How have the

challenges of

operational

excellence been

integrated into

the transformation

of your site ?

The team of the Ólvega production

plant in Spain

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