Metal Art
Case study · Metal Art · Metal manufacturing

Lean on the production floor. And in the office too.

Tools
5S + VSM
Where
Floor + office
Qualification
NZQA certificate

"Working with The Lean Hub has significantly elevated both our operational capability and our organisational culture."

TL
Tracey Longstaff
Co-owner and Director, Metal Art
The challenge

Hidden waste, in places nobody was looking.

Metal Art wanted continuous improvement to be part of everyday work, not a one-off project. That meant looking beyond the production floor to the office and admin processes as well.

The team was mixed, including people with English as a second language, so the learning had to work for everyone.

What we did

Structured, work-based learning in the workplace.

We delivered the NZQA New Zealand Certificate in Lean and Operational Excellence on site, applying Lean tools such as 5S and value stream mapping on the production floor and in the office.

Our facilitators built the learning around Metal Art's own work and made sure every learner could take part and succeed.

What changed
More productive
Streamlined workflows and less hidden waste
Clearer
Greater clarity of process across departments
Better flow
Information moving more smoothly between departments
Everyone in
Team members with English as a second language now key contributors to improvement
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