This is Scunthorpe --ACTION has been taken by senior managers on the Tata Steel works in Scunthorpe after an employee survey called for more face-to-face communication.
The survey was conducted across Tata Steel Europe to hear first-hand views on leadership in the company.
A company spokesman said: "The executive committee members gathered dozens of valuable comments and ideas during the employee engagement workshops across Tata Steel Europe.
"Clear progress is being made, taking action to address relevant and urgent items in each location.
"Actions speak louder than words, goes the saying.
"That is why during the past two months, Tata Steel's managers have been working hard to identify and address areas of opportunity resulting from the workshops.
"A committed, engaged and motivated workforce is fundamental for a successful Tata Steel."
In the Long Products business, which includes Scunthorpe, the action includes:
Looking to reduce waste in personal protective equipment
Reducing the number of authorisations needed for expenditure
Reduction of overtime: each area has been asked to get overtime approval
Identify the base level of overtime required to hit the operations plan.
In line with the Path to Profit cost-saving programme, the management at the Scunthorpe site is also looking to address annualised hours in the next review.
Every senior manager on the site is spending more time doing face-to-face briefs
The Scunthorpe-based Long Products director Jon Bolton has also committed himself to being on plant at least once a week, chairing plant operation reviews and "surgery sessions" with groups of employees.
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