TGNA Staff Chilling Outside

February 18, 2014

The Thread Heads began when employees joined together to share knowledge of crafts such as crochet. Not long after they begun it became apparent the group should make something they can give to a good cause. The group members began using their free time to work on hats and scarves individually, while still meeting on occasional weekends to work as a group. The group gained new members over time and has donated sets of hats and scarves or ear-warmers and scarves to the Park Place Assisted Living Center. The Thread Heads did not want to stop there so they began making extra hats, ear-warmers, and scarves to sell in a silent auction. The proceeds reached nearly $900 which was donated to the Make a Difference Campaign for Robbie Grace’s son.

The Thread Heads continue to crochet and make other crafts to donate to those in need. If you are interested in donating to or joining the Thread Heads contact TASUS Texas Human Resources for more information. If you would like to read previous stories about donations to the Park Place Assisted Living Center or Make a Difference Campaign just click the link.

TASUS – Synergy

February 18, 2014

TASUS has four locations in North America, but they all work together as one team. This teamwork was demonstrated when three of the locations were able to share parts rather than purchase new ones, saving over $70,000 in the process. The Alabama plant began with a bad part, which was followed by the Texas plant having the same part in need of repairs. The two plants, along with the Indiana plant, were able to trade parts to reduce downtime and expenses. This exemplifies the company synergy, as well as the advantages of teamwork.

The TASUS Alabama plant began the merry-go-round of part sharing when they discovered a weak barrel in the factory. The facility could not use this barrel because it would drastically decrease the efficiency of the production process. Luckily the Indiana facility had a spare barrel to send down so there would be no interruption in work. Alabama was able to send their barrel to be repaired and continued operations normally.

The root of successful teamwork stems from the quality of leaders you have, at TASUS we are fortunate to have quality leaders from top to bottom. Three of our leaders who were instrumental in this successful team effort are the maintenance managers for the facilities involved in the sharing; Hank Baugh of Indiana, Steven Chisolm of Texas , and David Musik of Alabama. When a bad barrel was found at the Texas plant maintenance manager Steven Chisolm knew that production with these parts could not continue, so he contacted the repair company General Plastex looking for the best solution. Chisolm and David Mantlaya of General Plastex determined the best solution for TASUS was to use the Alabama plant’s barrel and screw when repairs finished. Chisolm said this result could not be accomplished without the help of all the parties involved and continued by saying “This was a great example of teamwork internally, but also with our suppliers who helped orchestrate the sharing.” At that point the barrel and screw from Texas were sent to repairs and then to Indiana to complete the intra-TASUS sharing.

This circle of sharing was able to eliminate down time without spending a large sum of money to purchase new equipment. Texas plant manager Steve Wilson said “Everything we do, we do as a team. This is an excellent example of synergy and how it can save money and end with better results because we worked together.” The repairs of the barrels and screws cost only $25,000, when the total cost to replace the parts would have been over $95,000. This savings isn’t all that was saved in the process. There are hundreds of employees who could have lost hours because of work stoppage while waiting for the parts to be repaired. Company synergy was able to save TASUS money, but was also able to save employee hours.

TASUS – innovative employees at work

Employee Contributions for Thanksgiving Baskets

November 27, 2013

Bloomington, Indiana – As the holiday gets closer, TASUS Corporation prepares to give back to the those less fortunate within the community. The employees of TASUS raised nearly $1,800.00 for the purchase of turkeys and food items. In addition employees brought in 1,000’s of packages of food items from cookies to cranberry sauce and all the veggies in-between. Headed by the Community Action Team at TASUS all items were sorted and placed into individual Thanksgiving baskets and then delivered to families by TASUS employees. Fifty-Five complete holiday meals were delivered by employees two days before Thanksgiving; breaking the Indiana plant’s 2012 goal of 50 baskets. By the smiles on employee faces as the food was brought in and baskets put together there is no doubt they are contributing to putting the “Happy” back in Thanksgiving for many Indiana families.