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Formula Holden fires up QWL study tour report

Farewell to 'Bend' Editor

raduati11g apprentice Ben Hookway with hi father, Peter Hookway.

APPRENTICES JOIN THE HEC 'FAMILY' GRADUATIO day i alway a memorable occa ion for HE apprentice .

And thi year it wa a real family occa ion with the on of four HE employee receiving their qualification .

Apprentice hip graduation day tarted at lOam, with graduate meeting at the Holden Training entre and trav­elling by charter bu to the Lang Lang Proving Ground for a tour of facilitie there.

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ARE THERE ANY MORE QUESTIONS? Following are que tion from recent Communication Meeting which could not be answered at the time, and the an­swers from Managing Director Peter Thoma.

Q Would it be possible to have access to Holden workshop manuals? A Now available from the Plant 4 office (ext 1651) are manual for Commodore, Apollo, Nova, Barina and Piazza.

Q ls it possible to have a designated "smoking area" in the relief areas? A Awaiting a reply from the Health and Safety Committee.

Q Questions raised re pricing of cars A HEC Finance Department i to i ue a "Vehicle Sales Policy".

Q Why do we have a lack of soap in the Foundry toilers? A All dispen er should now be upplied with soap, plus additional washing facili­ties will be in talled next to re t area in the near future.

Q Why haven't empty BBQ gas cylinders been replaced? A Your QWL Facilitator will maintain a regular check on cylinder - likewi e, if you empty a cylinder, plea e inform your Facilitator o he can order a replacement.

Q When will Plant 10 laundry be re­paired? A At the time of printing, Plant I 0 laundry wa being repaired (check with your facilitator). Additional facilitie will be available in Plant 4 and the Foundry in the near future.

Q Is it possible to increase the availabil­ity time of the Personnel Officer in Plant 16? A If the Per onnel Officer i not available when required, plea e contact your Super-

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Graduating apprentice and their father at the pre entation night ifrom left): Mark and oel 11ook , Tony and Erne t Perini, and Ben and Bob Young.

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II graduate'> were er) impresscd, and returned t the Training entre at 4 .. Opm. inner � llowed at 6pm in the e e uti e ining R m, \ ith mem r�

r ... eni r management in luding Pet r Th mas, Ian ale, eil I lo' ard and

raham D 1,.er. fter dinner, each graduate was

presented with a '' allet b Peter Th mas and the three award winner., ann un ed.

Marl,. aull,.iner" as the top appren-

25 YEARS OF SERVICE reached the 25 ear

vi or to arrange an appointment. Dante Dibernado Ron Griffith

Per 01111el' new 'home'.

� Walk-about is finally over for Personnel

car'> ago "e rep rted that Per'> nnel had been e' icted fr m their Plant 5 office'> - and the office-. demoli ... hed!

The mo\'ed ut l the lO\\-rent di.,trict at the n nh-\\C t corner of Plant 6 car parl,. (l,.n "n ""the rchitech · I lut to the oldie.,}.

Well. no" Per nn I ha\e moved again. thi., time to ne" office in King\\\O d \enue. at the Ca\l end or Plant 6.

We thin"- the) ·11 \ta) put a little I nger thi time.

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From the MD's desk thi'> \V inter edition f round The

end goes to pre . .,, we can rcnect on a number of achie emenh recorded 10 date and ome '>ignili ant challenge" going forward.

On the achie\ emenl ide. I am 'er) plca ... ed to report tha1 performance. relati\e to cost, 4ualit) and delivery. continue-. to show an impro\ ing trend.

nd 1ha1·., no1 all. when we con idcr a number of highlight-. f the )Car 10 date. '' hich include:

• ch1evcmcnt of a major f-amtl) 11 engine de elopment contract for 1hc

uropean market -.ub-.tan1ial renew al of mtcre-.t

from potential -ur pcan cw .. tomer-.. � r mm ca..,tmg' from our oundr)

• uccc" ful in tallation of hard\\are and ,oflware 10 facilitate our

1RPll ) tern. dditionall). we have commenced tnaling the \}'stem co,enng Plant 4 manufa tured c mp ncnt. and arc learning m re each da). rela1i e to effective manufacturing re ... urce plan­ning.

n June 22nd. celebrating the 91h }ear of Famil II production over "hich 11me ''c have produced 111 c.\cc"' of 1.5 million engine .

J\ common thread relative to these mil stone i 1ha1 the} could not ha' e

been a hievcd \\ i1hou1 real teamwork and co p ration among member' of 1 1 Iden' Engine ompan . We need 1 continue 10 develop e pcrti'>c and e\cellencc in thi regard.

Lool-.ing tO\\ards 1he balan c of 1990. I think e'er) one i"I aware that \Ve do face \Om1.: challenges. D mestic demand for 'chicles of all '"e' i.., certain!) ... lowing and we have received reduced call-ups for engine-, from cneral M IOr\- Holdcn' utomoti c Limited.

onunatel). the ... e reductions have prelt much en fl\et b) increa.,cs in demand for 1.: port engine .... \\ilh the re ult tha1 \Ve e\pcc1 urrent level of acll\ II) to appl through 1he balance of the year.

'er the ne\t few montlh. we will

RECRUITING AT THE TOP OF THE SHOPPING LIST FOR the pa I thr e ) ar , H ha b n attendin variou career runction in hopping centre and college around Melbourn .

Earl) in Ma), Hold n Engine 'ompan) Trad Training l\lanager Bob Young and a team or' olunteer et up a land at th �1arib) rnong High Point \ e t hoppin

'entr . lntere led tudent '' re able

to inquire about appr ntice-. hip cour e and career path '' ithin the HE ' organi ation.

During th three da) or the e\hibition, man) local chool.

att nded and howed intere t in our apprentice hip cour e and th di pla) engine , up­plied b) ED

Bob Young and the 'ommu­nication 'ommittee which or­gani d the di play thank all for their time and effort.

Footnote: Applications for appremiceships are open now and close 011 ugust 10th. If you /..noll' anyone imerested. plea e contact •our Personnel Officer .

Right: eorge eorgio explains the technical kill required to manufacture a 6 engine.

n1inuc 10 � ork \ ith all ni ns to implcmen1 1he nc t phases f industr rC\lructuring and I I k f rward I further mutual beneli1s being deri ed fr m increa-..ing nexibili1y within Holden·., ngine ompan .

n thcr key ac1i ii) will be de clop­mcnt f a po'>ili n and ih submi.,.,ion to lhc Federal o emment lndu-.1ry

ommt'>'>IOn Re' iew on 1he u1om live lndu'>lr) post- 1992. Industry p lie in 1hi" regard is e tremel importan1 to 1he long-1em1 operation of our company.

inall . I would like t take thi. opponunll} to fare\ ell J hn ag.,haw a-.. our hairrnan. and n behalf of all I I olden·' Engine om pan emplo ces '' i'>h him a long and enjo able r 1ire­mcn1 from June 30.

Like\\be. \\CIC me 1 Bill Hamel a our new hairman. and we look fon.,,ard 10 \\Orking \\ith him.

Peter G Thoma Managing Dir ctor

Holden' Engine 'ompan.

Amaroo action for Formula Holden.

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WITH half the ea on completed it I ok like the outright winner of the 1990 u tralian Driver

hampion hip will be going

traight to the wire and decided at the d laide rand Prix in ovember.

In the pa t four race alone

there have hen four different winner pro in ju t how

competitive and e citin the erie i .

M ROO What a ra1,;e ! up fr nt rcall

g ing � r it. The fir!.t I laps were n . e-to-tail all the wa . "Hero Pilb

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required. ith Ii e gu !. real I pr iding Part of the TAFE team' support crew. fantasti ra ing entertainment. Marl..

been m aunt ! The point. table � r th fir t i ·

pla egetter!,:

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IS �������- 14

12 rompt_o_n�

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With th kaife ( isl.an Racing) and rompton ( H Iden Ra ing) n w ., ning

their '>U)>pen i n., and aer d nami "· the ne t few r und. ill er interc. ting.

ate!. � r th ne t r und are: Oran Park ugu t 19

• ptemb r 9 October 7

ovember 3. n \\ill be ming

int n meeting.,

- Bob are.

Above: In ide Chris Hocking s

il'---=i work hop -teamwork all the way. Left: The 're11er ed' inlet manifold - it really works!

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Chris Hocking has a formula for success

hri. H king' onnula H Iden manufa wring and assembly w rk. h p a1 Hu111ingdale re ealed. me of the ffort hi h i helping to make F nnula H Iden a popular pectator p rt.

Fonnula 1-1 Iden open-wheeler racing make a welc me change from the boredom of watching 1he . ame pr ce -

i n of r a make f touring car follow on another home to th Fini h line. 11 pro ides omething which the

u tralian public can bell r relate to -Big · · power-matched racing. which also pro ides dri er. with the oppor1u-ni1 t maich their. kill ith ut the fru tration of b ing ·po er' uncomp ti­ti e.

F 1mula H Id n Ra ing is a serious bu ines.. lot of hard work and

ingenui1y i · u ed 10 build up a race car which. hopefully may have an edge on i1 rival..

r m what I b er ed at hri H king'. work h p, the name fthe gam i. "do it right, do it b tter - but do i L together!,.

The ·team· were all contributing both in idea. and in phy ical kill . a re ult. I ha e n d ubt they will ee fir l hand lhat chequered nag dr p thi year and � r many ear t c m .

Good luck hris - and thank for ha ing m !

•By 1he way. if you' re wondering abo/lf rhe 're1·er ed' inlet manifold 011 car #2 -it works and has the benefit of prm·idi11g a better. more wind-effecti1•e hody tyle.

- 0. onduit

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More suppliers on good terms

Right: t the signin with BHP are ifrom left): Jan

amuel (HE ), Mark Bo11d (BHP), Mike Boyt (HE ), John Heron (HE ), Brian

arr (HE ) a11d � olfJ ang Maier (BHP).

Far right: t the signing with F & T Judustries are ifrom left) Richard Wojcik,

enior buyer. Ted Bryant, purcltasin manager, Peter

olpi, ge11eral mana er of F&T Judustries, and Gordo11 Holden, product pure/ta in manager.

TRAINING PROGRAMME FOR GROUP LEADERS

programme ''a. commenced in the Foundr} lo upgrade the kill'> and knO\\ ledge of k ,\ operator'>.

There are 27 da} off-th -job training pr ad from March through to oHmber, \\ith three pre entation by the participant. through the cour e.

Module in the programme

consi. I of 'ommunications (includ­ing pre. ntation kill.· and coun el­ling), Qualit} Principles. Work Planning and Organi. ing, ln \C. li­gating T chnique , Leader. hip Safet.\ and Training Technique ..

on. ult ant., HE ' management people and Foundr. personn I are being u ed to run different g-

appro imatel 33.000 tonnes of scrap steel p r annum t 11 fr m the Bl IP rolling milb at Western P rt.

The LT c mmitment b 11 ha. all ' ed BllP t invcstigat the pur ha"'

rm dem replacem nt. tee I baling and '>h aring equipment at their W ''>tern Port -.teel scrap ard.

WM ·lectri al h le. aler. ha e j incd 11 "·LT " famil) . ._too.

Far left: ignin the LT between HE and J H Bachmann are ifrom left) l emer Koster, Ted Bryant, Hort Rehling and Reinhard Gerken.

ment'> of the programme. The folio" ing peopl are participat­ing:

John Auopardi, ndre" Ko" al. Rob rt Dag ta. Geoq�e Pirotta. Ibrahim Kilic, Graham Ta,\ lor, \an , gu,\ n. John Zadunaj ki. \lick Grah, .Jordan Kiparoglu, Ton,\ Bonadio, Philip Tapfner. Jorge \ alladar and Rodne,\ \\atkin .

\-\, ith the programme a Imo I half com1>leted, plan are being made to run another cour'>c in 1991.

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COMPANY-SPONSORED QWL STUDY TOUR

U!>tria on a stud

u. tria ngine Plant and Transmi-.-.i n. Th tour '>Chedule � as as � II ws:

n Mar h 18. returning on

March 20. 21 March 22 March 23 k and Bu-.

/ways 011 the move (from left): To11y Puglie i, John Fi her, Eric Hess (industrial engineering), Bill Mackerel and Frank Talomo.

Desk jobs for 'office bearers'

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Ray Matthews is co11grat­

ulated by a few of hi work­

mate in Plaut 17 Receivin

Inspection. Welcome lo

Au tralia, Ray!

RAY IS A NATURAL R Y 1a11he\\ arri,cd on U\lralian ... oil on Thur..,da). Januar . 1970.

Hc had taken the b11 bet,,ecn hi., teeth and left hi.., hom1:: a.., a hopeful ngli hman. and arm cd here a.., a \\ h1ng111g Pom !

But 1hen hi\ life took a turn for the belier \\ hen he \tarted \\Ork for 11 1 at andenong. in f·ebruar). 1970. l ie \'"' 1110-.1 fonunale to meet a

\er) tolerant Au.,tralian \\Oman and the) "ere \\1;d on December 16. 1972. Ra tran-.krrccl to 1 hermcn.., Bend 111 O\ember. 1977. H 1 Ii le took an e\ en creater di reel ion \\hen he decided he d1dn 't \\ ;.1111

to be a Pom an) mor1::. ,'C> ... Ra\ mond 1a11hc\\\ wa naturah..,ed on Thur ... da). \1a) 3. 1990.

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bus -.chedule was con-.id red an ad antage a-. it pr d to be a great opp rtunit t meet and talk to man interesting M pe pie thr ughout the I ur.

The cooperati n and h -.pitalit '>h "n b) the h t plant an onl be dc-.cribcd a\ a highlight.

n returning t u. tralia. a prelimi-nar rep n c ering kc acti itics ob\er ed ha-. en \Ubmi11cd and a further detailed anal -.i-. of each plant i'>

ing pr pared f r pre.,entation t the L commi11ee.

HEC on show TOURS of the engine plant facilitie are con­ducted Monday to Friday. tarting at I Oam. The la t tour of each day begin at I pm. Out ide of the e hour. , pecial tour are con­ducted for occa ion uch a apprentice eve­ning etc. Contact Marie Buie. ic (ext. 1645).

Our tour guide team (from left): Bob Greenway, Chris Stafford, Carl Henkel (guide coordinator), Marie Bulesic (tour coord­inator), Jim Lamour, George Beveridge, Ricky Howard and Bernie King.

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Polite society on the factory floor THE Polite ociely, formed in England in 19 6, ha Lhe following c de f courteou condu t which reader are enc uraged t read every morning. and apply every day.

• o far a it i within my p wer I will at all time be courteou. to tho e with whom r have per anal dealing . [ accept lhat lhi include :

- member of my family - tho e whom I con uh profes ion-al ly - tho e whom I er e in my pr fe -

HRI TMA PARTY applications are a ailable from Jul. 19th, and clo e on eptember 28th.

·ion or bu ine , in luding client , patient and cu tamer - other driver of road ehicle - trade men and hop a i ·rant · - bar and re taurant taff •A a member of the Polit oci ty I

will e erci e th maximum elf-contr in all ituation lik ly to L l my pa-tience and temper.

•I will treat all tho ub rdinate to me and dependent upon me with kindness and con ideration.

• t th tart f each day I will make a re olution t deal with very ituati n a I meet it with the utmo t con idera­tion for other people' feeling .

• I will be e pecially consciou f the need to be courteou to p pie who e

tyl or lif may differ from my own, u h a th of a dif� rent gen ration

or race. • I will abstain from conduct or

language I ikely to cau e embatTa ment r ffen e t th in who c mpany I

am at the time. • I will chew publi ati n., perform­

an e or o ial e ent which appear to dwell on unplea ant and vulgar ubject: for their wn ake. and which d nothing to ad anc our und rstanding of the human c ndition.

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Farewell to our editor

Ron West

WI H the release of thi: i ·ue of round The Bend, we a farewell to

ur. talwart dit r, R n We t. Ron cam ut f retirem nt to head

up thi. publicati n when the Engine ompan wa · set up and � r the pa t

three year. he ha. gathered your new· and kept u in� rmed in grand tyle.

great deal has happ ned r und Th B nd and thi · ha· be n captured and dit d in a most profe i nal

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