October Health & Safety
Safety Initiatives: Evacuation Drill We conducted an evacuation drill on Wednesday September 25th. We observed the process and have some lessons learned from it that we are working to improve. I would like to thank the Service drivers that were on shift for following...

Work Instructions
Work Instructions are the backbone of our process and must be followed to ensure that the customer’s requirements are met. All jobs have Work Instructions outlining; Process of work – Explains steps required to perform the job. Must be followed step by step...

Customer Concern of the Month
We have received feedback from multiple customers regarding cleanliness of the parts we are shipping, the examples below are from 470 pcs of Maxx Shower bases with oil residue on them, as well as 1 skid of lattice and U’s shipped to China covered in grease. We...

Operations – General Communication
Team, Welcome to our new employee intranet portal! As we continue to improve our communication within our facility, we look forward to some feedback from you to help us understand the types of information you are interested in receiving. You may provide this feedback...

Engineering and Maintenance Projects- Month of August
Team, The Engineering/ Maintenance team have a few projects on the go for the month of August. The first project involves machine 211. We are running trials to see if we can get standard privacy privacy lattice to work on a 1000 Ton press. The purpose is to run 4...

Service Awards
Please congratulate the following employees on their milestone tenure with Horizon Plastics. September/October 2019 Nicole Lorusso -15 years Gord Hill -40 years John Newton-40 years Scott Dennie -5 years Ken Grant - 30 years Phil Fracz -5 years

New Horizon Plastics Employees
August/September 2019 We would like to recognize our new employees each month. Check below for the names of any new additions each month. Michael Curtin -Snr. Commodity Buyer Dennis Glisinski - Millwright Bill Ball -Operator Tash Munroe -Operator Carolyn Barnes...

Customer Profile
Horizon Customer: 10 years Employees: 17,000+ worldwide operating in over 50 countries What do they do: Fresh and clean water are one of the biggest challenges facing our planet today. By 2025 over 1.8 billion people will be living in water scarce areas of the planet....

Trials/R and D
We have successfully trialed two "softer" colors that improve the appearance of the Parcel Guard product in the Structural Web process. We recently spent 2 weeks working on process and color changes. Danby has approved both the Light Grey and Taupe colors for...

August Health & Safety
Upcoming Safety Initiatives: People Walkways: The ergonomics and safety infrastructure team are working to plan the installation of a pedestrian walkway, further separating forklift and people traffic. The walkway, running from machine 210 through 215 is being planned...