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Show Hilltop Times April 7, 1989. workers thrive on quality in production Hill and management. They got a... too3 D Continued from Page 1 base will be more likely to get additional contracts from a broader spectrum of customers, according to General Hansen. That may be the bestway to keep Hill vital during what the general termed as a "possible drawdown period" in the years immediately ahead. "In an era of declining budgets, that's the way we're going to keep the Air Force strong and healthy by doing our job better than we have ever done it before." AFLC currently jobs out 35 percent of its work to private contractors, but quality work by Hill and other air logistics center workers could bring some of those contracts to the command. "We compete very well with private contractors, and I would like to see us bring that percentage down by 5 or 10 percent," General Hansen said. That would broaden the workload and create more stability, the general said. Hercules conHill's recent acquisition of the tract is proof of the general's promise. Work on the F-- 4 fighter may decrease faster than first predicted, the general said. Before Hill acquired such news could have devastated the the base. However, the increased workload of the will keep Hill busy. The general said the purpose of his visit was twofold. The first day was to be spent offering immediate help that could circumvent the paper trail usually necessary. The second day was spent on C-13- C-13- 0 0, C-13- 0s quality. "I brought my staff with me, so we could provide immediate help with anything that General (James W.) Hopp might need. "The second day we'll spend on quality. I want everyone to know that wasn't just a flash in the pan. That quality is here to stay," the general said, referring to his last trip to Hill. That was nine months ago and his message then was, "Perhaps we're not doing our jobs as well as we can." " Times change, messages change. The message now: We're on a roll, let's keep it e " going. General Hansen put Ogden ALC at the very top of the list among the AFLC in the quality of its programs. "Of course, I have to be very careful. I have five ALCs, so I have to be careful, but Ogden is at the very, very top," General Hansen said. Hill can expect to see the general often. He said he hopes to visit each ALC about every three months. . It's under here, general Garland McCoy, an aircraft module chief in the Directorate of Maintenance, explains to General Hansen hoi Hill er part of the aircraft. General Hansen toured the Hill programmed depot maintenance line March 30, seeking workers' in F-- 4 Quality begins with a capital Q at AFLC headquarters and a II five air logistics centers Gil(oQi)gj by Gary Hatch Hilltop Times staff writer Changes in attitudes. From the workers' standpoint, that may be the most dramatic effect of Gen. Alfred G. Hansen's continued emphasis on quality. Since the general assumed command of the Air Force Logistics Command ' in July 1987 his emphasis has been on quality. With a capital Q. The general's intense desire to spread his message among the work -- force was evident from his frequent side trips into the work stations of base employees March 30 as hewas guided to areas of the base. The workers laid down their tools and listened. "I am extremely proud to come down into the work area and see those great things you've been doing in quality," the general told workers after an awards ceremony near the quality center at the programmed depot maintenance hangar in Bldg. 225. ; '"There's no doubt in my mind after what I just saw with the F-- 4 landing gear ... that everyone has his mind focused in the right direction, and that's quality, and doing it right the first time, every time and on time," General Hansen said. The general then took a few minutes to talk personally with a group of F-mechanics. He told them their work 4 was invaluable to the AFLC mission. He reiterated that point laterjjt a luncheon that honored two Service Award winners. . "The importance of the civilian work force in AFLC cannot be overstated. If you decided to not come to work tomorrow, I guarantee you that the United States Air Force would stop ' flying Very,' very qUickly,r the general said. The workers are beginning to believe. They're responding with imCjom-mander- 's j proved attitudes about quality measures. "I think it's helping," said aircraft electrician Bob Wynn of the general s emphasis on quality. MI see people worrying more about r |
