October 9, 2007 5:45 PM
New Employee 5S
How do you train a new employee in a Lean office that does not have Lean experience?
Incorporating some Lean training into the new hire orientation will provide the employee the ability to see the need for the Lean concepts before they begin work - therefore never training them differently. It has always been my experience that it is more difficult to re-train someone than to take the time and train them the correct way to begin with.
This all being true, orientation is always overwhelming for a new hire and the HR manager. Therefore I always think that the simpler the task the better to start.
The 5S in a bag offers a simple and fairly easy task to get them started while teaching them the 5Ss. It is an easy simulation, one does not need to know about Lean concepts to see the benefits - and it doesn't take too long. An added benefit to new hire training.
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