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MORE ABOUT JACK'S PLASTIC WELDING INC
This document is designed to give potential customers an idea of what kind of a company we are, what we do and who does the work.
The Business Structure:
Jack's Plastic Welding Inc. is a corporation operating in
The work that we do:
We have a standard product line that includes inflatable boats, dry bags, and waterproof self-inflating mattresses. We maintain a customer base of whitewater river outfitters, and specialty paddle sports retail dealers. We also sell our products over the Internet.
Other activities include prototype development, and manufacture of components for other products. In this way, we have built components for amusement rides, scuba divers, sail boat racing, Water exercise equipment, climbing gear, medical gear, and products for the oil and gas industry as well as other items. We were also the first to come up with a way to effectively repair cross-link polyethylene kayaks and canoes.
Why we do this work
We often hear people comment, "isn?t it sort of odd that you build boats in the desert?' While it is true that we live on the edge of the desert, it is also true that we live near the tallest mountains in the lower 48 states. We live on the Colorado Plateau. We live next to the Salt,
Who does what part?
Jack started it. However it would be impossible and unbearable if it were not for the people who work there and keep it running smoothly today. It is a happy creative and productive place to work. We take special pride in having created a work place where individuals, their families, and a quality work experience are the top priorities.
Jack's main function is marketing, management and design. Jack does road trips, trade shows, and advertising. Jack is in charge of the information that goes into the web site, and to oversee the maintenance of the Internet information. He watches business trends to steer the business in an appropriate direction. Jack does most of the computer design and some of the R & D for the shop. He works closely with Errol on Management issues, but is not in charge of production, or job costing. Jack's email address is info@jpwinc.com
Errol is the Production Manager. His job covers all aspects of production. He orders materials. He is the personnel manager. He maintains a shop budget for materials and labor. Errol schedules production, and does job costing. He keeps time studies. He supervises the order inventory and shipping process, and he even manages to put in a lot of production time too. Errol's email address is errol@jpwinc.com.
Rod is our chief welder. There is no one in the shop that knows more about welding, and using the various machines. He is in charge of training in the welding area. He keeps welding area operations organized, making sure that production schedules are met on a timely basis. Rod's knowledge base is priceless when it comes to determining the limitations of the equipment. Especially when new products are being prototyped.
Tom is in charge of material cutting and small parts inventory. Tom makes sure that there are enough D ring patches, bias tape, grommet strips, T tape, pad valves, and all the other sub assemblies necessary to keep our production rolling on a timely basis. Tom and Errol work closely together on maintenance of raw material inventory levels, and just in time cutting of the right parts so cut parts do not sit around too long. Tom?s job got a little easier with the arrive of our new Cutting Table in 2004. Tom and Jack work closely together in pattern design.
Perri is skilled on the RF Welder. She has been with us for 3 yrs. She is the RF person to go to! She is also experienced on the 101 & 107 Machine. She is getting her hand welding techniques down pat! One of her many jobs includes finishing the endless
Laurette is our office and shipping person. Laurette will be the one most likely to answer the phone. She takes orders, and does sales work. She keeps the shipping area organized, and she keeps the information in the sales order / inventory / invoice / shipping data bases up to date so we can have accurate forecasting and product information. One of Laurette's main jobs is to keep all of our information organized. She makes sure that product information sheets, custom job order forms, time studies, and other business information is organized. Laurette even manages to get some production time in every now and then. Her email address is shop@jpwinc.com
Lauri is the Financial Manager. Lauri keeps the main budget on schedule. She manages accounts receivable, and payable. She writes payroll checks and pays bills. Lauri also created our database we call "order and Inventory" and she maintains and improves it constantly. This database is the heart of our business entity. Without this database, we would certainly be lost. Therefore Lauri is also our computer expert. Her email address is lauri@jpwinc.com
The team is at its best when confronted with a really difficult and new production problem. Jack gets a concept from a customer, and does the initial correspondence. Jack, Errol, Tom, and Rod meet to discuss preliminary production scenarios. Jack draws up patterns and material usage. Errol will give the customer an estimate of prototype cost. All four review the plans once again and a step by step production scenario is developed. This prototype production scenario is documented on the plans or in supporting documents. The prototype is built, and then the production scenario is revised to fit the new realities that were discovered in the process. New production scenarios are implemented, and this may lead to revisions in the drawing. In this way even our standard products are under a constant process of review and refinement. Review and refinement continues into the financial aspect of the business with the constant review of the database, and the budget. There is nothing stagnant about Jack's Plastic Welding Inc.