About
the Company: |
Alta North fabricates equipment for the oil & gas industry from Drilling Rigs, Mud tanks, Doghouses to Skids. In June of 2005, Owner Ed Cote attended the LEAN Conference in Edmonton and was immediately open to the concept of Lean Manufacturing as a system to improve operations. Alta North employs 60 people. 6 office personnel, 1 shop foreman, 4 team leads and a blend of fitters, welders and laborers in their 33,000 square foot shop. Since starting their Lean journey, they have realized gains and setbacks but their persistence with implementation has proven good. The shop has become a workplace employees are happy to work in and many man-hours have been reduced on jobs using Lean tools such as 5S, VSM, tool boards, visual communication boards and continuous improvement ideas. |
