Completion Ceremony comment
The temperature was low from the morning on Wednesday, November 20, 2024, and the weather was
winter-like. Surrounded by many Phalaenopsis orchids and memorial trees that we received, we
held a Completion Ceremony to mark the completion of
the Kamikawa 2nd Factory.
First, the chief priest of Fujioka Suwa Shrine helped us start the ritual. Everyone who attended
participated in the tamagushi offering. At the Completion Ceremony that followed, we presented a
letter of appreciation and a commemorative
gift to Shigensha, who helped us with the design and supervision, and Fuyuki Industries, who
helped us with the
construction.
In addition to the cramped Fujioka Nishi Factory, which has many challenges as a manufacturing
base, the establishment
of a new cold forging base will enable us to carry out production activities safely and
efficiently.
We would like to express our gratitude to all the people involved who have helped us, and we
hope to continue delivering
high-quality products to all our customers.
Yoichi Marumo
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Personnel evaluator training
On October 8th, we held a personnel evaluator training session in the conference room of the Kamikawa Factory, with eight new evaluators from four departments, under the guidance of Mr. Murai of Murai Management and Labor Support. The aim of the training was to improve the evaluation abilities (basic knowledge and skills) required of evaluators and to thoroughly publicize the contents and rules of the personnel system. By progressing through the curriculum, which included lectures, mock exercises, and interview training, we were able to learn the knowledge and mindset required of evaluators, and we were also able to deepen our interactions with other departments through the training. I hope that the trainee will use what they learned in this training in the future and work hard to become a trusted supervisor. (Comment: Fujita, General Affairs Department)
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Evacuation drills
Evacuation drills and fire drills were conducted at the Fujioka Nishi Factory on October 15th, the Kamikawa East Factory and Die Technology Center on the 18th, and the Kamikawa Factory on the 22nd. Assuming a magnitude 5 earthquake, the evacuation drills were conducted in the following order: "Disaster drill broadcast," "Evacuation to evacuation shelters," and "Safety checks." Kanto Maintenance and Disaster Prevention also gave an explanation on how to use fire extinguishers correctly, and we conducted a fire extinguishing drill assuming fire cones as fires. This is an annual tradition, but it is impossible to predict when and how a disaster will occur. We would like to continue conducting evacuation drills in the future so that each employee can evacuate quickly and calmly in the event of an emergency.
Fujioka Nishi Factory
Die Technology Center
Kamikawa Factory
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Company Trip
Saturday, September 28, 2024
On a day trip, we visited the aquarium, Oarai Isosaki Shrine, and the fish market in Oarai Town,
Ibaraki Prefecture. At
the aquarium, everyone enjoyed watching the dolphin and sardine shows, and taking photos at the
collaboration booth
during the collaboration period between the aquarium and Sumikko Gurashi. At Oarai Isosaki
Shrine, everyone visited the
Kamiiso Torii gate on the reef of the coast where it is believed that the gods descended, and at
the fish market,
everyone was smiling from start to finish. The next social club event will be the year-end party
scheduled for December,
so we hope to make it an event full of fun and joy for everyone.
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Year-end party
On Friday, December 13, 2024, the last event of the year, the year-end party, was held at Yamatoya Ryokan. A total of 85 people from the three factories, Kamikawa Factory, Kamikawa East Factory, and Fujioka West Factory, participated. Even people who don't usually get to see each other were smiling and chatting in a friendly atmosphere, and we think the year-end party was a great success. Thank you to everyone who participated. We hope to think of fun events next year that will deepen everyone's interactions. Thank you for this year.
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New Face
Suguru Marumo
Affiliation: Sales Department
Nice to meet you. My name is Suguru Marumo and I've been assigned to the Sales Department.
I'm 27 now, but I have two
nieces that I adore, so I'm a bad uncle.
My hobby is going to band and idol concerts. My routine is to drink after the concert, go to
the public bath the next
morning and drink milk. I also like going to ramen shops, so I'm usually in Tokyo on
weekends.
At work, I try to take a proactive approach to everything I do and keep learning. I'll do my
best every day so that I
can work with you, so I hope you'll support me.
Kouki Yoshida
Affiliation: Machining Technology Department
Nice to meet you, my name is Kouki Yoshida, and I belong to the Machining Technology
Department, Kamikawa plant. I have
been working at this company since April 2024, and it will soon be a year since I joined the
company. I was nervous
about joining the workforce for the first time, but my senior employees kindly taught me and
I gradually became able to
do simple tasks. I am currently training to be able to use machine tools and CAD.
My hobby is driving, and I sometimes take my family on drives (Hanataka Observatory Flower
Hill, Mt. Haruna, etc.).
Since I am still training, I can only go to nearby places, but in the near future I would
like to go on drives with my
family and friends to the Kanto region and the prefectures around Gunma Prefecture. Another
hobby is reading. I
incorporate this into my life by getting up early in the morning and reading in the morning.
I read a variety of books,
from story books to everyday books and self-help books. Personally, I like everyday books.
My family says I have a kind
personality. My superiors also teach me kindly at work, so I would like to become a person
who can teach my subordinates
kindly. To be precise, I would like to be "kind but strict at times." My weakness is that I
tend to get bored easily.
Whenever I try to do something or buy something, I usually get bored of it within a few days
or weeks.
However, I like cleaning the car and the house, so I tend to keep doing them. I am also a
little weak in my desires. For
example, I have a morning reading habit that I mentioned earlier, but even though I intended
to get up at 5am to read, I
can't resist the sleepiness and haven't been able to keep it up for long. I will try to do
my best. Despite being like
me, I am doing my best at Gunma Seiko. Every employee here works in a fun and harmonious
atmosphere. To you who are
reading this right now! What do you think of Gunma Seiko?
GST Topics ① Kaizen 2024
A report meeting on improvement activities was held on September 28th. This year, we held the meeting earlier than usual so that it could be carried out before the busy season.
This year, the number of improvement themes exceeded last year's, and the Q&A sessions during the presentations were lively and exciting. If there are any particularly good ideas, we would like to introduce them to Gunma Seiko Japan.
GST TOPICS ② Welcome and farewell party for Tochihara and Takahashi
On November 8th, we held a welcome and farewell party for Takahashi-san's return and Tochihara-san's new post. Takahashi-san returned to Japan after working as General Manager for five years since November 2019. Tochihara-san will take up his post as Senior General Manager in November 2024.
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