123 Posted August 23, 2006 Share Posted August 23, 2006 Here at KCAP they are telling the St Louis transferees that they should be safe for at least 15 more years. Then the Union passed out a flyer yesterday that said that the 2009 F-150 hadn't been funded for KCAP and the Company wanted cost concessions before they would consider it. Ford is transferring in salaried from all over the place. We have new salaried personnel all over the place. Foreman are quitting or getting fired weekly. I still can't figure why they cut another job on the line and add 3 or 4 salaried people to justify the stupidity. I have never witnessed such a poorly managed misguided mess in my life!!!! Memo to Management: It is the Quality STUPID!!!!!!! Just my 2 cents Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keeptrukin Posted August 23, 2006 Share Posted August 23, 2006 Where are all of these foreman quitting and getting fired from? All I see is a bunch of bean counters walking around. They are kinda like rabbits multiplying by the day. The best thing about it is none of them know the floor from the roof! But anyways just wandering where your losing foreman cause we havent lost one in suv body! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kcsuperduty Posted August 23, 2006 Share Posted August 23, 2006 We lost a foreman in Truck Trim last week. Some of the foreman need some severe training I cannot believe how some of them even hold a position. But who knows how many of them will be around if they cut more salary personal in the way forward. I have worked for 2 other companies in the Kansas City area that are Fortune 100 companies and they would not last long the way they manage. Lets hope that KCAP will be one of the plants that survives the next round of cuts. You just do not know who is on the block for the next bad news. I hate to see any plant get the axe, we need the media to tone it down a little and that would help us with the consumers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F150bldr Posted August 23, 2006 Share Posted August 23, 2006 On Nights we still are pumping out F-150's....I don't get the Ford way of thinking, they say no 2009 funding but sitll sending "launch team" members to Detroit. Nothing I see makes any sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparks will fly Posted August 23, 2006 Share Posted August 23, 2006 On Nights we still are pumping out F-150's....I don't get the Ford way of thinking, they say no 2009 funding but sitll sending "launch team" members to Detroit. Nothing I see makes any sense. More lies and whipsawing to get us to pull our pants down for them and someone is buying onto it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_wizard Posted August 23, 2006 Share Posted August 23, 2006 KCAP is fine you have a good future. You had a VERY important visitor last week . i'ts not final but you might have more work in your future than you think ;-) I have to keep quite on this one sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
123 Posted August 23, 2006 Author Share Posted August 23, 2006 I heard today that Ken McFarland will be in the plant Friday for a big announcement. Any Ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparks will fly Posted August 24, 2006 Share Posted August 24, 2006 I heard today that Ken McFarland will be in the plant Friday for a big announcement. Any Ideas? Oh Faith's old flame is coming or was he just here? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chkchka Posted August 24, 2006 Share Posted August 24, 2006 We lost a foreman in Truck Trim last week. Some of the foreman need some severe training I cannot believe how some of them even hold a position. But who knows how many of them will be around if they cut more salary personal in the way forward. I have worked for 2 other companies in the Kansas City area that are Fortune 100 companies and they would not last long the way they manage. Lets hope that KCAP will be one of the plants that survives the next round of cuts. You just do not know who is on the block for the next bad news. I hate to see any plant get the axe, we need the media to tone it down a little and that would help us with the consumers. There's too much politics in salary. Ford needs to adopt the no family rule. How many of these supers, ME's, plant managers, etc... get their jobs simply because of who they are related to or know, or their race or sex. There are so many levels of incompetence in salary and each one of them creates more trouble because they are all trying to justify their jobs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparks will fly Posted August 24, 2006 Share Posted August 24, 2006 KCAP is fine you have a good future. You had a VERY important visitor last week . i'ts not final but you might have more work in your future than you think ;-) I have to keep quite on this one sorry. Is that why a bunch of top dogs (hr bosses etc.) are in Dearborn this week? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PStroked Posted August 24, 2006 Share Posted August 24, 2006 Is that why a bunch of top dogs (hr bosses etc.) are in Dearborn this week? Ken McFarland and Padilla's (sp) replacement will be at the KCAP on Thursday (today)..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chkchka Posted August 24, 2006 Share Posted August 24, 2006 Hey whatever happened to the Iraqi Minister of misinformation anyway? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3GENUAW Posted August 25, 2006 Share Posted August 25, 2006 Why can't you tell us more Wizard? :shrug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_wizard Posted August 26, 2006 Share Posted August 26, 2006 What more do yo want? You already know your plant is safe and getting more work. :shrug: never comment on ... Code words for projects or the projects themselves, financial statements, or strategic plans. That would hurt the company and help a competitor. I only talk about things that affect you. Not trying to be a jerk just something’s are best left having been neither confirmed or denied. question though why are they stopping Atlanta transfers to KCAP ? what's up with that ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Use2bleedblue Posted August 26, 2006 Share Posted August 26, 2006 question though why are they stopping Atlanta transfers to KCAP ? what's up with that ? Rumor has it the Detroit has told our Local Mgmt and Union that we must cut costs of $60 M before they will fund the '09. They also want us to drop around 275 off of our head count. My guess is that is why. Thank you for the reassurance, our plant (like all, I'm sure) is in CHAOS about the future. :extinguish: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ky862 Posted August 28, 2006 Share Posted August 28, 2006 Rumor has it the Detroit has told our Local Mgmt and Union that we must cut costs of $60 M before they will fund the '09. They also want us to drop around 275 off of our head count. My guess is that is why. Thank you for the reassurance, our plant (like all, I'm sure) is in CHAOS about the future. :extinguish: ford told ktp the same thing regarding the cutting $60 m. to do so we went from 3 crew (4 - 10s) to 3 shifts (5 - 8s). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NLPRacing Posted August 30, 2006 Share Posted August 30, 2006 KCAP is fine you have a good future. You had a VERY important visitor last week . i'ts not final but you might have more work in your future than you think ;-) I have to keep quite on this one sorry. Where will the Econoline be built after OAP closes (BON Link)? Will it be KCAP? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chkchka Posted August 30, 2006 Share Posted August 30, 2006 Where will the Econoline be built after OAP closes (BON Link)? Will it be KCAP? I'm thinking the new product the Wizard is talking about is the hydraulic hybrid F-150 which if put in KC would pretty much guarantee the plant would be around (along with the escape hybrid) until the next changeover(Summer of 08). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MillRight Posted August 30, 2006 Share Posted August 30, 2006 (edited) I'm thinking the new product the Wizard is talking about is the hydraulic hybrid F-150 which if put in KC would pretty much guarantee the plant would be around (along with the escape hybrid) until the next changeover(Summer of 08). Edited August 30, 2006 by MillRight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gooshie Posted September 2, 2006 Share Posted September 2, 2006 I heard that the hydraulic hybrid will not make it out until 2010 or 2011 so lets hope we can hang on for a few more years to get the new product. That would be a great addition to the Escape hybrid that we also build here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparks will fly Posted September 2, 2006 Share Posted September 2, 2006 I heard that the hydraulic hybrid will not make it out until 2010 or 2011 so lets hope we can hang on for a few more years to get the new product. That would be a great addition to the Escape hybrid that we also build here. It will get dumped before it get to 2010. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d-rail Posted September 3, 2006 Share Posted September 3, 2006 KCAP is fine you have a good future. You had a VERY important visitor last week . i'ts not final but you might have more work in your future than you think ;-) I have to keep quite on this one sorry. wizard you are the man.....keep the good work up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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