Juan, Pandyan and Fariz from PMI will be visiting STEC from the 25th – 27th July, to inspect our facility, process and the packing of 16-USP. It is very important that we do well and PMI leaves with a good impression of STEC as there are now our biggest customer.
Please can we meet on Friday 22nd in the ISO office at 10am to review the below agenda, all of which should be completed before the meeting on 22nd.
1) Cylinder temperatures & moisture graphs on the SCADA system. Temperature UCL/LCL 45/65 deg. – Moisture UCL/LCL 16/20% (Chaiwat)
2) The threshing operators must check the cylinder temp’s & moisture to stay within the above limits, as PMI will see this from the start of the run (2am) on the SCADA system.
3) The threshing operators must check the flow control and adjust if necessary as PMI will see this for the entire run and also see any breakdowns / plug-ups.
4) The deg’s results going to the threshing operators computer, must meet PMI targets and the graphs must be up to date. Please also check the threshing line setting forms.
5) The moisture results going to the re-dryer operators must meet PMI targets and graphs must be up to date. Please also check the re-dryer setting forms.
6) Please check that all the thresher baskets are cleaned.
7) Juan looks at the tobacco distribution on the shakers, please ensure that tobacco is distributed evenly over all the line shakers.
8) PMI will check the carton density’s as we had a problem during there last visit.
9) Please ensure that the new deg’s retest sample cutter is here before PMI visit. (Navarut – Kanaes)
10) We need to be sure that the online NTRM is counted and record correctly. We will need to make a new standard sheet for USP vacuum & drop-outs using 6 x 1Hr tests. (Pittaya please arrange for these tests to be done as soon as we start packing)
11) The online NTRM reports for CXBF & BBF must ready and the full carton searches.
12) The women on the NTRM conveyor must be using the vacuum pipes and be alert, heavy’s drop-out must be set-up correctly.
13) The women cleaning the Velcro must not do this over the tobacco and record the pcs found correctly.
14) We will need a couple of extra women to kept the factory clean during the visit, PMI look closely at tobacco spillage.
15) The area around the lamina press scale where tobacco is added/subtracted must be clean and no spilt tobacco left on top of the scale. PMI will definitely check this as during the last visit we had a problem with carton packed weights.
16) The net tobacco weight must be adjusted correctly when the cartons come out of the press, the screen MUST turn GREEN before the carton moves.
17) We need to have a system in place to reject an empty carton that are more than +/- 3% of tare weight.
18) The system to stop over/under weight cartons being entered in to our system must be in place (+/- 0.3kg)
19) The empty carton scale, tobacco adjustment scale and final scale must have daily check sheet and government certificates.
20) Please arrange the scales and check weighs for a WOMP test as PMI will definitely do this.
21) We need to make sure there are no personal item, food, chalk or drinks in the factory and warehouses.
22) PMI will check the canteen & locker rooms.
23) PMI want to look at our AC ND carton check sheets – we should be check every shipment of carton that arrive using our standard AC carton check sheet.
24) PMI will check the deg’s testing point and deg’s testing procedures.
25) We need to report some NCP during their visit and the NCP procedures must be followed correctly.
26) PMI will check the area around the stem tester and general condition of this area.
27) They most lightly will ask the see the internal QC report on CXBF & BBF.
It’s going to be difficult to meet the PMI Deg’s targets on USP, we need to be alert and communicating (line) as the 3 PMI customers will split-up to cover different areas.