Autonomous Maintenance
This pillar is based on concept that if operators take care of small maintenance takes it will free up the skilled maintenance
people to concentrate on more value added activity and technical repairs. The operators are responsible to upkeep their equipment on daily basis to prevent it from deteriorating. By use of this pillar, the aim is to maintain the machine in new condition. The activities involved are simple nature like cleaning, lubricating, visual inspection, tightening of loosened bolts etc.
Objective of JISHU HOZEN (Autonomous Maintenance) of equipments without breakdown, versatile and flexible operators to operate and maintain other equipments and eliminating the defects at source through active employee participation.
Approach:
Operators are given training by shop floor in charge in a pair of two about daily maintenance.