WALBAR ENGINE COMPONENTS
110 at prices that did not reflect the company ’ s costs .” The first change , therefore , was to align the sales effort and the plant . Nothing can be signed off until it has passed the scrutiny of engineering , operations and supply chain in collaboration with sales . “ From that point forward , when we win new work everybody understands what it involves and is ready to execute on it .”
One thing that worried the new owners was the leadership of the company , which was a complete unknown . “ When we walked into Walbar two years ago , we had not previously had the chance to meet the Senior Management Team , and we were not sure what we would find .” Apart from himself , Mr . Grein teamed up with two associates , James Dickson , as VP of Operations , and Faunna Bartlett , as VP of Contracts and IT , both of whom helped to initiate the operational improvements , commercial strategy and customer relationships . Much to the relief of everyone involved , the team quickly meshed and proved to be highly capable and motivated to help drive the company ’ s transformation . “ The Senior Management Team
NOVEMBER 2018