UNIROYAL CHEM-TEXTS
Vol. 3, 1969 PUBLISHED FOR THE PEOPLE OF UNIROYAL CHEMICAL No. 7
Every Employee Holds Responsible Position
[AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH OF INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX]
The Naugatuck Chemical complex comprises 142 buildings situated on 90 acres of land stretched out along the Naugatuck river.
[PHOTOGRAPH: Three men in work uniforms reviewing documents]
Assistant Area Shift Foremen Mike Patrick, left and Bill Swick, right check plans for 4 to 12 P.M. shift with Guy Elwood, Area Shift Foreman. In charge of all plant operations on this shift, they are also experts in first-aid.
[PHOTOGRAPH: Men with mail cart, safety sign visible reading “HASTE MAKES ACCIDENTS”]
Don Olson, above, Joe Scullin, Bill Brewer, Clarence Parks rotate weekly on mail delivery. They make 5 tours daily in the plant; handle 140 bags of mail; and stay slim with 75 trips up and down stairs.
Today the Chemical Division at Naugatuck employs 1800 people. 925 work in the plant’s manufacturing operation; and 875 work in Divisional Sales, Research and Development, accounting and other departments.
People Make The Plant
Whatever an employee’s education, background, or position, he holds a position of responsibility in the plant’s diverse operations. People are the plant’s most irreplaceable asset. Without them, the plant’s equipment, machinery and capabilities are useless, and it would take years to replace their years of talent, experience and skill.
Every Job’s Important
To operate the plant efficiently and to provide better job security, an employee’s responsibility in doing his job properly is of extreme importance.
Whether the job is delivering mail; sorting tubes; painting; shipping materials to a customer on time; operating production equipment; packaging products; oiling machinery; purchasing raw materials; paying bills; analyzing quality; researching new products; or selling to customers, the plant would not operate effectively without every employee performing his job in a responsible manner.
Individual’s Importance
Because of the importance of an individual employee’s job, it is easy to imagine the effects on the plant’s operation if he is absent from work for an unjustifiable reason. His absence could slow down or even shut down an entire
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