The coronavirus situation is, of course, also impacting our
day-to-day work in the assembly department at Muller Martini’s head
office in Zofingen. In spite of all the problems, we are all doing our
best here to ensure that the prioritized customer orders to be delivered
are completed on time.
At first glance, you might think that everything is running as usual in
our compensating stacker assembly. The majority of the assembly work is
being carried out as normal and the prioritized customer orders are
being completed with full commitment. And yet nothing is the same as
before the corona crisis. This is because the corona pandemic, with all
the measures and necessary rules resulting from it, is omnipresent at
Muller Martini. Company management responded very quickly, provided us
with comprehensive information and acted accordingly to protect the
health of our employees.
On the one hand, there are the well-known hygiene measures that must be
observed. No shaking hands. Washing your hands several times a day and
using the disinfectants available everywhere is mandatory. Wherever
possible, the doors and rolling gates within the company are open so
that you barely have to touch door handles. I’m really pleased that
employees who qualify as risk patients due to their age or previous
illnesses have been sent home.
All employees in assembly or in the warehouse, who cannot simply work
from home, are following the most important rule: Keeping their
distance. This works very well in our department because our workplaces
are generously designed. We only had to reposition the material, so we
can now work at least two meters away from our next colleague. Only when
there is something to discuss, it’s always important to remember to
keep your distance. In the meantime, however, everyone’s awareness has
been raised and the new rules of conduct have become well established.
Even during breaks or lunch, everyone ensures that people move around in
groups of no more than two and that the safety distance is maintained.
It’s a little strange at first, but you get used to it.
This doesn’t detract from the atmosphere in our team of twelve. Once the
initial stir subsided, the coronavirus is still the number one topic of
conversation. In addition to the numerous adjustments on the job, many
employees are also feeling the effects of the pandemic in their private
lives. But we’re all trying to make the best of the situation.
The fact that we are able to carry out our work so smoothly is also due
to the perfectly functioning IT infrastructure. The reason is that many
employees from technology or other office departments are currently
working from home. They are always available by phone or online if a
question arises and I need to coordinate something. And the parts we
need for the machines are all still in stock here in Zofingen. This
means we can still assemble here diligently.
At the same time, however, a large part of our business at Muller
Martini has come to a halt. Meetings with customers rarely take place
anymore, project completions, deliveries and installation work are being
delayed. So we’re preparing for the fact that there’ll also be
adjustments here in machine assembly. I think it is important that we
can continue to react flexibly with reduced working hours if urgent
customer orders need to be completed. After all, it’s of course crucial
to keep the economic damage to us and our customers as low as possible.
In the hope that we all come out of this crisis in good health, I extend my warmest greetings.
Best regards,
Kuno Bühlmann
Employee in compensating stacker assembly
Müller Martini Druckverarbeitungs-Systeme AG Zofingen, Switzerland
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