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Nestle improves plant processes and
safety
By JASON SOM KAUT
TO give its customers the highest
product satisfaction, Nestle PNG has continued to improve its
manufacturing processes and safety practices at its Lae factory.
The company is currently doing up new constructions at the factory
which will give it a better control of raw material handling
resulting in sufficient product availability for customers.
The new construction which began last month will see new and
improved palm oil storage tanks replacing the old ones for its
noodles line by the end of this month.
Factory manager Harpal Singh said the construction would see an
improvement in the handling of oil for its noodles line with less
chance of leakage.
“The wastage of oil will come down to a minimum and there will be
no impact on the environment,” Mr Singh said.
Maggi noodles, a favourite in many dishes and as a snack, is made
from wheat flour that is made into dough and baked with steam
before being passed through palm oil for frying at 142 degrees to
make the popular noodles.
Mr Singh revealed that the construction of the new tanks would
improve wastage by 1.6%.
The company also recently upgraded its front entrance security
gate for proper control and put up interactive signs on health and
safety all over its factory area.
Just last month, it also built a high-tech learning centre at an
estimated cost of K80,000.
Called the ‘Maggi learning centre’ it was officially opened last
Dec 8 by zone vice-president Alfred Kaelin and country manager
Jason Chan.
Earlier, the company held what it called a Nestle family day on
Dec 9 its 700 employees and their families in which children were
given gifts.
The opening of the learning centre has allowed Nestle to carry out
external and internal training for its staff in areas of
leadership, community development, coaching and technical safety
training and much more.
The Maggi learning centre has 30 comfortable seats, has computers
on-line with the Nestle network system, a projector with a big
white screen, a DVD and VHS player, amplifiers, air condition and
much more.
Roel Labay, head of engineering, said Nestle was focused on
“people development” and the learning centre was an investment to
better productivity from our employees.
Since its opening the learning centre has already played host to
HIV training, health and safety meetings, business excellence
meetings and the continuation of Nestle’s environment management
system.
The learning centre is confirmation of Nestle PNG’s commitment to
improving all its products with a focus on them all having a
nutritional value.
Mr Singh revealed that they were on track to achieve this aim and
plan to continue their current developments during World
environment and safety day.
 
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