Green Belt Certification earned through partnership with Hollister Incorporated

(Waynesboro, VA) Sheila Southall, Pre-Press & Print Innovation Coordinator, has earned her Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certification. It was presented to her in a company meeting by representatives from Hollister, Inc., through whom McClung partnered for the certification.

“This is a significant accomplishment for Sheila and for McClung,” commented Larry Miles, President and CEO of McClung. “This program is taking place in parallel with the rollout of our SAVE (Streamline and Add Value Efficiently) project. Together, these initiatives give McClung the skill sets and tools needed as we continue on an aggressive approach of process improvement that has been designed to increase efficiencies, reduce internal costs, and pass subsequent savings on to our clients.”

Six Sigma training teaches a rigorous application of practical, proven quality management principles that provide the tools, techniques, resources, culture, and business focus needed to maximize customer value. This is done by delivering outstanding quality consistently and by reducing operational costs through the elimination of waste and improving efficiencies.

Hollister Incorporated Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Associates trained Sheila as part of the company’s supplier development program. Opportunities to improve efficiencies and reduce costs benefit Hollister and its suppliers when both companies use the principles of Lean Six Sigma.

“With this recognition, McClung becomes the first, certified Green Belt supplier for Hollister Incorporated,” said John Huff, Supply Chain Planning Leader for Hollister.  “For more than ten years, we’ve applied the Six Sigma principles of total process improvement with great results.  Having a supplier partner like McClung champion the same approach only strengthens our efforts and our opportunities for continuous improvement.”

For over sixty-five years the award-winning McClung Companies continues to serve the graphic communication needs of Virginia with the latest technology and with highly skilled and motivated employee owners.

Hollister Incorporated is an independently owned company that develops, manufactures, and markets healthcare products and services worldwide. For almost ninety-five years, Hollister Incorporated has been serving healthcare professionals, patients and consumers and is committed to making life more rewarding and dignified for people who use the company’s products and services.