THE TREADWAY TIRE COMPANY

Job Dissatisfaction and High Turnover at the Lima Tire Plant

Section B Group 1

Gautam Bansal 2010075Jay Devnani 2010082Kanupriya Kohli 2010090Nirmal Modh 2010099Prateek Chaturvedi 2010295

Introduction

• Treadway Tire - Major supplier of Tires across North America

• Lima Plant is one of the 8 manufacturing units operated by the company

• Higher foremen turnover rate is the major concern for Ashley Walls-The HR Director

• Overall Cost cutting, increase productivity , reducing turnover and solving moral issues are the major objectives of Ashley Walls.

Company Hierarchy

Plant Manager

HR Manager

Area Manager

Supervisor

Line Foremen

Hourly Workers

Issues

• Job Dissatisfaction

• Turnover

JOB DISSATISFACTION is a result of :

• Nature of Work : Strenuous nature of long shifts

• Promotion and growth : No advancement opportunity

• Nature of Supervision : Dissatisfactory

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS• HIGHER TURNOVER problem among the foremen was

the result of their attitude towards the job.

• Insensitive management• Undervalued contribution• Lack of growth• No authority• Lack of training• Disrespectful behavior

Foremen’s Attitude

BehavioralAffectiveCognitive

Not satisfied with job and dislike the work environment

High turnover

RECOMMENDATION

• Transparency in organization

• Segregation in post

• Appreciation (Motivation / Momentum)

• Skip-level meeting

• Teambuilding exercise

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