SILVERDALE, Wash. (Nov. 21, 2022) –Trident Refit Facility, Bangor (TRFB) team member Gerald McKlosky, Code 613 Quality Assurance Inspector (QAI) division head, discusses the productivity of his division with TRFB leadership during a gemba. Code 613 Quality Assurance Inspectors (QAI) personnel are responsible for conducting in-process critical inspections and testing of components within the Submarine Safety (SUBSAFE) boundary, as well as structural, mechanical and critical coating inspections. Each week, TRFB leadership personnel visits a different production area of the facility for a first-


SILVERDALE, Wash. (Nov. 21, 2022) –Trident Refit Facility, Bangor (TRFB) team member Gerald McKlosky, Code 613 Quality Assurance Inspector (QAI) division head, discusses the productivity of his division with TRFB leadership during a gemba. Code 613 Quality Assurance Inspectors (QAI) personnel are responsible for conducting in-process critical inspections and testing of components within the Submarine Safety (SUBSAFE) boundary, as well as structural, mechanical and critical coating inspections. Each week, TRFB leadership personnel visits a different production area of the facility for a first-hand look, which is referred to as a “gemba.”


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