Er rollen weer nieuwe Fords van de productielijnen in Duitsland, Roemenië en Spanje. De productie lag zeven weken stil als gevolg van de COVID-19 crisis.
Het opstarten van de productie betreft een gefaseerde start met aanvankelijk een lager productievolume. Gedurende de komende maanden voert Ford de productie geleidelijk op tot het normale niveau. Als eerste start Ford met het produceren van auto’s die al verkocht zijn.
Om de medewerkers te beschermen, gelden er in alle fabrieken strenge richtlijnen met betrekking tot ‘social distancing’ (afstand houden van minimaal 2 meter). Ook moeten medewerkers iedere dag een gezondheidscheck ondergaan. Daarnaast ontvangt elke medewerker elke dag door Ford geproduceerde mondkapjes en gezichtsmaskers en andere hygiëne items.
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“The response from our employees has been incredible. Our teams have been highly proactive in helping support their local communities through the coronavirus crisis and now they are back to what they do best – making the vehicles that will help get Europe moving again,” said Dale Wishnousky, vice president, Manufacturing, Ford of Europe. “We monitored the situation very closely to ensure the timing was right and all the measures were in place to provide a safe and protected workplace.”
The Saarlouis Vehicle Assembly Operations and Cologne Assembly Operations and Engine Plant in Germany, Valencia Vehicle Assembly Operations in Spain, and Craiova Vehicle Assembly Operations and Engine Plant in Romania all resumed production on May 4. Production will restart at Valencia Engine Plant on May 18. The resumption date for Ford’s Dagenham and Bridgend Engine Plants, in the U.K., will be confirmed at a later date.
On Monday, across the facilities, everything went smoothly with great teamwork helping to ensure that a strong restart delivered the reduced volumes that had been planned.
Ahead of production resuming, Ford had contacted all employees, via various channels, outlining the return to work process and the measures implemented to ensure a safe working environment. This included sharing with employees a specially made Return to Work Safety Protocol video. Flyers offer employees further detailed information as regards the usage of PPE equipment. The plants in Cologne, Craiova and Valencia are all producing face shields for internal use.
