All of them have degrees in electrical or mechanical engineering. Training also looms large in the maintenance program at LTV's Indiana Harbor Works. Preventive maintenance now accounts for only about four percent of our work. The result is that both our operators and line supervisors need a different set of skills than in the past. That calls for a lot of training.
Technicians receive multicraft training.
Having one person with a lot of skills gives you tremendous flexibility, something we never had before. We even have wiremen who do welding. Everybody has become multitalented. This has reduced the need for outside contractors. Supervisors need multicraft training as much as the technicians do.