Utilizing the Winston-Salem facility's
unique usage of self-directed work groups,
Warwick, a 28-year veteran of Ingredion and
champion of the facility's transformation,
decided to lead the charge for change and
actively sought out opportunities to help facil-
itate and improve reliability at the plant. He
started attending the Reliable Plant Confer-
ence & Exhibition, obtaining information and
ideas for implementation at Winston-Salem.
"If I go to a conference or training, I don't
look at it as a conference but as an educational
experience," Warwick said. "I started going
to conferences to get these ideas. You see all
these neat gadgets and realize we have an
opportunity to improve. I wanted a lubri-
cation building and was told, 'You have
one – kind of.' So, two years ago, I worked
with the engineer manager. He asked me if
there were any special projects I needed. I
made the strategic recommendation for the
lubrication building, and it was approved."
e facility took information from
the initial assessment and findings and
began building and upgrading its lubri-
cants storage room with a bulk filtration
system. e plant also bought a thermal
camera and ultrasonic grease guns.
