Lake City Ammunition Plant Laying Off!

[Armyguy78]

Okay, does this not seem like the most odd time to layoff employees making ammunition? I am blown away by this. http://www.kansascity.com/2013/03/06/4103593/lake-city-employees-offered-voluntary.html

 

[dennishoddy]

The plant has been modernized. They are getting out more ammo with less people.

ATK and the Army have invested $400 million, Kidder said, to increase the plant’s efficiency in producing ammunition of various calibers.

New technology targets the long practice of operating machines across two floors of the plant. Teams of employees will oversee equipment and monitor instruments and gauges rather than having a separate team for each production line, Kidder said.


Read more here: http://www.kansascity.com/2013/03/06/4103593/lake-city-employees-offered-voluntary.html#storylink=cpy

 

[Corey]

Maybe they have an aging staff and are giving them an easy way out before they throw them out. With new technology comes the use of computers and there are a lot of older workers that struggle to catch on.

 

[Robusto]

wiki link to Lake City Army Ammunition Plant (LCAAP) in Independence Missouri.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_City_Army_Ammunition_Plant

 

[Armyguy78]

The plant is 20 minutes from my house so I know it needs to be modernized. Just seems odd to me for some reason. The plant is huge and literally has separate buildings for each caliber.

 

[Freedom Shooter]

wow, that sucks i dont like to hear people are lossing there jobs to technology if people dont have jobs then people wont be able to buy the things techmology is building,

 

[benjamin-benjamin]

wow, that sucks i dont like to hear people are lossing there jobs to technology if people dont have jobs then people wont be able to buy the things techmology is building,

this, it always sucks to hear about people losing jobs..

 

[dennishoddy]

Probably offering early retirements and not filling jobs that folks have vacated. I didn't see that much of an issue.

 

[StealthESW]

You would think with the increase in the demand they would be expanding production to meet the demand by adding jobs.

 

[Armyguy78]

You would think with the increase in the demand they would be expanding production to meet the demand by adding jobs. That is exactly what I was thinking. Dennis, if it is the way you explain it then I completely agree.

 

[Spiff]

It's not a really good idea to hire a bunch of people to meet demand for this sort of thing, because once the bubble bursts you have to get rid of them.

 

[StealthESW]

It's not a really good idea to hire a bunch of people to meet demand for this sort of thing, because once the bubble bursts you have to get rid of them.

That is what temp services are for.

 

[Matt1911]

I've dealt with far too many temps in the past. 85% of them, I wouldn't want anywhere near ammo.

 

[Spiff]

Hey, let's hire that cute 20-year-old temp chick and put her in charge of this million-plus-dollar ammunition manufacturing equipment that churns out thousands of rounds per hour of wartime boom-booms. Nothing can go wrong, right?

 

[Armyguy78]

No she works for Wolf full time now.