BEHIND THE SCENES AT KIA MOTORS
along with all the employees , are passionate about producing high quality cars most efficiently . Although it ’ s a nice vision and philosophy , without these special employees we cannot achieve our goals .”
Operations Kia has its own unique innovation systems , and everybody participates in daily innovations that contribute to the overall successful operations . This success is illustrated in the amount of awards the plant has picked up ; National Champion in The 2014 European Business Awards sponsored by RSM International , the Merkur Award 2014 from Vienna Business School and a National Productivity award from the Slovakian government to name just three . Kia Motors was also rated excellent as change and innovation leaders , and were highly commended on a recent safety audit as well as picking up awards for Leading HR organisation and Best IT Operations along the way .
It is through these rigorous procedures it is able to improve product quality rate by 10 to 20 percent every year . Because of this improvement the company is now
“ In April we celebrated two million cars produced here in Slovakia and more recently we exceeded the one million mark in regards to cee ’ d production ”
– Han-Woo Park , CEO and President of Kia Motors .
offering seven year warranty which competitors simply do not offer .
But Kia Motors doesn ’ t simply talk about how staff contribute to the company ’ s success ; it also actively encourages career development and brings new talent through the group each year . Kia and parent company HMG ( Hyundai Motors Group ) is committed to creating opportunities for
young people entering the job market and every operation wherever it is located seeks to meet those needs .
Tomáš Potoček , HR Director for Kia Motors Slovakia , said : “ There are several training programs we offer ;
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