Ford Plans to Resume Production, Operations in North America
07 Mayo 2020 - 05:00PM
Noticias Dow Jones
By Stephen Nakrosis
Ford Motor Co. on Thursday said it planned to resume production
and operations in North America, taking a phased approach to the
restart.
The company said workers whose jobs can't be done remotely,
"such as vehicle testing and design," would return to work
beginning May 18.
The company said its parts distribution centers in North America
will resume full operation on May 11, and also said "employees able
to do their jobs remotely will continue to do so until advised
otherwise."
Ford said the staggered approach for the approximately 12,000
"location-dependent" employees will allow it to effectively
implement new safety protocols. The company will provide personal
protective equipment for all employees as they return to work and
will implement safety measures including requiring face masks for
everyone entering a Ford facility and instituting daily online
employee and visitor health self-certifications. The company also
said there would be no-touch temperature scans, and anyone with an
elevated temperature will not be permitted in a facility.
"North American assembly plants previously operating on
three-shift patterns will return with two-shifts, most two-shift
plants will return on one shift and most one-shift plants will
operate on one shift," Ford said. "Components plants will restart
production as needed to support this plan," the company added.
"We've been working intently with state and federal governments,
our union partners and a cross-section of our workforce to reopen
our North American facilities," said Jim Farley, chief operating
officer.
--Write to Stephen Nakrosis at stephen.nakrosis@wsj.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
May 07, 2020 17:45 ET (21:45 GMT)
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