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Why Kantner & Company is the scrap recycler’s best option for ISO consulting

1. Broad, deep experience. We have helped over 150 organizations (and 35+ scrap recyclers) implement quality, environmental, and/or safety management systems. We know the scrap recycling industry, we know scrap recycling processes, we understand your issues, and we speak your language.
2. Practical. Our approach is practical, pragmatic, down to earth. We leave theory to theoreticians and focus on accomplishing the task on time, on plan, on budget.
3. Flexible. We task ourselves with learning your proven processes and adapting our approach so that you end with a system that precisely fits how you work. And while we’re with you, we do our best to work around your busy schedule, understanding that you have to keep operating your business even while ISO implementation is going on.
4. Results-oriented. Registration is an important milestone. . .but to us the optimal result is a system that adds value to your organization.
5. Effective communicators. We stress open, honest, and regular communication with clients. At each step you’ll know exactly where things stand. When you call or email, if it happens that you can’t reach us right away, you’ll always get a response within 24 hours.
6. Believers. Having seen in real life how well ISO-prescribed management systems work, every day we commit ourselves to communicating that positive message in everything we say and do.
7. Work ourselves out of a job. At project’s end you have a system that you understand, control, and can easily operate on your own. . .without requiring further help from us.
8. Pleasant to work with. Our exemplary people-skills enable us to function well with client people of all levels and functions.

All about Kantner & Company

Founded by Rob Kantner in 1995, Kantner & Company has helped some 150 organizations implement quality and/or environmental management systems and prepare for registration audit.

Rob's first scrap recycling client (1993) was/is Ferrous Processing and Trading Co. (Detroit). Since then Rob and Kantner & Company has provided quality, environmental, and health/safety system implementation services to approximately 35 scrap recycling firms in North America. These include major multi-site corporate organizations to single-site family owned yards; from car shredders and block breakers to eddy currents, shears, balers, and hand sorters; ferrous and nonferrous, heavy melt and precious metal, paper, plastic, glass, and just about everything in between.

Kantner & Company has provided quality system training programs under the sponsorship of Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI). Kantner is a frequent speaker at ISRI local chapter meetings.

Besides system implementation services, Kantner & Company provides quality and environmental system training, and contract internal audit services. We also publish an array of implementation and training aids and tools.

All about Rob Kantner

Rob Kantner is a nationally recognized implementer, educator, and business adviser. He helps scrap re cyclers all over North America improve effectiveness, efficiency, and customer satisfaction with expertly implemented quality, environmental, and safety management systems.

He has personally directed and/or participated in some 150 quality management / and environmental management system implementations in organizations of all sizes, shapes, and pursuits. Standards Kantner’s clients have registered to include ISO 9001/2 (1987), ISO 9001/2 (1994), QS-9000 (1995/98), ISO 14001 (1996/2004), ISO 9001 (2000), ISO/TS 16949 (2002), and OHSAS 18001. Many of these projects have required incorporation of customer specific requirements, including OSHA, MIL-Q, etc.

Kantner has authored several books on quality system implementation, including ISO 9000 Answer Book (Second Edition) and QS-9000 Answer Book, both published by John Wiley & Sons. He has personally trained several thousand people in quality related disciplines, including internal auditing, quality system lead auditor, team building, problem solving, continuous process improvement, and various statistical methods. His instructional accomplishments include the creation of the first self-paced internal auditor training program, and the first self-paced quality system standards implementation kit.

Kantner founded Kantner & Company (formerly 9000 Solutions Group) in 1995, and is the firm’s president, project planner / manager, and chief consultant. From 1987 to 1995 he was employed as staff trainer, instructional designer, and senior staff consultant for two major international consulting firms. His last stint prior to founding Kantner & Company was as United States general manager for a prominent British consulting firm. Prior to 1987 Kantner was a staff and line manager for several small manufacturing and service organizations.

Kantner holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Eastern Michigan University and advanced degrees from the School of Hard Knocks. He is a graduate of numerous industry-related training courses. He lives in central Michigan.

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