10 Hour Shifts – Part Two
This is the second in a series of presentations about 10-hour shifts.
10-hour shifts – Part Three
This post is the third in a series about 10-hour shifts. If you have not already seen the first two posts in this series, I recommend you do so before viewing this post.
10-hour shifts – Part Four
This post is the fourth and final post in a series about 10-hour shifts. If you have not already seen the first three posts in this series, I recommend you do so before viewing this post.
Management By Walking Around
Plant managers and Human Resource managers, if you want to make your job a bit easier, take a walk. Every site I go to the number one issue is “How can we get the people we need to produce at the level we need to produce?” A facility struggles to find and keep qualified people and then … Continue reading “Management By Walking Around”
Best Practices
I am often asked about Best Practices in a shiftwork operation. In this post, I’ve listed 50 of those practices. I want to stress that every environment is unique. Best Practices are not. What works best at one site may not be applicable to another. Avoid rotating shifts. Don’t start earlier than 6:00 am. Pay 10% … Continue reading “Best Practices”
An Introduction To Optimal Staffing Levels
The most important factors determining optimal staffing levels.
Non-wage Solutions to Rising Wage Pressure
Human Resource managers: How can you attract a quality workforce when you know that doing so with wages is out of the question? Back when we were recovering from the Great Recession, we all knew this was coming. We watched and cheered as unemployment numbers dropped, month after month. This meant the economy was recovering. … Continue reading “Non-wage Solutions to Rising Wage Pressure”
Why is changing schedules so difficult?
Companies are often surprised at how difficult changing a shift schedule can be. There are several reasons for this but the big two are: Employees are familiar and thus comfortable with their current schedule while something else represents an unknown. To an extent, we all fear the unknown. A schedule is very personal to those that … Continue reading “Why is changing schedules so difficult?”
What is the Worst Shift to Work? Night Shift? Afternoon Shift?
The night shift is difficult physically, but the afternoon shift can be hard on your family and social life.
Be Careful What You Ask For – Part One
Once upon a time, about 28 years ago now, nearly every 24/7 operation in the country was using some version of a rotating 8-hour schedule. Ten years ago, when I asked large groups of employees if any of them have ever worked one of those outdated 8-hour schedules – inevitably, several hands would go up. … Continue reading “Be Careful What You Ask For – Part One”