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Nt1330 Unit 2 Term Paper

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1. Downtime:

All members should record downtime for delays that are not included in the standard such as equipment battery changes, supervisor meeting, equipment problems, excessive congestion delay, and any other time spent performing non-standard work. All workers should have access to downtime sheets and should be notified if all the recorded delay time is not granted. It is necessary that the workers receive the appropriate indirect time in order to maintain the integrity of the standards. It is important that both management and workers know how much time is allocated by the standards for a delay in order to identify when conditions may no longer represent that as engineered.

Workers should closely monitor unavoidable delays and notify …show more content…

It is the company’s responsibility to ensure that all employees are properly trained and educated in preferred work methods and procedures. Each employee performing under standard should receive a copy of the Standard Operating Procedure for the job task they are performing and receive adequate training in those methods. In the event that the preferred work methods are changed by the company each employee should be notified of the change and receive the new Standard Operating Procedure for the job task. When making changes to the preferred work method the company should be aware that it may impact the standard and should notify the company engineers to determine the effect of the change on the engineered …show more content…

The true cause of one’s substandard performance must be identified and researched as to the effect of any system errors which may have occurred during the production week, and to ensure all downtime has been allocated for the employee throughout the time in question. Employees may be at no fault when put into a working environment for which they have no control, especially if placed into a situation where the workload is not reflective of the conditions the standard was meant to represent. Members and Local 683 should request all documentation and validate the information about any discipline

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