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I work for a small window and door manufacturer. Our plant manager is having surgery over the Christmas holidays and will require 6 to 8 weeks of recovery and rehabilitation. I have been asked to cover for him during his absence. January and February are our slowest period in terms of production. What are some ideas to keep our shop employees busy during this time?
Some ideas I've had so far:
- clean and organize work areas and workstations
- clean and perform preventative maintenance on equipment, tools and machines
- organize and cycle count inventory (even though our year-end inventory isn't until the end of April)
Cross train employees on machines they don't use. Makes it easier in future to have a larger pool to call on for call-outs.
HR code of conduct, safety briefings, employee benefits discussions etc. can be done now.
Machine management - multiple scenarios to play out. What if one machine is out of commission and is going to take two days to be repaired and in working condition again? How do you get around that, using other equipment? Run this simulation for all machines.
New equipment integration and/or installation.
There, your 8 weeks are done.
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