Cross-Trained Workforce
Don D
9,834 Posts
One of my September projects is to begin an analysis of which employees are trained/cross-trained for the various jobs in the plant. Do any of you have a tool that you use to assist with such an analysis? Or can you recommend an approach that has worked for you. I've done the personnel-file analysis and can't conclude much from that.
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Again, being new to this forum, and not knowing your industry or business model it is hard to offer any more than this.
I hope this gives you some ideas.
This helps me become better versed on the different jobs out there (we are a manufacturing facility with numerous jobs on the floor I am not completely familiar with) and is a good visual aid for the Supervisors. It is also a good way to identify jobs where we have had little cross training (a whole blank row!) and brings the point home to the supervisors (what will you do when the one person who can do this job is not here?). I use it to track the training completed by new employees as well.
The supervisors like updating it when that have accomplished cross training, and management likes it as a tool for discussion, evaluations, etc.
Would you be able to share your matrix with me too? I would greatly appreciate that. On my endless "Projects" list is the evaluation of cross-training and job sharing skills, this would certainly be helpful in that quest.
Thanks so much.
D. Jacobs
[email]djacobs@teamist.net[/email]
I have been working on the very same thing. We have a Public Works department with different crews - water & water treatment, water & wastewater, roads, concrete, parks maintenance, etc. Crews are cross-trained for absences and emergencies.
If you don't mind, would you share your matrix with me also?
my email address is [email]hrdir@iximd.com[/email]
By the way, Don says you can email by using an email icon on the Forum. How do we do that?
Thanx in advance.
"Sam"
I would also be interested in seeing your matrix. This is something I have had on my to-do list for quite awhile.
My e-mail is [email]k_christian@admworld.com[/email]
Thanks!
Karla
[email]blackmon@ulm.edu[/email]
I apologize - I've been out sick for the last several days and have been unable to send the matrix information as promised. I have sent the matrix to those that sent their fax numbers - but I'm unable to do so for folks that sent their email address as the program we use for the matrix is in Visio. If you have Visio - please let me know and if you don't please send me your fax information by using the private email function. Thanks!