Define Shop Floor Employees

Explanation

Use this activity to setup up existing employees as shop floor employees belonging to a labor class. Employees defined here are used for planning purposes as well as for reporting operational and indirect time.

When calculating operation hours, the priority of calculating the operation hours should be as follows:

1. Based on the calendar settings defined in the Manufacturing Labor Class/Employees tab.
2. If calendar is not defined, when IFS/Human Resources is installed, refer the employee's work schedules defined in the Employee Schedules and Rules window.
3. If employee’s schedule is day type independent or
   If IFS/Human Resources is not installed, and no valid schedule exists for the employee;
   then use the labor class calendar defined in the Manufacturing Labor Class window.

Prerequisites

• A labor class must be defined in Manufacturing Labor Class window.
• An employee must be defined in Company/Employees tab.

System Effects

As a result of this activity:

•  A new shop floor employee is created.
• The employee will be considered an available resource on the labor class.

Window

Manufacturing Labor Class

Related Window Descriptions

Manufacturing Labor Class
Manufacturing Labor Class/Employees

Procedure

1. Open the Manufacturing Labor Class window.
2. Select the labor class to which you want to connect a new employee in the Labor Class field.
3. In the Employees tab, create a new line.
4. In the Employee ID field, select a value from the list of values.
5. In the Calendar field, enter a calendar if applicable.
6. In the Sched Capacity field, select a value from the list.
7. In the Resume Option field, select a suitable value from the list. (When an employee reports in, the system resumes operations according to the value selected in Resume Option field. Only the last stopped operation will be considered. The last operation should also have the Auto Stopped check box selected).
8. If you want the employee to be allowed to enter and report from Shop Floor Workbench window, select the Workbench User checkbox.
9. If you want the employee to be allowed to report time for other employees, select the Handle Time for Others checkbox.
10. If desired, fill in information in the Filter ID and Default Team fields.
11. Click Save (F12).
12. Now you can edit the availability range of the employee in the Start Date and End Date fields if needed. If you do not specify an end date, the shop floor employee will be available indefinitely.