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Production operator

You run the machine and own its first line of defence: you see the abnormality first, and the quality of what you record decides whether anyone can fix it.

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Production team leaderProduction supervisorProduction / plant manager

Routine

Daily

  • Start-of-shift check before the first cycle
  • First-piece check after start-up or changeover
  • Record every stop over the agreed threshold with a reason code
  • Hand over open issues in writing

Weekly

  • 5S check of your own zone
  • Clean-inspect-lube round (autonomous maintenance)

Monthly+

  • Review your skills sign-off and pending trainings

Your kit, task by task

  • Start-of-shift machine checkDaily · Checklist
    LiveOpen
  • First-piece / first-off checkDaily · Checklist
    LiveOpen
  • Log stops, scrap and reworkDaily · Template
    LiveOpen
  • Shift handoverDaily · Document generator
    LiveOpen
  • 5S zone checkWeekly · Checklist · 5S Audit Score Calculator
    LiveOpen
  • Autonomous maintenance (clean-inspect-lube)Weekly · Checklist
    LiveOpen
  • Follow a work instructionWhen it happens · Document generator
    LiveOpen

KPIs you are measured on

Quality rate

Good units made right first time divided by total units produced.

Formula Quality = Good count ÷ Total count

OEE Calculator

Top pains and how to handle them

Stop reasons end up as 'other' or 'misc'

Use a short reason tree agreed with maintenance (max 10–12 codes) and write one free-text line for anything unusual.

Handover is verbal and gets lost

Use a written handover with three fixed blocks: safety, quality, open actions with owner.

Checks become a tick-box habit

Keep checklists short, with pictures and limits; anything out of limit stops and escalates, not just a tick.

Recommended reading

Role kit — coming soon

A paid pack for this role is in preparation. Everything above stays free.

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