HR Operations and Governance for Manufacturing
An HR function that runs the same way every month.
What this looks like in manufacturing
The parts of hr operations and governance that are specific to this sector, rather than general.
Multi-Plant Standardisation
The same process at every site, or a different company at each.
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Multi-Plant Standardisation
The same process at every site, or a different company at each.
What this coversHidePlants that grew separately develop separate HR. The second site is where informal process stops working, because the supervisor who knew everybody is not there.
- Common policies across sites
- Standard roster rules
- Standard attendance rules
- Common grades and wage structure
- Central employee master
- Site-level dashboards
- Consolidated headcount and cost
- Inter-site transfer process
The general method — what hr operations and governance covers, the questions it answers and what an engagement produces — is the same whatever the sector, and is set out on the hr process consulting and implementation page. What is above is the part that differs for manufacturing.
Other HR topics for manufacturing
Where to start
Most engagements begin with a review of how this runs in your business today, then a written process and the sequence to implement it.