Attendance, shift and leave process for Granite quarries: counting a gang that arrives by truck
In a quarry the working day starts when the truck unloads the gang. A bench-wise count, a shift roster and a leave calendar tied to the farming year keep blocks moving and wages honest.
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Share your requirementsWhy attendance, shift and leave process matters in granite quarries
Most granite quarries record attendance on a sheet kept by a mate who also supervises the bench. The sheet is filled in later, from memory, and gang numbers are rounded. At the end of the week the wage list and the output tally do not agree, and nobody can say which is wrong. Absences from festivals and harvest then arrive as a surprise.
A workable process counts people where they start, by bench and by gang. It sets a roster for drilling, lifting and loading, so the heavy machines are never left without a relief. It marks the weeks that always lose labour and plans leave and reserve cover for them, instead of reacting.
How to set it up
1. Count at the gate and again at the bench
The mate records each name and gang as they get off the truck, and the bench supervisor checks the same list at the face. Differences are noted that day.
2. Set a roster for heavy machines
List each excavator, crane and rig with a main and a standby operator, and the shift each works. Post it where operators gather.
3. Separate gang records from permanent staff
Contractor gangs get a register with leader, members and dates. Permanent staff go on a plain muster. Both reach the office the same evening.
4. Mark the high absence weeks
Using the last two years, mark harvest, festival and rain periods. Plan reserve hands and ask gang leaders for return dates in advance.
5. Match attendance with output weekly
Compare heads counted with blocks lifted per bench each week. Large gaps are looked at with the supervisor, not argued over at month end.
Check these first
Before changing anything, find out what is true today. These take an afternoon and use your own records.
- Compare yesterday's gate count with the bench count and the wage entry.
- Check that every heavy machine on site has a named standby operator.
- Look at last harvest week and note how many heads you lost without notice.
- Ask one gang leader to name the members who worked last Friday and compare with your register.
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Questions owners ask
Someone who is not paid by the output of the same gang. A mate or clerk at the gate, with a second check at the bench, gives a count that both sides accept.
Agree a simple way to ask for time off in advance and note when people return. For the farming season, talk to gang leaders early so you can plan reserves.
Not necessarily. A written gate count works if it is done daily and checked. Devices can help but dust, power and signal are real problems at a pit, so test one before buying.