Time Recording

The time recording module becomes indespensible when used in conjunction with Works Orders for Job Costing and for the monitoring of Job Progress.

Each Employee is provided with a Bar Coded Employee Card and every Works Order has a Bar Coded Route Card.

These Bar Codes are read by our Shop Floor Data Capture Terminals ( that utilise a standard on-line P.C. coupled with a Touch Screen Monitor and Laser Bar Code Scanner) to ensure information can be quickly and easily captured. No keyboard or mouse use is required.

This combination of equipment and FactoryMaster Shop Floor Data Capture software enables easy use by the Employees to:

• Book onto, and off, the premises / shift for Payroll and Time and Attendance requirements
• Book onto, and off, individual Works Orders (by Operation if required)
• Record number of Parts manufactured, whether Operation is complete, and the split between Set-Up and Operation Time (if required)
• Record (if required) Non-Chargeable Times and Reasons (e.g. Waiting for Material, Waiting for Setter, Machine Breakdown, Waiting for Tooling, etc.)
• Enquire on their Booked Shift Hours - as used for Payroll Calculation

The major benefits of a Real-Time Shop Floor Data Capture system are:

• Up to the minute visibility on the progress of any Job and its comparison to the Schedule
• Interrogate what Operations are currently being worked on
• Exception reporting of any Operations that are falling behind Schedule
• View the Job Costing time value being accumulated against a Job and compared to the Quotation - Operation by Operation
• See what Employees are On-Site and what Jobs they are currently engaged on

Employee Pay Rates and Shift Patterns are retained to enable the calculation and production of Payroll Input Reports (and data in an Import format to suit many popular Payroll systems) detailing Payroll Hours and Gross Pay.