Problem Sheet Checklist

Production Problems

• Deliveries delayed because of errors and mistakes of people making the parts.
• Employees don’t know their jobs.
• Mix-ups in trucking service.
• Parts returned by another department because they were not made right.
• Operators have special problems because of engineering changes.
• Poor planning.
• Employees have difficulty in getting up to production on new type equipment.
• Aisles too congested.
• Excessive wear and tear on equipment.

Safety Problems

• Safety equipment not properly used.
• Material not piled properly.
• Poor shop housekeeping.
• Don’t know safety rules.
• Employees don’t know hazards of their jobs.
• Employees get careless.
• Minor injuries not reported.

Quality Problems

• Meeting inspection standards.
• Too much scrap or re-work.
• Jigs and gauges not properly used.
• Not following specifications.
• Too much left to operator’s judgment.

Personnel Problems

• Employees leave to other plants – couldn’t “get the hang” of the job.
• New employees lack experience in mechanical things.
• Lack interest in the work.
• Employees want transfers - think they can “make out” better on other jobs.
• Claim to have good experience but don’t “come through.”
• Too much time to get up to production.
• Instructed the wrong way.
• Can’t get experienced people any more.
• Employees get discouraged learning the job.