Shop Floor Operator Academy
Execute work orders, report labor, and complete production the right way. 4 courses.
Course 1 · Work order basics
Find your work
Open Work Orders or the Work Orders Workbench custom page to see your queue, priorities, and due dates.
Read a work order
A work order shows the product to build, quantity, due date, components, and routing. Understand each field before starting.
Check readiness
Use the workbench's component readiness view: only start when components are available and issued.
Exercise
- Open the work order queue and identify your highest-priority order.
- Read its quantity, due date, and routing.
- Confirm components are ready.
Completion criteria
- Queue understood
- Work order read
- Readiness checked
- Quiz answered correctly
Course 2 · Component issue
Prepare components
Confirm the component list against the work order before issuing. Flag shortages to the planner immediately.
Issue components
Run the WO-2 Issue Components workflow. It creates ledger entries and reduces on-hand inventory.
Handle shortages
If a component is short, do not start production: report the shortage so planning can expedite supply.
Exercise
- Review the work order's component list.
- Run WO-2 to issue components.
- Verify the stock ledger entries were created.
Completion criteria
- Components issued
- Shortage handling understood
- Quiz answered correctly
Course 3 · Labor reporting (job cards)
Understand job cards
Job Cards record labor and operation time against a work order. They feed costing and capacity reporting.
Report time accurately
Log actual hours per operation as you complete them. Accurate reporting protects labor cost and scheduling.
Close operations
Mark operations complete as you finish them so the work order status stays current.
Exercise
- Open the job cards for your work order.
- Log the hours for the first operation.
- Mark the operation complete.
Completion criteria
- Job card logged
- Operation closed
- Quiz answered correctly
Course 4 · Work order completion
Verify before completing
Confirm all components are issued and operations/job cards are reported before completion.
Complete the work order
Run WO-3 Complete Work Order. It prevents double completion, creates a completion ledger entry, and adds finished goods to inventory.
After completion
Verify the work order shows Completed and the finished goods landed in inventory. Report any discrepancy to the planner.
Exercise
- Verify the work order is ready to complete.
- Run WO-3.
- Confirm status, inventory quantity, and ledger entry.
Completion criteria
- Work order completed
- Inventory verified
- Quiz answered correctly