Management issues for night shifts in mechanical, electrical, and instrumentation fields
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A few days ago, during a inspection by management, 9 people from the mechanical, electrical, and instrumentation department who worked the night shift were caught sleeping; they were fined a lot of money. But I heard that in many chemical plants, those in this department are allowed to sleep at night and only have to go back to work when called by the dispatcher. I’m not sure how it is in other factories – let’s discuss it together :) By the way, in my factory, the people from the mechanical, electrical, and instrumentation department don’t do much work at night; they always push any tasks to the day shift, so most of the time they just go there to sleep!:L
Since there’s nothing to do with mechanical, electrical, and instrumentation work at night, why go there with so many people? Nine of them only need to sleep; 2-4 should be sufficient. A standard should be established to determine what needs to be fixed at night and what can be postponed to daytime, and actions should be taken in accordance with this standard
We work shift work at my factory; I can sleep in the early morning hours, and there’s a phone in case of anything. Agree with the person above – why arrange so many people if there’s no problem? The characteristic of state-owned enterprises is an oversized workforce. In fact, state-owned enterprises employ a large number of \"idle people\"; that’s the impression I get from the machinery, electrical, and instrumentation departments. There are many people, but few who are actually capable of doing the work. The rest just involves passing around wrenches and sweeping the floor. I’m sure I’ll get scolded for saying this. But those who are here should know that what I say is all true.
Work is still required during night shifts, and it depends on what the supervisors require. If tasks are to be completed before midnight, then those working in the mechanical, electrical, and instrumentation departments must carry out those tasks, and they need to arrive at the site within 5 minutes. And the bonus is determined based on the work done!
The mechanical, electrical, and instrumentation department in our company has been separated from the production workshop and is managed as a separate unit. Usually, when there are no maintenance tasks at night, only a few people are assigned to stay on duty (they sleep and are called up if anything comes up). I think this is a good approach – people work only when there is work to do; it’s pointless to just sit around doing nothing when there’s no work.
Our mechanical, electrical, and instrumentation departments have been separated, which is why it’s so difficult to get people to work there.:L
Our rule is that there are no work tasks at night, so one can sleep. However, the salary and bonus levels are relatively low, and cannot compare with those of front-line workers.
Here, those in charge of mechanical, electrical, and instrumentation tasks cannot sleep; they must conduct regular inspections while the equipment is running. Failure to conduct proper inspections or inadequate inspection work is punishable, and before important equipment is operated, it must pass mechanical, electrical, and instrumentation checks before the operators can start it up.
We in the mechanical, electrical, and instrumentation departments work the day shift on Changbai Mountain, but there are dedicated personnel on duty at night; they’re not in the factory but in the duty dormitory. If something comes up, they call and then we go to handle it. However, night shifts are a form of dedication, with no payment at all. . . :(
Management issues regarding night shifts in mechanical, electrical, and instrumentation departments: 1. Fewer employees can be assigned to these shifts, as there isn’t much work to do at night so they can rest； ⒉If on-duty staff detect any abnormality, they must arrive at the scene within 5 minutes and address it if possible ； It’s rather complicated, and the task is urgent; ask the relevant personnel to deploy more resources to handle it ； It’s rather complicated, and the task isn’t urgent; it can be dealt with during the day.
It depends on the company’s own conditions and relevant regulations. In my previous state-owned enterprise, it was standard practice to have one person on duty for electrical tasks at night and another for monitoring instruments; some people also had to work during the day, so they could sleep at night, but they were required to be available immediately if needed! The current company policy is that while on duty and working normally, sleeping is not allowed.
Our factory operates under both a standby system and a duty system; four people are responsible for the entire facility. For example, in the substation, one person is required to monitor the equipment and instruments, and of course this person cannot leave their post. Another person is tasked with conducting inspections around the facility, handling minor issues on their own, while reporting any major problems to the standby personnel for resolution. The standby shift means that the other 2 people sleep in a suitable place within the factory for 12 hours; the factory provides them with a certain allowance for standing by, and overtime is calculated based on the time spent working at night. If there is no work to do, they don’t need to work during the day.
First, it is necessary to define the purpose of night shifts and their scope of work; by understanding these purposes and scopes, the workload can be determined, which in turn helps to decide on the appropriate staffing for night shifts. Personnel allocation should be kept appropriately tight. Don’t think that having more people means many things can be handled well at night. When there are many people, they tend to shift blame on each other. For night shifts, a responsible person should be designated to determine what tasks need to be handled during the shift, which can be dealt with during the day shift, and what needs to be reported to superiors, etc