Factory Job Cards by Production Stage

A job card belongs to one stage of one batch. The operator or the supervisor marks what passed, what failed and what went back for rework.

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What a job card carries

Stage and work centre

The stage name your floor uses, and the machine, bay or line it ran on.

Quantity in and out

Pieces received from the previous stage, pieces passed on, pieces rejected and pieces held back for rework, each counted separately.

Operator and shift

Who ran the stage and in which shift, which later feeds piece-rate counting and the rejection view by operator.

Start and finish marks

When the stage was taken up and when it was handed on, entered by the person working it.

Notes and readings

A dimension checked, a weld run, a batch temperature or a filling weight can be written on the card where your part needs it.

How a batch moves on

Pieces passed at one stage become the quantity available at the next. The card at the next stage opens with that figure already in place, so a supervisor cannot claim more pieces than the previous stage cleared. Rejections drop out of the batch. Rework pieces go into a hold list and rejoin the batch at whichever stage the supervisor sends them back to, which keeps the final dispatch count honest.

Marking cards on the floor

On a phone or tablet

An operator or a supervisor opens the card, types the counts and saves it, without walking to the office.

At a shared terminal

Some sheds prefer one screen per section, where the supervisor marks every card for that stage at the end of a shift.

With a barcode on the card

Where batches are many, a printed card with a barcode can be scanned to open the right record quickly.

What the client decides

Whether operators mark their own cards or a supervisor does it
Which stages need a reading or a measurement saved
Who may pass a rework decision at each stage
Whether a card can be edited after the shift closes

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Can one operator work on several cards in a shift?

Yes. Cards are listed by stage and machine, and an operator can be named on as many as the shift ran through.

What if a count is entered wrongly?

A correction is allowed within the limits you set, and the card keeps the earlier figure with a note of who changed it.

Does a card show the drawing?

The drawing or sketch held on the part revision can be opened from the card, so the operator sees the right version.

Can contract labour mark cards?

Yes, where you give them a login. Many units keep marking with the supervisor and name the contract worker on the card.

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