The plan focuses on enhancing both employee and machine efficiency by tracking specific metrics that provide insights into operations. By monitoring the Machine Downtime Rate, businesses can ensure that machinery remains operational and identify areas for preventive maintenance. For example, implementing regular equipment inspections could reduce downtime significantly. The Employee Productivity Rate helps establish performance benchmarks and identifies the need for tools or training, such as setting clear targets and offering feedback.
Using Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) allows organizations to understand equipment utilization better, optimizing production processes by reducing quality defects and addressing bottlenecks. Monitoring Attendance and Absenteeism Rate gives insights into workforce reliability and helps in promoting a healthier work-life balance to improve attendance. Finally, Mean Time to Repair (MTTR) focuses on minimizing downtime from machinery failures, emphasizing the importance of efficient repair processes and maintenance staff training.
Top 5 metrics for Employee and machine efficiency
1. Machine Downtime Rate
Percentage of time that machines are not operational compared to total available time
What good looks like for this metric: 5-10%
How to improve this metric:- Implement preventive maintenance schedules
- Use machinery monitoring systems
- Conduct regular equipment inspections
- Train staff on proper machine handling
- Invest in reliable equipment
2. Employee Productivity Rate
Output produced by employees in relation to the hours worked
What good looks like for this metric: 70-80%
How to improve this metric:- Set clear performance targets
- Provide regular feedback
- Invest in employee training
- Optimize work schedules
- Implement time management tools
3. Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE)
A measure of how well equipment is used during production, combining availability, performance, and quality
What good looks like for this metric: 60-85%
How to improve this metric:- Reduce setup and changeover times
- Increase scheduling efficiency
- Minimize quality defects
- Address bottlenecks in production
- Enhance operator training
4. Attendance and Absenteeism Rate
The frequency and duration employees are absent compared to expected working hours
What good looks like for this metric: 2-3%
How to improve this metric:- Implement flexible scheduling
- Enhance workplace conditions
- Recognise and reward good attendance
- Communicate attendance expectations clearly
- Provide support for work-life balance
5. Mean Time to Repair (MTTR)
Average time required to repair machines and restore them to operational status
What good looks like for this metric: 60-90 minutes
How to improve this metric:- Streamline repair processes
- Keep detailed repair logs
- Ensure accessibility to spare parts
- Train maintenance staff
- Implement condition-based monitoring
How to track Employee and machine efficiency metrics
It's one thing to have a plan, it's another to stick to it. We hope that the examples above will help you get started with your own strategy, but we also know that it's easy to get lost in the day-to-day effort.
That's why we built Tability: to help you track your progress, keep your team aligned, and make sure you're always moving in the right direction.
Give it a try and see how it can help you bring accountability to your metrics.
