Improve Wrench Time
Is your plant running at its operational peak? Maintenance wrench time varies by industry, but the average is 30%. That translates to an average of 3 hours of actual hands-on work per ten-hour shift. There are a variety of reasons that contribute to minimal wrench time, such as waiting on maintenance materials and unforeseen complications. By proactively planning for maintenance tasks, managers can ease this problem. An organization that is utilizing software such as SakeTK™ can see an increase of wrench time to as much as 80%.
One of the quickest and most effective methods to improve maintenance efficiency to increase actual wrench time is to update your company’s planning and scheduling. To achieve optimization, workers need a solid groundwork of information combined with proper communication spanning multiple divisions. It is vital to remember that scheduling and planning is a flexible variable that varies across different organizations.
Improved planning is a continuous progression that takes time and effort to achieve. These improvements are dependent upon a variety of factors, such as size and the relationships between maintenance and production, and changes in the reactiveness of work culture. There are several reasons to enhance your scheduling procedures, including:
- Effective maintenance procedures allow workers to accomplish more with less.
- A proactive approach to scheduling lessens asset failures and helps to ensure that precautionary work is planned and accomplished in accordance with priorities.
- Planning and scheduling with a dependable application avoids loss of knowledge when employees leave or retire.
It’s About Being Proactive
A proactive approach to plant maintenance assists to lessen reactive situations. Reactive work often costs an organization 3 to 5 times more than a planned task. Utilizing software such as SafeTK™ to plan, the user will have the information and capability to communicate effectively with several departments and transfer resources to the most needed position.
Effective maintenance planning also removes the necessity for your plant to maintain a supply of extra parts and tools on-hand, as well as the allow for the ability to halt new requests for permits that are not necessary. With all departments using the same-time application, work can be scheduled quickly and downtime can be reduced to a minimum.
Benefits of Planning and Scheduling
How can you start the process of increasing the efficiency of maintenance for your organization? The first step is to assess the existing maintenance procedures. From there, a program can be implemented that will allow communication will all departments and the allocation of resources according to work requirements. The scheduling process includes the following considerations:
Scheduling Employees
Proactive planning
- An organization that uses efficient planning includes a task list and materials list, which results in a faster and more organized process and increase in productivity.
- An efficient system helps to confirm that the necessary equipment, permits and materials are available before work begins.
Retaining knowledge
- An established system allows employees across departments to access the same workflow and best practices, preventing any loss of knowledge when an experienced employee leaves.
Scheduling Equipment
Coordinating schedules with production.
- An efficient system considers the current practices and generates a standard workflow, attaining organizational-wide support.
Accessibility of assets
- An effective system will ensure that all permits and materials are available before any job starts.
- A public maintenance schedule enables workers to prepare effectively, increasing wrench time.
An organization that is utilizing software such as SakeTK™ can see an increase of wrench time to as much as 80%.
Maintenance resources such as SafeTK™ provide improvements to maintenance and care of assets. An efficient planning tool can build employee productivity, guarantee information transfer between knowledgeable employees and the newest hire, empowering alliances.
Consolidating a maintenance schedule through a complete solution saves time and energy by allowing the user to visualize all project schedules.
Addressing your need for Proactive Support
SafeTK™ is an immediate solution that enables the user to be fully aware of all steps in the planning process, including the ability to recognize the labor to be completed, plan for tools, and perform the hands-on work. SafeTK™ is a complete transformation of the maintenance process, permitting you to document the entire workflow for future review and investigation that can lead to even further cost-reducing improvements on the next work order.
Partnering with Stilwell & Associates means that you will have access to the most current and up to date product on the market that will not let you down. Unlike other well-known software solutions, SafeTK™ has the cross-functionality between modules that saves our clients a substantial amount of time. You can issue a full work package within a few minutes (or less if utilizing an authorized procedure or standard) and that includes the printing of the tags.
