what work can you do in a working day?
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Hey everyone,
I started working in a small body shop 4 months ago, I am the only one working on vehicles from the minute the vehicle comes in right up until it leaves. I am doing everything. (only me and the boss work there). This is my first job in a body shop although I did train full time for 3 years.
having not worked in this environment before, I don’t know weather or not I am completing jobs as fast as I should be or completing a good volume of work. (neither does the boss)
MY QUESTION IS – What work can you do in a day or what amount of work is expected from you in a day??? any help on this would be great.
It’s quite difficult to give a generic answer to this. It really depends on what else you have to do. For example, working by myself I’m really lucky if I can produce 6-7 hours of paying work in a day when I’m usually here for 12 hours. I answer phones, talk to customers, supervise staff. do quotes and admin, plus a myriad of other things.
However, from an employee, I expect that they, with suitable experience, produce at least 7 paying hours per 8 hour day while a good tradesman should be able to produce 9-10. That’s because they’re efficient and can overlap jobs, using dead time allowed for to be doing something else that is productive.
If you want some benchmarks then have a look at the quotes that relate to the jobs you’re doing. They will generally include a labour component in hours. Alternately, there are online sites where you can put together a quote using known times for various tasks. One that I use is http://www.crashzone.com.au – if you use the NTAR times then they’re fairly realistic.
I’d suggest that, although he may deny it, your boss is very much aware of the times that it should take to do a job. He is, I’d think, probably giving you a chance to get some practical experience under your belt before putting you under any pressure to complete jobs in specific times. If he’s not talking to you about it then he’s probably happy with how you’re going.
some good information, thank you.
I am currently repairing for example, a rear quarter and rear bumper with minimal damage sanding, filling, priming and painting in a day maybe with a alloy or two, would you consider this productive and good progress?
Practice quality and proper repair technique.
Speed will come.
If the boss isn’t happy with the turn around time, he will let you know.
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