Objectives Quick Start Sheets - Production

I used to be a Production Manager

So I was particularly keen to write these to help my fellow Production Managers. In production the emphasis is often on improving efficiency and reducing failure rates. You need to have specific figures in mind for this and also cascade these objectives down effectively. At the end of the examples I have done an example cascade to show you what I mean. It’s not good simply cascading down ‘reduce failure rate’. People need to know what they personally have to do in order to contribute.

Real Examples

I’ve gathered together examples from Production Managers just like you (and included some of my old ones too!). I’ve put them into this document – my ‘quick start sheet’.
All you need to do is make any necessary modifications then just copy and paste them into your own objectives.
You’ll find the badly written objectives together with what they should really look like and my explanation of how to do it.

Every single example is from a real client – you will recognise many of them. This is THE fastest way to get your objectives written and make sure they are SMART.

Specify, design & implement fault logging database
Achieve 60% of available time on testing.
Service Engineer Repair customer failed units / provide additional test resource as required.
Test eng. - Functionality testing of products
Achieve 90% of available time on testing.
Production & test technician - Provide assistance to engineers / Preliminary testing & functionality testing of CV products
Achieve 50% of available time on testing.
Increase flexibility in the department

By getting these objectives right you’ll find they are easier to achieve and you will be able to work out you plan effectively.
You’ll discover what to do with all of these and much more.