Being a mechanic is hard work, involves a lot of elbow grease and long hours of concentration. The good news is there are ways to make the life of a mechanic a lot more easier. If you want to keep your mechanics engaged, to increase productivity and boost staff morale, knowing how to motivate your team the right way is rule number one. Knowing how to keep them safe is paramount, too.
To get you started, here are 5 basic tweaks you can make to enhance productivity in the workshop.
1. Maintain a regular cleaning schedule
Most workshops get pretty filthy after a day of hard work on vehicles and equipment. To enhance productivity throughout the week it’s important to clean your whole space at the end of each day. This is one of the easiest ways to increase the productivity of your mechanics. When you start the day with a nice clean area to work with you’re far more likely to get more done.
2. Coat your floors
Coating your workshop floor will ensure that any marks and chemical or oil spills can be cleaned off quickly and easily, in turn increasing the productivity of your team. Coatings can also be installed in different colours to demarcate different areas of the workshop, or in your company colours to foster a healthy team spirit and company morale.
3. Mark our your walkways and designated spaces
Line marked walkways indicate clear zones, mapping out pathways for mechanics to walk around the workshop without tripping, and reminding staff members that no equipment or materials should be left within certain spaces. Line markings are therefore one of the most crucial features to install in your workshop space. Not only do they keep your workers safe, they also mark out spaces where tools and machines can be rested temporarily before they are put back in their place. In short, line markings ensure that you comply with all health and safety regulations, while also increasing the productivity of your team.
4. Make sure your team have access to the right equipment for the job
You can’t get a job done right if you don’t have the appropriate equipment. Ask any mechanic and they’ll tell you: machinery and tools are the essence of a workshop, but only if they’ve been installed and selected with an expert eye. To make it easy for your mechanics to do their jobs faster and with greater efficiency, investing in a professional grade assortment of up-to-date tools and equipment is paramount.
5. Make sure you install adequate lighting
When it comes to fitting out your workshop, it’s important to install an expert lighting system. Ensuring a combination of sky lights—for a little sunshine—and LED lighting will increase the visibility throughout your whole workshop all day long. This will mean that mechanics can see what they are doing at all times, from morning to night. In a workshop space being mindful of light reflection is important, too. If your floors and walls are too dull your workshop can feel smaller and more claustrophobic. But coating your floors and walls with light, glossy colours will reflect the light within the space, making your workshop feel bigger and more open. Improving the look and feel of your environment with wall and floor coatings and expert lighting will ensure team safety and boost morale, in turn motivating workers and keeping them inspired.
Ready to turbo-charge the productivity of your team to boost morale and increase business? Talk to us today about how we can transform your workshop into a space your team will be proud to work in every day.
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