Evidence
Read together, the film and the records show paid waiting time that one person at two presses could fill.
On the walk
One person at a large press
05:50One person cut the leftover plastic off each part and packed it. That person stayed at the press.
Checked by us on a still of the film
Waiting between two parts
07:45Between two parts the person stood and waited. A second press could use that time.
Checked by us on a still of the film
Three presses, one person each
05:50, 07:45 and 15:20We counted three presses on long jobs with one person each. Two were large and one was small.
Counted by us on stills of the film
Staff remark on long jobs
06:10 to 06:19Plant staff said the long jobs "always have a person". It is how those jobs are staffed.
Said by plant staff on the walk
Plant records
Jobs of a week or more
Six presses ran one job for a week or more. Such jobs filled about 2,500 press hours each.
The ERP job log, twelve months
Overtime worked by operators
Operators worked about 180 overtime hours per week. Freed hours could come out of those.
Payroll, twelve months