Do you have a routine/activity to start the working day?
* formal daily operations meeting?
* informal chat with crew/operators with a cup of coffee?
* walkthrough/inspect areas?
* checking e-mails, yesterday's completed orders?
* answer the phone that is ringing even before you arrive to the desk?

Coffee.....give me coffee........now!

After the marvelous miracle caffeine has risen me from the dead, I check e-mail and phone messages for any special requests that may have come in. Next, it's off to the races for a daily juggle between my routine vibration inspections and my mountain of special projects.

David Eason

I vote for coffee also...

Checking our electronic daily log for all unscheduled events that may have occurred since the previous day and of course a strong cup of coffee.

First distributing tasks between the crew, then a short talk about security and finally an informal chat with some jokes.

I plan to do some PM work.
And we discuss the problems found by the operator.

We have team meetings between the shifts, then I run through my emails and check our equipment monitor and look for down machines. If everything is up and running then I'll look through our pms and talk to production to see what machines we can have for the day

I check e-mail, CMMS registers and talk with my boss for diferents items (jobs, sports, life...). Then I start my tasks programmed for the day. And I prefer the mineral water
...have a great day

On arrival I pass through the mess room and prepare a capuccino which I take with me to the office.

I look at the SCADA/BMS system to check plant, alarms, values and look at trends throughout the nite.

Then cheeck messages left on the phone...(in the morning these are normally the calls for help!)

Then I turn to emails.

If there is no email which need to attend to right away I do a plant tour to meet my men.

We try to discuss programmes at the end of the day so that in the morning everyone knows where to start and what to do. We try to keep to the plan unless we get urgent requests.

Rennie, I envy you. At my pharma plant no coffee or any other food can be taken out of the cafeteria, break rooms or some conference rooms. Food residues attract insects so pest control procedure rules out it. Many office areas are close to manufacturing / packaging areas and insect could crawl from one to another.

I work in a feed mill which are typically known for a low pay scale especially for production employees, so I start my day off by going around and readjusting the flow controls on nearly ever piece of equipment that has them and tell the operators not to adjust them, to which they reply that they have not then it is on to the unsolved problems of yesterday and the new ones that will arise today.

Read smoke signals and compare it to the due dates and behind list.

Before I get there I need at least a pot of coffee in me to get past the first round of firefighting.

Heck, anyone want to trade jobs?

No, thanks, Old Millwright. I intend to pass my new resume only to sites that can and will include training and education in the package.

I eat and drink my coffee before arrival at work. I quickly scan my email for anything urgent while brushing my teeth. Next, I try to do something useful, such as analyzing or gathering data, or working on one of my many special projects. I try to save reading emails and reading this forum when I need a break from the madness outside.

The normal day starts with reading the operator's and shift mechanic's logs to see if any problems have occurred overnight. Paper machines usually run 24/7. If no outstanding issues, routine vibration routes are scheduled for the day. Any daily disasters are dealt with on an "as they come" basis. E-mails and phone messages are usually from department heads wondering why their machines are noisier than usual. Reading this forum and research is a great escape from the daily grind!

Bounce out of bed at 4.45am get dressed etc; Drive 1 hour NW to get to work.
turn on PC check email and ohter messages, have a team tool box talk and then I attend to any problems that have come up since I was there last. Other than that prepare for routine monitoring schedule.

No coffee required - just run on some cereal and water that usually goes down as I read emails or new threads on this postings board.

Keep safe!

Hooch

I don't want to make anyone sick but I have a 20 min drive from where I live to work - and thats on a bad day - and I can't even see the factory from where I live!

M

Sorry Mike but it takes me just 5 minutes and maybe 1 or 2 more minutes if I get stuck behind some trucks. Love the short drive to work compared to living in the big smoke and fighting peak hour traffic for an hour a day.

A drive of 7 minutes?? Why don't cycle to work....

I'm going to enjoy this post. This is the Maintenance and Reliability forum right ? People, especially children (depending on who you work with) like and need routines, organization in their life. There is a set schedule everyday for the entire maintenance department. And it is reviewed, before we go home, and we/they are quized on what we did that day (just like school). Personally I get upset when other people ruin my routine, or cause me to go "off course". I get up at a set time and arrive approximately at a set time. We have a Morning start up meeting where we discuss the events of the previous shifts, I obtain a cup of coffee and head to my office. This is an important step as I can be intercepted by others with questions and concerns. Try to make to your office as quickly as possible, If people are trying to "intercept" you, don't stop walking. If you stop, this automatically implies that what you are doing or where you are going is less important than hearing what they have to say. Use this technique with discression when it comes to your superiors. Once in your office (on your thrown) start by enjoying your coffee and plan how you want your day to go. "today I want to answer some post on the Maintenance forum". If needed write it down. After that it is always a good idea to listen to your messages and retrieve your e-mail. (notice I did not say repond to it yet). Once this is complete you should have a good idea what needs your immediate attention. Address this issue now !!! After you finish your coffee of course. A good example of this (gone wrong) would be that you are walking to your office and someone intercepts you and start discussing something that might concern you. You take immediate actions and go to the production office to inquire what happened. You eventually don't make it to your office until 1 hour later. You don't look at your e-mail right away cause you answer the phone, your boss, about something else. Once you do finally open your e-mail you find that the plant manager has called an emergency meeting and you have already missed it. Don't make this mistake, get to your office... Sometimes it is difficult to set your lunch times, but try the best you can, it is better for your digestive system, believe me. Once you have address the most important issue of the day then it is safe to work on routine tasks or handle less important issues. One thing I would like to also add is that it is OK to Say NO. Don't take on issues or responcibilities, that you do not have the time or resources for. Also I have advised/encouraged my co-workers to use the e-mail system. I too dislike the phone ringing off the hook and sometimes, do not answer it at all. If it was that important then they will leave a message.

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Try to make to your office as quickly as possible, If people are trying to "intercept" you, don't stop walking. If you stop, this automatically implies that what you are doing or where you are going is less important than hearing what they have to say. Use this technique with discression when it comes to your superiors.

You're joking right? Where did you learn this concept - Havard Business School?

Mike.