As many of you may know this week has been busy in regards to the schedule. After a lot of discussion, I was giving permission to waterfall a line for our next trainee to fill upon becoming certified. Management was under the assumption that the line would be bid in 1 round and we would be able to publish the schedule on time but that is not the case. We are now water falling multiple lines. Because of the length of time it takes to waterfall several lines, Jason and I agreed to publish Pay Period 9 utilizing OT to cover the holes that would otherwise be covered by having another CPC.
At the regional level, our facility is currently being scrutinized for overtime usage and when it was heard the plan for us to use 5 shifts of overtime to mitigate a problem we were already trying to address we were told we must come up with another solution. Either move all trainees to fill the holes in the schedule (which we tried), publish below guides, or delay the publishing of the schedule. I put safety above all else when it comes to our job and decided we would delay publishing to maintain a safe working environment. Troy has been working closely with me and we have agreed to formally grant an extension to management to delay the publishing of the schedule.
So I apologize that the schedule is not being published on time. I view it as a failure on my part, to the area, in not upholding the contract. I’m trying my best to move the bid along as quickly as possible. As of right now the soonest we are able to publish is Tuesday and that will only happen if we are done bidding. If we are not done by Wednesday evening, Jason Poole and myself will have a meeting to decide how much longer to delay and what options we have moving forward from there. While safety is my priority, I need to make sure that everyone in the area is able to have enough notice of their schedule to make arrangements for their home life if needed. Again I want to thank everyone for their quick responses to the bids.
Brooke
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