Solutions — Manufacturing

Keep production moving with workforce visibility and control

Coordinate temporary labour, specialist contractors, and staffing suppliers across plants and production lines. Connect workforce demand, skills, approved hours, and spend in one place.

Line and shift coverage

Track daily requirements for production, packing, and planned maintenance.

Task readiness

Check competency evidence and required documents for the assigned role.

Controllable labour costs

Connect shift uplifts, approved hours, and production cost codes.

Scheduling

See coverage gaps before the production shift starts.

View assignments across plants, roles, and suppliers, with daily coverage for shift-based labour requests. Bring worker availability and required headcount together as line demand and maintenance dates change.

Required, assigned, and available workers by working day
Daily headcount changes with recorded reasons
Day, week, and month assignment views
Schedules grouped by site, role, agency, project, or cost code
requidex / scheduling
Illustrative view
Manufacturing Coverage
Illustrative shift-based requirement · Production Operative
Assembly Plant
Covered
Required 4 · Assigned 4 · Gap 0
Production Line 2
Partial
Required 3 · Assigned 2 · Gap 1
Maintenance Workshop
Uncovered
Required 2 · Assigned 0 · Gap 2
Review daily coverage and agency-submitted availability against the working dates required.
Requisitions

Request the labour each production shift needs.

Raise labour requests around production demand, seasonal peaks, and planned maintenance. Specify the plant, line, shift, and skills needed so suppliers receive a clear brief.

Labour requests by plant, production line, and shift
Templates for recurring operative and technical roles
Plant and budget owner approval workflows
Supplier distribution and fulfilment tracking
requidex / requisition
Illustrative view
New Labour Request
REQ-2847
Production Role
Production Operative
Location
Assembly Plant
Start Date
15 Mar 2026
Duration
6 months
Approval Workflow
1
Production Lead
2
Plant Manager
3
Commercial
4
Supplier
Budget Allocation£28,000 / £46,000
Assignments

Keep plant and line assignments visible.

Track agency workers and specialist contractors across production areas. Keep assignment dates, role requirements, and worker competencies visible as teams move between lines.

Assignment records across plants and departments
Worker role and competency visibility
Assignment date amendments and extensions
Contract terms and end-date tracking
requidex / assignment
Illustrative view
Assignment Board
3 active workers
Placed2
JD
Production Operative
Assembly Plant
KL
Maintenance Technician
Maintenance Workshop
Active3
SM
Quality Inspector
Production Line 2
AR
Assembly Technician
Packing Hall
TW
Packing Operative
Assembly Plant
Ending1
PB
Shift Supervisor
Maintenance Workshop
Timesheets

Allocate production hours before approving time.

Capture and approve hours for production shifts and maintenance work. Split daily hours across production cost codes, with complete allocation required before approval where configured.

Timesheets linked to plant and assignment
Shift, break, and overtime details
Supervisor approval workflows
A full record of time adjustments and approvals
requidex / timesheet
Illustrative view
Weekly Timesheet
IN PROGRESS
SM
Sarah Mitchell
Maintenance Technician · Plant Workforce Operations
Mon
8
Tue
0
Wed
0
Thu
0
Fri
0
Sat
0
Sun
0
Total Hours
8.0h
Overtime
0h
Approve
Reject
Billing

Trace plant labour charges to approved production hours.

Connect approved hours with agreed rates to understand contingent labour costs. Reconcile supplier charges and allocate spend to the right plant, line, or maintenance activity.

Billing from approved workforce timesheets
Plant, department, and cost centre allocation
Linked supplier invoices and credit notes
Labour spend visibility across production locations
requidex / billing
Illustrative view
Invoice #INV-9034
RECONCILING
Supplier
Production Staffing Partner
Period
Feb 2026
Due Date
15 Mar 2026
Description
Hours
Rate
Amount
Production Operative
160
£65
£10,400
Maintenance Technician
152
£55
£8,360
Quality Inspector
144
£45
£6,480
Total
£0
…
0/3 checks complete
Matching PO, timesheet, and invoice data
Compliance

Check role competencies before the assignment starts.

Bring induction, task training, and worker documentation into the assignment workflow. Give supervisors visibility of recorded competencies for the work each person is assigned to do.

Competency matrix and required-document confirmation checks
Machine and task training records
Plant induction and credential expiry tracking
Supporting documents and compliance audit history
requidex / compliance
Illustrative view
Manufacturing Assignment Checks
Production Operative · Competency and document evidence
Machine Competency
Evidence recorded
Plant Induction
Review required
Manual Handling Training
Evidence recorded
Review required competency evidence and assignment documents before confirmation. Checks follow your configured requirements.
Rate Management

Keep shift uplifts and production pay terms consistent.

Manage commercial terms for operative and technical roles across plants. Keep shift premiums, overtime rates, and supplier margins visible when approving labour requests. Where configured, piece-rate records sit alongside time-based pay.

Rate cards by role, plant, and supplier
Agreed shift and overtime premiums
Assignment rate amendments and reconciliation
Pay, charge, margin, and configured piece-rate records
requidex / rates
Illustrative view
Manufacturing Rate Controls
Production Operative
Agreed rates
Company terms · Project override · Agency markup
Maintenance Technician
Agreed rates
Company terms · Project override · Agency markup
Quality Inspector
POA — agree rates
Company terms · Project override · Agency markup
Time and configured piece rates, with pay, charge, and employer-cost records.
Supplier Management

Coordinate production and technical labour suppliers.

Coordinate production labour agencies and specialist maintenance providers. Keep agency responses, worker submissions, and assignment records together across your manufacturing operations.

Supplier onboarding and document collection
Preferred supplier lists by plant and skill
Agency responses and assignment activity history
Tiered request release and response history
requidex / supplier
Illustrative view
Manufacturing Supplier Release
Production Operative · Assembly Plant
Production Staffing Partner
Tier 1
Released · Awaiting agency response
Technical Labour Agency
Tier 2
Scheduled · Awaiting release
Maintenance Resource Partner
Tier 3
Scheduled · Awaiting release
Use configured tier rules or send a scheduled agency the request immediately where permitted.

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