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View a Job Card

The Job Cards screen is where the shop floor lives. It lists the work each part of the plant still has to do, lets you open any single card to read exactly what to make, and gives you the sheet to print and hand to the operator at the machine.

You never create a card here — every one is generated from a work order and its steps. This screen is for finding, reading and printing them.

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Availability depends on your plan and your role.

Open the list​

From the left sidebar, open Production, then Job Card and choose View Job Cards. There are two tabs along the top:

TabWhat it shows
To workCards this unit still has to work, and any run held for inspection. This is the everyday shop-floor view.
PostedWhat has already been made — one row per posting.

The To work tab​

The list shows these columns by default:

  • Job Card # — the work order number with the step it belongs to.
  • Work Order and Stage.
  • Department — whose queue the step sits in.
  • To make — what the step is meant to turn out.
  • Planned start — or Not scheduled if it hasn't been scheduled.
  • Shift.
  • State — see the states on the overview.

You can also switch on Consumes, Planned finish, Batch # and Run quantity from the column chooser.

Use the chips above the list to narrow it: All open, Issued or In progress. If nothing matches you'll see No job cards match this filter, and if nothing needs working, Nothing is waiting to be worked.

Each row has these buttons:

  • View — read the card.
  • Open card — go to the run on the Execute screen to work the step. Needs Work Order edit access.
  • Assign supervisor — name who answers for this step. Needs Work Order edit access. See Work a Job Card.

Runs held for inspection​

When a step has finished and posted but its output is waiting for an inspection result, a banner appears above the list: Held for inspection — N runs have stopped. It lists the Job Card #, Work Order, Stage, Held since and State. These aren't in the list below, because there's nothing left to make on them. The run can't move on until the inspection is signed off and the run is resumed.

The Posted tab​

The Posted tab is the record of work already booked. Its columns include Job Card #, Work Order, Stage, Entry Date, Consumed, Produced, Byproduct, Batch # and Finished Good, and View opens a card. If there are none you'll see No job cards yet.

Search for a card​

Use the search in the top bar (Search in Job Card) to find a card by its number, the work order number or the step name.

Open a single job card​

Click any row to open that card in full. This is the sheet the operator works from.

What a card still to work shows​

  • Work Order, Stage, Stage Supervisor, Department, Batch #, Run Quantity and Stage Type.
  • Schedule — Planned Start, Planned Finish, Shift, Planned Minutes and Started At.
  • Lines — To draw (what the step uses), To make (what it should turn out) and Byproduct, each with the Planned quantity.
  • Resources — the machine, person or tool the step runs on.

What a posted card shows​

A posted card shows the same work as a record: Work Order, Stage, Entry Date, Batch #, Inventory Location, Supervisor, Completed By, Recorded, Last Updated and any Remarks. If the step was inspected, Inspection and Inspector are shown too. A card created from a Daily Production Report says From that report's number.

Planned versus actual​

On a card for a step that hasn't run yet, the quantities are the planned figures. Once the step is done and booked, the card shows what was actually made and used.

Once you've opened the right card, hand it to the floor:

  1. Print the card and give the paper copy to the operator at the machine, or
  2. Open it on a tablet at the workstation so the operator reads it on screen.

Either way, the operator has the whole step on one page — what to make, how much, and what to pull from the store.

Common questions​

A finished step isn't in the To work tab or clearly in Posted — where is it? It's probably waiting for an inspection. Look for the Held for inspection banner at the top of To work.

Do I see only my cards? No. The list shows the cards for your business unit to anyone whose role can view job cards. The Stage Supervisor field on a card shows who answers for it.

Where do I actually draw the materials the card lists? As the operator works the step. Those draws are recorded as material movements — see Material Issue.

How do I correct a posting? Open the card from the Posted tab and press Reverse. See Work a Job Card.

Need help? Contact support at support@bizconnekt.com