Chapter 203 Entertaining Overtime Workers
The gearbox is stuck, which is not really a big problem for the car manufacturer at the moment. With eighty sets of gearboxes, eighty cars can be produced. With the current assembly manpower, there is actually pressure.
Although there are currently more than a hundred temporary workers hired these days, about ten of them in the repair shop have left. Among the mechanical operators, many are related by father and son or at least son and nephew. In just these two days, once the equipment arrives, at least thirty or forty people have to arrange to leave.
And this is because we don't need so many people who don't know how to operate the machines, otherwise most of the temporary workers who come now will be dug in by Luo Cheng. They all want to work with people they know, even if they work in the assembly workshop now. My mind has not yet settled.
Especially female workers. This automobile manufacturing plant is considered a heavy industry and is really difficult to arrange. Now all the female workers are busy painting and moving materials, and the factory that produces handmade forklifts naturally keeps some for their own use. Otherwise, even if they are carrying materials, they will be disdainful of their lack of strength.
Not every woman is like Luo Xiaoyu, who has done farm work in the countryside. At such a young age, a girl can lift hundreds of kilograms of things. And strength also needs to be developed. Without education, women also have to work hard.
It can be said that many new people come to work here. As long as they have never done heavy work, everyone will have blisters on their hands, even if they wear gloves. This automobile manufacturing plant is already considered a good one among heavy industries. Try going to a steel rolling mill or a mining plant. For those who have just entered, you will be so tired that you can't breathe. Why don't you still have to work hard?
So it doesn’t matter if you have blisters on your hands, it will be fine after a few days. Anyone who dares to complain about this matter, not to mention in the factory, will be beaten by grumpy parents even at home.
For these temporary workers, several carpenter masters have to go. Even if the three-wheeled truck carriages are built now, the work cannot stop now, otherwise when dozens of trucks are built at once, and the wooden boards are produced piece by piece, there will definitely be no rush.
There are only three skilled carpenters in the factory. Two of them still have rural household registration issues and cannot become regular workers despite their skills. They have to work hard for a long time. We have to produce carriages for three-wheel trucks, as well as tables and chairs for offices, so we have no free time at all, so we can’t do it without recruiting some people to help. If additional carpenters were hired, one regular worker would be worth the salary of several temporary workers, and someone would be needed to help.
Welding pallets also requires people, and assembling manual forklifts is even more important. The requirement of 500 vehicles a month requires signing a production agreement.
Even though there seem to be many people idle in the factory now, that's because the machines haven't arrived yet and parts can't be produced. Anyway, based on preliminary calculations, within a few days, there won’t be anyone available in the assembly department.
Eighty sets of gearboxes can produce ten block trucks and seventy three-wheeled trucks. For diesel engines, you can order twenty more units from other factories. How many people had to be sent to assemble these 80 vehicles? They were all assembled and welded squatting on the ground. There was not even a mechanized operating platform. The screws were screwed on one by one with tools. Even using the assembly line method would require dozens of people.
Therefore, there is only so much gearbox production, so there is no need to be too anxious. Just find ways to increase production while looking for jobs. So in the office, Luo Cheng discussed with Director Zhang for a long time. In addition to ordering perhaps fifty more tires, the rest of the materials are currently being ordered according to the standard of eighty vehicles. We are also looking for another factory to order 50 diesel engines.
After the matter was discussed, Director Zhang left to make arrangements. But not long after, the equipment for processing shock absorbers arrived, and many workers went to unload the machines. Luo Cheng also ran to have a look. It was still the traditional method, relying on manpower, ropes and wooden sticks. It is removed using the principle of levers. The machine needs to be assembled on site. The heavy parts are only a few hundred kilograms, and a few strong people can remove them.
But this method of unloading is actually a bit unsafe. What if someone's legs and feet slip during the lifting process, the machine deviates, and other people fail to restrain it. Although the chance is very small, there are actually quite a few accidents in factories these days. If something goes wrong, the factory will pay for the medical expenses and give you a pension of 300 to 500 yuan if you die, and even less if you don't die. Of course, relatives of workers can be arranged to take over the job.
If something happens to a worker, the factory will lose no more than a thousand yuan at most. But if the machine falls or gets damaged during transportation, many factories may be more concerned about the machine.
Watching the workers dismantling and assembling the machines downstairs, Luo Cheng felt that this motorized forklift must be produced as soon as possible. If you have a forklift, unloading this machine is effortless and safe. And it’s easy to lift it up when assembling.
The machine is being installed. The person installing the machine is from the machinery factory, and some operators from the automobile factory are also bringing people to help. This point comes a bit late. It takes several hours to assemble a complete set of equipment.
Luo Cheng asked someone to call Master He from the cafeteria. Luo Cheng and the others did not eat in the cafeteria at noon. There was still meat and some offal leftover from the pig slaughter yesterday, so he asked if there was any leftovers.
Where can I find this thing? Everything that can be cooked at noon today has been fried. There are still some bones, but the flesh of this thing is relatively clean. It has been divided among the leaders and clerks in the factory. It was also divided at noon when Luo Cheng was not around. There is also Luo Cheng's share in the kitchen. Woolen cloth.
In fact, most of the office staff are classified as clerks. In fact, the salary is not high, because it is not a heavy labor job, and the ration subsidy is also small. So many factories are like this. When some items are too small to be divided, the office staff divides them.
Of course, the bones given to Director Zhang and the security captain had a lot of meat on them. For other personnel, the quantity will not be small, but the bones will make the dogs cry when they see them, saying that the bones are really pure bones.
But even so, no one will waste these bones. Go home and find a hammer, axe, or something. If you don’t have one, borrow one. Just crack the bones and stew them into soup. The marrow and bone residue inside the bones will enter the stomach as long as they can be bitten and moved.
"Director Luo, there is some pig head meat left for you in the kitchen. Remember to take it when the time comes."
Luo Cheng nodded. It was gone when it was gone. He sold it to the workers and recovered part of the money. The person who assembled the machine today must have finished playing with it before getting off work. If a worker works late, he will generally regard it as his duty and there is no so-called overtime pay. But Luo Cheng still couldn't accept the worker's spirit of selfless dedication. Overtime pay couldn't be paid, so dinner had to be arranged.
"Master Zhao, come here."
"Hey, Director Luo."
"Please count the number of people who stayed in the factory to assemble the machines today and report it to Master He. Master He, according to the number of people, you can make a poached egg, six taels of rice for each person, and give vegetables as a treat."
"Director Luo, there's no need. The machine can be installed at six or seven o'clock."
Master Zhao said politely that when working in a factory, it is normal for things to be delayed occasionally. Everyone just needs to go home for dinner later. It’s normal to not get paid unless you work overtime specifically. He and many other masters were transferred here from other factories. Because there were not enough machines, they didn't work much in the past two days.
This person came to work and had no work to do, even though he knew the reason was because the machine had not arrived. But with the salary, if I don’t do anything, I will feel panicked. When the machine arrived, they wanted to install it immediately more than anyone else. If there is work to do, it is okay for them to drink water and chat for a while and be lazy. If there is no work to do, they will not feel at ease in their hearts.
It was so polite to hear that the factory manager was giving them extra meals just because they were late assembling a machine.
"I'll tell you how to do the statistics. There's also a master from the machinery factory. It's rare to entertain him."
"Hey, then I'll do the statistics."
After Luo Cheng made the arrangements, he asked Master He to do it according to the standards he just mentioned. Rice or steamed buns are the standard treat for six liang, but we won't give you an unlimited amount. But just like that, these workers and masters are very grateful.
After arranging things, Luo Cheng went to the kitchen to grab his share of things and left work early.
Accessories production workshop.
"Master Zhao, I have nothing to do at home, so I will stay and assemble it together."
"Me too, I am an operator. I have been moving things these past two days. When the machine comes, I will definitely stay and assemble it together today."
"~~~"
Originally, Luo Cheng didn't make arrangements, so everyone was on a voluntary basis. If there was nothing wrong at home, it was normal to leave some people to help assemble it together. And most of those who are called will stay.
But the factory director provided six taels of rice, a fried egg, and a vegetable for everyone to eat together. This nature is completely different. Anyone who is not allowed to stay and work is as if he is not aware. There were a few temporary workers who wanted to help, but they were basically dismissed.
The little bastard has a hairy hand, he doesn't have much strength in his hand, and his mouth is hairless, so he can just go home after get off work.
The master who was originally arranged by the machine factory was still complaining, complaining that the machine factory did not load the goods early. But I don’t think about not leaving the car factory with the equipment ready for get off work. At most, when it’s almost installed, just let the car factory operators debug it themselves. But I heard that the car factory arranged it this way. They all cheered up, installed it carefully, and tried to debug it as much as possible before leaving.
Fortunately, the car factory here served meat yesterday, and there are also meat dishes at noon today, although many of them are meat dishes. But the chefs in the canteen are very good, and even if the fried dishes are drained, the taste is no worse than meat dishes.
But looking at the machinery factories, many factories have cooperation with them, and most of them are one-time transactions. Although the efficiency is passable, there are so many people in the factory that if we get a pig, we may only lose one chopstick, so there is usually nothing to eat. If you fry an egg for each of them alone, it will be enough to brag about in your own factory when you go to work tomorrow.
Several apprentices who were originally assigned to help out the work did not dare to get angry or speak out at this time. The ones who asked them to stay were these masters. Once they were entertained, they were nothing, not even qualified to do hard work.