Assembly Line Workers
The Hard Rock value system is very dynamic and encourages the following core job characteristics as stated by Heizer and Render (2014, p. 437):
a) Skills Variety: requiring the worker to use a variety of skills and talent. In the case of assembly line workers the organisation might compile and offer Training and Development for assembly line workers which may grow them both personally and professionally and also improve and broaden their skills. This acquired skills may be used in variety of tasks on the assembly line.
b) Job Identity: allowing the worker to see the job as a whole and recognise. Assembly line are normally based job specialisation which may prohibit a worker in understanding performing other tasks. Job Identity in assembly line may be performed through job enrichment where individual can be allowed to have the planning and control component of a task where a worker may be tasked to fit in windows and also do the finishing touches within the car.
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d) Autonomy: offering freedom, independence and discretion: Allow the employees to be innovative create at any opportunity. This might be limited due to dependency in tasks in the assembly line environment.
e) Job Feedback: providing clear, timely information about performance: in the assembly line this may be done through meeting or one-on-ones where individual or team performance is shared. It can also be displayed on the notice board to encourage healthy competition.
This may be done by making the job meaningful to keep the employees motivated in performing the task through adjusting the following core job characteristics to align with the very dynamic environment that might motivate
a) Skills Variety: requiring the worker to use a variety of skills and talent. In the case of assembly line workers the organisation might compile and offer Training and Development for assembly line workers which may grow them both personally and professionally and also improve and broaden their skills. This acquired skills may be used in variety of tasks on the assembly line.
b) Job Identity: allowing the worker to see the job as a whole and recognise. Assembly line are normally based job specialisation which may prohibit a worker in understanding performing other tasks. Job Identity in assembly line may be performed through job enrichment where individual can be allowed to have the planning and control component of a task where a worker may be tasked to fit in windows and also do the finishing touches within the car.
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d) Autonomy: offering freedom, independence and discretion: Allow the employees to be innovative create at any opportunity. This might be limited due to dependency in tasks in the assembly line environment.
e) Job Feedback: providing clear, timely information about performance: in the assembly line this may be done through meeting or one-on-ones where individual or team performance is shared. It can also be displayed on the notice board to encourage healthy competition.
This may be done by making the job meaningful to keep the employees motivated in performing the task through adjusting the following core job characteristics to align with the very dynamic environment that might motivate