UCDS offers a full line of consulting services to evaluate your current plant condition, make realistic and achievable recommendations for improvement and aid you in implementing our recommendations. An integral part of this line is a set of staffing assessments and complimentary work team design services.
In a typical oil refinery study, it is not unusual to identify field operator staffing reductions of 10% and console operator reductions of 25%. At a typical $500,000/duty station, the cost of our services can be recouped in a matter of weeks. In addition, when properly implemented, these staffing reductions can result in reduced labor expenses while seeing improvements in normal operation, abnormal situation management and emergency response.
In many facilities the staffing levels are set through evolution of the process and negotiation with the labor force. This method has obvious drawbacks, since the workforce typically is not concerned with optimizing expenses. Over time there have been many techniques to determine operator workload from time and motion studies to loop counts but each had their limitations. We believe the UCDS methodology is unique in that it can address the differences between types of operations and facilities, a fact borne out by multiple studies that have generated a comprehensive database of operator positions against which your facility can be measured.
It is also extremely important to ensure that when changes to the organization are made the safety of the facility is not compromised. As such we strongly recommend a Management of Organization Change study is undertaken. Based on recent incidents, and subsequent recommendations from investigations such as the Baker report, and legislation, such as that in Contra Costa County, this is becoming a requirement. A complimentary abnormal situation staffing assessment should also be considered.
Currently we offer the following staffing services:
We are also happy to provide customized services based on any specific client requirements.
