Onsite productivity is something that site managers will forever be looking to optimise. Even if you feel that your site is running as smoothly and efficiently as it possibly can, the chances are that you’ll be able to push things even further with the help of a few tweaks here and there. It might be that you have a weakness that you haven’t yet attended to.

Let’s take a look at five areas that you might want to work on.

Organised Storage and Transport

Time spent searching for lost items is time that could be spent more productively. And the more materials and equipment you must keep track of, the greater the need for effective storage.

As well as keeping things effectively in a single place, you’ll also need effective means of getting them from one place to the next. This is where transportation comes in.

On a site, this will tend to mean secure chests for high-value tools. A tool chest on wheels can be easily moved from one place to another, and it can be kept secure against theft, too.

Proper Time Management

Time management is something that’s critical in just about every workplace – not just on sites. Break down larger tasks into smaller ones, taking care of the high-priority jobs first. That way, you’ll ensure that you can respond to emergency situations more effectively and that you won’t be rushing as a deadline approaches.

Dispense with redundant tasks

It might be that your site workers are regularly having to perform the same monotonous tasks repeatedly. That being the case, you might look into automation. This goes especially for administrative jobs that are being performed by non-administrative staff. Fortunately, there are modern tools that streamline things like log-keeping and data entry.

Communicate clearly

Getting your messages across to the workforce is essential. So too is being able to receive and act upon information that’s coming up from the bottom of the organisation. The larger and more complex your site operations, the more seriously you’ll have to take your internal messaging. Make sure that the chain of command is clear, and that you aren’t being bogged down by unnecessary and unclear communication.

Take your breaks

Workers who spend all of their time working at the maximum effort will, ironically, end up being less productive in the long run. Trying to focus constantly is unsustainable. For this reason, regular breaks should be made mandatory. This is necessary during a shift, but it’s also important over a longer time period, too. Impose limits on the amount of work that can be performed by a single person in a given week, and try to educate your workers on the importance of quality sleep.