Manufacturing Attendance and Points System

Attendance is the problem every plant has and almost no plant runs the same way on every shift. One supervisor writes people up, another lets it slide, the points live in someone’s head or a spreadsheet nobody trusts, and a no-call no-show gets a different answer depending on who is on. When a termination finally happens, the file is thin and the standard was never the same for everyone.

The Manufacturing Attendance and Points System puts one defensible standard on the floor: a points policy you adopt, a tracker that does the math, the conversations word for word, and the forms in English and Spanish, so every shift runs the same rules and the record holds up.

What is inside

• 1. Start Here (PDF). The one-page map: what is in the kit and the setup in four steps: pick a preset, load the roster, log events, run the weekly five-minute review.
• 2. Manufacturing Attendance Points Tracker (Excel). The tracker with three selectable policy presets: Standard Plant, Strict Safety Sensitive, and Lenient Small Shop. Choose a preset and every point value and threshold updates everywhere. One row per occurrence on the Attendance Log: employee, shift, department, date, event type, and whether the absence is protected. Points, the rolling window, and discipline stages calculate on their own, and the Employee Summary rolls up by shift and department and flags who needs action.
• 3. Manufacturing Attendance Point Policy (Word). The ready-to-adopt policy: purpose, definitions, the preset point tables matching the workbook, point decay, protected leave carve-out language flagged for legal review, progressive discipline steps, and an acknowledgment block, with a completed example plant throughout.
• 4. Supervisor Attendance Conversation Scripts (Word). Five word-for-word scripts for the hardest attendance conversations, from the first tardiness pattern to the final warning meeting, each with the objective, preparation, exact wording, likely responses with suggested replies, documentation guidance, and follow-up actions.
• 5. Bilingual Attendance Forms (Word). Four forms in English and Spanish side by side: attendance write-up, no-call no-show notice, attendance counseling acknowledgment, and return-to-work confirmation, each with a completed example.

Plus the Product License and a short guide to using the workbook in Google Sheets.

What makes it different

The presets are the difference between a template and a system. Most attendance templates hand you blank point values and wish you luck. This workbook ships three complete, internally consistent policies, and the policy document carries the matching tables, so the tracker and the paper agree from day one.

The protected absence flag matters just as much. The log separates absences that should never earn points from the ones that should, which is exactly where homemade attendance spreadsheets create legal risk. The completed examples throughout show a working plant, so you are never staring at a blank form wondering what good looks like.

Questions plant managers ask

Can I change the point values?

Yes. Pick the preset closest to your plant, then adjust any value. The thresholds and discipline stages follow your numbers.

Will supervisors keep it current?

The system is built around a weekly five-minute review of the Employee Summary tab. Anyone flagged gets the matching script and the matching bilingual form, the same way on every shift.

Do I need special software?

No. The documents open in Word, and the tracker opens in Excel or Google Sheets. A short guide for Google Sheets is included.

If you are looking for the rest of the plant HR system, the Plant Onboarding System runs a new operator’s first 90 days, the Manufacturing Hiring Kit scores every candidate the same way, and the Plant HR Manager Complete System brings all of it into one purchase below the cost of the parts.

How the download works

Your files arrive as a single ZIP download, best opened on a computer: save it, extract it (right-click and Extract All on Windows, double-click on a Mac), and open the Start Here file first. PDFs open in any reader, and the editable files work in Microsoft Word and Excel or their free equivalents, including LibreOffice and Google Docs and Sheets. No other software is needed. Step-by-step help for every device is at truestephr.com/pages/download-help.

Scope

This kit is a set of working tools and editable templates for handling performance, conduct, and people decisions in a clear, consistent, and defensible way. It is not legal advice, and it is not a substitute for qualified counsel on your specific situation. Conversations about performance, pay, and conduct can carry legal consequences, and discipline, documentation, and termination rules vary by state. Where a matter is heading toward discipline or separation, or where an employee raises a complaint about harassment, discrimination, retaliation, or safety, have the facts and your next step reviewed against applicable law before you act.

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