Onboarding new employees
Onboarding new employees in production takes weeks, sometimes months. Not because they don't understand it, but because instructions are scattered: on paper, on a shared drive, in the head of an experienced colleague.
Onboarding operators
"Just let me know when you can't find it."
A new operator starts, and the team leader has an hour free to explain where everything is. After that, the new employee has to search on their own: the right work instruction, the right version, the right process step for that specific production order. In Word documents, somewhere on SharePoint, or in the notes of the previous operator. Meanwhile, an experienced colleague is increasingly interrupted to answer questions. Knowledge transfer depends on the availability of that one colleague. If they are absent, leave, or retire, it starts all over again.
With Baseboard, every new employee has immediate access to the right work instruction for their production order. Step by step, with photos, videos, and 3D references. No searching, no dependence on an available colleague. Quality checks are built in: the employee confirms each step before moving on. This allows a new operator to work independently, while the team leader can trust that the process is being followed correctly. The link with capturing work instructions ensures that knowledge is not lost when someone leaves.
Knowledge can be captured simply by filming an experienced operator at work. Baseboard's AI automatically converts the video into a step-by-step work instruction. Does something change in the process? Adjusting a step, replacing a photo, inserting a new process step, it's done in minutes. This way, the knowledge base grows with the company, instead of disappearing when someone leaves.
Also read how ChargeHyve onboards new employees with Baseboard.
