Does your Company Supply Calipers for Employees?

Does your company supply calipers for your employees?

  • Yes

    Votes: 27 67.5%
  • No

    Votes: 11 27.5%
  • N/A

    Votes: 2 5.0%

  • Total voters
    40
C

Cordon - 2007

#1
This discussion came up (again) today and quite frankly has been a thorn in every ones side as long as I can remember! We spend about $1,500 to $1,800 (so I'm told) a year on dial calipers for our workers and the thought is to issue 1 set a year for free and if they need a new set they will pay for them. We have no "skilled trades" employees here and the average pay of the workers that use them is around $12/$13 an hour.

So does your company supply calipers for your employees?
 
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ScottK

Not out of the crisis
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#2
Re: Does your company supply calipers for your workers?

Employees must pay for their own eye loupes and digital calipers and the purchase may be made through payroll deduction over the course of several months.
And the calipers must be on our calibration system.

All other equipment (gauge pins, thread gauges, micrometers, indicators, etc) is provided by the company and signed out as needed.

same skill level as your people for the most part.
 

Jim Wynne

Staff member
Admin
#3
Re: Does your company supply calipers for your workers?

This discussion came up (again) today and quite frankly has been a thorn in every ones side as long as I can remember! We spend about $1,500 to $1,800 (so I'm told) a year on dial calipers for our workers and the thought is to issue 1 set a year for free and if they need a new set they will pay for them. We have no "skilled trades" employees here and the average pay of the workers that use them is around $12/$13 an hour.

So does your company supply calipers for your employees?
I've seen it both ways. Some companies expect people to have their own, and others supply them. Frankly, complaining about $1800 a year seems like excessive noodling. I'm sure it wouldn't be difficult to find a better way to save a few bucks.
 

ScottK

Not out of the crisis
Staff member
Super Moderator
#4
Re: Does your company supply calipers for your workers?

Frankly, complaining about $1800 a year seems like excessive noodling. I'm sure it wouldn't be difficult to find a better way to save a few bucks.
In some smaller companies $1800 for QC equipment is enough to send the owner into an apoplectic fit.
 

Jim Wynne

Staff member
Admin
#5
Re: Does your company supply calipers for your workers?

In some smaller companies $1800 for QC equipment is enough to send the owner into an apoplectic fit.
For sure. If there are only a few employees, and each of them breaks their calipers every few days, then something needs to be done.
 

SteelMaiden

Super Moderator
Super Moderator
#6
Re: Does your company supply calipers for your workers?

For sure. If there are only a few employees, and each of them breaks their calipers every few days, then something needs to be done.
I agree with this. My company has always supplied measuring devices. These are replaced at the warehouse, and the person receiving it is noted. If any one person gets too many, they will have to explain why. Then, depending on the reason, something will change.
 
F

fuzzy

#7
Re: Does your company supply calipers for your workers?

This discussion came up (again) today and quite frankly has been a thorn in every ones side as long as I can remember! We spend about $1,500 to $1,800 (so I'm told) a year on dial calipers for our workers and the thought is to issue 1 set a year for free and if they need a new set they will pay for them. We have no "skilled trades" employees here and the average pay of the workers that use them is around $12/$13 an hour.

So does your company supply calipers for your employees?
All calibrated devices are provided by the company at our site, but we are the largest plant in our business unit for a giant multi-national. Be thankful for small favors; I currently have almost $2700 of non-functioning IR pyrometers at my cal house that I must decide to repair or replace (cost $4800). In one month!! My padded cal budget is almost shot for the year.:frust:
 
C

chergh - 2008

#8
Re: Does your company supply calipers for your workers?

Froma UK perspective I have never heard of an employee needing to provide their own equipment, unless their contractors.
 

Wes Bucey

Quite Involved in Discussions
#9
Re: Does your company supply calipers for your workers?

At first blush, I would expect training and oversight need to be tuned up if so many calipers become defunct or lost in a year. We always supplied all inspection instruments, maintained in our calibration system. I have no idea what percentage of ALL calipers your number represents, but in nearly ten years, we only had one caliper "disappear" and wear and tear requiring repair or replacement seemed normal to us, from an average inventory of 50 various sized calipers. We had even better experience with micrometers.

Added in edit:
It may be instructive that "kits" of measuring instruments were assigned to a machine, not an individual and each incoming operator checked equipment list at beginning of shift.
 
H

hoogie

#10
Re: Does your company supply calipers for your workers?

My medium-sized machine shop does not supply all tooling. We as employees are responsible for verniers, mics, indicators, wrenches, and other everyday items, which are all calibrated and repaired/cleaned by the company as needed and required.

The tools should be purchased within three months of hire, but can be done through payroll deduction over several weeks.

The shop does supply the more expensive and rarely used equipment, such as large capacity verniers and mics, etc. It is sort of a give and take relationship. They do replace some tooling if it breaks due to normal wear and tear.

Personally, I already have pretty much everything I could ever need in my box. It seems that people do take better care of their own tooling, rather than a disposable company-owned one.
 
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