HR advisory, assessments, and operating tools for U.S. businesses
TrueStep HR tools
Help plant managers handle attendance, hiring, onboarding, training, pay, and employee conversations with consistent expectations across shifts.
Answer four questions to find tools that fit your plant, with contents and pricing shown for each.
What you receive See the price and included files on each product page. Every purchase includes a full refund within 30 days. Request a refund at support@truestephr.com. What we cover
Keep attendance expectations consistent across shifts while excluding protected absences from points. The system includes an editable points policy, a workbook that calculates totals, and scripts for attendance conversations.
Give new operators a clear start, from preparation before their first shift through their first 90 days. Includes a practical first-day plan for the production floor and a signed safety orientation record.
Help shift supervisors set expectations, address concerns, and lead their teams consistently. The kit includes guidance for difficult employee conversations and bilingual forms.
Make hiring decisions using consistent, job-related criteria. Includes a job description, practical skills checklist, scored interview, and bilingual application.
Track plant skills, certifications, and training progress in one Excel workbook. See who is qualified on each shift and where more training or coverage is needed.
Create a consistent pay structure for your plant. The toolkit includes salary bands for salaried and indirect roles and accounts for shift differentials in the regular rate when calculating overtime, as federal law requires.
Use five plant HR systems, a 54-point audit, and a 12-month planning calendar to set priorities and map out the year's work.
Prepare for 26 difficult employee conversations with suggested openings and responses to common reactions. Use the ten-minute planner before each conversation and the conversation log to record what happened and identify follow-up items.
Build on your Manufacturing Frontline Leadership assessment results with a strengths-focused development plan covering six areas of shop floor leadership.
Your Manufacturing Manager assessment results shape a personalized development plan across seven areas of shop floor management.
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