Shift Supervisor Toolkit
The operating kit for the shift supervisor job. The playbook, the words for the hard floor conversations, and bilingual paperwork you can stand behind.
Previews are taken from the deliverable itself.
Manufacturing compensation
Manufacturing Compensation and Shift Differential Toolkit
Set plant pay the right way in one afternoon. You get salary bands for your salaried and indirect roles, plus shift differentials priced the way federal overtime law requires.
$69
- Editable operating files, not a subscription
- Immediate access through the secure TrueStep HR store
- Built and reviewed under the published TrueStep HR standard
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Add a one-hour setup session · $149
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See the Setup Session →What this closes
A practical system that moves the decision into real work.
Open the worked example before you change a cell. One Grade 1 midpoint builds the whole ladder. The shift differentials price out from there.
DecisionSet pay and raises
IndustryManufacturing
Files6 PDF guides, 2 Excel workbooks
ReviewBuilt to the published release checks; sources and change notes sit beside the catalog.
What is inside
Every file in the download, by name.
Taken from the kit’s own Start Here guide, so what you see here is what you open after checkout.
PDF · readCompensation and Shift Differential Builder (Excel workbook and PDF guide): salary bands for your salaried and indirect roles, plus three manufacturing tabs that price shift differentials the FLSA-correct way, build skill-based wage ladders for the floor, and log market checks with a decision column
PDF · readMerit Increase Matrix (Excel workbook and PDF guide): set your increases by performance and range position, enter your people, and it recommends each raise and rolls the budget up against your target
PDF · readTrueStep HR Product License (PDF) and Using This Workbook in Google Sheets (PDF): your license terms and the steps to run either workbook in Google Sheets
PDF · readStart Here (this PDF): the order of use below. Both workbooks open pre-filled with a worked example from a fictional plant, Hartwell Components, so you can replace the highlighted cells with your own numbers
PDF · readQuick Reference: the whole workbook on one page: what each tab is for, what you enter, and how to read the result (file 2).
Also in the download: Merit Increase Matrix - Guide (PDF, file 7) and Compensation and Shift Differential Builder - Guide (PDF, file 8). Every file is in the same folder, named with the number shown here so the steps below point straight at it.
How to use it
Your first 15 minutes
Step 1 is the Compensation and Shift Differential Builder, file 3. Work down from there, and by step 4 you open the Merit Increase Matrix.
Open the Compensation and Shift Differential Builder and look at how the worked example is built before you change anything.
On the Band Builder tab, set your Grade 1 midpoint from a market source, then pick a midpoint progression and a range spread; the salary grades build for you. Place your salaried and indirect roles on the Employee Placement tab.
For the floor, open Shift Differentials, set the premium for each shift in the policy table, and list your hourly crew below it; overtime and the annual differential cost compute on the shift-inclusive rate. Build an operator path on the Pay Ladder Builder tab, and log survey and posting data on the Market Check tab.
Open the Merit Increase Matrix, set your increase percentages and cut points, enter your people, and read each recommended raise. The Budget Scenario tab checks the plan against the merit budget you have to spend.
Before you buy
Clear answers to the practical questions.
The point of a product page is to let you judge the work before checkout.
What exactly do I receive?
6 PDF guides, 2 Excel workbooks, each one named in the What is inside section above. The purchase is a download, not a subscription, and the files are yours to keep.
Are these the real screenshots?
Yes. The preview images on this page are taken from the current deliverable, so you can judge the structure and writing before buying.
Can I use the files in my business?
The files are designed to be edited for your own internal operations. Review the included license and have legal counsel check decisions that require jurisdiction-specific advice.
What if I need help applying it?
Use the $149 Setup Session for one hour of implementation help on this tool. TrueStep HR does not offer broader consulting engagements. For a legal question, use qualified counsel.
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