Literal question
At the end of fiscal year 2011, how many permanent, full-time employees were:
Non-production workers [e.g., managers, administration, sales]
Interviewer instructions
Number of permanent, full-time production employees are employees (up to the line supervisor level) engaged in fabricating, processing, assembling, inspecting, receiving, storing, handling, packing, warehousing, shipping (but not delivering), maintenance, repair, product development, auxiliary production for plant's own use (e.g., power plant), recordkeeping, and other services closely associated with these production operations. Employees above the working-supervisor level are excluded from this item.
Number of permanent, full-time non-production employees are those employees not engaged in fabricating, processing, assembling, inspecting, receiving, storing, handling, packing, warehousing, shipping (but not delivering), maintenance, repair, product development, auxiliary production for plant's own use (e.g., power plant), recordkeeping, and other services closely associated with these production operations. Managers and other supervisory personnel with responsibilities for the performance of shop floor supervisors and below are included. Do not include shop floor supervisors.
Employees in sales (including driver-salespersons), sales delivery (highway truck drivers and their helpers), janitorial and guard services, advertising, credit, collection, installation and servicing of own products, clerical and routine office functions, executive, purchasing, financing, legal, personnel (including cafeteria, medical, etc.) are included. Also included are employees on the payroll of the manufacturing establishment engaged in the construction of major additions or alterations utilized as a separate work force. Professional, and technical employees are included in this category.
