Literal question
Coming back to fiscal year [insert last complete fiscal year], at the end of the fiscal year, how many permanent, full-time individuals in this establishment were: (INTERVIEWER: READ EACH CATEGORY)
- Non-production workers [e.g., managers, administration, sales]
Interviewer instructions
Number of permanent, full-time production workers are all workers directly involved in the production process. Typically they are physically located in the plant of the manufacturing establishment, separate from administration and sales. They are 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. Plant supervisors and production managers are considered production workers.
Number of permanent, full-time non-production workers are those workers employed 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.
Non-production workers are 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. Typically they are physically located in adjacent or separate premises to the production plant.