Human Resource: Job Study at Dirt Finder after a tsunami
Job Study at Dirt Finder
About six months ago a tsunami ripped through a town where the Dirt Finder Professional Vacuum Cleaner Company is located. About one-third of the organization's 200 employees were left homeless. The firm has since made contact with a majority of those employees and learned that they either plan to leave the area, retire or both.
The organization was built upon the expertise of its employees and has no formal job descriptions. Everyone just did what needed to be done. With about 65 people to hire, there will be mass confusion if no one knows what to do.
You started working for Dirt Finder two months after the disaster. Although only a small section of the facility received water damage, your HRM department has its own work to do. You knew when you were hired that job descriptions were lacking and the project was already on your long to-do list. You intend now to devote the time needed to conduct an effective job study before job descriptions and job specifications are written. How will you approach this project?