One of the main responsibilities of a car garage manager is knowing how to organize a workshop.
In fact, a well-organised environment has been shown to have a positive impact on your team’s productivity and, consequently, on the sustainability of your business, also influencing your relationship with your customers.
The main elements to take into account when organising your physical space are spreading out your employees in a way that makes sense and ensuring the most straightforward flow of work processes.
If you need to boost productivity in your car garage, re-organising the space is a great place to start.
Keep reading to find out how to organise your car garage.
What are the advantages of organising your Workshop?
- Increasing workplace safety for your team and customers;
- Increased workflow fluidity and productivity;
- Reduced waste;
- Reduced human errors;
- Reduced costs due to stock errors;
- Pleasant working environment;
- Better image for your customers.
7 tips on how to organize your Workshop
An organised workplace is crucial to achieving the results you seek, both in terms of processes and use of the physical space.
Check out these 7 tips on how to organise your garage, helping facilitate all the processes required of a car repair shop:
1. Manage your workspace
If you don’t know how to organize your car garage, start by thinking about the physical space.
Equipment and materials take up a lot of space, and garages are places with a high footfall, where people are in constant movement.
As such, the clearer the floorspace of your garage, the easier it is for your employees to enjoy your workspace.
One way to keep your garage well organised is by investing in tool carts and workbenches.
2. Reducing “dead time” in a garage
Your employees should be able to gain quick access to all tools and equipment without having to leave their work area.
Mobile workstations can be an excellent way of making sure everything’s within easy reach, as can scheduling tasks so that the same equipment, tool, or software is not needed in two different locations simultaneously.
3. Optimising processes
Although the time taken for work normally done in a garage is difficult to determine, some tasks or processes can be standardised to reduce wasted time.
Dividing your car repair shop into sections and assigning specific jobs to each one can be an effective strategy in terms of organisation.
A good place to start is checking which jobs you do most often in your garage and creating dedicated spaces for that task, set up with the appropriate tools required.
Doing so is a way of moving towards standardising processes.
4. Using technology
Is your garage equipped with modern technology? To what extent do your employees make the most of it?
Employing new technologies in a car garage allows for more effective organisation, leading to more positive results.
By employing the right technology, you will be able to:
- Optimise the work done in your car garage;
- Establish more accurate diagnoses;
- Determine the actual resources spent on a service;
- Schedule appointments;
- Provide automated updates and work orders;
- Better manage stock.
Remember that by organising your garage effectively, you will be reducing costs, increasing productivity, and improving the image of your garage.
5. Keeping workspaces clean
If there are oil marks, coolant or other fluids on your garage floor, you should clean them as quickly as possible.
Doing so will not disturb your colleagues’ work and will keep your workspace clean and organised.
6. Establishing repetitive work routines
You should try to establish routines to automate and monetise the time spent on common repairs such as oil changes, filter changes, and tyre changes.
7. Using vertical space
Vertical space is precious, not only for car lift stands but also for cabinets and shelves.
Use it to store tools and other car components, such as tyres and gearboxes, among others.
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What are the advantages of using a tool cart?
Using tool carts not only promotes organisation, helping ensure a clean workspace, but it also prevents tools from getting lost.
To learn more about the benefits of using a tool cart, check out our article!
What are the advantages of using a workbench?
- Ability to withstand weight;
- Durability;
- Ergonomic Design;
- Extra space;
- Extra strength;
- Better organisation;
- Ensures correct working postures.
To learn more about the advantages of using a workbench, check out our article “Workbenches: The benefits of its use”.
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Investing in cabinets and shelving units is equally important to keeping your garage organised and work flowing naturally, without unnecessary obstacles.
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