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Time Tracking Built for the Manufacturing Floor

Know exactly how long every operation takes. Workers start and stop timers with a single tap on their phone or a kiosk. Compare estimated vs. actual time across every job. Spot operations running over budget before they become a problem.

Why Manufacturing Time Tracking Is Different

Office time tracking tools aren't built for the factory floor. Workers have dirty hands and can't fumble with password logins. They switch between jobs multiple times per day, sometimes every few minutes. And honestly, they have about five seconds of patience for clunky interfaces.

Board's time tracking is designed for this reality. Workers tap once to start a timer, tap once to stop it. The system automatically detects when someone moves to a different job and switches their timer accordingly. PIN authentication means no email, no password — just a quick tap and they're tracked. Every entry stays linked to the specific job, operation, and workstation so you get the precision data you need.

For Workers on the Floor

Start and Stop with One Tap

On mobile or kiosk — no forms, no email login, no friction. Workers tap the operation they're doing and Board starts tracking immediately.

Automatic Timer Switching

When a worker moves to a different operation, Board automatically stops the previous timer and starts a new one. No manual switching required.

PIN Authentication

No email, no password reset. Workers authenticate with a simple PIN, making clock-in and clock-out faster than traditional systems.

Linked to Job and Workstation

Every time entry captures who worked, what operation they performed, which workstation, and exactly how long it took. Full traceability.

For Managers in the Office

Complete Time Log

See every hour logged across your entire organization. Search by employee, job, operation, or workstation to find exactly what you need.

Detailed Entry History

Each time entry shows who worked, what they did, where they did it, when they started, when they stopped, and the total duration. Full transparency.

Manual Stop Capability

If a worker forgets to stop their timer, managers can close it with a note. Audit trails capture every manual adjustment for compliance.

Manual Time Entries

Add time entries after the fact for corrections, offline work, or retroactive adjustments. Keep your data accurate without friction.

Estimated vs. Actual Time — Where the Real Value Lives

Setting time estimates on operations is where your data becomes actionable. Set a target duration for each operation (e.g., "Assembly should take 2 hours 30 minutes"). When you save operation templates, those estimates carry forward to every new job, saving time and ensuring consistency.

As workers log time, Board compares actual duration against your estimate. If an operation runs over, you'll see it instantly with a red highlight — no waiting for end-of-week reporting. Over time, your estimates become benchmarks grounded in real production data. You'll know with confidence how long jobs actually take, making your quotes more accurate and your capacity planning far more reliable.

Total Estimated Time

Sum of all time estimates for a job, giving you a baseline against which to measure execution.

Total Tracked Time

Actual hours logged by workers, showing what really happened on the floor.

Entries & Employees

How many time entries were logged and which team members were involved in the job.

Over-Budget Alerts

Red highlights when tracked time exceeds estimates, so you spot problems while there's still time to react.

What You Can Do With Time Data

Once you're capturing real production time, the insights multiply. Time data becomes the foundation for smarter decisions across your entire operation.

Job Costing

Price future work based on actual labor hours instead of guesses. After a few jobs, you'll know exactly what operations cost.

Capacity Planning

Understand your true throughput per workstation. Know how many similar jobs you can fit into next week based on historical data.

Bottleneck Identification

Find operations that consistently run over time. Focus improvement efforts where they'll have the biggest impact on delivery.

Delivery Accuracy

Commit to delivery dates with confidence. You'll know how long jobs actually take, not how long you hope they'll take.

Performance Trends

Track whether a specific operation is getting faster or slower over time. Identify when training works and when processes need refinement.

How It Fits Together

Time tracking data doesn't live in isolation. On the kanban board, live worker badges show you who's currently working on each job and how much time they've spent. Time entries integrate seamlessly with kiosk mode and the mobile app, so workers see their timers wherever they are. And time data links to all the other Board features — job templates, workstations, operations — giving you a complete view of your production floor.

Production Kanban

Live worker badges show who's active. Learn more →

Kiosk Mode

Full-screen display for your shop floor TV. Learn more →

Customer Tracking

Share progress links with clients. Learn more →

Mobile App

Workers tap to start and stop timers on the go.

Frequently Asked Questions

No. Any smartphone with a modern browser works perfectly. For facilities that prefer a shared device approach, any tablet or kiosk terminal can run Board's time tracking interface. Workers simply tap to start and stop timers — no setup required.
Managers can manually close any running timer with a note explaining the adjustment. You can also set automatic stop rules for timers that run longer than expected. All manual edits are logged for audit purposes, so you maintain a complete record of who adjusted what and when.
Yes. Every time entry is linked to a specific operation at a specific workstation. This means you'll have precise data on how long Assembly Step 2 takes at Workstation A versus Workstation B, giving you the granularity needed for true bottleneck analysis and continuous improvement.
Estimates improve over time as you accumulate real production data. Start with your best guesses, then refine them based on actual tracked time. After a few weeks of operation, your estimates become reliable benchmarks that make quoting faster and capacity planning more accurate.

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