I think the first problem that needs to be addressed is the PRELOADERS lack of understanding of how the misloads affect the drivers days. The cost to correct those mistakes and the time wasted. Secondly, supervisors should be the first persons fired if the preload is consistently misloading.
In most cases, misloads on a pen are systemic because of poor supervision. If the part time sups on the pens actually spent time auditing loads and catching misloads versus pulling splits, sorting, loading or shooting the ***** with their fellow sups, the misload problem would go away.
Instead, they dont catch the misloads nor do they address an individual preloader for his mistakes, they would rather threaten the entire crew at one time than actually take the time to do THEIR job.
Misloads can ruin an entire package car drivers day. If that driver is forced to break his route to go to another area to deliver ONE package that the preloader misloaded, that could end up costing that driver anywhere from 1 hour to 2 hours longer for the day.
You think that driver wants his day extended because YOU the preloader FAILED to do your job correctly?
Believe me, we dont. In my hub, misloads average 3.5 PER CAR PER DAY! Multiply that by 80 cars and you get 280 packages per day. That can destroy production in a package center.
Preloader have to understand the EFFECT that they play on routes and other employees days, and every effort to make the preloader understand this upto and including discharge should be in order.
Peace
TOS
This is a bit short-sighted. I agree about sups auditing loads, but UPS and it's huge profits fail to see that, and work the bare minimum of supervisors, and it's impossible for that to occur.
Secondly, have you never made a mistake? Yes one misload, ONE mistake can make or break YOUR day (selfish hourly), however that seems like a bit of a petty grievance , when you are making $46/hr on that misload, and that is probably close to 4x that of your average preloader.
You're talking as though UPSs expectations of the preloader are reasonable. Preloaders are crushed with far more packages than are acceptable and have to deal with it. The expectations are asinine, much like yours, as a driver. If you have ever worked the preload you would know this.
Fourthly, in most operations I have worked (several different preloads), there is often not one person doing a preload pull, but there can be helpers. Therefore it is impossible to ascertain who misload.
On top of the previous issues, what about waking up at 1 or 3am every day? It can take a very serious toll on someones health, and certainly does for concentration. I suggest you check out any of the case studies on sleep deprivation and shift-work, I have done plenty of research.
Beyond that, who's to say the PAS system is perfect? I've seen a number of cases where yes, the preloader was at fault for not double checking the label, but then again I have seen egregious errors that caused misloads that were not the fault of the preloader ( and yet were still assigned a "misload )
Continuing on, who's to say UPS is telling the truth regarding the misloads ? We all know supervisors and management will lie and shift blame..
...Not to say any of this is going to change
your mind, but it may reach someone else.
