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Manufacturing time clocks: attendance first, job time second

Some plants only need who was present. Others need hours on work orders. Know which problem you are solving before buying complexity.

6 min read Plant supervisors Updated Oct 2026

If you only fight buddy-punching and missed lunches, a solid attendance clock wins. If you job-cost machine time, you need project/job switches too.

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Plant checklist

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Start with attendance and a jobs list. Add location checks only if yard or gate proof matters for mixed indoor/outdoor sites.

Attendance vs job costing
GoalSetup
Who was herePIN clock + approvals
Which WO ate laborSwitch job per work order
BothAttendance job + production jobs

Common questions

Union time clocks?
Follow your CBA for rounding and grace. Cloq-it stores actual stamps; apply rules in payroll if required.
Machine integration?
Not out of the box. Use exports/API rather than waiting on a MES fantasy.

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