iWho's on what, on which machine, today. Log time books hours to a fab job — labour at the person's rate, machine time at the machine's rate — straight into the job's cost.
MachinesHours this week against what each can run · LC-01, MW-01 and RW-01 go into the new facility
RF-01Running
Colorbond sheet roll former
Bayswater — bay 1 · $95/h · Liam O'Connor
14.3 h this week47% of 30 h
Today: FJ-26-0402 Sheet profiles 2380 & 2100. Three colours a shift with coil changes.
RF-02Running
Post & rail roll former
Bayswater — bay 1 · $85/h · Liam O'Connor
4.1 h this week13% of 30 h
Today: FJ-26-0401 Posts 2400 & 2700, rails 2350.
LC-01Commissioning
Fibre laser tube cutter 6 kW
New facility — bay 3 · $140/h · Ravi Sharma
Factory acceptance signed off 28 Oct 2026. Container ETA Fremantle 4 Dec. Needs the 1,000 A supply.
MW-01In transit
Automatic mesh panel welder
New facility — bay 2 · $120/h · Amir
358 and weldmesh panels from wire coil. Shipping with LC-01.
RW-01In transit
Robotic welding cell — twin station
New facility — bay 4 · $110/h · Jaco Botha
Posts, base plates and gate frames. Shipping with LC-01.
BS-01Running
Auto-feed band saw
Bayswater — bay 2 · $38/h · Ben Whitfield
0 h this week0% of 30 h
Cuts all hollow sections up to 150 SHS.
PB-01Maintenance
Press brake 100 t
Bayswater — bay 2 · $65/h · Ben Whitfield
0 h this week0% of 30 h
Back gauge sensor replaced — back in service Mon 9 Nov.
WB-1Running
Weld bays 1–3 (MIG)
Bayswater — bay 3 · $28/h · Jaco Botha
16.2 h this week18% of 91 h
Today: FJ-26-0399 Three manual MIG bays; rate covers wire, gas and power.
On the floor now10 jobs
| Fab job | Stage | Hours | Progress on estimate |
|---|---|---|---|
| FJ-26-0397 170 × Security post SHS 75 × 3000, base plate & cap, HDG | Welding & assembly | 27.9 / 39.7 | |
| FJ-26-0393 14 × Flexistep stair kit — 4 step | QC & dispatch | 24.6 / 24.5 | |
| FJ-26-0394 64 × Handrail 3.0 m CHS 48.3, two-rail, HDG | QC & dispatch | 45.1 / 48 | |
| FJ-26-0402 180 × Colorbond panel 2.35 × 1.8 — Surfmist | Cutting & forming | 6.9 / 18 | |
| FJ-26-0396 160 × 358 security mesh panel 2.4 × 1.8, framed, HDG | Finishing | 61.5 / 74.7 | |
| FJ-26-0395 85 × Bollard CHS 114 × 1200 in-ground, HDG + cap | Finishing | 13.3 / 17 | |
| FJ-26-0400 400 × Colorbond panel 2.35 × 1.8 — Monument | Cutting & forming | 18.5 / 40 | |
| FJ-26-0401 440 × Colorbond post 2400 — Monument | Cutting & forming | 5.4 / 14.7 | |
| FJ-26-0398 38 × Palisade panel 2.4 × 2.1 W-pale, HDG | Welding & assembly | 17.4 / 25.3 | |
| FJ-26-0399 24 × Colorbond pedestrian gate 900 × 1800 | Welding & assembly | 15.6 / 22 |
The team this weekfrom 02 Nov 2026
| Who | Hours | Jobs | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amir Fabrication Foreman | 4.1 | 1 | $306 |
| Jaco Botha Leading hand — welding | 3.5 | 1 | $231 |
| Tama Ngata Welder / fabricator | 8.6 | 2 | $522 |
| Liam O'Connor Machine operator — roll forming | 21.8 | 5 | $1,222 |
| Ravi Sharma CNC & laser operator | 1.5 | 1 | $93 |
| Ben Whitfield Fabricator | 4.2 | 2 | $246 |
| Sipho Ndlovu Dispatch & galv coordinator | 24.5 | 6 | $1,324 |
| Josh Taylor Apprentice fabricator (3rd yr) | 37 | 10 | $1,441 |
Time logged today26.4 h · $2,520 into job costs
| Who | Fab job | Operation | Machine | Hours | Labour | Machine | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ravi Sharma | FJ-26-0402 | Roll forming | RF-01 | 1.5 | $93 | $143 | |
| Sipho Ndlovu | FJ-26-0393 | Packing & dispatch | — | 2.5 | $135 | $0 | |
| Amir | FJ-26-0399 | Welding | WB-1 | 1.5 | $111 | $42 | |
| Ben Whitfield | FJ-26-0399 | Cutting | — | 2 | $116 | $0 | |
| Tama Ngata | FJ-26-0398 | Welding | WB-1 | 3.5 | $214 | $98 | |
| Jaco Botha | FJ-26-0397 | Welding | WB-1 | 3.5 | $231 | $98 | |
| Liam O'Connor | FJ-26-0401 | Roll forming | RF-02 | 1 | $56 | $85 | |
| Josh Taylor | FJ-26-0400 | Packing & dispatch | — | 3 | $117 | $0 | |
| Liam O'Connor | FJ-26-0400 | Roll forming | RF-01 | 3.5 | $196 | $333 | |
| Sipho Ndlovu | FJ-26-0401 | Packing & dispatch | — | 1.32 | $71 | $0 | |
| Josh Taylor | FJ-26-0401 | Roll forming | RF-02 | 3.08 | $120 | $262 | |