Jones Feed and Seed Case Study Analysis

Jones Feed and Seed Case Study Analysis

What training would you provide to the supervisors who conduct job interviews?

The supervisors conducting job interviews will be given training regarding inventory management. They will be trained on inventory level management to learn when to order more stocks and what amount to order. Notably, this will help them run the warehouses economically. Further, they will be trained on employee rights and freedoms because they oversee many workers. Finally, they will be trained in effective communication in interviews and diversity to ensure they hire the right people to work.

What primary safety concerns should the company have about the warehouse operation?

Operations in the warehouse should take into account various safety concerns. First, they should consider fire safety by installing fire extinguishers across multiple warehouse sections. Second, they should be concerned about hazardous chemicals and how they are handled to avoid workplace injuries and infections. As a result, protection gear should be provided for all workers operating in the warehouse.

What OSHA guidelines do the company need to follow and communicate to employees?

The company should follow regulations stipulated by OSHA regarding workers’ rights (Tustin et al.). First, the company should ensure workers get training on health and safety in the language they understand best. Second, the company should ensure workers are given safety gear to operate machines, which should also be safe. Additionally, they should ensure workers are protected from toxic chemicals. Third, the company should conduct OSHA inspections in the guidelines on all its machinery and equipment. Finally, the company should prepare and communicate work-related illnesses and injuries reports.

What kind of disabilities do you think could be reasonably accommodated for this job position?

The subject supervisor job can accommodate two disabilities, which I believe are reasonable. First, the job can accommodate supervisors with physical impairments in their back or legs who use a wheelchair for movement. Notably, this is so because the job does not require them to do the actual work but supervise those of juniors. Second, the position can accommodate individuals missing a part of their body yet functioning fully. Such disabilities include individuals with one eye, one functioning ear, or one arm because they can fulfill their responsibilities using the other available parts.

Work Cited

Tustin, Aaron W., et al. “Risk factors for heat-related illness in US workers: an OSHA case series.” Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 60.8 (2018): e383-e389.

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Please read the case and answer the questions at the end. Please respond to two of your peers. Do you agree or disagree?
Jones Feed and Seed is a large regional warehouse that supplies agricultural products to retail stores. These products include pesticides that are used to treat animals and herbicides that are used to improve crops. The company generally hires employees who have just finished high school for its warehouse operations. These employees work under the supervision of a more senior laborer, usually someone with about one year of experience working in the warehouse. The supervisor is responsible for interviewing job candidates and typically makes final hiring decisions.

Job Description
Receive and count stock items and record data manually or using a
computer.
Pack and unpack items to be stocked on shelves in stockrooms, warehouses, or storage yards.
• Verify inventory computations by comparing them to physical stock counts and investigate discrepancies or adjust errors.
•Store items in an orderly and accessible manner in warehouses, tool rooms, supply rooms, or other areas.
•Mark stock items using identification tags, stamps, electric marking tools, or other labeling equipment.
•Clean and maintain supplies, tools, equipment, and storage areas to ensure compliance with safety
regulations.
•Determine proper storage methods, identification, and stock location based on turnover, environmental factors, and physical capabilities of facilities.
•Keep records on the use and damage of stock or stock handling equipment.
•Move controls to drive gasoline or electric-powered trucks, cars, or tractors and transport materials between loading, processing, and storage areas.
•Move levers and controls that operate lifting devices, such as forklifts, lift beams and swivel-hooks, hoists, and elevating platforms, to load, unload, transport, and stack material. Position lifting devices under, over, or around loaded pallets, skids, and boxes, and secure material or products for transport to designated areas.
• Manually load or unload materials onto or off pallets, skids, platforms, cars, or lifting devices.
Load, unload, and identify building materials, machinery, and tools and distribute them to the appropriate
locations, according to project plans and specifications.
Questions:
1. What training would you provide to the supervisors who conduct job
interviews?
2. What primary safety concerns should the company have about the warehouse operation?
3. What OSHA guidelines must the company follow and communicate to
employees?
4. What kind of disabilities do you think
could be reasonably accommodated for
this job position?
Source: Information for job description from
http://online opetcenter.org/ P