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Manufacturing software that helps you manage your workforce
Simplify payroll, scale your workforce, and grow your manufacturing business.

You’ve found workforce management software for manufacturing that will help you achieve more
Onboard, roster, and pay via one powerful workforce management solution designed for Australian manufacturing and food processing businesses.

Manage compliance
Ensure that all of your employees are paid correctly using our powerful pay rule calculator and award interpretation engine.
Onboard fast
Use our onboarding software for manufacturing to gather important information from your employees online.
Streamline payroll
Our manufacturing payroll software uses the operational data flowing through foundU to help you pay with more precision.

Track time and attendance with ease
Our time and attendance tracking software for manufacturing businesses makes clocking in and out a breeze. Your employees can log shifts on site using foundU’s clock app loaded onto an iPad. Employees can key in their ID, take a photo, and enter their passcode to track their time. They can also scan via a QR code for safe, fast, and contactless clock-in. Our employee app with geolocation tracking and simple timesheet submission offer even more flexibility when your employees are off site. Hours worked will instantly flow to your shift approval dashboard then get sent to payroll.

Build efficient schedules
Create online rosters, reduce overtime, and prevent fatigue with our manufacturing scheduling software. Live warnings will alert you when your schedules are not compliant and wage costings will help you protect your profit margins. You can schedule employees based on their positions and conveniently publish your roster online, maximising your productivity and ensuring you’re always covered. Our scheduling software for manufacturing also gives you real-time visibility into staff availability, leave status, and cross-roster schedules – helping you avoid conflicts.

Scale your workforce
Use foundU’s digital onboarding tools to quickly capture all of the qualifications, licenses, tickets, and work rights you need from your new team members and store it on their dedicated profile. Check the work rights of Visa Holders via our direct integration with the Department of Home Affairs, send policies and procedures for digital acknowledgement, and set up expiry notifications for compliance documents. Onboard as many team members as you need throughout your growth and only pay for those who are entitled to be paid weekly or monthly.

Streamline payroll
Our onboarding, rostering, time and attendance, leave management, and payroll tools for manufacturing are all built into one platform. That means your operational data can flow seamlessly. Time and attendance data will be sent straight to your managers with any discrepancies between rostered and worked shifts highlighted. Once shifts are approved, the data will be sent straight to payroll via our powerful award interpretation engine. Your manufacturing team will be able to generate compliant pay slips in a matter of clicks.
We no longer have to worry about the costs of payroll processing wages or hiring consultants to do data entry. With the onboarding module, the onus is now on candidates to do all of their own onboarding online. foundU essentially customised the module to our needs, making it easy for candidates to sign off on things like policies and procedures. We couldn’t operate today without foundU.

Frequently asked questions
Do I need to pay for all employees on my database?
foundU only charges for active users. This means you only pay for employees that are entitled to be paid (weekly or monthly) and can store as many candidates on your manufacturing workforce management platform as you need without increasing your costs.
How do I track costs per location within my manufacturing warehouse?
If you have different zones in your warehouse, such as dispatch and production, you can set up a cost code or roster for each one to segment your data. Therefore, when shifts are assigned and worked in these locations, you will easily be able to keep track of wage expenses.
How do I keep employee compliance documents up to date?
You might need to ensure that your employees have provided up to date documents, such as forklift and driver’s licenses. You can digitally capture these documents throughout foundU’s configurable employee onboarding journey. foundU also enables you to set up notifications for upcoming expiry dates and edits made by employees so that you can keep information current.
Can my manufacturing employees have multiple positions?
Yes, you can create multiple positions for each employee via their employee profile. For example, if an employee operates different types of machinery, you can create different positions. Each one can be configured with its own pay rate, rules, and allowances. It will then be referenced when you roster your employees and generate their pay slips.
How does foundU help manage staff leave?
An in-built leave calendar gives managers a unified view of all leave requests. Both pending and approved leave applications are displayed together, helping you confirm coverage before processing requests.
Are there any tools to help quickly fill manufacturing shift vacancies?
Using the employee app, SMS, email, and platform announcements, you can send bulk shift offers to employees who are available and have the right position and qualifications.