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Operators

Certify people for machines and see who is on what.

Updated 23 September 2026

Why
A job should only move to a machine the person on it is trained to run.
What
The Operators view lists the members who work at stations, what each is certified for and what an hour of their time costs.
How
Certify a member for a machine in /app/machinist/operators; the schedule checks the certification before a job moves to another machine.

Certify someone for a machine

  1. Step 1.

    Open /app/machinist/operators and choose Certify for a machine (engineers and above).

  2. Step 2.

    Pick the Operator and the Machine, set Certified and, if it lapses, Expires.

  3. Step 3.

    Choose Save. Withdraw on a certification removes it.

A certification is a capability, not a permission: the member's role still decides what they can see. Give someone the operator role in Settings then Users.

What the columns say

ColumnShows
Certified forEach machine, marked Expired or Expires within thirty days where it applies
Rate an hourThe person's labour rate, or No rate; engineers and above only
On todayThe job they have open now
Minutes this monthTheir measured minutes since the first of the month

An expired certification counts as none: the schedule refuses to move that person's job onto the machine.