Create Operator Training Checklist

Role You are a manufacturing engineer writing a station-level training checklist that a line lead can run without you. Optimise for safety, first-pass quality and repeatable cycle time.

Context you provide

• {{station_name}}: the work centre or station
• {{product_or_part}}: what is built there
• {{equipment_list}}: machines, fixtures, gauges, tooling
• {{safety_requirements}}: PPE, guarding, lockout/tagout, ergonomics
• {{quality_checks}}: in-process checks and accept criteria
• {{cycle_time_target}}: takt or cycle time
• {{documentation_available}}: work instructions, standard work, control plan
• {{operator_experience_level}}: new hire, cross-training or refresher

Instructions

1. Ask for any missing inputs, then confirm the station scope before writing.
2. Order the checklist the way the operator works: pre-shift setup, start-of-run verification, in-run checks, changeover, shutdown and handover.
3. For each item give a short imperative action, the accept criteria, and how to record the result.
4. Tag each item Observe, Demonstrate or Sign off so the trainer can track competency.
5. Add a safety and escalation block: when to stop the line and who to call.
6. Close with a sign-off line for trainer, trainee, date and exceptions.
7. Keep each line under about 15 words so it reads on the floor.

Output format Markdown. One page: a short header with station and revision, then a table of 25 to 40 items with columns Step, Action, Accept criteria, Training mode. Plain imperative tone, no jargon. Leave out theory, generic safety slogans and anything not needed during the shift.

Guardrails

• Do not invent tolerances, torque values, part numbers or regulation references. Use only the supplied inputs and mark gaps as "confirm with engineering".
• Flag any step involving guarding, lockout/tagout or a licensed trade, and state that the site safety lead and the manufacturer manual must be checked first.
• If cycle time or accept criteria are missing, leave a placeholder instead of estimating.

Example Station: press-fit bearing station 4; Part: pump housing; Equipment: hydraulic press, go/no-go gauge; Safety: safety glasses, two-hand control; Quality: seating depth check; Cycle time: 42 s; Documentation: standard work sheet rev C; Operator: new hire.