Audit template in the LeanSuite app
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Standard work audit checklist
Check that the work is done the way the standard says. Use it weekly on a few stations.
The full question list
The 24 questions in the audit
Every question is answered Yes, No or N/A. Each No is flagged and asks for a photo and a comment, so the finding arrives with its evidence.
Documentation: Is the posted standard the one in use?
- 1The standard for this job is posted at the station and can be read from where the work is done
- 2Its revision matches the current controlled copy
- 3It covers the part or model running now
- 4Takt time and the standard cycle time on it are current
- 5Key points and their reasons are marked for quality, safety and knack
Sequence: Watch at least three full cycles
- 6The operator does the work elements in the written order
- 7No element is skipped and none is added
- 8Each key point is done as written
- 9The operator walks the path drawn on the standard work chart
- 10Standard WIP is at the stated quantity and in its marked places
Time: From the cycles timed on page 2
- 11Observed cycle times fall within the agreed range of the standard
- 12No cycle includes waiting, searching or rework
- 13The standard cycle time is still at or below takt
Training: Check the records, then ask the operator
- 14The operator is shown as qualified for this job on the skills matrix
- 15Training on the current revision is recorded
- 16The operator can say each key point and why it matters
- 17The operator knows what to do when something goes wrong: stop, call, andon
Tools, equipment and material: What the standard names, where it says
- 18Tools, gauges and fixtures are the ones the standard names, in their places
- 19Gauges are inside their calibration date
- 20Material is presented where and how the standard shows
- 21Machine settings match the values on the standard
Quality and safety: As written on the standard
- 22In-process checks are done at the stated frequency and recorded
- 23The PPE the standard lists is worn
- 24Safety key points are followed: guards, lockout, lifting
When to use it
- Once a week.
- An auditor or leader answers each question from what they see, hear and read in the area.
How it is scored
The template is built with points per answer and a pass mark of 80. In this library every audit is set to pass at 80 and every inspection at 90. Each submitted audit shows its score and pass or fail, and every No is flagged with its photo and comment.
Change the points or the pass mark after you clone it. How rules and scoring work.
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Use this template in LeanSuite
It is ready in the Template Marketplace inside Lean Creator as “Standard Work Audit”. Clone it into your plant, change any question, then schedule it to a person, role or asset with reminders. Auditors complete it on a phone or tablet, with photo evidence where required.
Not on LeanSuite yet? On a 90-day pilot our team sets up your account and digitizes the forms and checklists you use today, this one included.