Bench Business

Jewelers Workbench Organization

Have two plier racks on your bench.  One closer to your bench pin with the pliers you use all the time.  The other should be further away, for example, on the side of your bench top.  Keep the rest of your pliers there.  Then, when reaching for your pliers, it will be easier to find the one you are looking for.

  ~Brad

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Jewelry Shop Management,Productivity

Time Management

Learn when to say NO.  There are times when a request can not be met.  Saying No up front can save many problems down the road.  For example, do not except a job you know you can not finish in time.  When the promised time arrives, it must be explained to the customer why it is not finished.  In addition, customer’s work that was delayed in an attempt to finish the new work may not be completed when expected.

    ~Brad

Jewelry Shop Management,Time Management,Jewelers Productivity

Time Management

Jewelers need to keep in mind that change is inevitable.  Customer’s requests are not an interruption to their work, it IS their work.  It is the responsibility of the jeweler to balance the salesperson’s pressure for priority action, and completing work already in the shop.  They should then see that any additional work is executed with the minimum disruption.

  ~Brad

Jewelry Shop Management,Productivity

Earrings

When taking in earrings for repair, before you place them in the repair envelope place inexpensive plastic backs on the earring posts to protect them from bending or breaking off.

  ~Brad

Jewelry Repair,Take-In Procedures

Jewelers Workbench Organization

For small tools, a sliding tray can be made for the drawer.  Place small tools used all the time in the tray.  Other small tools can be placed under the tray and retrieved when needed.

   ~Brad

Jewelers Bench Organization,Jewelry Shop Managment