The staff may be involved in:
- designing and testing new products
* they will have to work with the production department to develop prototypes
- improving and updating existing products
* first they will need information from the customer service department on complaints of a product to know what must be improved to satisfied the customers
- researching new areas of interest
- analysing and testing competing products
The Finance Department
This department is concerned with all the money which company have. Also is concerned with planning use of this money and researching capital.
The staff might be involved in:
- preparing invoices and checking recording payments
* staff will need to use computers so they need to work with the IT department if for example the computer will broke down
- paying invoices received and staff wages
- preparing accounts
- obtaining capital for expansion
- monitoring expenditure against budget
* if an employee will spend more money that the agreed budget, the human resources may have to co-operate with the finance department which will have to make a disciplinary meeting with this employee
- checking there is always enough money to pay current bills
- producing information at regular intervals
The Facility Management Department
This department is concerned with planning and managing the business properties to make sure that the working environment is health, safe and secure.
The staff may be involved in:
- ensuring buildings and external areas are well maintained
- carrying out maintenance and repairs
* they will need to work with the finance department because they will need money for the repairs
- supplying catering and vending service
- ensuring buildings are secure and safe
* first the human resources department will have to give the staff a proper training on health and safety issues
- planning and costing refurbishment
The Production Department
This department is concerned with the manufacture or assembly of goods provided by the business (crucial in any manufacturing business).
The staff might be involved in:
- storing the stocks of raw materials
- producing the finished product
* they need to work with sales department to know how many more products are needed to be produced
- checking quality standards are maintained
- packing and storing the finished products ready for dispatch
* they will have to co-operate with the human resources department to make sure that there is enough staff to do the job
- carrying out repairs to machinery as required
The Human Resources Department
This department is concerned with all individuals (employees) who work in the business. It tries to ensure that the business employs suitable staff who works in a safe environment.
The staff may be involved in:
- advertising job vacancies through the media or at an employment agency
- receiving and recording all job applications
- arranging interviews for candidates
- arranging training for staff (induction training for new employees and internal/external training for existing employees)
*they will have to work with the finance department because they might need additional money for the trainings
- carrying out staff welfare policies
- advising on employment law and regulations
* they will need to give a proper training for HR staff to ensure they know all the new rules and regulations to properly deal with all employees in the business
