"Best money spent this year."
The QuickPick system was designed to accommodate the fast-paced fresh tomato harvest. When pickers fill a bucket with 60 pounds of tomatoes in a minute and a half, a system must be fast.
There was a bottleneck in the process: card-punching. The QuickPick improved the process by increasing efficiency out in the field by removing this bottleneck, and increasing efficiency in the office by automating data entry.
The FlexHub is an integrated electronics box designed for portability and durability. The external badge reader makes scanning fast. Pickers have the option to print a receipt after every scan, or wait to print a totals receipt upon clocking out. The thermal paper is a standard size that eliminates the need to replace toner or ink. The FlexHub's battery powers the entire system for a full day's harvest--no need to swap batteries in the RHC (Ruggedized Handheld Computer).
Every component in the system was designed and selected for harsh, outdoor environments—like tomato-picking in California. Employees use sturdy RFID cards that are programmed with their names and employee ID numbers. The FlexHub can even read these badges through the hinged cover on the box.
To configure the system for harvest, a crew boss or field manager scans his/her badge to select the custom task and lists such as crop variety and field location. Then, he/she sets the increment to credit an employee with each badge scan. Another great feature is the minimum scan interval that prevents "double-scanning." If you know it takes at least one minute to fill another container, set the interval to 60 seconds. When an employee scans within this interval, an error message flashes on the screen and prevents the employee from cheating.
Pickers like the system because they get to see a cumulative total for the day on the app screen, they can print a record for each day’s work, and they no longer wait in long lines for punchers to give them credit. The QuickPick app is intuitive, designed for ease-of-use in outdoor environments where every second counts for a piece rate worker.
Not only will your employees like it, your office staff will enjoy the benefits of electronic payroll data. The QuickPick records accurate clock in and out times for rate calculations plus detailed information about the piecework performed. No more counting punch cards and manual data entry every day of harvest. On the Customer Portal, select a date range and run the Standard Pay Period report to receive totals hours, counts, and piece wages per employee. Hours of manual counting and data entry are cut to a few clicks of the mouse!
The QuickPick is your answer for increased efficiency in piecework operations. With faster, electronic data collection, and better data, evaluate and improve workforce productivity in the field and greatly decrease accounting and bookkeeping hours in the office.
Ruggedized, portable computer that runs the QuickPick App.
Android-based app that collects employee hours and piecework data.
Software download for a Windows-based computer that assigns employee RFID badges.
Secure, user-friendly website where growers manage employees, tasks, lists, piece rates, uploaded data, reports, and other settings.