Standard Timing Model Skills Assessment DeviceThe Standard Timing Model is our mechanical skills assessment tool used to identify mechanical aptitude, skills, and instincts when hiring machine operators, electro mechanical technicians, maintenance mechanics, and assemblers. There are varying degrees of difficulty "assessment tasks" depending on the position you're hiring for.

This process quantifies mechanical instinct and competencies that traditional aptitude tests are not designed for and can't identify.

Seven independent systems interact to move a part through a cycle. Introduced faults cause specific jams in the sequence and the assessment subject is tasked with identifying the malfunction and returning the machine to fully operational status. The time and method used generates a score. (See sample benchmark and score sheets below.)

This assessment identifies skills such as troubleshooting ability, spatial recognition, quality differentiation, hand-eye coordination, cognitive reasoning ability, and the understanding of mechanical stroke, timing, and position.

The Standard Timing Model is unique in that the assessment machine and methodology have the capability to identify "mechanical instinct." With forty years of mechanical skills assessment data we know that when we test a pool of candidates that have had no training or exposure to a mechanical environment we will identify approximately 20% of these individuals as having innate mechanical ability. These individuals are mechanically inclined, possess strong mechanical instinct, and are highly trainable, excellent candidates for entry level positions and apprentice programs.

Our Devices and Programs

  • Identify Problem Solving Skills
  • Lower the Risk & Cost of Hiring
  • Confirm Skills Represented on CV
  • Increased Productivity
  • Measure Competencies & Instinct
  • Decrease Work Related Injuries
  • Minimize Downtime
  • Identify Troubleshooting Ability
  • Identify Trainability
  • Impact Lean, Six Sigma, & TPM Programs
  • Separate Candidates by Skill Level
  • Match the Right Person with the Right Job
  • Avoid the Bad Hire
  • Reduce Employee Turnover

Pricing & Assessment Administrator Training

The manufacturing skills assessment programs are available for purchase or lease. SMT can conduct assessments in your facility or we can train and certify incumbents in the proper methodology to administer the assessment program. In your facility the assessment capability takes the guess work out of hiring. You will know, with certainty, if a candidate possesses the skill set you require for the position you're filling.