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Manufacturing Operations Software Built for UK SMEs

Unified quality, safety, production and people management. Stay audit-ready, keep your team safe, and scale operations without complexity.

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The Manufacturing Challenge

Running a UK manufacturing SME means juggling quality, compliance, safety, and delivery.

Quality Proof

Auditors demand documentation: who made it, when, what changed, who approved. Spreadsheets don't cut it.

Safety Risk

Incidents happen. You need to report, investigate, correct and prevent. Compliance isn't optional.

Traceability

Batch tracking, material sourcing, inspection records. One mistake and a recall costs thousands.

Contractor Mgmt

Subcontractors on site need access control, certifications, site induction, and safety compliance.

Production Visibility

Where's production? What's backed up? What's the timeline to delivery? Answers scattered across notes and emails.

Data Silos

Quality docs in shared drive. Incidents in spreadsheet. Production in email. Training records in HR. Nothing talks to anything.

Manufacturing is different. You can't just use CRM + Projects. You need quality management built-in, H&S compliance, audit trails, and traceability.

How OpSemble Solves This

Quality Management You Can Audit

OpSemble QMS module handles:

  • Controlled documents with version history, approval workflows, and distribution tracking
  • NCRs (non-conformances) and CAPAs (corrective actions) with full audit trail
  • Internal audits with checklists, findings, and evidence
  • Supplier management and quality ratings — see our guide to supplier audits, inspections and document control
  • Batch traceability: who made it, when, what materials, what changed
  • ISO 9001-ready compliance: auditors see what they expect to see

The result: Your next audit is less stressful. Everything is documented, dated, and signed.

Safety Compliance Built-In

OpSemble H&S module includes:

  • Incident reporting with AI-assisted root-cause analysis
  • Risk assessments and control measures
  • Permits to work for high-risk activities
  • COSHH and PPE registers with expiry tracking
  • Contractor induction and certificate verification
  • Toolbox talk distribution and signed proof
  • HSE compliance guides built-in (not bolt-on)

The result: Your team is protected, auditors are satisfied, and incidents are properly investigated before they recur.

Production Visibility

OpSemble Projects module for manufacturing:

  • Production schedules as projects with milestones and dependencies
  • Quality gates: can't move to next stage until inspection passes
  • Resource allocation: who's working on what
  • Time tracking per batch or job for costing
  • Bottleneck visibility: see what's delayed before it becomes a problem
  • Link to HR for team capacity and certifications

The result: You know where production is. Delays are visible early. You deliver on time.

One System for Everything

OpSemble HR for manufacturing:

  • Employee records with certifications and training dates
  • Skills matrix: who's trained on which equipment or procedures
  • Rotas and clocking for shift work
  • UK PAYE payroll paid from time logs
  • Training linked to H&S and QMS (compliance proof)
  • Self-service portal for staff (no payroll admin overhead)

The result: HR isn't separate from operations. When you need trained staff for a job, the system tells you who's qualified.

Integration That Matters for Manufacturing

Data flows naturally. One change ripples through the system.

Quality + Projects: A batch moves to "quality check" stage. It can't proceed until inspection is complete and signed off.
H&S + Production: An incident is logged on a production line. System flags mandatory safety training for that team. Training completion is required before operations resume.
QMS + HR: A procedure is updated. System auto-assigns retraining to staff who need to know the change. Training completion is recorded, auditable.
Projects + HR + Payroll: Production job completes. Hours logged automatically feed payroll. Team gets paid from actual time, no re-entry.

For Different Manufacturing Scenarios

ISO 9001 Certification

OpSemble QMS was built with ISO 9001 in mind. Auditors expect documentation, control, and traceability. You deliver.

Batch & Serialization

Track materials, inspections, and approvals per batch. Link to QMS. Link to H&S if handling hazardous materials.

Shift-Based Operations

Rotas built for shift work. Clocking tracks actual time. Paid from clocking records. Handovers logged per shift.

Subcontractor Compliance

Inductions, certifications, site access. Who's on site, trained, and authorized? One dashboard.

Cost per Job

Time tracked per project/batch. Payroll costs roll up automatically. Profitability per job is transparent.

Risk & Safety Culture

Incident trends, near-miss tracking, risk matrices. Data drives safety decisions.

Common Manufacturing Setup

Most manufacturing SMEs start with this combination

Quality (QMS) H&S Projects HR

~£31/user/month (Quality £7 + H&S £9 + Projects £9 + HR £6), plus a flat £29/month core fee

For a 15-person manufacturing team: ~£494/month total

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