Job description
Job description is all about collecting and recording basic job-related data that includes job title, job location, job summary, job duties, reporting information, working conditions, tools, machines, and equipment to be used, and hazards and risks involved in it. A job description is a summary of job analysis findings that helps managers determine what an employee is supposed to do when onboard. The purpose of a job description depends on the level of details the job findings include. A job description carried for general purposes typically involves job identification (title, designation, location) and a statement of duties and functions of a prospective or existing employee. A specifically carried job description includes detailed information about the kind of job, how it is supposed to be performed, and what is expected to be delivered.
General Purpose of Job Description
General purpose job descriptions are used by organizations to find the very basic information about a particular job opening. Though data includes worker’s duties, it does not contain sub-tasks, performance standards, and the basis for evaluating jobs and establishing the right compensation packages.
Specific Purpose of Job Description
Specific purpose job descriptions include detailed information about the job responsibilities of an employee. It also covers sub-tasks, essential functions, and detailed job duties. It involves a huge amount of details such as what an employee needs to do, how it is to be done, and what the performance standards are, etc.
Job Description contains three major parts
1. Identification Section: Deals with the Job Title, Job Location, Department, Division, Plant, Reporting to, and Job Code.
2. Summary Statement: Deals with general responsibilities and components that make the job different from other jobs, i.e., the overall purpose of the job.
3. Duties Section: Deals with major tasks, duties, responsibilities performed, physical & working conditions (hot, cold, dry, dusty, oily, noisy, etc.), machine, tools, material types, working shift, traveling required or not, nature of supervision, relations to other jobs, etc.
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Amit