{"id":4740,"date":"2023-02-27T04:33:41","date_gmt":"2023-02-27T04:33:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tokntechnology.com\/global?p=4740"},"modified":"2023-10-16T07:32:34","modified_gmt":"2023-10-16T07:32:34","slug":"elphinstone-effective-contractor-timesheets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tokntechnology.com\/global\/elphinstone-effective-contractor-timesheets\/","title":{"rendered":"Elphinstone Mechanical Services"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Posted by Mija Belamide

February 27, 2023
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Elphinstone Mechanical Services (EMS) is an Australian owned and operated business established in\u00a02005, that offers heavy equipment repairs and a broad range of specialised technicians for labour hire, i<\/span>ncluding HD Mechanics, Auto Electricians, Drill Fitters, Boilermakers, HV Electricians, to the mining\u00a0<\/span>and construction industries in Western Australia and overseas.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

\u00a0<\/span>EMS delivers efficient and quality service, using the latest in specialised equipment to provide\u00a0<\/span>preventative maintenance plans and minimise costly downtime. With a strong focus on personalised\u00a0<\/span>support, EMS has earned its reputation as WA\u2019s industry leaders in heavy equipment maintenance and\u00a0<\/span>support. They provide workforce development services including mentoring, e-learning, instructional led\u00a0<\/span>training and On the Job training, as well as consultancy services to customers globally. EMS provides l<\/span>ong-term planning, strategies and pricing for fleet maintenance, ensuring that vehicles are operating in a<\/span>\u00a0good condition that is safe, reliable and can stay on the road longer.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

\u00a0<\/span>F<\/span>rom providing mechanical support for OEM equipment in the mining and construction industries- to\u00a0<\/span>providing ongoing field service and specialised labour to the large iron ore companies in the Pilbara, E<\/span>MS has acquired a vast array of experience and continues to grow and expand its operations to include\u00a0<\/span>operational workshops and field service on the Pilbara and the Goldfield.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Elphinstone Mechanical Services actively actively manages a remote workforce. The believe in encourages their employees to promote and maintain a safe and healthy workplace, while maintaining high levels of productivity. EMS were completing all time records manually on paper and spending large amount of time tracking down timesheets, chasing approvals and trying to get bills paid on time.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>

Amoung the core value of EMS is having a robust workforce and a diverse range of specialised technicians. With employees working across different fields, maintaining engagement in the workforce can become difficult. Embracing innovation and technology, TOKN\u2019s user friendly apps has enabled EMS to maintain safety and wellbeing in the workplace, keeping staff connected and engaged, overall improving productivity.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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TOKN and EMS\u00a0 delivered a fully integrated enterprise mobile application for Contractor time sheeting\u00a0 and approvals. This include the administrative framework with which to manage them. SMS Mining have also adopted the modern approach to bring-your-own-device (BYOD) meaning a mobile workforce uses their own devices, of which there are multiple types, whilst working with intermittent network connectivity.\u00a0<\/p>

The digital timesheet runs fully offline and manages time recording in Realtime\u00a0<\/p>

The TOKN Cloud Enterprise platform was used to provide digital capabilities to quickly deliver apps based on app templates and fully integrate with EMS\u2019s ERP\u00a0MYOB Greentree and TOKN<\/a>\u00a0data sources. This includes the provision of the application management framework for administering and controlling them securely in the field. The TOKN framework and app templates were used to deliver a series of apps across the operation for Contractor time recording and timesheet approvals management.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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