shop floor

noun

British

: the area where products are made in a factory

proper safety procedures for the shop floor

also : the workers in a factory

managerial control of the shop floor

Examples of shop floor in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Even so, Gitlin’s not the guy to fix the mechanics on the shop floor. —Shawn Tully, Fortune, 13 Apr. 2024

Despite Baxter’s ease of use, how will factory owners and workers react when the machine gets rolled onto their shop floor? —Evan Ackerman, IEEE Spectrum, 18 Sep. 2012

By focusing on excelling in his current job and being the best within his cohort, the promotions (from shop floor manager to CEO) swiftly followed. —Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 18 Mar. 2024

Change happens from both the top down and the bottom up… including through a team of Lean Champions that act as change agents on the shop floor. —Natan Linder, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023

TimeDome’s shop floor tiles also now features the pattern, accenting the curved double staircase with cast terrazzo treads suspended in the air. —Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 2 June 2023

For example, some smart robots can act as autonomous lifts or yard trucks, or manual loaders to transport goods on the shop floor. —Doug Lawson, Forbes, 20 Apr. 2023

Equally conducive to ventilation, meanwhile, is the layer of recycled steel springs, cylindrical and about two inches in diameter (exactly how many there are, like many other production details on a shop floor from which cameras are banned, is confidential information). —Nick Scott, Robb Report, 11 Aug. 2023

On the May evening before Aimé Leon Dore was set to make its grand return to Mulberry Street following eight months of construction on an extravagant new storefront, Teddy Santis, the brand’s founder, was walking around the shop floor, sweating the details. —Jon Caramanica, New York Times, 27 July 2023