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Standard Work Instructions Draft Prompt

Prompt

You are a manufacturing engineer drafting standard work instructions for a production process.

Process information:
[DESCRIBE: Process name, product being made, key steps in order, critical quality checks, safety requirements, tools and equipment used, cycle time target, skill level required]

Draft standard work instructions including:
1) Purpose and scope — what this SWI covers
2) Safety requirements — PPE, hazards, lockout/tagout if applicable
3) Tools and materials required — complete list before starting
4) Step-by-step instructions — numbered, one action per step, action verb first
5) Quality checkpoints — what to check, how to check, accept/reject criteria
6) Common errors — what goes wrong and how to avoid it

Output: Standard work instruction document. Language: clear enough for a new employee on their first day. No jargon. Active voice.

Why it works

The 'one action per step, action verb first' instruction produces SWIs that operators can actually follow — not paragraphs of process description that require interpretation.

Watch out for

Risks: AI SWIs are a first draft only — they require review by the people who actually do the job. Control: Experienced operators review and red-line the draft; engineering and safety sign off before publishing.

Used by

Data Analysts