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Manufacturing Success Story

BMC Manufacturing

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HR Platform

See how BMC Manufacturing uses HR Duo to connect workforce management, mobile time tracking, payroll, HR compliance, recruitment, learning and performance across a fast-growing, digitally driven manufacturing operation.

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Overview

  • CompanyBMC Manufacturing
  • LocationIreland
  • IndustryElectrical Engineering & Manufacturing

Explore this case study if:

  • You manage a growing manufacturing workforce across multiple production facilities.
  • Your production supervisors need better access to attendance, leave and workforce information.
  • You want mobile time tracking without installing dedicated clocking hardware.
  • You need HR data to sit alongside a wider digital manufacturing and reporting environment.
  • You want one HRMS covering workforce management, payroll, HR compliance, recruitment and performance.

BMC Manufacturing

Founded in 1991, BMC Manufacturing is Ireland's largest Irish-owned manufacturer of low-voltage switchgear, designing and manufacturing mission-critical electrical infrastructure for data centres, industrial facilities and other critical environments.

Today, BMC employs more than 400 people across four manufacturing facilities in Ashbourne, Kells, Ballycoolin and Damastown, with thousands of custom electrical panels produced each year.

Its workforce is also increasingly diverse, with more than 20 nationalities represented across the business.

Technology has long played an important role in BMC's operations. The company began developing its own eDesk365 platform in 2000 and today uses digital manufacturing processes and a Manufacturing Execution System to provide real-time visibility across production stages.

As BMC's workforce and manufacturing footprint expanded, its people systems needed to keep pace. HR Duo provides the connected HR and workforce management layer supporting employees across recruitment, working time, payroll, compliance, development and performance.

 

BMC's Challenge:
Making Workforce Data as Accessible as Production Data

BMC had already invested heavily in digitising its manufacturing operation, but workforce information still needed to be easier for production managers and supervisors to access and act on.

With employees spread across multiple facilities and production areas, the business needed one HR Platform capable of supporting operational workforce management while connecting the wider employee lifecycle.

 

The key challenges included:

  • Keeping HR and workforce processes consistent as employee numbers and manufacturing capacity increased.
  • Giving production managers clearer information on who is working, absent or on leave.
  • Capturing accurate working hours without relying on fixed clocking hardware across every facility.
  • Making workforce information easier to access without depending on HR or payroll teams to produce reports.
  • Bringing recruitment, payroll, compliance, learning and performance into the same employee record.
  • Creating consistent HR processes and employee access across a large, multicultural manufacturing team.

One HR Platform for a
Digitally Driven Manufacturing Workforce

HR Duo gives BMC one connected HR Platform for managing workforce operations alongside the payroll, HR and employee development processes supporting its growing manufacturing business.

Manage workforce information across four facilities

Employee records and workforce information sit within one HRMS, giving HR and managers consistent access to people data across Ashbourne, Kells, Ballycoolin and Damastown.

Capture working hours through mobile time tracking

Employees can record working time digitally without relying on fixed clocking hardware, giving BMC accurate time and attendance information across different teams and locations.

Give managers clearer visibility of attendance and leave

Attendance, absence and leave information is held centrally, making it easier for managers to understand workforce availability and plan production around employee absences.

Connect workforce information with payroll

Working hours, leave, attendance and employee information feed into HR Duo's payroll processes, reducing the need to manually move workforce data between separate systems.

Recruit and onboard employees as the workforce grows

Applicant tracking, digital contracts and onboarding allow BMC to manage new hires within the same HR Platform employees continue using once they join the business.

Keep HR compliance and employee support connected

Policies, employee documents, HR workflows, employee relations support and wellbeing services sit alongside workforce information, giving BMC a more complete approach to managing its people.

At BMC, we're constantly looking at how we can digitise our operations. Our production teams and supervisors need workforce information without having to wait for manual reports. HR Duo gives us a central source for attendance, leave and wider people data, helping us make that information easier to access across a growing manufacturing operation.

Justin Murphy

Chief Operations Officer, BMC Manufacturing

How BMC Uses HR Duo

A connected HR Platform supporting BMC from recruitment and onboarding through workforce management, payroll, compliance and performance.

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FAQs

What HR software does BMC Manufacturing use?

BMC Manufacturing uses HR Duo as its HR Management Software and workforce management platform, covering recruitment, onboarding, mobile time tracking, attendance, leave, payroll, HR compliance, learning, performance management and workforce reporting.

How does HR Duo support BMC's multi-site manufacturing workforce?

HR Duo centralises employee and workforce information across BMC's manufacturing facilities, giving HR and managers access to consistent attendance, leave, payroll, compliance and employee information from one HR Platform.

How does BMC Manufacturing track employee working hours?

BMC uses HR Duo's mobile time-tracking functionality rather than dedicated clocking hardware, allowing employees to record working hours digitally across its workforce.

How does HR Duo help manufacturing managers monitor attendance and leave?

HR Duo brings working hours, attendance, absence and leave information into one system, giving managers clearer visibility of who is available and supporting better workforce planning.

Can HR Duo support performance management in manufacturing?

Yes. HR Duo includes one-to-ones, objectives, performance reviews and performance management tools, keeping employee development connected to wider workforce information.

Can HR Duo support a growing multi-site manufacturer?

Yes. HR Duo centralises workforce management, payroll, HR compliance, recruitment, learning and performance within one HR Platform, helping growing manufacturers maintain more consistent people processes as headcount and locations increase.

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