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Custom Time Clock Software: Mobile Solutions for the Construction Industry

Gain Added Efficiency By Customizing Your Mobile Time Clock Software

Tailoring mJobTime’s Custom Time Clock Software To Meet The Special Needs of Your Business

At mJobTime, we have focused on giving our customers a large number of configuration options to make our application as flexible as possible. However, software programs are designed to accommodate the maximum number of companies possible. We realize that there are going to be situations where mJobTime may not address certain facets of your business processes, but we ultimately strive to provide employee time clock solutions that will be unique to every business.

We look upon these situations as opportunities. This is because we love to get input from our customers about our time clocks for construction as well as our other software. Many times, this input can lead to a new feature or functionality that becomes a standard part of the program. Oftentimes, when the amount of work and time involved is not significant, we will do the work at no charge. Even in those situations where there is a substantial amount of resources required to do the work, if we feel it will improve the product, we often will share the cost of the modification with the customer. In those situations where the customization is very unique to a customer, we will provide a quote for the work and allow the customer to make their own decision.

Whatever the case, our development team has earned quite a reputation for doing outstanding work in a reasonable time period. They will work with you to get a detailed understanding of your needs, propose a solution, develop and test the solution, and follow-up to insure that our employee time clock solutions are working as intended once released. Our customers constantly rave about the amount of time we have saved them with our modifications. Usually, the ROI on our customizations is very short.

Whether it’s a special report or a very specific way to calculate travel or per diem pay, our crackerjack development staff is always ready to meet your custom modification challenges. They thrive on being able to make mJobTime (and our time clocks for construction) meet even your most stringent and unique requirements.

mJobTime Mobile Time Clock Software Customization Examples

  • Allow customer to clock in crews with equipment attached, but only post the equipment to one employee’s time card (not the entire crew).
  • Allow Supervisor user to transfer individual existing time records to a different company, verifying that all (pronoun) time record fields are valid in the “transfer-to” company, and disabling transfers for “Approved” and
    “Exported” records.
  • Add a new labor report for commercial drivers with the following columns:
    • Last Name
    • First Name
    • Position
    • Last Day Off
    • Next Mandated Day Off
    • Total Hours since Last Day Off
    • Hours Remaining (in the cycle)
  • Create a delimited file of time and material for our customer to send to their customer, and as a second customization, generate an invoice in their customer’s format.
  • Modify our Weekly Time Entry screen to allow for daily distribution of time by sub-job.
  • Create new functions to facilitate entry, tracking, and calculation of per diem and travel pay for employees on jobs:
    • Allow users to enter per diem and travel rates per job
    • Allow users to enter per diem and travel transactions
    • Allow administrative users to export per diem and travel transactions to “Bank File” and “Timberline Export”.
  • Customize the mJobTime Crew feature to track:
    • Day or night shift per crew
    • Craft code per employee
    • Alternate employee ID per employee
    • Per diem code per employee
    • Travel code per employee
  • Modify the export to accounting to create a text file export and add special calculations described below:
    • Specifications
    • A maximum of 40 hours per week will be exported for salaried employees
      • Salaried employees will be identified by a field in the employee table.
      • Time records beyond the 40 hour limit will remain in mJobTime and will be flagged as “exported”.
    • For time records that include task codes beginning with “41” populate the “GL Exp Acct” field as follows:
      • The second segment of the task code
      • Followed by the employee’s department number (two-digit-zero-filled)
      • The employee’s dept number will be pulled from a field in the employee table Examples: “500503”, “500603”
  • Develop a custom version of the “Daily Time Sheet Entry by Employee” screen:
    • To include a five-row header,
    • Make the Job Number column header span all columns for the same job.
    • As new columns are added, insert them into the grid sorted in ascending order by Job Number, then by the last five digits of the Cost Code, then by Extra.
    • Remove color shading of alternate rows in grid and add a solid line between rows
    • Shade “REG”, “OVT”, and “DBL” columns in White/Lt Blue/Dark Blue
    • Increase allowable distribution columns to 30
    • Divide the “Total” column into “REG”, “OVT”, and “DBL” sub-columns and display the appropriate totals for each row broken down into the three Pay IDs.
  • Replace the “Save” button acknowledgement dialog with the following custom dialog:
    • “Entries will be recorded with the following Date: ##/##/####”
    • Allow user to click “OK” or “Cancel”
  • Allow users to save selected distribution columns for multiple jobs and have them default whenever a job is selected for time entry.
  • Add Edit, Review, and Approve functions to the Daily Time Entry screen.

Let us provide you with a personalized demo today. As you can see, a custom time clock from mJobTime can supply your business with many helpful resources.

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mJobTime ROI Calculator

ROI Calculator

Calculate your potential savings by automating your time and labor data collection with mJobTime.

DATA INPUTS
Staff creating time cards
Estimated Annual Payroll $0
%
HOURLY PAY RATES ($)
ASSUMPTIONS
Late arrivals, long lunches, etc.
PROJECTED ANNUAL SAVINGS
Process / Cost Area Current Cost Savings
GRAND TOTAL SAVINGS - -

* Note: Projected increases in savings or productivity are based on information gathered regarding current processes/costs and estimated percent displaceable by implementing mJobTime. Actual savings results may vary depending on specific solution and process changes implemented.

Why Use a Construction Time Tracking ROI Calculator?

In the construction industry, profit margins are tight. Using a Construction Time Tracking ROI Calculator helps you identify the hidden leaks in your payroll process. Manual time sheets aren't just a hassle; they are a significant financial drain caused by illegible handwriting, data entry errors, and time theft.

Breakdown of Your Labor Cost Savings

Our calculator uses industry benchmarks to estimate your savings. Here is where the money comes from:

  • Eliminate Manual Errors: The American Payroll Association estimates that manual calculation errors can cost between 1% and 8% of gross payroll. Our tool conservatively estimates this savings opportunity.
  • Reduce "Time Theft": Whether it's buddy punching or generous rounding, losing just 1.5 minutes per employee per day adds up to thousands of dollars annually. Biometric verification eliminates this entirely.
  • Streamline Office Work: Your supervisors and payroll clerks spend hours every week reviewing and re-typing time cards. Automating this process frees them up for high-value tasks.

The True Cost to Your Bottom Line

The savings calculated above represent pure profit. In the construction industry, where net margins often hover between 3% and 6%, wasting money on manual payroll inefficiencies is devastating to your bottom line. Sticking with manual processes creates a ripple effect that damages the long-term health of your company:

  • The Revenue Trap: Lost money is harder to replace than you think. If your company operates at a 5% net margin, losing $10,000 annually to time theft or errors isn't just a $10,000 loss. You would need to win and perform $200,000 in NEW revenue just to make up for that lost profit.
  • Inaccurate Bidding: Future projects are bid based on historical labor data. If your past data is inflated by errors, rounding, or time theft, your future bids will be uncompetitive or unprofitable.
  • Cash Flow Delays: Manual payroll processing takes days. Automating it reduces the cycle to hours, allowing you to close out months faster and get invoices to clients sooner.

By switching to mJobTime, you ensure that your field data flows directly into your accounting system, giving you real-time visibility into your labor costs. This calculator provides a baseline for understanding how automation protects your hard-earned margins.

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