Work instruction
📘 How to Create a Work Instruction Using AI (Beginner-Friendly Lesson Sheet)
🧠 Objective:
Learn how to take rough ideas (spoken or written) and turn them into a clean, professional Work Instruction using AI tools like ChatGPT.
✅ What You’ll Need:
Your voice (for speaking the steps)
A phone or device with text-to-speech or voice-to-text feature
Access to ChatGPT
The Work Instruction (WI) Template from SharePoint
Pictures (if needed for your WI)
🔁 Your 7-Step Process
Step 1: Speak It Out
🎤 Use your phone’s voice-to-text tool to record what you do in the process you're documenting.
🟦 Example:
"First, go to the schedule. Then click the blue play button. After that, press start. That tells Chronos to send the recipe to the machine."
Step 2: Drop It into ChatGPT
💬 Paste what you recorded into ChatGPT.
🟦 Example prompt to use:
“Hey ChatGPT, I’m writing a work instruction. Here are my notes. Can you organize the steps with key points and reasons?”
Step 3: Review and Refine with ChatGPT
✅ Ask ChatGPT to:
Organize your steps clearly
Add Key Points and Reasons for each step
Make it easy for someone new to understand
Step 4: Copy It into the WI Template
📂 Go to:
SharePoint > Lean Folder > WI Template
➡️ Open the template
➡️ Click File > Home > Right-click > Open a Copy
📋 Paste your refined steps into the template under:
Steps
Key Points
Reason
Step 5: Add Pictures and Labels
🖼 Insert screenshots or photos for each step if needed.
➡️ Click on the picture
➡️ Go to References > Insert Caption
➡️ Choose “New Label” and name it “Step”
➡️ Adjust the number as needed
Step 6: Submit for Review
📤 File Path:
SharePoint > Lean Folder > Documentation – Work > Work Instructions > Review Queue
🧾 Reviewers: Area Manager, Team Lead, or Stakeholders
📅 Goal: Review within 1 week
Step 7: Train and Post
👨🏫 Team Lead should:
Train team members within 1 week
Post it in the relevant area for easy access
🛠 Bonus Tips:
Be clear and specific with your voice notes.
Always answer:
“What is the step?”
“Why is it important?”
If unsure, ask ChatGPT:
“Can you explain why this step matters for safety or quality?”
📄 Example Prompt to Copy:
“Hey ChatGPT, I recorded some steps using voice-to-text. Can you help me turn them into a clean work instruction with steps, key points, and reasons?”