Skill 0
50% of base output
Production · Factory
Factory Worker in Big Ambitions
Factory Worker skill directly scales the effective output of factory recipes. Pick a recipe and a skill level to see the output per batch, the skill a target output needs, and which workstation group runs the worker.
- Skill
- 60
- Recipe example
- Frozen Food
- Base output
- 200
- Effective output
- 160
Quick answer
What Does Factory Worker Skill Do?
Factory Worker skill changes the effective output of each supported factory recipe.
Skill 50
75% of base output
Skill 100
100% of base output
Output share by skill
The formula uses the worker’s Factory Worker skill level. Employee satisfaction is not applied as an additional output multiplier.
round(base output × (0.5 + skill / 200))
What this page cannot answer
- — Batches per hour — needs the batches one workstation runs per day in your own factory.
- — Daily output — needs a production target and running time.
- — Profit — also needs labor, rent, logistics and market prices.
Formula
Factory Worker Output Calculator
The base output comes from the selected recipe. Worker skill changes the effective output per batch.
A recipe lists its base output, which is the output at skill 100. At a lower skill the effective output is round(base output × (0.5 + skill / 200)), so a worker at skill 60 produces 80% of the base.
Frozen Food
- Base output
- 200
- Factory Worker skill
- 60
- Effective output
- 160
- Output reduction vs skill 100
- -40
Formula
round(200 × (0.5 + 60 / 200)) = 160
What skill do I need for this output?
Enter a target output per batch for the selected recipe.
Frozen Food · Base output 200
Required Factory Worker skill
80
Output at skill 80: 180
Formula
Factory Worker Output Formula
The Factory pages, the Factory Planner and the Employee ROI calculator read this same rule, so a balance change never produces two different numbers.
Effective output
round( Base × (0.5 + Skill / 200) )
Frozen Food
- Base
- 200
- Skill
- 60
- Output
- 160
round(200 × (0.5 + 60 / 200)) = 160
This is the effective output of one recipe batch, not an hourly or daily rate.
Skill
Factory Worker Output by Skill
Every row recalculates the same recipe with the same rule as the calculator above.
| Skill | Effective output | % of base |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 100 | 50% |
| 25 | 125 | 62.5% |
| 50 | 150 | 75% |
| 75 | 175 | 87.5% |
| 100 | 200 | 100% |
Ingredients do not scale with Factory Worker skill for the listed batch; skill changes the effective output.
Skill only
Does Satisfaction Affect Factory Worker Output?
No. In the verified recipe-output rule used by this site, Factory Worker output is not multiplied by employee satisfaction.
What this site uses
Base output × (0.5 + Skill / 200) = Effective output
The formula uses the worker’s Factory Worker skill level. Employee satisfaction is not applied as an additional output multiplier.
What this site does not use
Base output × Skill × Satisfaction
Satisfaction still matters for demands, retention and staffing. It just does not enter this output formula.
Workstation
Which Recipes Use Factory Workers?
Every current factory recipe path runs on a Factory Worker. The 62 recipes split across 7 workstation groups.
| Workstation | Recipes | View recipes |
|---|---|---|
| Garden Production | 8 | View recipes →·Food Assembly Machine |
| Food Production | 15 | View recipes →·Food Assembly Machine |
| Electronics Production | 6 | View recipes →·Consumer Goods Assembly Machine |
| Jewelry Production | 2 | View recipes →·Consumer Goods Assembly Machine |
| Consumer Goods Production | 12 | View recipes →·Consumer Goods Assembly Machine |
| Clothing Production | 8 | View recipes →·Consumer Goods Assembly Machine |
| Bottled Goods Production | 11 | View recipes →·Food Assembly Machine |
| 62 recipes across 7 workstation groups. | 62 | Browse Factory Recipes → |
Production chain
Worker, Workstation, Recipe and Machine
Four different things decide whether a product is made. Only one of them is the worker.
Factory Worker
The employee assigned to the production path. Skill scales the output of the recipe that runs there.
Workstation
Decides which recipe group can run at this spot. A food workstation cannot start an electronics recipe.
Recipe
Defines which ingredients become which product, in which amount, and which machine chain it needs.
Machines
The equipment the recipe’s production chain needs. Required machines vary by recipe, not only by workstation.
One worker does not equal one machine. This site only confirms that a Factory Worker is assigned to the production path; how many run at once depends on your own setup.
Frozen Food · Recipe example
Industrial Blending Machine
Automated Baking Machine
Food Assembly Machine
Chicken Breast ×200
Vinaigrette ×100Dependencies
Factory Worker Requirements
Worker requirements and production system requirements are different checks. Confirm the worker side first, then the production path.
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Factory Worker
02
Factory
03
Valid workstation
04
Supported recipe
05
Required machines
06
Worker assigned
07
Worker scheduled
08
Ingredients
09
Output space
To assign the Factory Worker
Needs your input: Factory is operating
For production to run
Needs your input: Valid workstation placed
Recruitable role
Where to Hire a Factory Worker
Only recruitment sources confirmed by the data are listed here.
Recruitment
Anderson Recruitment Corp.
- Recruitable role
- Factory Worker
- Opening reference
- Mon 08:00–17:00
- Address
- Fifth Avenue 16
- Neighborhood
- Garment District
Compare
Factory Worker vs Delivery Driver
Both roles work for a factory business, but they run different systems.
| — | Factory Worker | Delivery Driver |
|---|---|---|
| Main job | Production | Logistics |
| Skill changes | Effective recipe output | Vehicle eligibility |
| Works with | Recipe and workstation | Vehicle |
| Production stage | Ingredients to output | Output to destination |
| Typical question | Why is output low? | Why can this driver not use this truck? |
Why is production not running?
Factory Worker Troubleshooting
Check the worker side first. If it passes, the production path owns the rest.
Why is my Factory Worker idle?
Work through the worker side in order. The first step that is not ready is the one blocking the assignment.
Factory Worker setup passes.
Factory Worker assigned but nothing is produced
Once the worker side passes, check the production path in this order.
For production to run ↓Why is my output lower than the recipe base?
The recipe base output is not the output at every worker skill. Enter the observed output and compare it with the value the rule predicts.
Where to go next
| State | Where to check |
|---|---|
| Factory Worker not assigned | This page |
| Factory Worker assigned but not scheduled now | Scheduling → |
| Wrong workstation or unsupported recipe | Workstations → |
| Ingredients missing | Recipes and ingredients → |
| Output storage full | Factory → |
| Produce Up To reached | Factory → |
| Finished goods not reaching the store | Logistics → |
Target
How Worker Skill Changes Ingredient Planning
Recipe input quantities per batch never change. What changes is how many batches the same production target needs.
Recipe input quantities per batch do not change.
What changes is the number of batches needed for the same production target.
| Skill | Effective output | Recipes |
|---|---|---|
| Lower skillSkill 50 | 150 | 2 |
| Higher skillSkill 100 | 200 | 1 |
- — More batches needed → more recipe ingredient cycles
- — Fewer batches needed → lower total ingredient requirement
Compare training cost vs production effect
Factory Worker Training and ROI
Is training this Factory Worker worth the cost?
This page shows the production effect of a skill level. A training decision also needs wage, training cost, batches per day, contribution per unit and a time horizon.
Output 100
Skill 100 reaches 100% of base output, but training every worker to 100 is not automatically right.
Open Factory PlannerPlan full production
Turn a production target into batches, ingredient requirements, workstation load and worker skill tests.
FAQ
Factory Worker Questions
- What does Factory Worker skill do in Big Ambitions?
- It changes the effective output of each supported factory recipe. Skill 0 produces 50% of the recipe base output, skill 100 produces 100%.
- Does satisfaction change Factory Worker output?
- Not as an additional multiplier. The verified recipe-output rule uses the Factory Worker skill level, so satisfaction is not multiplied into production.
- Why is my output lower than the recipe number?
- A recipe lists its base output, which is the output at skill 100. At a lower skill the effective output is round(base output × (0.5 + skill / 200)), so a worker at skill 60 produces 80% of the base.
- Why did higher skill reduce my ingredient demand?
- Per-batch input quantities do not change. A higher effective output reaches the same production target in fewer batches, so fewer ingredient cycles are consumed.
- Which recipes use Factory Workers?
- Every current factory recipe path: 62 recipes split across 7 workstation groups, from Garden and Food Production to Bottled Goods Production.
One formula, every recipe. The Factory pages, the Factory Planner and the Employee ROI calculator all read the same output rule, so the number you calculate here is the number those pages use.
Per batch, not per hour. This page answers the effective output of one recipe batch. Batches per hour, daily output and profit need observations or costs from your own factory, so no rate is invented here.
Worker setup is not production. A correctly assigned and scheduled worker can still produce nothing when the workstation, recipe, machines, ingredients, output space or Produce Up To limit is not ready. Check the worker side first, then the production path.