Author(s)

Robert Becker Pickson^1*, Stephen Bannerman¹, Patience Obeng Ahwireng²

¹College of Economics and Management, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China.
²Department of Business Administration, University of Professional Studies, Accra, Ghana.

This study sought to investigate the effect of ergonomics on the employee productivity focusing on the Butchering and Trimming Line of Pioneer Food Cannery Limited (PFC) in Ghana. Research questionnaires were developed and distributed to a sample of 134 workers consisting of workers in charge of butchering, trimming as well as supervisors. It was evident from the findings that all the indicators explaining work ergonomics from the perspective of the employees of PFC were satisfactory despite the few respondents who indicated unsatisfactory to the general design and workplace décor, and conduciveness of the room temperature and air quality respectively. It was established that all the indicators of work ergonomics have a significant positive correlation with employee productivity of PFC. The study recommended to the management of Pioneer Food Cannery Limited to instigate a corporate real estate policy that will focus on using PFC workplace environment to attract, retain, and boost the performance of PFC employees.

Work Ergonomics, Employee Productivity, Employee Satisfaction, Pioneer Food Cannery

Pickson, R. , Bannerman, S. and Ahwireng, P. (2017) Investigating the Effect of Ergonomics on Employee Productivity: A Case Study of the Butchering and Trimming Line of Pioneer Food Cannery in Ghana. Modern Economy, 8, 1561-1574. doi: 10.4236/me.2017.812103.