factory floor
noun [ S ]
ukusthe factory floor
WORKPLACE (also the shop floor)
the people in a factory who make the products rather than its office workers or managers, or the place in a factory where the products are made:
The rumor on the factory floor is that there will be further job losses.
China has effectively become the world's factory floor.
factory-floor
adjective [ before noun ]
relating to the people in a factory who make the products, or the part of a factory where the products are made:
Safety inspectors recommended the introduction of protective headgear for factory-floor workers.