diff --git a/client/src/components/production-list-columns/production-list-columns.empassignment.component.jsx b/client/src/components/production-list-columns/production-list-columns.empassignment.component.jsx
index c02f46fa6..704d48432 100644
--- a/client/src/components/production-list-columns/production-list-columns.empassignment.component.jsx
+++ b/client/src/components/production-list-columns/production-list-columns.empassignment.component.jsx
@@ -35,8 +35,6 @@ export function ProductionListEmpAssignment({ insertAuditTrail, bodyshop, record
 
     const result = await updateJob({
       variables: { jobId: record.id, job: { [empAssignment]: employeeid } }
-
-      //   awaitRefetchQueries: true,
     });
 
     insertAuditTrail({
@@ -55,6 +53,7 @@ export function ProductionListEmpAssignment({ insertAuditTrail, bodyshop, record
 
     await refetch();
 
+    setAssignment({ operation: null, employeeid: null });
     setLoading(false);
   };
   const handleRemove = async (operation) => {
@@ -84,6 +83,7 @@ export function ProductionListEmpAssignment({ insertAuditTrail, bodyshop, record
 
     await refetch();
 
+    setAssignment({ operation: null, employeeid: null });
     setLoading(false);
   };
 
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ export function ProductionListEmpAssignment({ insertAuditTrail, bodyshop, record
             filterOption: (input, option) => option.label.toLowerCase().indexOf(input.toLowerCase()) >= 0
           }}
           style={{ width: 200 }}
+          value={assignment.employeeid}
           onChange={onChange}
           options={employeeOptions}
         />
@@ -142,25 +143,25 @@ export function ProductionListEmpAssignment({ insertAuditTrail, bodyshop, record
   if (record[type]) theEmployee = bodyshop.employees.find((e) => e.id === record[type]);
 
   return (
-    <Popover destroyOnHidden content={popContent} open={visibility}>
-      <Spin spinning={loading}>
-        {record[type] ? (
-          <div style={{ cursor: "pointer" }}>
-            <span>{`${theEmployee?.first_name || ""} ${theEmployee?.last_name || ""}`}</span>
-            <DeleteFilled style={iconStyle} onClick={() => handleRemove(type)} />
-          </div>
-        ) : (
+    <Spin spinning={loading}>
+      {record[type] ? (
+        <div style={{ cursor: "pointer" }}>
+          <span>{`${theEmployee?.first_name || ""} ${theEmployee?.last_name || ""}`}</span>
+          <DeleteFilled style={iconStyle} onClick={() => handleRemove(type)} />
+        </div>
+      ) : (
+        <Popover destroyOnHidden content={popContent} open={visibility} trigger="click">
           <PlusCircleFilled
             style={{ ...iconStyle, cursor: "pointer" }}
             className="muted-button"
             onClick={() => {
-              setAssignment({ operation: type });
+              setAssignment({ operation: type, employeeid: null });
               setVisibility(true);
             }}
           />
-        )}
-      </Spin>
-    </Popover>
+        </Popover>
+      )}
+    </Spin>
   );
 }