diff --git a/client/src/components/production-list-columns/production-list-columns.data.jsx b/client/src/components/production-list-columns/production-list-columns.data.jsx
index fbc9236a5..16a450dab 100644
--- a/client/src/components/production-list-columns/production-list-columns.data.jsx
+++ b/client/src/components/production-list-columns/production-list-columns.data.jsx
@@ -28,6 +28,11 @@ import ProductionListColumnCategory from "./production-list-columns.status.categ
 import ProductionListColumnStatus from "./production-list-columns.status.component";
 import ProductionListColumnTouchTime from "./prodution-list-columns.touchtime.component";
 
+const getEmployeeName = (employeeId, employees) => {
+  const employee = employees.find((e) => e.id === employeeId);
+  return employee ? `${employee.first_name} ${employee.last_name}` : "";
+};
+
 const r = ({ technician, state, activeStatuses, data, bodyshop, refetch, treatments }) => {
   const { Enhanced_Payroll } = treatments;
   return [
@@ -426,8 +431,8 @@ const r = ({ technician, state, activeStatuses, data, bodyshop, refetch, treatme
       sortOrder: state.sortedInfo.columnKey === "employee_body" && state.sortedInfo.order,
       sorter: (a, b) =>
         alphaSort(
-          bodyshop.employees?.find((e) => e.id === a.employee_body)?.first_name,
-          bodyshop.employees?.find((e) => e.id === b.employee_body)?.first_name
+          getEmployeeName(a.employee_body, bodyshop.employees),
+          getEmployeeName(b.employee_body, bodyshop.employees)
         ),
       render: (text, record) => (
         <ProductionListEmployeeAssignment refetch={refetch} record={record} type="employee_body" />
@@ -440,8 +445,8 @@ const r = ({ technician, state, activeStatuses, data, bodyshop, refetch, treatme
       sortOrder: state.sortedInfo.columnKey === "employee_prep" && state.sortedInfo.order,
       sorter: (a, b) =>
         alphaSort(
-          bodyshop.employees?.find((e) => e.id === a.employee_prep)?.first_name,
-          bodyshop.employees?.find((e) => e.id === b.employee_prep)?.first_name
+          getEmployeeName(a.employee_prep, bodyshop.employees),
+          getEmployeeName(b.employee_prep, bodyshop.employees)
         ),
       render: (text, record) => (
         <ProductionListEmployeeAssignment record={record} refetch={refetch} type="employee_prep" />
@@ -460,8 +465,8 @@ const r = ({ technician, state, activeStatuses, data, bodyshop, refetch, treatme
       sortOrder: state.sortedInfo.columnKey === "employee_csr" && state.sortedInfo.order,
       sorter: (a, b) =>
         alphaSort(
-          bodyshop.employees?.find((e) => e.id === a.employee_csr)?.first_name,
-          bodyshop.employees?.find((e) => e.id === b.employee_csr)?.first_name
+          getEmployeeName(a.employee_csr, bodyshop.employees),
+          getEmployeeName(b.employee_csr, bodyshop.employees)
         ),
       render: (text, record) => (
         <ProductionListEmployeeAssignment refetch={refetch} record={record} type="employee_csr" />
@@ -474,8 +479,8 @@ const r = ({ technician, state, activeStatuses, data, bodyshop, refetch, treatme
       sortOrder: state.sortedInfo.columnKey === "employee_refinish" && state.sortedInfo.order,
       sorter: (a, b) =>
         alphaSort(
-          bodyshop.employees?.find((e) => e.id === a.employee_refinish)?.first_name,
-          bodyshop.employees?.find((e) => e.id === b.employee_refinish)?.first_name
+          getEmployeeName(a.employee_refinish, bodyshop.employees),
+          getEmployeeName(b.employee_refinish, bodyshop.employees)
         ),
       render: (text, record) => (
         <ProductionListEmployeeAssignment record={record} refetch={refetch} type="employee_refinish" />