Forman 13%
Tasks/Skills/Responsibilities
Manage/run a full crew
Keep up with ordering lumber/materials as needed
Keep up with ordering nails/tool supplies/repair as needed
Read and understand all of the plans
Snapout floor
Layout
Make window/door header pack lists
Build Stairs
Build Arches
Monday Morning Meetings with all Formen
Morning Routine
Host a morning meeting
Go over plan/goal for the day
Delegate tasks to all team members
Ask and go over any questions there might be
Give yourself a task that you are capable of doing while still being able to routinely look over everyone’s safety and quality of work.
Tips to successfully accomplish this:
-Try to position yourself where everyone else is working or at least where you can see everyone
-Make sure you don’t give yourself a task that requires constant attention because if you have to go help/explain something it holds everyone else up
-Try to focus on prep-work to stay out in front of the guys, this helps you keep them producing and also ensures that you are able to catch any issues that may come up long before anything is built and time to think to make sure nothing is missed.
End of the day check list
Make plan for tomorrow
Check material required to meet plan/goal for next day
Check nail/ tool supplies to meet plan/goal for next day
Check tool count to prevent leaving tools out
Reminders
Allways call if not 100% sure about something
Everyone’s mistakes become your mistakes
Allways study the plans the night before starting a new project/job/section. This helps you get to know the job and catch every little detail that could be missed on the job or plan out tasks for everyone
It’s always easier and less work to finish everything you can in one area as you go rather than come back to it, that’s also how you end up forgetting about something) example; Holddowns, straps, blocking