About this role
Forman Responsibilities
• Production
• Job Flow
• Pre and Post work meetings including daily tasks for all crew members and a map of the work
• Pivots based off job changes
• Daily crew expectations and goals
• Take photos of damaged items before proceeding with any tree work
• Avoid turf and property damage
• Moral
• Gauge moral and see how the crew is doing
• Set goals for each guy per trip and try to incorporate them into the daily tasks
• Safety
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• Hazard ID (Powerlines, Cracks, holes, pedestrians, bus stops, etc)
• Keep roads, homes and job clean
• Location for job information and paperwork
• Keep residents and crew members safe at all times
• Make sure crew is always wearing work supplied helmets, shirts, and chainsaw pants at all times
• Communication
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• Daily Paperwork
• Clean and readable PDF’s with proper heading
• Daily sheet
• Site Map
• Job Briefing
• Damage report
• Receipt tracking for all expenses
• Inventory
• Tree Plotter data uploads daily
• If a tree cannot be completed, make sure you add a description and a photo why
• Take a completed picture roughly 10-15’ away to get some surroundings in the photo
• Add before/after photos of any damages before and after the work
• CM Communication
• Introduction- Review the scope of work and your job plan
• Daily- review the job plan before and after the day is over
• Notify immediately before and after any damages where work is taking place
• Guage CM moral and report to GF if anything changes
• End of job review- Drive them around, CLEAN TRUCK
• CM sign off
• Logistics
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• Hotel booking for all crew members
• Dump site expense awareness and affordable dump searching
• Crew member transportation to and from the airport
• Inventory used over the trip and what is needed for the next trip
• Clean/Organize trailer
• Crew vehicles and equipment need to be cleaned inside and out
• Equipment
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• Daily inspections
• Daily greasing and fluid checks
• Repairs and handling repairs of equipment