General Foreman

General Foreman Responsibilities

• Production:
• Daily Job Tracking:
• What got completed
• Work flow and the crew’s plan
• Weather
• Equipment issues
• Pivot the job based on the above data
• Gauge the crew moral and make sure members who want to advance are getting an opportunity to learn and increase skill set
• Work with your supervisor to work on recruiting for new employees when needed
• Pre Trip Planning
• Review the scope of the job
• Meet with the Cm
• Complete GF JIS sheet for each property
• Allocate points on TreepPlotter to the crew best tasked for the job
• Safety
• Audits
• Look for safety gear and company uniform (Helmets, Shirts, Chainsaw pants)
• Make sure hazard ID’s are getting recognized and addressed
• Injuries
• Communicate with the foreman to make sure the person or people are safe
• Make sure someone documents everything ASAP
• Get upper management involved ASAP
• Get to the jobsite ASAP
• Communication
• Review all daily paperwork
• Update “MONDAY” with information from “DAILY SHEETS”
• Review Expenses
• Compare paperwork to TreePlotter
• Track Job Progress compared to the schedule
• Income earned
• Handle Damage Claims
• Track Claims and status on MONDAY
• Contact all parties involved
• CM
• Homeowners
• Contractors
• Find contractors to repair
• Get a second bid
• Review inventory requested by crews
• Approve or deny requests
• Pull items for crew
• Submit inventory report to MONDAY
• Crew Audits
• Complete Audit paperwork and submit
• Take actions to resolve issues found on audit
• Foreman reviews
• Logistics
• Onsite for crew takeoff and returns
• Ensure crew do their end of trip work
• Clean and empty trucks
• Turn in all paperwork
• Unlock trailer
• Unload the loader
• Review hotels, dumpsites, and inventory
• Equipment repairs and lining up techs to work and repair equipment

General Foreman Expectations

• Onsite crew visits required each rotation.
• GF DS submitted by 7:45 A M Mon - Fri.
• If the crew is rained out, submit GF DS with the same subject format (ex. GF DS Yellow 6/20/2025). Enter "Rain day" in the body of email.
• "Monday" updated by 7:45 AM Mon - Fri.
• Update "Trees Cut".
• If delayed by weather, create an "update" on "Monday" with radar screenshot of the project area
• Change "Timeline" for remaining rotation projects based on delays.
• Payroll submitted by Mon EOD
• Projects assigned for Pre-trip planning need reviewed within 48h (GF JIS). Projects can be reviewed on TreePlotter unless a site visit is warranted.
• If project warrants a site visit, write an "update" with travel plans within 48h (projects do NOT have to b e visited with 48h, but planned dates must be determined).
• Projects budgeted above $50,000 must be visited unless approved by Ops Manager.
• Increased audits by Ops Manager and Management
• New reporting rollout / implementation (these will be provided)
• Revised D S (crew)
• Revised CMSO (crew)
• New Swap Approval Form (crew / GF)
• Revised summary email format (GF)
• Revised GF DS (GF)
• Submit end-of-rotation summary on crew return date (end-of-rotation summary form will be provided).
• If goals were hit, what went right and can be replicated moving forward?
• If goals were not hit, what were the causes and what plans are being made for
• improvement?
• List "off-week" plan with dates and tasks
• **IF thorough rotation notes are kept, this should simply be a summary with "off week" plans included.
• All rotation notes are updated on "Monday".
• All equipment notes are updated on "Monday".
• All inventory requests are updated on "Monday" on crew return date.
• G F position is granted 10 vacation days.
• Request must be submitted 10 business days from dates requested.
• Status briefing must be scheduled with Ops Manager within 48h of taking dates requested.
• Use of vacation days does not omit GF from monthly crew visits or previously scheduled site visits.
• GF position is granted 4 sick days
• Forman will be offered "Leadership Surveys" at the end of each rotation directly from Ops Manager. Ratings will be reported on a 1-10 scale based on the following criteria for GF:
• Availability / response time
• Proactive strategy / job-site knowledge
• Dump info provided
• Personnel needs met
• Inventory needs met
• Involvement with crew member development
• Presence while "on-site"
• Includes a "Question, comments, concerns" section
• GF Inventory Responsibilities
• Request due 7 days before the crew return date
• Items will be order by Steven/Jake
• G F will pick online orders from local stores
• Whoever drops of Inventory to the shop i s the one who add them to Monday board
• GF will review and stock their crews trailers 48h before crew take off
• G F will submit the items were pulled to Steven/Jake
• NPS will be tracking pulled inventory By GF not by Crew
• New "Three Strike Policy" will be put into effect. A "Strike" is warranted if the above expectations - including those listed in Attachment A and Attachment B - - are not met.
• A "strike" can also be given from an Ops Manager audit if there are severe issues with the crew regarding communication, safety, and quality.
• Three "strikes" will initiate a Performance Improvement Plan (PIP) directed at areas of failed expectations.
• Details of PIP will be determined at time-of-need.
• If "strikes" continue while on PIP, termination is warranted.