General Foreman Job Cincinnati area,Ohio USA,Management

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 Treep Plotter to the crew best tasked for the job
Safety:
- Audits:
  - Look for safety gear and company uniform (Helmets, Shirts, Chainsaw pants)
  - Make sure hazard ’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 Tree Plotter:
  - 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

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 Tree Plotter 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…