Well, today was one of the best days I can ever say I had at work. Right now we are have all the jobs done for the week, basicly because of the lack of snow. Well, I was going to start stuff for next week but had a better idea. I called one of my guys and had him stop and get a lot of donuts on the way to work.
When the guys came in to check the job board it was blank, and told them to go to the meeting room.
What did we all do for the morning? We talked plows, and more plows, and about white stuff. We talked about plans of attack, rest procedures, call outs, a told a few stories. I just decided that the guys needed to remember that they could be plowing anyday now. So what did they get out of it, well they know who is working near them, which trucks do which areas, and they know who to check to see who is behind or ahead. So now I am not going to hear on our radio truck 7 to opperations who is near me? or truck 7 to truck one, me who can help me I am stuck, or I am behind. Now I should hear truck 7 truck 10, I am stuck at XXXX location. It was a good way to spend the morning, the mechanic talked about when to come in for repairs. I think it will decrease radio traffic, increase productivity, and answer a lot of questions about who does what and when.
Anyone else do anything like that? Tommorrow morning, every truck is being set up, plows and spreaders, and we are checking everything again.
Geoff
When the guys came in to check the job board it was blank, and told them to go to the meeting room.
What did we all do for the morning? We talked plows, and more plows, and about white stuff. We talked about plans of attack, rest procedures, call outs, a told a few stories. I just decided that the guys needed to remember that they could be plowing anyday now. So what did they get out of it, well they know who is working near them, which trucks do which areas, and they know who to check to see who is behind or ahead. So now I am not going to hear on our radio truck 7 to opperations who is near me? or truck 7 to truck one, me who can help me I am stuck, or I am behind. Now I should hear truck 7 truck 10, I am stuck at XXXX location. It was a good way to spend the morning, the mechanic talked about when to come in for repairs. I think it will decrease radio traffic, increase productivity, and answer a lot of questions about who does what and when.
Anyone else do anything like that? Tommorrow morning, every truck is being set up, plows and spreaders, and we are checking everything again.
Geoff