ASPHALT ANSWERS
Loyal and Productive Team Members . In talking to paving crews all over the country , this is their number one issue , and has been for many months . We all complain about workers that come on board only to leave when it gets too hot . t ’ s easy to say that those workers “ couldn ’ t stand the heat ”, but maybe we should look a little deeper . Did the supervisors and management do everything they could to retain the new worker ?
Did you make sure that the worker had a voice and felt like he was a part of a team ?
Did you make sure that the worker had a voice and felt like he was a part of a team ? Was the issue all the safety equipment he needs ? We are so busy these days that we tend to just throw a new guy to the wolves .
This employee does his best to emulate others , but if doesn ’ t have a mentor explaining WHY you shovel asphalt like flipping a pancake , he doesn ’ t get it . It costs a ton to hire a new employee and even more to replace him , so make sure he is given the tools to succeed . This doesn ’ t mean you can ’ t send him to get the asphalt stretcher on his first day , though !
Keeping Your Equipment Productive . Ride it hard and put it up wet seems to be the order of the day with a lot of companies . While most machines are built to last many years , if the machines are not properly cleaned and serviced , years are shaved off the life of the equipment . Long hours and hot work are the orders of the day , but not doing a beginning and end of shift routine on your equipment is a recipe for disaster . The best way of accomplishing this is to have a check sheet with a sign off . The list is easy ; sit down with the crew and brainstorm . This way , everyone has ownership . Giving the crew ownership also gives them
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