aoneill2020
08-17-2010, 01:30 PM
I am trying to move our company from infancy to adolescence, and am experiencing some growing pains. We do roughly 12k monthly in maintenance. I am aware that most of them are self inflicted by not having a proper operations agreement/employee handbook.
Nonetheless here is the current situation.
I have 2 full time guys averaging 35-45 hours per week, both paid hourly. One was given the title accounts manager and the other a subordinate laborer. Both very good workers. They leave the office with a log book, detail time on each property & in truck, lunch breaks etc... Account manager gets $16 PH and general labor $11. I trust them to manage the clock and when I am on crew there reported time makes sense. The current system works but is poor for growth...
HERE ARE MY QUESTIONS:
- should accounts manager get a profit share incentive for efficiency? more hours = more money, good for them - bad for me... he is making a good base at 16 in my opinion. Those of you with salaried foreman, what do you pay them and what are your expectations?
- I am flexible with time in time out. for example if someone needs to leave to take a kid to swim... I replace him. Or take a kid to school they meet up with us. Getting hard on schedule... but a good perk for them... also, impacts an hourly Vs. salary situation.
- REFERRALS: I want to create a system that motivates employees to bring in new business. They are asking about walk ups, are they referrals? I.E. - employee says guy from church wants our service, OBVIOUS REFERRAL.However, while on company time, on routes, neighbor approaches truck and wants our service, is that a referral or part of there job description to bring in that business. Especially foreman?? Again, need a good handbook.
I would appreciate feedback from you bigger guys that are maybe on the other side of this....
Nonetheless here is the current situation.
I have 2 full time guys averaging 35-45 hours per week, both paid hourly. One was given the title accounts manager and the other a subordinate laborer. Both very good workers. They leave the office with a log book, detail time on each property & in truck, lunch breaks etc... Account manager gets $16 PH and general labor $11. I trust them to manage the clock and when I am on crew there reported time makes sense. The current system works but is poor for growth...
HERE ARE MY QUESTIONS:
- should accounts manager get a profit share incentive for efficiency? more hours = more money, good for them - bad for me... he is making a good base at 16 in my opinion. Those of you with salaried foreman, what do you pay them and what are your expectations?
- I am flexible with time in time out. for example if someone needs to leave to take a kid to swim... I replace him. Or take a kid to school they meet up with us. Getting hard on schedule... but a good perk for them... also, impacts an hourly Vs. salary situation.
- REFERRALS: I want to create a system that motivates employees to bring in new business. They are asking about walk ups, are they referrals? I.E. - employee says guy from church wants our service, OBVIOUS REFERRAL.However, while on company time, on routes, neighbor approaches truck and wants our service, is that a referral or part of there job description to bring in that business. Especially foreman?? Again, need a good handbook.
I would appreciate feedback from you bigger guys that are maybe on the other side of this....