An employee manual

[KGR landscapeing]

Always check the trailer and truck in the morning. Lights on the trailer need to work. Tire pressure you dont have to use a guage but at least look at every tire.

Always check the ball on the trailer make sure its lockd down and the safety chains are wrappd and hookd.

Always be alert and take your time do it right the first time.

[HBLandscaping]

Originally Posted by freshprince94

Here's some:

1. Come to work looking professional and clean. That means company shirt (if you have them), clean work pants, sunglasses, and hearing protection. Customers feel more comfortable having professional looking workers on their property, and it gives your employer a better reputation.
2. Keep the equipment clean and in good working order. Blow grass off mowers after each job, fill up handhelds and mowers every few jobs, and always put things back where they belong. Again, it gives your company a better name if you have clean, working equipment.
3.Never use obscene language on a jobsite. A customer could be nearby at any time.
4. When a customer (or anybody for that matter) is walking by and you're using equipment, shut the equipment off, say hello, then turn the equipment back on and continue working when they are a safe distance away. Remember, customers don't like the sound of the equipment like us.
5. Never discharge grass towards a bystander or a vehicle. If someone is in the way, ask them to move. If a car is going to get sprayed, ask the customer to move it. If not, too bad.
6. Never modify the safety features on the equipment.
7. NEVER smoke on a jobsite.
8. Don't leave big clumps of grass in areas you don't feel like blowing out.
9. Unless the boss states otherwise, trim and edge EVERY job.
10. Have fun. Don't be so serious you can't enjoy the job.

more good ones. All of these are great. Number 7 is one I have to keep up on, one of my guys loves cutting grass with a cig in his mouth (He's a Firefighter he should know better about dry grass and flames, LOL). Also having a few firefighters working for me # 3 is another problem (I break it to sometimes LOL), Those of you that are in the Fire service know this one well. Some will think #10 isn't important but if you want to keep replacing employees every week then this is another great one. Many employees don't have fun and enjoy being outside and take things to serious and they end up quitting the job. Remember how you feel when you have a customer calling and complaining , it takes the fun out of your day, well thats how a boss can ruin the employees day, it's ok to loosen up and smile.

[KGR landscapeing]

Another one Anytime your backing up always have a window open so you can hear whats going on.

[HBLandscaping]

Make sure before you leave the job site to head to another, Make sure all equipment is placed back where it belongs and strapped down/lacthed in place or secured (Sp open trailers).

[dcwservices]

Please keep em coming! I really need it!

[Pjslawncare]

Originally Posted by J&R Landscaping

Make sure ALL equipment is secured to truck or trailer before leaving one jobsite and heading to the next!

Had that happen last summer, lost a shindaiwa T231 trimmer off the racks and a trailblazer smashed it, I was PISSED!!!

[Uranus]

If you want me to take care of my responsibility and pay you on time every friday, then take care of you responsibility and SHOW UP ON TIME.

[freshprince94]

Originally Posted by HBLandscaping

more good ones. All of these are great. Number 7 is one I have to keep up on, one of my guys loves cutting grass with a cig in his mouth (He's a Firefighter he should know better about dry grass and flames, LOL). Also having a few firefighters working for me # 3 is another problem (I break it to sometimes LOL), Those of you that are in the Fire service know this one well. Some will think #10 isn't important but if you want to keep replacing employees every week then this is another great one. Many employees don't have fun and enjoy being outside and take things to serious and they end up quitting the job. Remember how you feel when you have a customer calling and complaining , it takes the fun out of your day, well thats how a boss can ruin the employees day, it's ok to loosen up and smile.

Everybody breaks that one lol

[topsites]

Lawnsite

> Starting A Lawn Care & Landscaping Business

>> TIPS, Do's and Don'ts tips for the new guy

btw:
If you find a tree stump in someone's yard, especially the smaller ones, it PAYS to cut these down real close to the dirt with a chainsaw. Either after or as you do this, learn how low it needs to be cut so the deck clears it by a margin. Doing this prevents you from running into it at full speed, even if it dulls your chain it beats flying over the handlebars.

[topsites]

Originally Posted by dcwservices

How about starting a thread for the new employee to read. You know some pointers for him to learn. I have 2 new guys starting next week and would like for them to look over andread a little bit!

Ill start with these:


1. On your down time, Instead of looking like a statue, fill up the equipment or respool the trimmers.
2. Never put a mower with the bag full of grass back onto a trailer.
3. Never run any type of machinery without safety glasses.
4. MAKE SURE YOU TRIM CORNERS, SOME Z-TURNS ARE NOT ABLE TO CUT THE BACK CORNER WHERE A FENCE IS!
5. Check equipment oil daily.
6. Never let any peice of equipment run out of gas or string while in the middle of a job.
7. Always be polite and direct the customer to the supervisor on the jobsite.
8. MAKE SURE YOU STAY HYDRATED!
9. NEVER beat the weedeater head on the lawn for more string, With a little acceleration tap it on concrete.
10. If you see something in the mowers path, Pick it up or Roll it up!!!!
7.

I don't think that's going to work, this approach makes you look like the bad guy, or a slave driver.
Points 5 and 7 are well put, as an example, the rest are not badly intended but I think it comes across wrong.

For example, number 10 could be re-phrased thusly:
10. Ensure all movable obstacles such as newspapers are well outside of the mowing path.
10b. Permanent obstacles should be given appropriate clearance while mowing.

Number 1, maybe like so:
1. Please fill up the equipment or respool the trimmers during idle moments.

And so on...
Just trying to help.
Peace