Do you have job descriptions?

[FireSprint.com]

At FireSprint, we have really focused the last year on getting more information down in writing. This really helps our whole team communicate better. Here's a quick blog post I wrote about it:

Writing Sign Shop Employee Job Descriptions - Firesprint

Reviewing written job descriptions with employees gives you a foundation for everything else, and helps to set clear expectations for everyone at your company.

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Happy Independence Day everyone!

 

[garyroy]

Thanks for sharing,

 

[Humble PM]

Very useful.
Interesting that you've managed to employ soothsayers.

• Understand and predict our future inventory demands
• Track and understand current and future inventory lead times

 

[jochwat]

Very useful.
Interesting that you've managed to employ soothsayers.

• Understand and predict our future inventory demands
• Track and understand current and future inventory lead times

I've got a friend who has a job title of "Futurist", so, they're out there!

 

[FireSprint.com]

Very useful.
Interesting that you've managed to employ soothsayers.

Haha! Yeah, we mostly just use a crystal ball and some tarot cards...



That and a few spreadsheets, constant communication with our vendors, accounting software, current jobs in the pipeline...

 

[Texas_Signmaker]

"proactive and solutions driven"....

 

[FireSprint.com]

Happy independence day! Glad you guys took the time to read these. I'm guessing none of you have job description in writing? How's that working for you?

Worked well for us us for a while, but it catches up if you keep growing as a company.

 

[Boudica]

I have a job description. My duties and responsibilities were outlined and we both signed the agreement. In the course of the past 6 and a half years it's evolved. But there's never been a need to formalize that evolution in writing. Then again, I'm the only full time employee (besides the owner).

 

[Gino]

I'm the janitor. That's my title. I clean up everyone else's messes and pay for it.

 

[Gene@mpls]

I appropriated my job title from a customer [and still love it] Director of Continuious Improvement [retired].

 

[Johnny Best]

titles

 

[FireSprint.com]

Haha.

No such thing as a current problem employee.

There are opportunities for growth, or people that need to be let go. Anything in the middle is a problem with the leadership, not the employee.

Just my opinion anyway.

 

[Stacey K]

I hired a 15 year old girl (family friend) today to help me with a trailer install. The only thing I told her is she needed to help me hold things and if she could at least read the inch lines on a tape measure that would be great. By the end of the day she was overlaying the vinyl all by herself as I cleaned up the mess. She could even read a tape measure to the 16th! She said she learned that in woods class. She took the bull by the horns and probably could do the next trailer all by herself! It was a great day!!!!!!!

 

[FireSprint.com]

Very cool! Now the trick is to keep her busy enough that she can keep coming back to help, rather than getting another job somewhere!