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FLEET MAINTENANCE Active Supervision Improves Productivity cause analysis are dramatically easier. Te supervisor is always auditing paperwork and returning it when it is deficient. Te supervi- sor should always look at work orders on the floor and ensure entries are being made at the same time as the activity. PM Compulsive Disorder Do the PM as it is written, period. A related and just as critical issue is PM compliance. If a worker does not have the task list in-hand when he / she is doing the PM, how do we know what was actually done? Te supervisor ensures the task list is carried out while work- ing on preventative maintenance. Teacher and Mentor Te supervisor should either be continu- ously training or directing the training of members of the crew. Everyone has areas in which they are better and areas in which they are worse. Te easiest crew to schedule is one where everyone can do everything. Te effec- tive supervisor should be reviewing the schedule every day and look for training opportunities. Tese can be formal training sessions or letting the trainee "help an experienced hand. Prison Guard People break rules. Some people text while working or do other dangerous rule breaking. Te supervisor needs to know what the rules are and enforce them. Therapist People have problems. People bring their problems to work. Te supervisor's job is to be sure the worker is focused on his / her job and his / her problems are in the back seat during the work day. Sometimes it takes a therapist to get people in the working frame of mind. Quality Control Officer Te supervisor is responsible for the overall quality of all work performed in the shop. Where there are quality issues, the supervisor determines the cause of the problem. Tese could be in: lack of knowledge or skill, lack of adequate physical strength, dexterity, bad attitude, lack of the right tool or part, some inadequacy in working conditions, inadequate time, etc. Te supervisor works with the em- ployee to solve the quality problem. Safety Officer Te supervisor should intervene any time an employee or visitor performs an unsafe act or is in the shop without the proper per- sonal protective equipment. Te supervisor is the champion for safety and makes sure the shop is safe. If the supervisor doesn't take PPE seriously, no one else will. Tidiness Champion Te shop must be kept clean for safety, ef- ficiency and morale reasons. All clean-up for individual jobs should be part of and charged to the individual job. Te supervisor should arrange for periodic clean-up projects to keep the whole area and the yard tidy. Joel Levitt is a leading trainer of maintenance professionals. He may be reached at jdl@ maintrainer.com. Post your comments on this story by visiting www.pfmmag.com Circle Reader Service #9 or click on EInfo at www.pfmmag.com 10 Police Fleet Manager Jul-Aug 2011 Visit Us at PFE 2012, Booth #247