Lean Construction for the Job Site

Construction projects continue to become more complex, labour costs are on the rise and the pressure to improve productivity is higher than ever. Get a jump on job site challenges by implementing site-specific Lean Construction tools and principles that dramatically impact project performance.

This half-day, interactive session is designed especially for the job site. Discover what Lean Construction is and how applying lean principles such as workflow variation, pull planning and the Last Planner® System can immediately improve your job site.

Topics:

• Waste in construction
• Workflow variation
• Pull planning
• Six week look ahead
• Last Planner® System

Construction Supervisors looking to refine and enhance their leadership skills. To maximize your learning experience, ideally you will have completed the BST program and/or have experience leading teams.

Jim Johnston, President, Quality Dynamics Inc.

Jim Johnston, P. Eng., is an industrial engineer, a member of the Lean Construction Institute – Canada, and an accredited trainer with the Associated General Contractors of America. With more than 20 years of experience, Jim is a construction, operations and quality specialist focusing on business process analysis and improvement, lean thinking and implementation, strategic planning and business development. He has worked extensively as a management consultant and trainer, leading organizations through lean transformations, quality system implementation/auditing and process optimization projects. Jim has facilitated the implementation of lean construction on many projects and is currently involved in the continued development of the Lean Construction Institute - Canada.

The Building Supervisors in Leaders (BSL) program builds on the previous modules in the Building Supervisors for Tomorrow (BST) program by introducing more comprehensive leadership skills and complex issues.  The program is intended to propel on-site supervisors into authentic leaders – trusted, genuine, motivated individuals who are mission-driven and consistently generate positive results.

This comprehensive program provides it all, and is delivered in manageable segments by industry experts with extensive hands-on experience in construction’s ICI sector. Participants have the flexibility to attend modules in any order. Upon completion of all seven sessions participants will be awarded a Building Supervisors into Leaders (ICI) certificate.

2022 BSL Schedule: 

• Building and Managing Customer Relationships: The Supervisor’s Role - Thursday, March 3, 2022
• Managing Field Productivity to Improve Bottom Line - Wednesday, March 16, 2022 
• Building Leaders: One Step at a Time - Wednesday, April 13, 2022  
• Controlling Financial Risk: Best-in-Class Tools for Supervisor’s - Friday, April 22, 2022   
• Change Happens: Lead Your Crew with Confidence - Wednesday, April 27, 2022 
• The Supervisor’s Role in Quality Management: Managing Shop Drawings, Samples and Submittals - Thursday, May 5, 2022 
• Lean Construction for the Job Site - Thursday, May 12, 2022