OK, most of the time we run a 2 man crew (not sure if 2 men are considered a crew but anyway), One big machines and the other edges, As far as everything else goes who does what? I mean who scrapes big machine guy or edger, Heater machines( sand under baseboard heaters)?, fills cracks?sweeps out room before fining? Buffs? I know every job is different but let take your very last job, Could be a refinish or new floor,
On my last job
big machine guy...scraped 3 of the 4 rooms, heater machine all rooms, sweeped up, buffed, and coated

Edger guy... scraped 1 room, vac, and did edges with brush in last room.
Steve

Doesn't matter who does what. There's no rules here about this. You work together as a TEAM to most efficiently complete the work. So one day, one guy may do something and another day, the other guy do it. Whatever is the most productive. Typically, one of the team is the team "leader" or foreman if you must. Ultimately, he is responsible for the work and getting it done in a timely manner. He also is usually the most experienced and better paid due to the added responsibility. Perhaps a talk with your employer is in order to define your job resonsibilities. BTW, it sounds as if you are complaining about the production of your team member. That's ok, it's common. Keep in mind, everyone is DIFFERENT. Don't expect everyone to be able to produce exactly the same amount of work in the same amount of time. If your team member is slacking, then you need to bring that to the attention of your employer, in a nice way. This is an opportunity to SELL yourself as a leader to your employer and ask for more pay for added responsibility. Be prepared to say why you deserve more money ( and not that you work harder, that won't fly). Tell him the skills you've learned, the experience you've gained and how you are going to make his business profitable. That's what he wants hear. Not your working your tail off, he expects you to do that. Tell him how well you treat his customers and get glowing letters and notes from his customers on how polite, curtious and efficient you were. That will get you a raise and more authority. Good Luck.

Just wanted a run down of things people do, Like I said and you I think every job or team is different. People get into habits, wanted to see if you guys out their had a pattern of sorts that gets followed weather it's a set one or something that just happens. Thanks
Steve

It's best to learn to do all the different tasks equally well. If one just does the same task over and over, you don't learn to be a good floorman. But typically, a two mean sanding team consists of the "big" machine operater and the edger man. Once the drum sander has finished a room, then the edger man goes to work in there and they bounce from area to area till all the drum sanding is done. Then they get the sander out of there and on to the hand work and buffer. So once a couple of rooms are scraped out, then the "big" machine operator gets on the buffer and hardplates and screens while the edger man continues scraping. After the buffing is done, then it's time to vacuum. That's the edger guys job usually while the foreman/leadman gets the stain or finshing supplies together and ready. Once the floor is clean, then they both stain together as a unit or if clear coating, then depending on their abilities, both can apply the sealer in different rooms at the same time or one guy cuts in while the other guy (usually the foreman) finishes the field. This seems to be the most efficient way to sand/refinish floors.