Example Achievement Log for a Roofer

A year in the life of a Roofer's log

• Mar - achievement: Completed the Westlake Commons reroof ahead of schedule. 14 squares of architectural shingles on a four-pitch hip roof with three valleys. Finished 4 days early, which moved the next job up and kept the crew billing through early April.
• Mar - feedback: Ron from the supply yard told me on a Tuesday, 'You caught the ice dam order before it shipped wrong again.' Called to confirm the heated cable spec after the Millbrook job took water through the fascia last winter.
• May - task: Took on fall protection certification for the whole crew. Sat the OSHA exam in early May and passed. Now I'm the one running the anchor point audits and pre-job harness checks instead of waiting for the third-party inspector.
• Jun - achievement: Storm callouts from the June hail event kept me and Tyler on the road for 18 days. Inspected 47 roofs for insurance claims, wrote up 31 with damage findings. Managed the schedule so we hit all the high-priority ones before adjusters moved to other counties.
• Jul - task: Spec'd wrong gauge flashing for the Ridge Hill commercial job. Caught it during material delivery, not mid-install, but still cost a reorder and three days. Changed my checklist to flag gauge and style side-by-side instead of separate lines.
• Aug - achievement: Led the Henderson metal standing seam installation from start to close-out. 22 squares on a complex roof with six skylights. Crew stayed on task, no rework, and the inspector signed off on the first walkthrough.
• Sep - feedback: Janet from Henderson called a week after handover and said, 'Your crew was respectful on site and they cleaned up after themselves. I'd hire you again.' Also mentioned the invoice accuracy and timeline.
• Oct - task: Trained two new Roofers on valley cutting and proper felt underlayment overlap. Both are now confident on residential work, which eases the rotation when we pick up winter repair jobs.
• Oct - achievement: Negotiated a new supply agreement with Titan Roofing Materials. Locked in a 6% discount on bulk shingle orders for next year. Calculated the volume we'd moved over the past three years to justify the ask.
• Nov - task: Covered two weeks of Mike's route while he was out on injury. Handled emergency callouts, inspections, and minor repairs across six towns. Kept the response time to under 48 hours for each one.
• Dec - feedback: Dale told me in the yard, 'You're the most reliable person I've got for the tricky jobs.' Said he's counting on me to mentor the new crew coming on in spring and to keep the schedule moving when the work picks up.

What makes a strong entry

How this becomes your review in November

This year I've expanded from hands-on roofing into crew leadership and process safety. I led the Henderson metal standing seam installation, 22 squares with six skylights, and delivered it with no rework and a first-pass inspection, earning a strong client referral from Janet. I also sat the OSHA fall protection exam and now run anchor point audits for the whole team, removing a bottleneck we had with third-party inspectors. The storm season kept me busy with 47 insurance claim inspections over 18 days, and I've worked to catch specification errors before they become costly rework.

Starting your own log

Don't try to reconstruct a year you have already had. Start from today, one line whenever something happens, and let it build. The Perform Review Achievement Log does this for you and can capture wins straight from Slack, and how to start an achievement log covers the wider playbook.

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