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Ameri-Force

What is the best part of working at the company?
the recruiters never lied to you

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
some contracts don't go always as they say they do

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
always safety first some contracts you have to take the initiative and lead the way because all contracts are different. all environments are different and they're trying to gain from your knowledge from being there experience road worker

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
you have to apply yourself 100%. what you have to understand is your contractor so your contract weather so they expect more from you but you don't show them everything that you know unless your price go up. in other words, what I'm saying is you hold your experience as a valuable commodity and if you deem it necessary to add too but never take away. your experience is your goal mind. so if you got to experience to do what needs to be done then you don't do it for free. if they ask you to add to it then you add to my money

typical day is we get all eqipment needed for the job before entering the miliary ship which is done after the supervisors and team leaders give thei briefs. Learned that communication and attention to detail is very important no matter the job. Go along very well with the co- workers. When one group gets dont with teir task they may comeand help another group get their task done so we can hav more time to correct any issues that come along. Th hardest part of the job fr me was getting used to bin on a Navy ship an reconizing the different areas of the ship. Th physical aspect of t job was pretty difficult at times. Big equipment and little holes to fit thrue. The most enjoyable part of the job for me is the experience and the people I worked along side with. When a grop of individuals get together and work as a tem, they can accomplish a whole lot is little time. 

Contracted through AmeriForce (they also held/maintained my security clearance) to Northrop Grumman. Typical day started at 5:00am reviewing schedules, meetings to attend and lab activities. AmeriForce management were very hands-off. Because, as a contractor, I was immersed in the Northrop Grumman work site with Northrop Grumman engineers (many that I knew), the work-day was exciting and fulfilling. The greatest challenge of the work was keeping the customer (Air Force and Navy) customers informed and satisfied with progress. The best part of the work was the final verification and sell-off of a system to the customer.

•	Over 2 years working in marine staffing industry 
•	 Highly experience with dealing with client’s demands and inquires 
•	Strong proficiency in reviewing the authenticity of an applicants’ resume and analyzing backgrounds for clearance
•	 Administrative Assistant procedures such as; screening incoming calls, planning and organizing applications and safety training for employees, E-Verifying applicants, scheduling  badge pick-ups for employees  at the naval ship yards, assigning proper PPEs, distributing daily incoming mail, and regulating walk-ins for open positions 
•	Familiar with utilizing Rapid Gate, and onboarding documentations  for Naval Facilities

We are always short staffed,over-worked and under paid. Negative feed back was about all you would get. It was very rare to be acknowledged for doing a good job.  Everyone was working on the same projects but not as a team,it made it difficult to get things done in a timely manner. A lot of mistakes were made due to everyone working but not communicating.  Basically you never knew what you were supposed to be doing or what someone else had already done. I did learn from this that you have to have some type of system in place or nothing will flow the way it's supposed to. Yearly reviews and the chance to make more money are barely given.

Get the location of the job site. Look around and check for CP ticket, hot work chit, and any scaffolding inspection ticket if necessary making sure they all are up to date. Then that's when I would proceed to set up the work site with all the tools that will be needed to complete the task for the day. My co workers and I will take turns grinding /needle gunning when in a tight spot. Management would always enforce safety and make sure that the job is going smoothly. The hardest part of the job is not having enough materials as needed to complete the task. The most enjoyable part of the job is fixing the problem and seeing the before and after.

Great Company, I did well.. had a taste of success, first job for me personally where my yearly salary exceeded 40k in 2001, selling people, skilled help to shipyard, industrial, & construction companies temp to hire, or projects.. enjoyed traveling , Gulf Coast trips to New Orleans, Mississippi, are truly missed. Along with some great people.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Opportunity for growth throughout 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Workload is not confined to just an eight hour workday. In many instances work will be after normal work hours, as well as weekends.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Pleasant everyone is willing to guide you through, to help teach you the position requirements, as well as share their skills with you

Respond to natural are environmental disasters across the 50 states

           Decontaminate and contain various substances such as viruses such as the avian flu (bird flu) and oil

           Hydro blast facilities for decontaminate processes

           Operated at hazardous sites with Tyvek suit and full to half face respirator

            40 Hour Hazardous Emergency Response Operations Certified

             Monitor the environment and investigate sources of pollution that affect health and collect samples of      gases, soil, water, and other materials for testing

The company is good for those who enjoy working with their hands.  But for a hundred dollars a day and spending about 2-3 hours in traffic a day (round trip) is not worth it.  You miss a day due to appointments you miss out on a hundred.  Granted you get weekends off, but the work load for my first 3 months there was very low, practically none existent.  Going from having a heavy or daily workload to not having one was a hard adjustment.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Shipfitter 40 salaries reported	$33.88 per hour
Welder 39 salaries reported	$24.68 per hour
Pipefitter 33 salaries reported	$32.74 per hour
Electrician 38 salaries reported	$29.61 per hour
Structural welder 31 salaries reported	$31.96 per hour

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