production operator

operator

chemical operator

supply chain coordinator

maintenance technician

Arclin

Probably the most unprofessional place I ever worked. Management can’t figure out a thing and the crews love to snitch on each other. Training and safety lack big time there. Pay is good for around here but it’s definitely not worth working for a bunch of petty toddlers. Be prepared for double standards as well. People who have been there for years cut corners all the time but if you’re not a brown noser and cut a corner, they fire you immediately while hiding behind their “cardinal rules”. Saw operators over charge raw material and spill deadly chemicals on the ground with no punishment. Someone fills out the paper work wrong though? Big deal there. Laughable. I regret leaving my old job for this. Be prepared for this type of behavior. And don’t trust anyone. Full of snakes.

The pay is that "change your life" kind of money. The work isn't easy. Not exactly physical, just a lot to learn. If you can catch on, you're set for life. Just don't expect to ever have a normal sleep schedule. It's worth it, though.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Nothing they let me go for a ridiculous reason because I made the most money I was there 17 years and 5 weeks vacation so now I am 63 and who is going to hire me now I had to retire with less than half the money I made there they can't keep people there

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Worrying about if you were being watched by all the cameras they put in every one was scared 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
The place is full of dust witch I had sinus infections all the time every one was so stressed 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
I worked 5am till 4pm 5 sometimes 6days everything was very unorganized nothing was ever right or ready for my trucks

For those that don't know, Arclin is a chemical manufacturing plant. Arclin was not a horrible place to work. I learned a lot while working there and enjoyed the relationships that I built as well. The management team is trying to turn things around to help employee morale. It is very busy and it's hard to find good operators that are willing to work the 1st, 2nd, 3rd swing shift schedule. No one part of the job was harder than the other. It is outside and you are exposed to the elements. Production doesn't just stop because its raining, hot, or freezing outside. Overall, I enjoyed my time at Arclin and wish the company the best moving forward.

I started this job straight out of college and was the first Process Engineer at the facility. Everyday I worked hand in hand with production operators and supervisors to meet quality and productivity demands. I was able to spend significant time working with the corporate process engineering group early on, training on quality systems, document control, and automated unit procedure creation. As time went on and projects came up, the corporate group always kept me in on the conversations and listened to my input, it was nice to be part of the team even if my thought process still needed to be calibrated.

Typical day at work- 
8 to 5 job, on call for any process issues including product quality. 

what I learned- 
emphasis on Six Sigma and chemical engineering of plastic resins

Management- 
very laid back, relaxed management style

Co-workers- 
Awesome

Hardest part of the day- 
middle of the night quality/process control issues

most enjoyable part- 
1. learning about the automation controls and the process and it's affect on the end product with the guys/gals on the floor
2. Investigating process issues and putting together a plan to solve them!

In a typical day you will wear many different hats and listen to many different managers. There is very little direction, yet a lot of expectations to deliver on assigned tasks. There is very little room for upward movement in the company. You will be on call at all times and need to get approval from many different people to fix issues that arise, leading to long nights on the phone, and long meetings that follow. You need to be completely self-motivated and able to navigate complicated politics and personalities.

The most enjoyable part about the job is that, since it is so lean, everyone you work with is a hard worker. You will also get training on many different facets of the job in a short period of time.

Arclin values its employees, but is a business. While people may say all they think about is money, well, that is the point of business. Safety, offering a rewarding place to work, and caring about the people and the environment is what this business focuses on in order to make money. Technically challenging, Arclin offers a stimulating place to work at all levels from floor production to CEO. The company will reward you if you can contribute in a meaningful way. Often promoting from within for technical positions for employees with demonstrated skill from experience  

The departmental management is atrocious.  There is zero possibility of advancement in any capacity,  annual raises you will be be treated like an enemy of the state,  it doesn't matter how many years experience you have - you'll still be on help desk phone including after hours rotation.  There are a couple thousand users with only two IT staff and one manager + c level.  They call it lean,   it is just irresponsible and team spirit killing.  No collaboration, no input, strictly by directive of manager.   The priorities of the department, due to the gross under-staffing are driven by which ever business unit screams the loudest.

The management for Arclin is very unrealistic and volatile.  Creativity is not allowed and failed ideas will get you fired.  They have a standing policy called “Cardinal Rules” that only apply to employees management wants to fire.  Management doesn’t respect employees below “the leadership group “.  Instead of benefits getting better they reduce them every year.  The current CEO doesn’t know or wants to know employees below his direct reports.  Good employees are fired for plant problems created by operations Directors that do not understand the process.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Production operator 14 salaries reported	$22.80 per hour
Operator 8 salaries reported	$25.91 per hour
Chemical operator 6 salaries reported	$28.49 per hour
Supply chain coordinator 9 salaries reported	$54,689 per year
Maintenance technician 4 salaries reported	$36.13 per hour

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