production worker

equipment operator

process operator

welder

equipment technician

Arcosa

The company culture was great, expecially in the bid team. Management has an open door policy, and is very professional, kind, relaxed, reasonable, and FAIR. If a mistake is made, you aren't punished or embarrassed, you are simply instructed on How to improve. I couldnt be happier with management. The only reason I left is because I was offered an amount I could not refuse. I actually almost stayed because I didn't want to disappoint my manager lol that's how awesome he was. The work life balance was amazing. The work load was never too much and the team was always willing to help. Bid team is one amazingly fantastic team! If the team sees you have to much on your plate either someone will offer to help or manager will ask someone to take some of your jobs. There were a few interesting personalities which is to be expected at any place but for the most part, everyone was friendly and helpful. I can't stress enough how lucky someone would be to work for this amazing company. Executive management was just as awesome as value stream manager! He is amazing as well. Everybody was just awesome lol 

I don’t know about the operators,or production people.  I only really talk to them in passing,If you do your job and work seems to go pretty well. It’s been years since I have done some of the things expected of me,but the people in my department are all very helpful and patient and professional so far! Most of the time laugh and joke around !
As long as you’re not a mentally challenged to bad and willing to work,and ask if you don’t know how to do something seems to go good ! See how it goes after I get some time in,and I’ll give another review! My kids are grown so the hours don’t bother me to much. I guess it’s the slow time of the year so when we are not forging we have been working 4 tens, which is nice . But from what I hear usually get about 60 hours broken up in 10s 12s and 8s.
 As far as my boss so far he is pretty cool very Knowledgeable! I’m not trying to lick no wieners or nothing basically leaves us alone if we need something he seems to get it.


At Arcosa Specialty Materials in Mooreland, OK there is no sense of direction. As a part of the maintenance team you are expected to put the plant above your life at home. On weekends not on call, you are expected to arrive to work if they decide to call anyways. Good luck going out of town with the family. The environment is unsafe. There is no housekeeping. Employees are provided very poorly with tools needed to do a job. Repairs are shortcuts. Safety devices are bypassed. The plant allows zero downtime to maintain and sometimes repair equipment. If it’s running, leave it running until it breaks, and then find an unsafe means to get it back up. I have worked many 17-20 hour shifts. Skipping lunch is a requirement, as well as supper on days you work from 5am-1am. It is a very hot plant. The west side expansion has no fans, nor exhaust systems to alleviate 150+ temps. Hourly wage was not a problem, but countless overtime is viewed by management as a perk. Attitudes are very low. Employees are not friendly. Overall this is a poor place to work.

I can only speak for the Clinton, Illinois location. Your co-workers will be great, as will your middle management when their hands are not tied, mainly because you all have stockholme syndrome together. Verbal abuse is common and accepted from the highest levels of managment. You will have to do what your told, no matter how rediculous, for fear of repisal. Your integrety will be sacrificed. Doing the right thing will only serve you well when your instructed to do it, basicly, only when the customer is looking. So many have been fired on the whims of personal dislikes, rather than Job performance, so be ready for that. If you need to make money, its great for the area due to the excessive hours, but don't plan on having a fixed schedule, once you clock in, your there 8, 12, even 16 hours if they demand it. My longest shift was 23.5 hours, because they clocked me out for lunch breaks. As long as you keep your head down, remain subservant, question nothing, and accept that your disposable,  you might suceed 

I worked for the security department from Febuary 13th of this year till May 25th when i was fired for as they claim not being vigulant enough. I did exactly what i was supposed to do. I worked the overnight shift when nobody wanted to work. When i took the job i had maybe 1 day off a week and at least 1 12 hour day a week. I had to come in one day at 8am and it threw me off really bad. but it gets better. All management decisions have to come from Dallas texas along with uniforms. for 3 months my uniform was a shirt and a pair of jeans. another problem was turning on the lights at night. being located in the city of pittsburgh posed a whole new set of problems. What i learned is everyone is expendible. I want to know how i wasexpected to do a job when i wasan't given all the tools i needed to do it. If they wanted prior police or military experence they should have specified that. Probably didn't help me not having served in the military or as a police officer.

The company's production morale has been going down for some time. it was Trinity now it's considered arcosa. We are understaffed severely and management is still trying to push production like we are fully staffed meaning we have to work two times as hard. They do not accept feedback from any of the operators from the floor and if you make them look bad in front of anybody you are on their target list. It seems like they want to write you up for everything. Granted we do have some lazy operators that have that typical Union mentality but they treat us all like that. In general some of us are highly motivated but then we are paid and treated unfairly compared to their "favorites." For example if someone has MORE points than you and hasn't produced enough work they can still get a HIGHER raise than you. EVEN if you have LESS points and have provided MORE work. Completely unfair and they wonder why everybody loses motivation so fast.

Pros
- Wonderful lower level management and coworkers
- If you enjoy welding, you'll do a lot of it
- Quarterly bonus if you miss less than 10 hours of work during a 3 month period


Cons
- Second shift that steals tools, breaks equipment, and performs minimal work with no repercussions
- Only five, count 'em, five vacation days for your first few years
- Mandatory Saturday shifts where upper management simply doesn't come in
- Relatively low pay for how much you're expected to accomplish
- You will be expected to perform senior-level work without receiving senior-level pay
- Extremely hot in the summer, very cold in the winter. Heating and cooling equipment is broken or unused
- No cell phone policy. Three day suspension first offense, termination on second. If your family needs you, they're out of luck
- No enforcement of clock-out procedures means workers from other, more lenient sections will already be lined up at your clock before you start packing up to leave

Working here is very stressful. Management refuses to acknowledge the work load that grows faster than it can be completed. They expect you to stay and work 12 to 16 hours to make it happen.
Management shows little support to meet the needs of its workers beyond their safety obligations. When presenting challenges or needs to management they tell you things like "I don't want to here about the labor pains, I just wanna see the baby", and "you'll figure it out." Every department is short staffed and overworked. The people that work there are great and as dedicated as they come, despite the neglect from management. The work is honest and there is plenty of it. Management and their lack of involvement and leadership kills this job for me.

Safety only matters when it is convenient , managers run the employees in to the ground, the equipment is old and out of date( ie brake downs daily ) they hire good competent people and treat  them like they are useless so they don't stay around long. They promote people that bring nothing to the table because they are friends or family. So you end up with TURDSs trying to show good had working qualified people the wrong ineffective unsafe way to do a job. They wonder why cost and turnover is so high and productivity is so low. All I can say is if my name was on the sign  I would be ashamed of the way my management staff treated people and wasted my money but what do I know I must not be to smart I have stuck around for years thinking that it would get better well maybe it time for me to stop the insanity.

"Insanity Is Doing the Same Thing Over and Over Again and Expecting Different Results"  Albert Einstein

This company is a good place if you only care about the amount on your paycheck. They pay well but treat their workers very poorly. Employees are constantly overworked with no incentives and no bonuses. Frequently asked to work OT, staying late, or coming in on weekends. There is little to no room for growth despite what they may tell you in the interview. Many times they would do mass lay offs and pretend that they didn’t fire anyone and always paint themselves in a good light despite how they actually treat employees. Management loves to blow smoke and ask you for more than you delivered the day prior, always upping the ante on what’s “expected.” Management will guilt trip you for wanting to take time off or expressing that the workload is too much for one person. If you care about work/life balance or having a life outside of doing a job, this company is not for you. 

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