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Not sure where to start but working for Argos here in Houston Texas it became the worst company I ever experienced working for. the plants are definitely not in accordence to the  Ready-Mix plant standard,the plants are dirty,they break down all the time, they're not dafe plants to even work in!  I could go on and on explaining how in the disappointment that I felt working for that company.
Argos Colombia will not do anything to fix the issues with Fulton plant Greenspoint plant and JV plants.

Dispatch leadership in Houston is definitely being mismanaged no matter who is incharge!.
New blood is needed on the dispatch side of the isle.

Argos customers don't care about safety rules for the drivers and would constantly put us in harm's way in order to drop the load!.

Argos has the worst cellphone policy out of all the ready mixers companies in Texas(no cellphone inside the cab).if your family has an emergency dispatch will let you know over the radio and when you make it back to a plant you can ask permission to use their phone to call your loved one's and find out what is going on at home or your children's school!.. 

Lots of favortisms going on in the plants between batch personel, Dispatch  and plant managers.

Self insured companies like Argos and others are becoming harder and harder to work for now days!..
They want robots not humans!.
 
Argos Houston,Texas bought out Southern Star ready mix and they kept too many things the way it was then.

The shop  fleet mechanic system continues to be the same bad system as it was then in 2010 and it is just the same now(looks like a junkyard of mixers damaged crashed and burned!.

I am sure somewhere in the U.S.A. Argos is probably tuned real good and it can be an enjoyable experience but it is not in Houston!.

I think if O.S.H.A finds out how those plants are fielthy and a hazards to the employees and residents near by,well you can only imagine the fine or the obligation they would feel to shut them down!...

It is too hard to work for Argos because of the way it is being ran!period!..

A former employee and a driver!..

I don't know what these other guys are used to. Good company.  Home every day. Training I was given a Marriott $125 for food and it was paid training. 4 digit paychecks available out of the gate. Yearly raises, no cap. Full benefits after 60 days. Minimum pay of 32 hours weekly even if there was no work. 1100 yearly safety bonus with no accidents, hecl, still 600 if you did have one. On top of other bonuses. After 40 hours you get hourly rate plus load rate. Holidays too, if you work. Assigned truck. Managers have a sense of humor. Mine called and met me at CVS and handed me a $125 gift card, let me stay at whatever hotel I wanted, even airbnb. But, if its a commercial contract and not residential, which is uncommon, you may have to come in at night. Its not like they call you in you already know ahead of time your schedule. Longest trip maybe 40 miles. 

These guys complain. Managers don't care. Oh boohoo. Do you care about the managers? What it is, these guys agree to the work at first then get comfortable. Now they're passed the 'proving myself to a new company stage' and don't want to keep that same pace. Good. Glad you didn't, they hired me. Love yal. Not just for that. I mean as a person. Whew almost wrote a paragraph that wasn't weird.

you always have to worry about fellow employees stabbing you in the back make  sure the load is right any one can refuse you at any time then you lose money no paid down time  you can sit for hours at times no phones some times we need to take care of life  i'm not asking to be driving while on the phone but i have a lot going on with my wife's health and my home in general.Some times we don't have time to do this at the plat where we have our phone. management pushes safety to the max but they don't seem to care unless someone is hurt bad ties on  trucks not fixed for months plant mgrs started out as drivers  now only want to impress the upper management dispatchers have drivers  crossing from other plants right by other plants to get to jobs getting sent to jobs that take 3 hours and do nothing about it then dispatch not knowing what they are doing they will send a ticket  for truck not even in service or a load 30 miles away   the south Sarasota region and PortCharlotte  area has a lot of favoritism  and you have some  drivers that shouldn't even be  behind the wheel they won't look at a map and if they do they still get lost.just seems like a lot of stress and no one cares for anything but them selves.

you are micro managed the whole day and the work load vary's from plant to plant. If you work at a large plant your work load is not that bad, however if you work at a small plant a lot more is placed on you. you are also hassled daily about things that you can't even control.

You will learn a lot working there however. It's a good place to gain experience in various fields .

Management is hit or miss, you have guys that are great at there job and know how to talk to the employee's and then you have others who talk to you as if you're and idiot and leave you with no help and expect to to work open to close all while not expecting the same thing from other guys. which leads me to my next statement, favoritism is wide spread in the Atlanta area.

just from what I've seen morale is low and a large part of this is because they ask too much from every position.

The hardest part of the job is dealing with management and how they act, which can sometimes border on childish.

the best thing about the job is the people you work directly with at your plant. some of them are the best people I've worked with.

A typical day at work consisted of 90% on phone customer service i.e. making customers aware of ship dates/times, what their order consisted of, discrepancies if any and answering any questions. The remaining 10% was spent verifying the next days schedule and work load. I learned how to use the Command Alkon Series software which  is designed for cement dispatching and tracking. The management was fair and willing to work with the employees. My co-workers co-existed nicely and worked well as a team. I felt like part of the group making it easy to communicate back and forth which is a necessity in this field. The hardest part of the job was learning to control conversations so as to not overload myself with too much information at the same time which leads to mistakes. I like to work quickly, so learning to slow down took time. The most enjoyable part of the job was the relationships made with the customers. To be specifically requested by customers is a nice feeling. At the end of the day I felt accomplished.

A Typical Day As a Plant Supervisor your day start anywhere from Midnight to 7am.
You will start with plant inspection and ensuring your material is ready to make concert.
I have learn the plant and how to keep it maintained and operating. I have learn a lot about mixer trucks 
I have learn the importance of mix designs(QC) thanks. They have a lot of online class to help you learn the business. The work culture takes a little getting use to. The Hours are rough on a lot of people. You will learn your next day schedule at the end of the day you are working. The hardest part of the job is understand you are in the customer service business just as well as the concrete business. The best part of the Job is being able to see something you and your team put together from sales to QC to Dispatch to supervisor and drivers and know that it will be there for your children and Grandchildren. Great Company with diverse employee's and good opportunity to grow. 
If you read all this you should apply you will my a great part of this team. Thanks

I have been at Argos for nearly 11 years. I started as a dispatcher & was recently promoted in 2017 to Dispatch manager. My job consists of communicating daily with customers, drivers, plant personnel, our sales dept, ops managers, human resources, safety & my direct supervisor to ensure that daily operation which entitles of shipping quality concrete & great customer service concludes exceptionally well at the end of the day. Throughout the years, i have learned how to become an efficient dispatcher & order taker. i have met a lot of people and have realized this is a stable industry and very well compensated. Our leaders keep us in the know of any organizational goals as well as maintaining us informed of the companies strategies and goals. I don't feel my job is hard when you have all departments working together and staying in communication to have an efficient day. There are several parts of my job that i cherish but i really enjoy working with motivated individuals that aspire to get transcending results.

Insane, unprofessional, senile, in possession of incriminating photos of upper management are just some of the plant managers descriptions by employees. 

Upper management never gave more than a slap on the hand when complaints got made about P. M. 

Favoritism runs rampant with a pecking order that would be obvious to a "57 stone" within a week of employment. 

Some driver's would be helpful and are pleasant but others are yes men to the P.M. who work in a clandestine / cutthroat manner! 

Plant Manager's behavior and reputation is so well known Customers can't stand him and make jokes or negative comments about him to driver's when on the job sites.

Wish there was a way to get this information to higher ups in Alpharetta, GA, USA headquarters or Columbia, Home Office so things might be improved for the decent guys that still work there.

This is great company the problem is with management and these older men that been the company 30-40 yrs . They are stuck with that Jim Crow mentality thinking they can talk to you anyway. They don’t like to share knowledge and they keep important numbers away from you. Example safety concern and like now having the proper safety stuff and when you ask for them management  gets mad and trying to fired you. There is speak up number or hotline if you have any problems should be posted in all break room that they don’t want you to know about because they don’t want u to call because they don’t want to investigated by an independent group that’s not with company. Once they know you the type of person that speak about the unsafe practices and how management talks to you they try to get rid of you. The whole management is horrible. They want to work you 16 hrs straight if you let them with a 30 min break. Great company they need to be investigated by the EEOC

Argos is a good place to work for the most part. They are very safety oriented and they care about the safety of their people and their customers. They try very hard to develop relationships in the construction industry that last and they are well respected by most of their customers & competitors in the market place. I visit projects and talk with customers and drivers on a regular basis, I try to make everyone feel important and needed. One of the hardest things I have to do is point out mistakes by both customers and drivers when service or quality have been impacted on any given day and proven to be less than satisfactory to one or the other. This can be done but  you must remember to show respect and a willingness to teach and offer solutions instead of pointing out faults. The best part of the job is when they call you and thank you for the input or advise, it gives me the feeling of accomplishment.

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