material handler

customer service representative

senior welder

machine operator

estimator

BlueScope

One benefit of working here is that they pay you well for the work that you do. Other than that, it is not worth it. Constantly being graded on how fast you can do your job when it’s impossible to do your job in the times they want because the quality of work done before you is absolute garbage and you spend half of your entire shift fixing other people’s garbage because they don’t care and they’re not held to the same standards as the “production welders”, and by the time you’re done fixing the garbage, you’re over the allotted time they expect you to be able to complete the job. When you don’t make your times, because you actually care about the quality of the product you’re hired to produce, you get “points” and after you get too many of those they fire you. They will fire you for not making your times, even though they are constantly hiring because they cannot keep anyone past training. They have the highest wages in my area yet can’t keep anyone because the expectations are abhorrent. The welders that are committed to doing their best and show up on time every single day, and don’t take advantage of their “policies”, are scrutinized and constantly being told they’re not doing enough, not fast enough. It’s also an environment where other shifts can screw you over by selecting “easy work” and leaving the other shifts absolute rubbish. “Management” doesn’t care, you just need to make them look good so that they get paid their bonuses. They will work you like crazy and have mandatory overtime, and then tell you there are going to be layoffs the next month. I’ve never worked somewhere so demanding and yet so willing to LAY OFF their employees. HR is a JOKE. The most useless group of individuals I have ever encountered. They do not help you with anything. 

● Work-life balance
Mandatory Over time is completely seniority based as well as lay offs

● Pay & benefits
Benefits are received within the first three months. No paid days off until the year mark

● Management
Management is great. They push but they are generally sympathetic

● Culture
Management is pretty good. HR is a little too relaxed. Employees are well opinionated

● Overall
Great fun job. Requires some critical thinking which I enjoyed. Pretty decent pay and benefits. The culture was the reason that I left. The employees like to gossip & can, more often than not, come off as belittling, or holier than thou. Though management is amazing employee to employee, they seem to turn the other cheek when it comes to some of the long time employee’s intimidation tactics. I hope that they’ve done something to remedy that, because if you take away the drama, and the completely seniority based system, and replaced it with a cycled mandatory over-time/lay-off schedule it’s a really great union job. But I fear they still have trouble holding onto hard working newer employees simply because they’ve been there for less time than someone with the exact same position.

I’m a current employee. I’ve had some GREAT jobs before but I believe BBNA is the best. All around good people. Good pay and decent benefits. On 2 separate occasions I’ve had some personal problems that made me miss work. After talking to HR and explaining my situation, they understood completely and I was able to keep my job. They truly do care about their employees and try to show it often. They cater lunch often. They bought us all personalized hoodies and jackets. They gave us turkeys or hams for Christmas. They catered lunch for us “just because “ before. You can walk right into HR or the plant managers office anytime you need. I’m very thankful for my job and the people there and I have no plans on going anywhere. 

Working here for 10 years I've seen it all.  The company itself cares about the employees.  The salary and benefits are competitive.  However, the last 5 years the facility has been poorly managed and is quickly disintegrating.  I've been offered multiple chances to grow in the organization, only for those opportunities to be pulled back because they can't find a back fill for me.  There is no opportunity for advancement and a high turnover rate, even though they try to sell otherwise.  All departments work against each other instead of as a team.  But, there are some good people here and it is definitely a good opportunity to gain valuable knowledge for someone who is just entering the industry.

I was responsible for the scheduling of major construction projects. These projects would often be 30 million dollar projects.
I would divide up the schedule into reasonable sections for the technicians, the field, and manufacturing.
This would include estimating dividing the cost of each section.
I would get quotes for the materials that could not be provided by our plant and the write purchase orders to buy the material.
I was responsible for keeping track of the costs of the project.
The most enjoyable part of my job was developing relationships with my suppliers and the superintendents.  I love to see the project develop from the beginning to the end.

In a typical day I set up my machine, read FSD blueprints, assembled frames, measured parts, welded frames, double checked my work and made sure my work station was clean upon leaving for the day. I learned a lot about reading of blueprints as well as speeding up my work while maintaining my accuracy. Management was helpful in making sure everyone worked safely and wore the proper PPE. My co-workers were very friendly and helpful. The hardest part of the job was getting used to the fast paced environment. The most enjoyable part of the job was the friendly environment and being treated as part of the team from day one.

What is the best part of working at the company?
The great mentor that help me along the way. This was a new experience field for me. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Driving 3 hour every day from Charlotte to Greensboro. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Busy, always learning.  This was a structural prefab steel design design job. That requires a lot of attention and determination. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Ok, drive 1.5 hours, accomplished my given tasks, get it review, revised the drawings. Resubmit the Complete the complete details drawing.  Drive 1.5 hour back home.

What is the best part of working at the company?
The support and encouragement from crew members is awesome. The onboarding was seamless. Good work environment and I like the 4 on 4 off roster.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The length of time from interview process to actually getting a call for a walk through to job offer.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Supportive encouraging inclusive focused. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
As most jobs can be, your day is pretty repetitive- but it is not fast paced, it is comfortable repetition

No life! Hope you're single and have no personal life. They expect over time every day and weekends. They were expecting us to work 6 days a week 10 to 12 hours a day. And if you didn't want to work overtime you got treated like trash. The head guy was only interested in making that money. They'll work you into the grave!  It's all a popularity contest. Management has favorites who get away with doing little to nothing. They promise job promotion from within but ALWAYS hired from the outside. Be ready to suck up to get anywhere. 

Worked there for a long time and enjoyed my work and how the company was run for the most part. Sadly after the company was merged with our former competitor the company has gone down hill. The quality is gone, the benefits and pay have been reduced, and morale is at an all time low. The company is mismanaged on many levels and any improvements are years behind schedule. Many of the people who work there are good people, but unfortunately they are stuck in a situation beyond their  control. Any enjoyment that I once had at my job has been gone for years.

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