scaffold builder

truck driver

inside sales representative

yard worker

senior engineering technician

Brandsafway

I worked at the Wood River location for about 3 years. I entered data into CCM amongst other job duties. My first experience there was in 2013 when the company was Safway Scaffolding. I worked temporarily as a file clerk and received a call back to do data entry in 2017. About 2 years in, the company merged and became Brandsafway. This is when things began to go down hill for most of the staff. Job duties quickly changed and work loads doubled. With the merge came a large increase in paperwork and data entry and instead of hiring help, management decided the office staff were to be “written up” for not being able to keep up with the new work load. I watched coworkers have panic and anxiety attacks. Some emailed HR and weren’t offered any help. Some ended up quitting, others were let go. Most of us felt they were pushed out by Brand. When COVID started, they did mass layoffs with little to no warning, which I know happened with a lot of companies. I was one of the first to go, which was surprising because I had seniority over others working there. I never received any complaints about my work abilities or any write ups, so I’m still not sure why they chose me. They said that they’d hire me back, but it’s now been 5 months and no one has reached out. They claim to be on a hiring freeze. I’ve recently learned that they took away the office admin’s PTO, holiday pay, and raises. Anyone new coming in will make $7 less than everyone else, even though you’ll generally be doing the same work. This leads many to believe that they will try pushing more out to replace them with new employees and offer those new employees the lower wage. They don’t cover anyone for being out sick or for taking a day off to care for a loved one; then management gets upset when you fall behind. There are no opportunities for advancement for those who do data entry. No one in management cares about the employees and their morale.

All in all, everyone I know who has left (including myself) has felt much lighter and happier. Most of us stayed for the money. I now know that it was never worth the misery and mental strain. 

I would not recommend working for this company especially at this location. 

I done alot of climing on the scaffolds, which didn't bother me once I got used to the work. I helped pass equipment up to the ones who were doing the building of the scaffolds. It was a very easy job, well worth the pay. I did get to travel with this job, so I got to experience some different places in the surrounding areas that I don't go to very often. Unfortunately, wherever we went, we had to stay in motels and eat out because it was too far away from home. I only got to come home on weekends and off days. However, they did help with pay of my food, and motel expenses, and my manager was one of the best people I've ever worked under. He was a very understanding person, who treated me with high respect and helped me in any way possible. Working under him, I learned my job pretty quick.

Company has a great structure and sets weekly monthly and quarterly goals to hit and maintain.
I learned alot from the business leaders about contracts, legal overviews & setting rates for specific sites and projects.  
Management was always supportive or willing to find the correct person within the company to support specific needs and projects as needed. 
Workplace culture was always respectful and professional. 
Hardest part of the job was navigating through the large corporate structure, the amount of programs and systems needed to execute certain projects could become easily overwhelming and time consuming which would typically lead to drops in performance in other duties related to Sales, Estimation & Operations of ongoing projects. 
The most enjoyable is the comradery amongst the teams and the willingness to succeed as a whole.     


I had a very positive experience in my previous role, which played a significant part in my professional growth. The organization provided a supportive and collaborative work environment where teamwork, mutual respect, and open communication were strongly encouraged. I was given opportunities to take on new responsibilities, develop my skills, and contribute meaningfully to projects that had real impact. The leadership team was approachable and offered valuable guidance and feedback, which helped me improve both technically and professionally. I especially appreciated the company’s focus on continuous learning and employee development, as well as its commitment to maintaining high standards of quality and integrity. Working alongside dedicated and talented colleagues made the experience both motivating and rewarding. Overall, my previous job helped me build a strong foundation of skills, confidence, and work ethic that I continue to carry forward in my career.

BrandSafway has purchased more companies than they can control or positively integrate. Positions are being eliminated. Perks that brought me into my organization are going being eliminated such as company vehicles and sick time. Changes to policies/procedures are made with no notice or discussion. The culture here is how much more work can the company get from you with minimal comp. Raises are nearly nonexistent. My supervisor offered me a raise for taking on a second position. After a year of performing two jobs I was told I would not receive any compensation increase. He is known for this type of tactic. Morale is at an all time low which is known, yet nothing is being done. 

If you break your back, have the right friends to let you know where the company keeps good jobs with perdiem, work 84 hours a week, you will make decent money. Supervisors will have lots of experience and will reasonably try to use you to the best of your skills. What you learn is up to you, management won't help you learn anything, they just don't care about anybody learning anything, they expect everyone to hit the floor running 

No typical day at this place. Safety is said to be #1 at this place, but only is unless it gets in the way of getting something done or when they need to look like they are doing things by the book. Very last minute things to add time at the end of your workday or weekends. With the expectation to drop everything for this company.  No actual training unless they are forced to have a paper trail that they are doing it. And then it still is only on paper some of the time. With no backing to fully do things the right way.

"I didn't have enough challenges. After a while, all the projects became repetitive. I thrive on challenge.""I didn't have enough challenges. After a while, all the projects became repetitive. I thrive on challenge." my boss was overbearing and wouldn't let me do my job. If she didn't like the way I was doing something, she'd criticize me. Not worth your time, skills or energy. This place sucks the life out of you. The pay is terrible(all pun intended). You have to be security guard, cashier, janitor, among other job duties. You put your safety at risk everyday for minimum wage, all for them after 6 months to give you a quarter raise.

A typical day at work is very stressful but you are expected to get the job done. Management and upper Management not only get a merit increase every year, they get a five figure bonus every year in March. The hardest part about the job is working hard but being made aware those who do much less get big bonuses every year even if the company has a negative bottom line and when you ask about a raise they tell you the company can't afford it. They really must nor know evidence of their bonuses are made known. 
 The enjoyable part is meeting new people and retaining lasting friendships.

It really depends on what kinda week it’s gonna be if it’s away or home too. As a player I love to be prepared for away games you never know when you might need something from moms and she’s always there . But yea I don’t like to stress my my self out so I just walk around passing just to calm down those little crazy spams I get before game games cause I’m a wild card out there in the front the grid iron 😎 

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Scaffold builder 28 salaries reported	$25.86 per hour
Truck driver 7 salaries reported	$22.93 per hour
Inside sales representative 1 salary reported	$33.65 per hour
Yard worker 2 salaries reported	$19.75 per hour
Senior engineering technician 16 salaries reported	$41.50 per hour

Working at BrandSafway: Company Overview and Reviews

BrandSafway

BrandSafway Ratings

Popular jobs at BrandSafway

Salary Satisfaction

Job Seeker Tools

Employer Tools

Browse

Stay Connected