chemical technician

inspector

laboratory technician

junior inspector

laboratory manager

Camin Cargo Control

If you're planning to apply here, make sure you know what you're up to. Google everything in this company, etc. I wish I listened to other reviewers and the posted information on google.

Hiring process is done via application without your job description and title at time of hiring. 

Everything was verbal and nothing was written. I did not know what my job description was, all they said was it's a lot detail. It sounded great at the time of hiring but believe me it's not.

Note that when you go to a professional company, most of them have a letter of job offer with salary, job description,  benefits, etc. This one did not! Go figure. 

Just when I started that's when they gave me what to do and added even more in less than a few weeks.
Example: I wasn't expecting to do a warehouse job in a different location for a today when I belong in the office. Basically made you an overall maid. Make sure your back is ready for manual labor work.

The training was unorganized and chaotic. No one wants to train you or you're passed around. They expect you to know their own program in a matter of days. Expect to get lost without some kind of assistance.

Please note this is a Family owned company, mostly everyone is related to someone in the company even the HR. They hire mostly who they know or related to. You can easily get up the ladder if you know someone or if you're related to them. And don't forget about the arrogant owner who speaks in condescending way like it's okay because he's the owner. 

Gossip is very, very, very rampant in the office. 

They do show favoritism. It can be clearly seen. 

Very unorganized with their filing system, they don't know who's working on what and who has it. Some files are in other states when it should be in the local office.If you feel like working in such chaos then go for it.

Tight office space, open space concept with minimal privacy. Overcrowded.

This company lacks communication verbally. They're too lazy to walk a few feet and ask something so they just Yahoo Message you. A lof of them loves to text so half of their day is wasted while some people work harder than others.

Parking in the street, watch out for street cleaning or you will end up being towed or getting a ticket. 

Pay is miniscule so is the benefits. 


Pros:
Leniency on work time
Bagel Friday
1 hour lunch break



I left for something way better (trust me there's something better for you out there) because the cons outweighed the pros!

Good Luck!

What is the best part of working at the company?
There isn't any. I was told I would work only 40 to 48 hours a week. I left another company gave up a title and a huge pay cut. The other company had me working up to 80 hours a week. As a single father it was hard. They promised me it would be so different. I worked there a year. Somweeks I wouldn't get a day off on my day off at camin I was on call. I'd work 16 hours back to back. No time for lunch but they'd deduct it anyway.  I put my two weeks in they immediately let me go. It's a place you do not want to work. The pay is Terrible. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The higher ups you never meet. Also your phone going off 24/7. You are required to answer. Operations is constantly rushing for results. If they fail they make you run them until they pass. Which is really unprofessional. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
The manager is a great man along with the assistant manager. It's all the politics above them. There are some great people that work there.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Work from the moment you clock in. Always rushed and you never know when you get off.

If you are reliable and hard working this is not the job for you, you will be taken advantage of and worked to the bone and punished for your hard work long hours and commitment to doing a good job. The best description is this is like a government job, those that are constantly having accidents and get banned from facilities or clients request an employee not be on jobs will be promoted to management positions.  Nearly everyone in management is there due to incompetence rather than competence. Work a lot of hours, you will be paid less than new hires and told they pay you less per hour because they work you more, they will actually argue that because they will require you to work upwards of 100+ hours a week you should get paid less than the guys they keep around as nothing but warm bodies because they don’t trust them to do jobs. Don’t come to work in the additives department, run, it’s all ran out of Pasadena and that’s the problem so don’t think oh I’m hiring on in New Jersey or Corpus Christi or Louisiana because it’s all ran by the same people in Pasadena.

•4 days on 4 days off is nice but on your 4 days on expect to be put to work with very little time to sleep. On a slow week you’ll get around 4-5 hours after working at least 12-16 straight. I’ve had weeks where I work over 24 hrs and only get around 3 hrs of sleep between another 24 hr period.

•If you can operate well on a minimal amount of sleep then the overtime is what makes the job worth it. Each week minimum in a period of 8 days I’ll work around roughly 110 hours but that’s pretty low compared to most of the inspectors. Some of the senior inspectors will be out there 48 hours no sleep but they’ve gotten used to it by now.

•Sleep is key though. Any little downtime you have between jobs whether you’re waiting at a terminal, in between jobs, or get sent home even for a few hours, every inspector will tell you to sleep because you never know when you’ll be called out again or for how long. Sleeping and eating should be a priority whenever time permits.

The location I worked at has been doing layoffs recently. Management makes excuses not to give pay raises and has laid off the auditor which makes advancements nearly imposible. Work can be easy and laid back at times, other times it can become slammed and you stay busy. Has its rewards and drawbacks. I would continue to work for this company, but as of now there is no potential for advancement and no potential for raises. Expected to do work that you're not paid for and cannot get audited for. The work environment as far as people is nice. Teamwork helps with the busy nights. You spend more time at work than you do with your family.

a typical day at work, Answering in coming calls , transferring calls to management and employees , working with ups and fedex, and regular mail, weighing packages and preparing package lable for fedex and dhl and international  in data base to go out, and US postage stamp for regular mail and certified mail.
what you learned,  I learned to handle the front desk with out supervision and took care of every thing that need to be done. 
management,  Management was always fair to me .
workplace culture, relaxing and enjoyable and fun work place.
the hardest part of the job,  no hard part to my job, i enjoy my job.
the most enjoyable part of the job, I like helping customers and any one who needs help.

Camin Cargo has undergone some drastic changes in the past couple of years, and as a result has become an enjoyable, challenging, and fun place to work. There is opportunities for growth for those who are willing to work hard and learn. The change in local management has resulted in significant growth for the New Orleans location. Coupled with a young staff of highly talented individuals has resulted in a much better overall work environment. Of course it has its ups and downs, busy days, and stressful times but all in all it is a good place to work. 

After a few years here I feel like I am always watching my back. No team vibe. Upper management has ran off all the good inspectors, lab techs, coordinators, and  managers. Then they have kept the worst or lazy people. Hardly any supplies or equipment that we need. One week this person is in charge the next week we never see the person again. One week this is the plan the next week there is no plan. Never worked at a company where so many great people come through the door and back out. Upper management has no respect for chain of command and regularly calls us inpsectors for dirt against the guys in the office 

During the five years I worked at Camin Cargo Control, the workload gradually increased...in a good way. I found it pleasurable that I was always busy. I learned how important it is to be very detail oriented. I feel that upper management could have been a little more communicative with employees when it came to their expectations of them as a whole. The hardest part of the job would have been learning something new while trying to complete the heavy workload in a timely manner. The most enjoyable part of the job would have been the fact that there was always something new to learn.

I would not recommend working here, I have never been more exhausted and worked more in life than when I was employed at Camin Cargo. You are required to work days, nights, weekends, and holidays. The chemicals and petroleum products you have to work with make it an extremely toxic environment you have to work in. This location is also severely understaffed and nobody in the lab was able to make it past a year of employment. The pay is also pretty low.

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