warehouse worker

machine operator

inside sales representative

quality specialist

operations assistant

Castle Metals

Not a good place to work. Management is a joke Facility manager acts as hr and has no business doing so. I have on several occasions over Heard inappropriate conversation from this man over and over again. The Atmosphere is very unfriendly and and unfair. Certain people get away with everything and others don’t. Thay do not care about you or your safety. Had been Repeatedly lied to about Bonuses and other Incentives. It is a shock to me anything gets done the hard working Employees struggle to keep up wit high demand of products. And the hard working ones are made to pick up the slack of lazy ones. I would not recommend anyone to work here there is better Employers out there. I was let go because I was not speaking to no one and doing my job at a slower pace at my 90 day review it was Insinuated I got covid Purposely to avoid working. Because I had made a comment that I should get sick so I didn’t have to do a certain job. As I had heard from others before but was looked down on as I said it. A lot of the people there are under minded and when safety concerns Are brought up They are ignored. When things are asked for to do Certain jobs to the manager we are told do you know how much that costs. No we don’t and we don’t care because we hav a jod as you do and we don’t get paid to do that if it is necessary to do the job safely the cost should not matter………..

Overall bad work environment, leads throw you under the bus as well as into positions without proper training and expect immediate production leads also are set in there ways its either there way or your not doing it right, There is only really one shift so you can forget about wanting to leave after your 8 houts are done with out them getting mad at you for not staying, plant managers only come out when there's problems or machine went down and are quick to blame you for the issue there is no maintenance on site so you need to trouble shoot and or fix machines yourself because they don't want to pay for repairs. Avoid working here you have to pull your own material cut your own orders and pack everyones else's orders they want you to be packing while your cutting then complain why weren't you watching the cut if something were to go wrong which is often with there old machines Everyone badmouths each other the lead in the plate department seems to always be on something and makes so many mistakes but he expects everyone to work like him and to be on a good one

Castle is a very good place to work, if you are in th managements pocket. If you are not, look out! I was broadsided with my departure of my job, because of business decline. Which made no sense since I knew the sales to profit and loss. Castle wanted to save on bonuses that were to be paid out for on time deliveries and by eliminating my position, it did that in less than a week. 
Castle is by far one of the most backwards companies I've ever worked for. If you do well and actually produce, you will be let go. They keep the slow, bad attitudes, and over all lazy employees to maintain a below threshold on time delivery now. It's sad.
I do not recommend this company at all, it opened their Janesville facility to receive tax write offs and will most likely will close this facility within the next few years. The management team will bold face lie to you, say one thing and do another.

If you're not "one of the boys", your tenure at Castle Metals will be short lived. Moreover, if you complain that you don't have the right tools to do the job safely, again, you wont be long with the company. They expect you to lift 165lb bars of steel without a magnet on the end of your crane (which is required equipment). you also get the run around with regard to your uniform so be prepared to ruin your own clothes. there are some there who have waited 2-3mo and still haven't received their uniform in entirety. Also just to let you know, if you were told by the recruiting HR representative in Oak Brook, IL (Headquarters) that you would start at $14.50/hr then between $16-$17/hr after 90 days probationary period. just get that right out of your head. That is an out and out lie.

They have been in business for over 120 years.
Their reputation in the Metals Distribution Market allowed me the opportunity to prospect, develop, and service numerous companies in Ohio and Pennsylvania.
I was able to have a successful career which allowed me to retire in 2014.
I was responsible for managing and maintaining inventory on special stocking programs for our customers.
I firmly believe in working closely with my sales and operations support personnel.
The challenge was to continue to develop new customers in the ever changing manufacturing environment.
The most enjoyable part was meeting and developing relationships with numerous customers.

A.M. Castle was my second home, I made a lot of friends there. We had all become very familiar with each other over the years. I learned to do different jobs in the warehouse. I had many mentors who were willing to show me how to do the job.

I feel the most Important thing I learned from A.M. Castle was this; your role in a production team has an effect on all other roles in production. You can ruin a part, or cause an injury, if you drop the ball.
From the sales person down the line to the delivery driver, we all tried to make sure we were doing our part.

For me the hardest part of the job was the environmental conditions. In the summer it was hot and there were mosquitoes. In the winter it was cold and it cause equipment problems.
The most enjoyable part of the job was suffering it all in good company.

I have been working for AM Castle from the very beginning and all I can say is that it is the most mismanaged, terrible excuse for a company that I have ever worked for. First off I will start with the biggest issue which is the insurance. Apparently when AM. Castle came to Wisconsin I guess they just assumed the coverage would come with them, which it didn't. The bill that you will get will prove this fact. Second new hires make two dollars less then everyone else for reasons I do not know. Lastly the management is the the most lazy group of individuals I have ever seen in my life. Will take a fair amount of patience to deal with them on a day to day basis.

A typical day at work would be getting ready to receive trucks, organize loads for the evening. Sending orders out to be filled, updating orders through out the day, once loads are filled, I start to build loads to go out the next day. The hardest part of my job would be when the system would go down at the end of the day and you need to get the orders out the door and to customers.
The most enjoyable part of my day is working with a varity of people, co-workers, external, internal customers,and management. We all work together as a team in order to accomplish what needs to be done to take care of our customers.

Upper management has no problem lying. They encourage employees to tell on other employees for every little mistake you might make. Eyes constantly watching with some eager to run to the office to oblige. Concerns fall on deaf ears and then will be disciplined or fired if that concern actually happens. Constantly hearing how their customers have them on last chance. Not a very well run company. Probably one big customer away from closing. Company as a whole is loosing money annually. Actual quote from Assistant Plant Manager, " I want to hear all your ideas, but I don't care." and he doesn't. If you don't have opinions and are meek, this is the place to work.

A good place to get experience working in a fast pace sales environment.  Management is invested in your success.  Typical day mostly consists of answering emails and phone calls as quickly as possible to quote customers and then part of the day is following up to try and win the business if you hadn't heard back.  Hardest part of the job is time management.  You can fall behind on quotes to a point where you never know if you will ever dig out.  A lack of career advancement is my only knock.  Opportunities are limited and not all that attractive.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Warehouse worker 7 salaries reported	$19.14 per hour
Machine operator 7 salaries reported	$21.93 per hour
Inside sales representative 6 salaries reported	$26.33 per hour
Quality specialist 1 salary reported	$55,000 per year
Operations assistant 1 salary reported	$18.00 per hour

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