tanker driver

chemical operator

operator

maintenance mechanic

environmental health and safety officer

Chemtrade

THERE ARE BETTER JOBS OUT THERE, I promise!!!! Plant manager and Management overall will lie and plot against you. they like to think their operators don’t have a life. You will be forced in other departments. If you are suspected of having covid and you tell them and you have to go get tested if you are negative you get pointed for each days missed. They think that one small training session considers you “trained” they want people that train you to sign off on your qualification card ASAP so you can be out there by yourself basically. But then punish you for not knowing. You want a union? WHAT UNION. You basically pay union dues just to turn around and get slapped in the face. Management comes after you to get you fired. You basically never know if todays your last day of work or not. Management knows “everything” even when you tell them it’s going to mess up. They don’t listen. This is hands down the most unprofessional work environment I have ever worked due to management. 

Over the last few years there has been a major change in how this company is ran.  This company has lost many key members of not only upper management, but also middle management. (They seem to not be able to get out of the door fast enough.)  Needless to say, the loss of key personnel at the management level has had a major impact all the way down.  It seems HR is scrambling to replace everyone that has left (turnover is above 50%) and they are replacing them with anyone willing to work in a high stress job, regardless of fit.  There is little to no training, and due to this, new employees are set up to fail.  When you fail at Chemtrade, they beat you down and there is no one to help you up.  There is no mentorship, only blame.  The newbies are now leaving in record time.  It is a vicious cycle that I hope Chemtrade understands is not sustainable.

This company has grown exponentially since its formation in 2001. Despite seeing complaints on here (many of which are untrue or incorrect) it is in large part due to the acquisition and changes from growth which always has a built in level of resistance. I believe the safety culture is very strong and the development of systems and processes has evolved rapidly in the past several years due to the growth. Chemtrade genuinely tries and pursues the right things that are best for the sustainability of the business and good for employees. The Company HQ is based in Toronto and has a very Canadian feel to it which is "ok" since it is more deliberative and patient in dealing with issues and people. The Company does demand a lot from its employees but that is ok especially if you don't mind being stretched and having to perform on a daily basis.

No cross training what so ever with the exception of the packaging room. The physical demands of this room are similar to working shipping docks from the 1800's, or being forced into third world country slave camps all while having potassium chloride dust choke you out, and wreak havoc from above.  Senior operators who have extensive knowledge of the plant are rewarded by being paid the same as someone off the street on their first day. Medical insurance for a family on a PPO account is over 500 dollars a month. Environmental, Health, and Safety is non existent at this facility. I would be hard pressed if any of these operators know what a pre job risk assessment, hazard identification, or safe work permits even are.

What is the best part of working at the company?
You have older employees that works there and they are Good as Gold very Positive ppl but the management!!No !!good They set and txt each others. Makes Fun out of ppl jobs and laugh about it and favoritism!! That’s what they do stay with the Bs Daily but if they be Grown Men about the Plant and management it would be a great place to wrk 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Ppl don’t mind they Busy and want be unist bout anything 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
It could be a Great Place they can’t try it be to many Kids can’t mind their on business I am glad that am a changed person 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
It’s very layed back keep things in order but the other kids be to busy watching you mad cause there job is extra

Reviewed inbound rail car report,ordered raw materials, dispatched company drivers to deliver bulk orders of hazardous materials in a safe matter without spills, addressed equipment problems,  documented late shipments and other logistic failures, scheduled equipment for repairs and DOT inspections, scheduled rail switches for inbound and outbound cars, billed loaded rail cars to customers, reviewed production inventory to schedule future orders, tracked inbound and outbound shipments to ensure movement and timely deliveries and assisted other departments and customers with any logistic questions.

" People First" that is a lie. this company does not run well at all. Chemtrade is  very top heavy in management, They treat you like you are garbage and throw you in the trash any and every time they get.  Benefits and ok pay is the only thing on the plus side. they constantly are under staffed, takes 3to 6 months to get a single person hired, mean while they force overtime coverage of a rotational shift, of 7 on 2 off 7 on 1 off 7 on 4 off, working 40 weekends a year. they will not hire any extra man power to give a somewhat normal life to the employees but yet can hire 10 management to oversee 5 workers. they run their plants into the ground. the only time things get fixed is when it breaks and causes loss of production.

The job is easy and the pay is well. The problem is you may not get time off. They say you can but the supervisor may change his mind. He never remembers conversations so get things in email or you will be thrown under the bus. Management is extremely poor. Data integrity is low. This would NOT be the the best learning place for new hires because the practices are not the best. Training is poor. Unless you have prior experience in analytical chemistry and icp ms you will be drowning. Work culture is poor. In the lab across sites it's toxic and hostile. 

The management at this company is totally disconnected from the hourly "people". The lack of respect to hourly "people" is so in your face, examples would be like down talking to you, blaming, backstabbing, and elitist behavior. They talk safety first, but really that is all it is, talk, when issues of production arise. The new maitenance management has brought very little of their own to improve the overall integrity of the plant, instead they rather ride the guys there who are knowledgeable and quickly turnaround and blame them when it suits them. Here is a work place where asskissing, works very well.

Over worked with no work/life balance. If you're in a plant manager position, good luck. Operators are required to wear many hats, despite not having qualifying training. Unrealistic expectations with very limited support. If anything goes wrong with your ancient equipment the skeleton crew you have on-site is expected to handle it, big or small. Upper management will make knee jerk decisions that have large ramifications without consulting beforehand, and tell you to deal with it. Money is the bottom line, the people are not. 

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Tanker driver 33 salaries reported	$31.62 per hour
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Operator 9 salaries reported	$34.19 per hour
Maintenance mechanic 7 salaries reported	$107,857 per year
Environmental health and safety officer 7 salaries reported	$135,143 per year

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