welder

order administrator

fabricator/welder

boiler technician

Cleaver-Brooks

I worked in the Tubing and Hydro dept. My work consisted of removing the I beams from the inside of the boilers. Cleaning the tube holes to get rid of rust and particles that could harm the tubes. Once that was done, helped slide the tubes into the boilers and locked them in place so we could tighten them up. Worked the ends of the tubes according to specs then plugged and hydro the boilers to one and a half lbs per in of operating pressure. Management was fair and just. Made sure things got done. The hardest part was climbing on the boilers to hook up the cranes for moving the product. Also crawling down the furnace tubes to catch tubes on certain boilers. The best part was getting the product to work as it was made to do.

Title says it all.  The company pretends to be cutting edge but there is no advancement and it is mismanaged from the top down.  Work day in and day out, no new ideas are welcome so if you come here and have those….keep them to yourself.  Just stagnation with the same positions left unfilled for a year on end sometimes!  That creates problems in other positions.  Managers and HR not doing their job and the rest picking up the slack with no thanks or consideration.  I wonder how they get away with it….it cost the company big money.  It is becoming a place where traditional Nebraskan employees are now the minority, in favor of much cheaper immigrants who might or might not even be legal and can’t speak english.  Wasted money, time and effort………same mistakes over and over.  What a waste of what was once a good company.

After a horrible hiring process I gave this place a chance and have been here for more than a year.  I should have went with my first instinct at how I was treated before they hired me.  People who need a job tend to talk themselves into overlooking how they get treated at first (like I did), they shouldn't no matter how bad they need a job.  If the owners knew how management was really running the company, they would fire most of the management & hr and just start over.  The wasted time, money and effort is over the top.  The good people here are the average joes who get their hands dirty, the rest just take advantage.  I have to find a new job before I can leave but this is the worst place I have ever worked.

I enjoyed the supervision of the floor employee's. I would have liked to have more support from the management. I felt that I could not keep the moral of the floor employee's with no information from the management. I would have liked to have more notice that they were elimimation positions, and that I would be one of those. I would have liked to be involved in the meeting that came to that decision, and be able to have my input into deciding where and if things could be moved around to save positions and make the work more efficent.

What is the best part of working at the company?
The people were the best part of working at Cleaver Brooks!!!

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
I encountered no stress while at Cleaver Brooks.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Environment was great and you were part of a large family working there!

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
I was the first person on site daily and never was under any pressure!
This was the best company I have worked at in my 56 years of employment. I would recommend Cleaver Brooks for both a place to work and they manufacture the best small boiler over any other boiler company!!

I wanted a place to earn a chance to progress.  This place was presented by management as honest with good people and room to improve things and move up.  The good people part was pretty true, but mostly out on the floor.  The rest was not true at all with all the twists and turns and game playing.  Moving up was also not true unless you are part of the inner circle.  I came with experience and ability and it's never been used because they are afraid you will show them up.  I almost hate coming in and many just say it pays the bills.  I am underpaid and fed up, and I'm looking.

What is the best part of working at the company?
They are family oriented and just a GREAT company to work for. While every company has down falls the ones I have here aren't even worth mentioning. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
No stress other than self imposed stress to do the best job I can for them.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
The work environment is very flexible, collaborative, diverse, allows remote if need be and very safe and positive.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Me personally - pound out as much work as I can while listening to music.

Their most recent round of company-wide layoffs has made all of the employees still there search for new jobs.  They laid off hundreds of people and expect those remaining to pick up their work without any extra compensation or incentive.  Also, the higher management has this "they don't need to know" attitude about pretty much everything regarding anyone they don't think is important, and the lack of communication really hurts productivity.  You can't really be creative here.  It's an old company and they are stuck in the past.

I very much enjoyed being contracted to Cleaver-Brooks for a year and a half.  The company has been a major employer to the historic city of Thomasville, Georgia for many decades manufacturing medium to super large sized boilers.  
The people of Thomasville as well as the employees of Cleaver-Brooks are down to earth people who enjoy their work and their families.  Working with management was very enjoyable as they roll up their sleeves with everyone else.

Working in the panel has been a great learning tool, I am learning how to wire up electrical panels. Cleaver Brooks love to cross train which is great knowledge. Management is in turn with what is going on with all the employees, The co-workers are very helpful. The hardest part of working at Cleaver Brooks is the fact that sometimes sales are slow and work is slow. The enjoyable part of working there is the people. Cleaver Brooks is a great place to work.

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