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Dolese Bros.

Hourly paid workers make this company and keep it running and strong.  The quarries make up for spend frenzied micro management and for the slow parts of the company due to the shot callers ego.  Health insurance, 401k, and profit sharing are the only great things about working for dolese bros.  All the other hourly perks you once had are being stripped away year by year to make the company more "efficient".  HR is a joke, they will turn you loose if your deemed a liability or cannot longer do your job, but do nothing if you wont do your job.  Supervisor cannot do any wrong and run with no consequences.  Upper management is more like a regime, that keeps cutting out hourly employees while they loose nothing in order to save the company money.  Poor communication between management and employees.  Your pay scale is complicated and we now have evaluation system.  A 1 to 5 rating 5 being best.  5 is best and reflect how much your yearly raise is.  5 is impossible to get.  If you are a 5, you shouldn't be working there is exact words it was explained.  Currently I am 10+ years with the company and am still employed and in good standing with the company.  Just stating what I have observed and what this company has become.

Starting out here in 2014 things were pretty great but as the years turned and new management came in things went downhill fast. New management cut pay company wide. You have to drive behind a camera(DriveCam) all day here and you are penalized/disciplined for any infractions you may have. Ive seen a lot of great employees get a bad shake from this company, mainly camera related.  This place is NOT a family oriented company. You will be required to work mandatory weekends any weekend they need you to work and if you’re not able to be there or find someone to work in your place that weekend you will be written up. Moral is super low company wide here. Pay is down as stated before. Management cares not about the employees but themselves and what fake image they can portray to the public. People stay here for the Profit Sharing program they offer which is a great thing but other than you will not enjoy your time or employment here.

Pre and post trip ready mix truck daily. Inspect each load for proper slump before leaving the plant. Arrive to work site in a timely manner and pour concrete when customer was ready. I learned how to grease the inserts of the ready mix truck with a grease gun. Got to use an air chisel to knock off excess residual concrete around truck. Overall management often cordial and friendly. Typical construction camaraderie and atmosphere. Having to deal with some unprofessional construction finishers and foreman sometimes even if you professionally provide them with excellent pouring service. Cleaning your truck after every pour, concrete dust everywhere seemed so monotonous having to continuously clean about every hour. Pouring for professional concrete finishers and foreman made the job pleasant and people grow to respect you as they know they can count on you.

Initially hired on with my compensation kept private (was more than satisfied) Dolese is a company that one can build a family on and constantly learn new things, the ability to move position wise is tight but the pay and benefits make up for that. The work environment was  that of a family with safety put at the highest priority, the Shifts are started off with professionally presented cat walk / safety meetings with the intention that each employee express any concerns or safety issues to be taken care of immediately. The workplace environment and Knowledge that is held within the companies 10-40 year experienced employees from all backgrounds reflects just what kind of Company and workplace Dolese is, In my personal opinion Dolese is a Work experience and Resume launching platform to equal or better jobs. Again if you prefer Hard work and Great earned pay with  safe and friendly work environment Dolese is the place, If you dont mind hard work.

The idea from the CEO of Dolese Brothers is great, however the execution is not widely accepted. Aside from proper driving techniques there is no formal job training for a ready mix driver. None of your hours are set. Your hours are solely based on the customer which is understandable but if you have children, family, appointments, or etc this can be rather frustrating. When I started working for Dolese I was told our hours usually run from dark to dark. During busy times a driver will see 60+ hours per week with 10 hours off between days. Concrete batchers see 70+ Hours.

•	Supervised day-to-day sales with a staff of five representatives.
•	Responsible for staffing the sales team with leads and directing them in all lines of business and selling value added products for the company.
•	Personally responsible for quoting all commercial and highway projects.
•	Daily monitoring of customer preferences and competitors' situations.
•	Continuously teaching the team how to build relationships with potential customers using past experience, power point presentations and training them how to stay successful with the client before, during and after the sale. 
•	Tracked sales with Microsoft CRM software (version 2011).
•	Implemented sales and marketing strategies for Tulsa market.

I loaded, hauled, and unloaded various typed of crushed rock into their designated piles, and marked down how many loads I took to each pile. I was responsible for keeping my haul truck running, and functioning, and making sure everything was in good shape. I had to learn how to drive around semi-truck drivers in a rock quarry and who had the right of way and when. The management and my co-workers were excellent and enjoyable to be around. The hardest part of the job was remembering the different types of rock, what they looked like, and what piles they went to, the most enjoyable part was that I got off early each day.

Plenty of overtime. Good benefits including profit sharing. 32hr minimum guaranteed work week. Most drivers look after one another. Especially the older drivers. Respectable batchman. Favortism. Ex. Supervisor takes mixer drivers and laborer/buddies from high school to lunch while others grind and hammer concrete off of spare trucks. All goes smooth if you just nod your head in agreement with everything and continue hauling concrete. Safety is an image. Plenty of opportunities for career advancement.  Not a bad place to work if everyone was treated fairly. Worked there for 3yrs. 

The culture at Dolese is focused on respect for others and innovation.  There is always meaningful work that needs to be done and people feel as though they are a part of the success of the company.  Management is focused on results but is very supportive to the people tasked with getting those results.  The hardest part of the job is balancing effort to accomplish several things quickly and effectively.  The people at Dolese Bros are a joy to work with at every level of the organization.

When I started at dolese 6 years ago I had a blast learning all the new stuff. I thought it was awesome! As the years went on things started getting boring so I moved up to the electrical side of it and then started working more then I was home I was loosening sleep I was loosening my family but I wasn't making much more money. Anyways I thought I had a better opportunity somewhere else so I left the company and now I really wished that I didn't so I'm looking for something I could work like 10 or 20 days on and 5 or 10 days home I want to travel the world and see new things and make good money for my family.

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Heavy equipment mechanic 2 salaries reported	$28.14 per hour
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Equipment operator 2 salaries reported	$21.25 per hour
Clerk 2 salaries reported	$17.50 per hour

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