maintenance mechanic

electrician

operator

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senior sales manager

Dover Chemical Corporation

Dover Chemical Corporation is a privately held, medium-sized, family friendly company.  It is a comfortable place, with modest salaries, to go work and ride your remaining career out till retirement with the majority of the workforce being 45+.  Due to the company's size, the ceiling for advancement for many young professionals is low and there exists little to no evidence of succession planning and grooming of younger professionals to take on the challenges brought upon them when individuals leave or retire from the organization.  Oftentimes employees are passed over for promotions or internal job opportunities based on friendships and nepotism.  This, along with a lack of transparency of the goals and aspirations of executive management, has caused large turnover amongst its young to middle-aged professionals resulting in the organization being under staffed.  With low human capital, investments in new technologies, production expansion, and personnel are slow to develop and generate any impact or return for the organization.  With some products fading away due to dying markets and regulatory scrutiny, a significant investment in developing new product technologies along with a management overall will be needed to keep this company moving back into the right direction.

Dover Chemical (DCC) is a good company to work at.  Compensation and benefits are good for the area.  Stable company and financially secure.  Union shop, with little disruptions of past negotiations.  Management is getting old, and they do not have a strong developing management team below executive level. Promotions in management are based more on friendships and relationships than actual experience which can be frustrating for employees.  You have to leave the company to be appreciated if you are not a relative or friend of executive team.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Good Union people work there. Management is no good... and pay is below average compared to other chemical company ( like Kraton in Dover Oh).)

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
1960's work schedule and no direction from management. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
POOR! Moral is very low and management could care a less...as long as they get their big salaries and bonuses that's all that matters to them!!

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Same as the day before. Work is monotonous and boring. Work schedule is from the dinosaur age.

Demanding staff do more tasks with no added resources. They absolutely avoid adding headcount.
Decision making so far as company path moves at an extremely slow pace. Upper management only responds when issues become a crisis or a key member announces they are leaving and then ask baffled that anyone would think about leaving.
No life/work balance, period. 
Upper management tells you the opposite of known facts and expects you to accept it. 


A very openly hostile environment in the management ranks. That's why I left. The pay was okay, the workload was incredibly heavy, covering two salaried positions and minimal effort being to find help. This posting reflects that, 4 months after the opening and they are still unable to find help. They say it is due to the mindset of the work force but when there is NO room for advancement & no resources available, why would you join? Dead end employment from the start. Be very aware if considering this organization.

Dover Chemical offers good pay and benefits. However, there is no work-life balance. The schedule is the worst and is a 1950's style swing shift, which has you working 7 straight Afternoons, one day off...7 straight Dayshifts, one day off...7 straight Midnights, 4 days off. Only once a month do you get a weekend off, so if you have a family, you will never see them. If they had a different type of schedule, this would be a great place to work. Unfortunately, after years of employees trying to stress their concerns about the schedule, the company refuses to do anything about it.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Benefits and pay. Big on ppe and making sure you have everything you need.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Training takes a long time. Work with some nasty stuff.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Genuine, friendly, like family, a lot of talk about safety and the materials you work with.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Laid back, not in a hurry, take your time and be safe

Interview process was 3 rounds but straight to the point. Company made me feel welcomed into joining their team/organization. My Onboarding process was smooth and organized. So far being an employee I have learned a lot about the company and industry. Management is supportive and helpful. They really push making sure you are successful in what you do. Lots of room for career growth and opportunity 

Maintenance normally has no parts or junk parts mixed in with new parts.

Rebuild kits are half used missing the most important parts. 

Middle Management is to busy not cooperating the be helpful.  




Not a job for people that want a set schedule and weekends off. Great Union support. Communication with production and management needs improvement. Good place to use as a stepping stone to get your feet wet (literally, the place floods every time it rains and you still have to work in it) and gain experience. Must be able to handle shift work 21 turn rotations (changing shifts every week). 

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