production operator

customer service representative

sales representative

shipping and receiving clerk

driver

DuBois Chemicals

If I could rate this place a 0 I would. Many of the departments are understaffed, whether it be finance, HR or IT. The company runs lean to make the company more attractive to equality firms that buy us. Other words this is not going to change anytime soon. Expect long hours and to be over worked due to the company's refusal to give the departments what they need.

There is a lack of communication between departments, company locations and management. More often than not things are done on the fly as a result, but this leads to things not being done correctly and causes things to be done more than once to get it right. The whole environment is chaotic. 

Raises are low or non-existent.  Don't expect career advancement neither. If you ask around you will see this is a common theme across the board throughout the company. Moral is extremely low. Moral has continued to get worse with no signs from management that they will try and improve the situation. There is a high turnover rate, at one point we had no HR department because everyone left.

Paid time off is fairly decent. Insurance doesn't start unless you've been with the company for 60 days. There is no real training offered. For the most part you are thrown into the job and expected to fend for yourself. If you can learn quickly great, if you cannot, well you will get fired. 

My advise is to find another place to work at unless you're desperate. DuBois isn't going to improve anytime soon and is likely only going to get worse. I've seen a lot of good people from different departments leave because of the frustration of working here.

shift usually starts at 6 have to be there by 5:55 or you will get penalized 
shift ends at 3:00 but can work little over to finish work 
work is easy but need attention to detail 
workday goes by quick, 2 20minute breaks and - hour paid lunch 
some days there is mandatory overtime and weekends 
overall work environment is ok but needs heavy improvement management  is horrible and needs immediate improvement  ppl think they know things when they actually  don’t and will penalize you  for little stuff n threaten your job 
compensation and benefits is decent 
turnover rates is high
overall the job isn’t hard at all just stay to yourself and don’t get involved with job politics, office ladies and lab people are very nice to work with, production workers are nice to work with as well i can say that was the best part for me being able to work with my coworkers efficiently and as a team with little to no drawbacks
work hard and  improve on the job duties and you’ll be good 


starting pay goes up every year because it's a union work place. There is room for growth, but not much if your coming from production. Standard 8 hours shifts overtime is usually on a volunteer basis unless they can't get enough. Then it's mandatory. You can earn .90 cent raise every year plus level raises (.45) for the first 4 years. Liquid take out is pretty laid back, just packaging chemicals in drums totes and pails. Batch making is a great experience and that's an extra .40 if you decide to go that route. Management is cool could be better.  There is no real appreciation for employees there. Just do your work and go home.  Medical is expensive and the dental sucks. 401k is average. God forsaken 1st shift starts and 5am and 3am sometimes. 2nd shift gets off at midnight at times

What is the best part of working at the company?
The Hours were great 5am 130pm. The people that work there are NOT friendly. The HR department is almost non existent.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The people are NOT friendly there. It was like walking on egg shells around some there. That was extremely stressful!!

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Management is almost non existent at DuBois Chemicals Hamilton. The work environment is hostel. When you're caught up on work you don't dare try to help out with someone else's job. They frown on that.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
It always went by quickly because the hours are great. Other than that it wasn't a strenuous position just stressful of the people you would be working with.

This place is terrible. The work culture is beyond simply "butts in seats" and extends to constant condescending tones. The workers cuss and scream at each other all day long. There's no self control, whether there are visitors in the workshops, owners, females, etc

A lot of the production decisions are made based on moods. If someone is having a bad day, they will come and dump it all over everyone else, and the management goes along with it.

I have never seen more grown men act like whiny babies in my entire life. They would rather hold grudges and complain than to actually step up and solve problems.

They are, however, very relaxed on dress and punctuality. You won't be penalized for showing up 5-10 minutes late and are allowed all the overtime you want.

I like working at DuBois. The top managers were on the ball -- smart people who understood the industry, the customers, and how to run a business well.

I worked in a division in Chicago, not in the HQ in Cincinnati where my supervisor was, and I definitely felt disjointed. The workplace there was not always the most professional, but I felt that people cared about you as an employee and as a person. DuBois produces many chemicals that its customers need regardless, and so it is a fairly stable environment.

The pay was OK.

The hardest part about the job was working with some of the sales reps. It is very much a salesforce-oriented company. But I enjoyed the work overall.

DuBois Chemicals is growing from several acquisitions. DuBois Chemicals is owned by a Venture Capital company. DuBois has no board of directors and answers to the VCC. They move slow and smart into various business decisions, which can be good and bad. Company is spread thinly from East to West coast with many warehouses and fleet terminals that are active in various chemical segments of the company. Management has been difficult at times to move people quicker to pose better financial decisions. DuBois Chemicals is a good company and has many growth opportunities. Benefits are the best I have ever seen and do a great job in helping the employees with benefits most companies won't do.

trying to maintain collection calls and collection emails as well as A/P coding, and maintain a portion of jobs from four different positions since the downsize of Mitco after DuBois Chemicals purchased the company.   The most enjoyable part of the job is the satisfaction of knowing I succeeded in accomplishing all the tasks and collecting on my accounts maintaining a relationship with our customers based on my integrity and moral standings within my performance goal of 95% collected payments from account group within 43 days or less.

I worked for DuBois for over 8 years in sales, I made their presidents council award twice. When I started it was a great place to work. However, over the years they have steadily went downhill. This used to be a company that cared about employees and their overall well-being. Now DuBois has degraded to a point that working there is nothing but a stress. Customer service and workers in the plant have such a high turnover rate (around 35%) that noone has a clue what's going on. Customer orders get shipped incorrectly and sometimes not al all. Management is even worse. My advice is to avoid this company at all costs. 

The job gives good wok-life balance, but some VPs think too highly of themselves to worry about their employees or fix issues. They are more worried about their headcounts than the advancement of their employees. Pay isn't awful, but it isn't great. They will try to sell you on their less-than-average benefits and make them seem amazing, especially if you are a woman. There is no fully-paid maternity leave or fertility benefits. Insurance costs are higher than most other companies. There is also always drama, and it isn't ever dealt with because upper-management runs from issues. 

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