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First, let's go over the positives. The pay is pretty alright for the labor, and the benefits are very good. We're talking full insurance, dental, they got you covered. If you place yourself strategically, say in the scrap or pipe yards, your overall health and well-being will improve greatly. This is about it for the straight positives.
Now, I'm not going to lie to you, this is very important: Business is not good for this company right now, and it's showing no signs of improvement. Oregon is really inhospitable for a steel mill, and with the economy how it is, this is not a safe bet if you have a family. You can mitigate this risk by keeping an ear out for rumors, which are very frequently true because the employees don't trust the management, and management does not communicate with employees.
This company has a real leadership problem, which has caused a high turnover rate. This means a lot of new guys, which means a lot of guys are getting hurt. This lowers your safety rating, making it harder to do business. All of this is a recipe for decline, and it won't get any better until the company takes a serious look at its policies (like its zero-tolerance attendance policy), and its leadership. 
Finally, I want to say that this can be a pretty good job for a young guy if you're smart about where you place yourself in the company, and position yourself strategically. You want to work outside, preferably in the Scrap Yard or the lube crew. Places like these are how you get jobs where you can work in peace with the manager swinging by occasionally to check if you've done what you needed, which is what's going to make your life very nice. Other than that, keep your eyes peeled for opportunities like heavy equipment operation, forklift permits, and apprenticeships, and you can walk out of this job with a better resume, and a better job in the future.

Best of luck, man.

➢ Reviewed, analyzed and managed an average receivable portfolio of $75 million consisting of both domestic and International balances for Steel Industry.
➢ Research and evaluate new and established accounts for credit worthiness.
➢ Analyze financial statements utilizing FisCal Analyzer.
➢ Proactively monitor economic trends to secure the assets of the corporation as it pertains to the A/R credit files.
➢ Run Dun & Bradstreet reports and analyze data.
➢ Procure and evaluate trade and bank/financial references as well as provide reciprocal data.
➢ Assist the Credit Manager with management reports, monthly A/R borrowing bank reporting, and other projects assigned as needed.
➢ Interface with Credit Manager, Controller, Sales and other upper management in regarding International Credit.
➢ Maintain and build strong communications with Sales Departments and company management at the mill and corporate level.
➢ Coordinate weekly A/R meetings in the absence of the Credit Manager
➢ Monitor delinquent accounts with Sales and assist in calls as needed.
➢ Communicate with customers by E-mail, phone, faxes or letter on account status.
➢ Create weekly A/R reports for CFO on customer past due activity and work out plans.
➢ Authorize and release orders on hold.
➢ Assist in training and mentoring fellow Credit Analyst.
➢ Travel to NACM National Meetings representing the Corporation to maintain strong industry group relationships.

Evraz, Oregon Steel, CF&I - the corporate  culture remains the same in the Pueblo facility. And it is toxic.  Never any feedback on good jobs - just negatives.  Very little room for advancement as there is little internal promotion from the hourly worker pool. Management seems to actively dislike the hourly employees.  Funny accounting - someone should investigate how they do their numbers.  Run bad product then "sell" it back internally to be melted down - and count the bad product as tons produced.  Something not right here.  No paid sick - come in sick to get paid or stay at home and get written up if you don't get a note from a doctor.  Extremely boring work and such long hours.  I would not recommend this place to anyone - if the economy hadn't crashed in 2009, a lot of the current employees would be somewhere else.

On the plus side - no premiums on their health insurance - for now.

I signed on for the benefits and the 4 on 4 off schedule. The benefits are still great. But over the last 15 years, the 4 on 4 off is the schedule I've worked the least. And every time the schedule changes, it's with nearly no notice. They can't keep orders. They can't produce quality product. 
Management doesn't listen to the employees, even though they say they do. Especially "old timers".  We're not taken seriously. They claim to care about our wellness, but they make us work rotating shifts, sometimes with only a day and a half off between rotations. What they really care about is their insurance premiums. This place is a multibillion dollar corporation, but can't give raises above 3%. To EVRAZ, you're just an expendable cog in their soulless machine.  
If you're young, and don't have a family, or any kind of social life or interests outside these hallowed walls, this place is a great way to save money. But if, like most people, you actually want to have a life outside of here...forget it. Once you're here, you're a ghost, and a slave to the grind.

If you know what you're getting into and your life outside of work won't get in the way, then you'll probably be fine. That said, hiring tends to be a frenzy when it's needed and freshies often turn & run after the free cookies and boot vouchers handed out during training week. 
They usually have what you need but you have to nag your stores runner or supervisor to get it sometimes. Sometimes they don't have what you need and you have to stretch what you have.
Safety committee is probably more authoritarian than most establishments you've seen, and corrective actions can miss the mark but once they're in place that's just the way it's going to be.

Watch out if you're told you'll have Monday off, because it means they're going to bring you in Saturday.

Management is the worst I have ever worked for. Daily threat's of being fired & intimidating by the supervisor. Racist atmosphere, a real sense of "us" verses "them"  mentality. Your On the job "training" basically setting you up to fail, as your trainer was a new employee also. Union shop, but they are unable to help new employees until you have worked 750+ hours & have become a full Union member, until then Management looks for & creates ways to get rid of new employees, through bougus "evaluation's" where the supervisor who doesn't spend anytime with new employees to witness job training or skill assessments, but rather go off of what other workers & "trainers" think of a new employee to determine if they will make it. Worst supervisor I have ever had the displeasure of working for. I WOULD NOT SUGGEST WORKING FOR THIS COMPANY

The pay was decent for me starting out. Having just had a child all the overtime was great. There was definetly no work/life balance while working here. Floor level supervisors were awesome to work with and taught me so much for being a young guy on the mill, and really had me to the point at understanding it all. Upper management above them would constantly add responsibility to every position out there with the idea it would be taken care of. Which a lot of employees were incompetent of. After my years there I don't believe I was being paid fairly before I was laid off. Most of the guys on my mill were great to work with. I will always remember working there and learning much of the experience I have today.

Evraz is a good place to work, could be better. Great benefits and decent pay.  Hours aren't the best with short, to no notice on needed extra days. Management sucks and are selfish for their own wants and needs. Losing a good manager that wanted improvement. Co-workers are good to work with. (Except a few knuckleheads) some area to advance. Runs to much on the good ol boy system. Says your pay goes by your knowledge and sign offs, but you'll rarely get a dime more then what they want to give, instead of what you earned. HR is ok, some there want to help. But will back the company more so then the employees. Hires new workers at better or same wage as employees that have been here and put their time in.

Most of management was unwilling to see the loyalty and dedication of people doing the work and giving it their best. Which in turn made the workforce just as self destructing as the mill. Most of the craftsmen that left were the ones that cared and wanted to see the maintenance department succeed. Same guys that prided themselves on the lowest downtime rate and making improvements to the mill. When leaving, there was a broken sense of brotherhood that once was there and everyone for themselves. 

The schedule & hours of which days you work change each week (2 weeks of days, 2 weeks of nights). This becomes hard to get used to, however, I am grateful for having worked a schedule such as this, as I have gained the knowledge that I can, with confidence, work any schedule implemented in any/all industrialized environments. The Union environment fostered somewhat of a negative culture, between bargaining employees & management. I am, however, grateful for this aspect of the experience as well, as I have learned to excel under stressful & adverse conditions.

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