maintenance technician

leasing agent

grill cook

crew member

skilled laborer

Fred Smith Company

If job says fleet mechanic ,heavy Equipment mechanic or anything mechanic be warned you will be working on any and everything that has a engine and wheels from pick up trucks, saws to semi trucks. You will be three mechanics in one for the pay of a intermediate mechanic, which at this place is the lowest in the industry.
Overall a decent place. Working hard being on time everyday gets you nowhere in this company because a person who is late everyday and barely works will literally get the same scorecard and pay raise as a person who works hard. Its crazy because they will get rewarded more somehow by being an unpleasant employee. No room to grow for mechanics at all besides being a shop foreman or field foreman but hey you get a nicer truck than the mechanics. Below average pay and benefits compared every other company in this field. Lack of leadership in all the management a bunch of old 40 plus men just winging it because they have no experience in leading people. Lot of do as I say, not as I do. Hypocrites pretty much describe them. Womanizers for sure, talk about religion and many other unprofessional things that shouldn't be talked about in the work space.  You give them a two week notice and the next day they fire you or (let you go). Do not tell them your single cause all the married people will expect to work all the weekends especially management because their kids and wives are more important even though they are constantly complain about how much they hate them. This Company has a very high turnover rate and nothing in place to actually retain employees that will actually stick around and stay loyal to the company, especially when it comes to hourly employees. But hey if you re-apply after you leave you will get a pay raise!!!!

My experience at this company was disappointing and very different from what was promised during the interview process. I was told the role offered flexible hours and a non-micromanaged environment, yet there was never any clear communication about expectations, schedules, or start times. Despite that, management still operated in an extremely controlling way and monitored every detail of how departments worked, which created a stressful and inconsistent atmosphere. 

The work environment is extremely cliquish. They frequently hold events during the workday with food vendors and alcohol, which always felt unprofessional and out of place. They also encourage office gambling through fantasy sports, which adds to the overall inappropriate culture. Meanwhile, management rarely works past noon on Fridays, but everyone else is expected to stay.

Training was another major issue. I went through multiple interview rounds and made it clear I had no prior experience with the software they used. Regardless, I was given no real training and still expected to perform flawlessly—while my work was reviewed by an entire room of managers and even the VP within my first week. It was not a fair or supportive environment for learning or growth.

To be fair, the pay was decent. But overall, the culture is demeaning, outdated, and not welcoming to anyone who doesn’t fit their mold. Based on my experience, I would not recommend this company to anyone seeking a healthy, inclusive, or professionally managed workplace.

As a female with no construction experience, I had the expectation of working temporary til I found a better job. I had the notion of never being able to advance in the company, but I was dead wrong. I went from being a flagger for a few months to being offered a general laborer position, in which I learned how to operate pieces of equipment and becoming an occasional equipment operator. Withing a few months I was running equipment and was offered a permanent  position as an Off road truck driver, all withing a year. Due to unfortunate events I had to give my two weeks notice, due to not being able to find a place within appropriate distance of my job. As a mom I could not afford rent, utilities, and gas with my credit and having to pay extra deposit to move into a place. Within a year of working for this company I was offered a full time operator position along with laboring, and guaranteed a raise in pay if my performance continued to improved. OVERALL the company is great and if I'm ever back in NC they would be my first call for a job. They are great for hiring previous employers back who were either let go for non criminal reasons or quit due to circumstances. I would recommend all to apply even active/previous military, those with criminal backgrounds looking for a clean slate and to improve their stability and way of life, and anyone who works hard and encourages safety.

I had a lot of responsibility and stayed busy all night (worked night shift most of the time I was with the company). My bosses were wonderful! They were never cross with me or anything. Being so nice is what kept me wanting to stay and work with them. my co-workers looked out for me like a little sister since I was the only female on the crew. When around other crews and bosses everyone treated everyone like family. no one was rude or fighting with anyone it was a calm nice work place. the hardest part of working there was manual labor sometimes got to be to much. I stuck it out and did it though and I am proud of myself for it along with my old bosses and my father who was one of them.I learned all about paving and the equipment, how to operate it safely and what it did. Being my dad was a boss I got to sit in on some conversations about the business side and he showed me some of the ways we priced jobs and other things that had to deal with the parts most in the company only knew a little about. The owner liked us all to know about all parts but i knew more than most at my level of importance. I am grateful I had that experience.

Worked there almost two years. I started with limited experience. First foreman I worked with taught me absolutely nothing, worked our crew like dogs, and almost every weekend was mandatory, not a lot of family time at home. On hot days in the summer got angry about us taking 10 minute breaks ever hour. They switched what crew I worked on almost every quarter due to needing staff on different jobs. I started feeling like I was at a stand still with no recognition of the effort, and drive to learn I was exhibiting. Advancement within the company started looking like a farce, and close to two years of working here I no longer had the drive or enthusiasm to work here. I was upset about not moving forward, not being praised on good work, and money being tight as starting wages is 14.00/hr. And only received a 50 cent raise in a year. 

Good job pay is decent and your somewhat looked after if your on a respected crew that has honest leaders but there is too many people that get management positions just by on what they write down on there application instead of having to prove they really know and have done what they claim and when this happens regularly theres a good chance that the people that's actually doing the work and know what there doing get a target placed on them and it becomes more trouble than it's worth.


Fred Smith Company is that they are a productive and safe company to work for.The hardest part of the job would be wear and tear on the body.The most enjoyable part of the job is that communication is consistent.I was blessed that my colleagues were commendable. Management was respectful and understanding.If I learned anything from working for Fred Smith Company it's that success is accomplished by working as a team and Fred Smith Company enforces and encourages that teaching.A typical day in the life at Fred Smith Company is loading equipment and making sure its in proper working order as part of the preparation for the task at hand and then implementing said job plan.

I do not have much of anything positive to say about this company. There is a lot of promise for growth. I couldn’t say people grow unless they are secretively on their supervisors “favorite side”. Rumors spread quickly, if you work hard and are a threat to the lazier people you will be pushed out, met with passive aggressiveness, and your job will be made difficult till you quit or maybe you’ll get fired for something absurd. This place is a revolving door and it caters to very specific people. If you aren’t one of those people and you stand out you won’t last. Do not trust going to any form of HR or your supervisor if you have a concern, not if you want to keep your job. I really can’t recommend this company. Go work with Slurry or anyone else but here.

A typical day of work consist of being very focused on all job duties and requirements. The standards for the job are held at a very high level of Trust, Integrity, Honesty and Loyalty. Working together as a team is a must when it comes to this position. In one days work you might respond to a car accident in the parking lot, employee accident on the job site, theft of Government services, responding to intrusion alarms, maintaining key control over the entire job site, tracking and enforcing all rules and regulations set forth by the company and work hand in hand with all management through out the day to complete the job at task.

Work long weekdays when the weather permits. When applying I had very little experience. I have learned how to operate heavy machinery however no advantages to show progress for pay increase. They HR team and operations are well aligned. Great team players. The hardest part of the job, not being able to advance in a timely manner. The most enjoyable part of the job are learning operations and meeting new people.

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