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GMS Mine Repair & Maintenance

I worked for GMS at a few different mines during my ten months with them. Each mine has different management and employees, each with their own quirks and challenges. 

The upper management of GMS is truly out for their employees to be safe, the coordinators of the mines are not. While safety coordinators preach task training and safe practices, the coordinators at the mine for GMS do not. If you are a "By the book" type of person, do not  work for this company. 

Employees vary from mine to mine on how they treat eachother. Traveling crews and specialty crews are comprised of some of the worst people I have ever worked with or for. If you do not break the rules with them, They will corner you and say that you are not giving one hundred percent effort for not doing unsafe practices. I was told to go under unsupported belt with a close handled shovel and to shovel under unsupported top. When I refused to do these things, I was told I didn't give one hundred percent and was let go, all the while not being task trained in any of the work I was fired for.

At GMS its the luck of the draw.

They don't have any real engineering jobs for their engineers. Instead they will stick you with a crew in a coal mine doing labor yet being paid as an engineer. After a while they will forget about you it seems like. The pay is slightly below average and very low for the laborers. You don't realize this until you go and work elsewhere and are like whoah I was basically a slave compared to this. Anyway it wasn't all bad. I gained a lot of hands on experience and coal miners are great people. Sure you'll see a huge opoid problem underground with some guys snorting heroin in the man trip but other than that great fun!

It just seems like GMS is stretched too far thin and as a result as an employee i was forgotten about. After some contracts started drying out and I wasn't working anymore underground, there were literal weeks when I had absolutely nothing to do. Maybe 20 min or so a day of work that I could have done as a 5th grader. If you're into that go for it.

First  I know it was a hard job form the interview,  because one guy quit then i got hired. Then the training part was ok , but its a safety course and you really only little a little bit.  The first day, was ok  hard work holding a weeder for 10 hours. Then the second day I got there about 5:40 and no work truck was found. However,  the shift dont start to six. So I got told I was late but I was not. The the office people told me to taken my own vehicle to the work site , where its dangerous to park in safety course said not to park there. So i just left , then boss called it i say if I get better communication then I will come back. So waiting for the manger to call and talk to me and it never happened.  Long story short the communication in this company need re teacher the basic knowledge of English language and how to run a business good for your employees wamt to go to work , for you dont haven't keep hiring people..

A typical day of work was having some guy with about 5 or 6 months of experience giving orders about a job that he wasn't qualified for. I learned that being a contractor in a coal mine makes your job the least important. Management didn't pay any attention to the unqualified "crew leaders "that they chose to lead the crew. Most of the guys on the crew worked out of fear for their jobs. The hardest part of the job was never knowing which day was going to be the start of your layoff period. The most enjoyable part of the job was finally hearing about one of these young, inexperienced , unqualified crewleaders finally getting fired for drug use or incompetence.

A typical day at work involved over 600 miles of driving, traveling underground to inspect employees for safety compliance as well as inform them of hazards associated with the job. My immediate co-workers were great to work with, they will go far in the industry. After 9 months of traveling the industry took a fall in the market which in-turn effected our company too. Corporate decided that they needed me too stay overnight out of state three to four days a week. If there was any bad comments made toward this company this would have to be the one, only its nothing bad, it just did not fit my life style. This company was a pleasure to work for and I wish them the best if there future endeavors.

We were a contractor for Bailey and Enlow coal mines, I was fully responsible for the payroll and billing and all that was involved with it this was a very fast paced job not a minute to spare.  I also was trained on other jobs could do hiring and all that was involved with it we answered phones waited on customers, daily entry of the payroll and generated reports for the billing weekly, closed payroll by-weekly, invoicing weekly in M2M  handled all the phone calls for payroll and billing.  Received signed invoices for entering into Hubwoo System for payment.  We ordered supplies, filing, coping, fully responsible for the Waynesburg office.   I love doing payroll and all that is involved with it, I am also a very dedicated employee  I knew what needed done and I did it.

What is the best part of working at the company?
They expect quality and a hands off approach to let you do your work but are there when you need field supplies. It's not a greenhorn type of job. I enjoyed being left alone to do what I was hired for. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The places you go often have people that don't agree with contractor pay and they find out by looking on indeed then get weak. Bunch of school yard BS happens. But GMS stands up for their people! 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Professional and commensurate for the tasks given. Laid back but with high expectations. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Show up on time and get to work. It's dirty work but always fun and learn something from someone. Some good some bad

Like I said it was the only way you could get your red hat time in. I worked at enlow mine on long wall recovery and setup.My foreman was a contrary sob but I learned a lot for sure. It was back breaking work,we usually got about 10-15 minutes to inhale your lunch then right back to work. I hated that job.Don’t go to gms at 40 years old,you’ll find out what kinda shape you’re in for sure. I could outwork guys half my age but they weren’t going anywhere because of felonies. Just a stepping stone till you get your time in then move on...EAT,SLEEP,WORK 7 days a week. Definitely underpaid,company makes a killin off your hard work. Don’t ask for a day off!

I worked here for a little while and found out that they cannot keep their schedule straight. First off you'll be hot seating alot (staying longer than eight hours.) Secondly they'll claim they'll put you on one shift then as your sleeping they'll give you a call and saying something else, I was sleeping getting ready for night shift and as I was on my way to the portal they called and told me to just go to day shift later. I went to day shift and got chewed out because I wasn't on the night shift ( two different managers who can't decide). I left to go join the union afterwards but don't expect to see your family much because I could no longer pick up my son from school nor see my wife, pay is good but you'll be a very lonely soul working here..

What is the best part of working at the company?
The other people that you’ll work with is about the best part the actual company is terrible 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
They will change your schedule constantly an you won’t know if you’ll actually be working when you do show up but honestly the company is the most stressful part 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
The guys that I worked with underground were an amazing group of guys that will have your back through anything an everything but the company sucks 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Complete an total nonsense everyday

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