material handler

local driver

truck driver

inside sales representative

warehouse worker

Gulfeagle Supply

As a driver you will have very tough days. It is very physical work. There is a ground delivery truck with a piggyback and a roof delivery truck with a conveyor. Roof top delivery can be very physical some days. This truck is meant for younger guys. I am in 40s, decent conditioning and it was tough work. The warehouse manager can be very difficult to work with. He gets loud with employees and speaks down to people. He creates a chaotic environment. The rest of the staff are good to work with.  The hours can very, most days off by 330 but can also have days to 6pm. On the roof truck, some bundles wiegh around 80lbs and have to deliver 200-300 bundles a day, sometimes more. One person loads bundles on conveyor and typically the stricker is on the roof with the roofers. If you want some driving with lot of physical work, this position will be perfect for you. If a person can tolerate a difficult manager and wants a insane workout most days, this is the job for you.

Gulfeagle Supply allows you to run your individual branch location as if it was your own business.  They provide the back end corporate support (HR, Accounting, etc.) and you deliver the business results locally.  I personally appreciate that this is a family owned business.  If needed, the lines of communication are open right to the President and CEO.   Extensive Management Training program for new hires.  Accountability is expected in your role.  If you deliver, you will be recognized and rewarded. 

What is the best part of working at the company?
The schedule is Monday through Friday 7am-4pm. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Delivering shingles. Safety equipment is not always provided and sometimes unavailable. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Old fashioned. Sales and business models are behind the times. Almost all transactions are done face to face. A simple online presence could fix scheduling problems and eliminate redundant tasks such as inventory inquiries. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
The day goes by slow with the amount of jobs available. A couple jobs a day is a good day. The rest of the time is filled with redundancy or inventory counts. If you want to find a rewarding job that fulfills you, this is not the one.

I have worked for Gulfeagle only for five years coming from a company they acquired.  It has been such a pleasure to watch how the owners and my new bosses have striven to make this company a pleasure to work at. For me, they took the time to find a perfect job for me and accommodated my need to stay near my family in Pa rather than forcing a move to Tampa. They look to promote from within and I have already be given a promotion which I thought would not happen because I could not move. I have only been treated with respect and I know the owners care about all of their employees.  Just a quick example - All of the health insurance renewals have all been at no change in cost.  The owners have absorbed 100% of the increase on medical.  I don't know of anyone else who has done that.

Gulfeagle is based in the south where you can have low inventory and low salaries but in a satellite region this hinders them.  The local branch manger and the regional mangers are very helpful and willing to give support as much as possible. Just don't ask for paid training as there is no such thing as a full training. they feed you to the wolves and expect you to learn product knowledge yourself. f

My branch manager really cared for his personal so far as to giving you flexible time off and checking up on your family and issues. The corporate demands on his time positively drove him of. Many times we discussed the amount of e-mails of needs from one corporate division or the other who don't talk to each other,

I was brought in and lied to from the beginning.  Corporate is hard to work with. They have a way to do things in the south that they think will work in the north. They need to learn to diversify. Your not going to sell roofing and siding in the winter months. This is something they have figured but the way they deal with it is too shut down Branches. 4 in the last 6 months at least. Including ours that was only open for 16 months. Gave us no time to build a customer base.  Underpaid on every level. Was told we could move to different branches when our branch closed. Tried to pursue it but like everything else it was a lie with them. The Branch level is excellent to work with. Corporate is where the problems are. Very far from what they claim to be a family run business.

A typical day working for this company is pretty good, the company has all the resources to help you become better at your job. Everyone in upper management responds within 24 hours and if need be you are able to get in touch with the president of the company, in which makes a big difference as an employee.the company has a great family history an strong core values that makes the workplace good for everyone. The hardest part of the job is pretty much getting new vendors open. After being with the company for almost a year I must say that i'm happy to be more than just an employee they make you feel part of a family overall. When you need someone to talk to whether it's business or personal it's always a listening ear available.

Gulfeagle is similar to many companies in the construction materials supply business. Managers are expected to maintain and grow market share. Managers are accountable to all functions of the business. A typical day for a manager should begin with opening the branch before other employees arrive, performing an array of tasks during the day including sales calls, answering the phones, estimating projects, managing sales, inventory and safety reports, as well as handling fleet operations and logistics. And closing the branch in the evening after making sure all orders have been pulled and made ready for delivery the next morning. The position is all encompassing.

I worked the hardest job there loading all the roofs alone. I got fired when I asked to make more than the guys who were loading with helpers for a year straight as they were not even on steep, tall, or big houses or buildings. 
I ran crop circles around most of the team while they stood around and looked confused or took off the moment I arrived back from my deliveries because they didn't want to pull orders or load trucks or in other words their job.
There is absolutely no promoting from within and the less you talk the safer you are.

The best place I have ever worked at. This is a work environment
that allows you to do your job without someone looking over your
shoulder. It is a results oriented workplace that allowed me to be
flexible in my hours and lunch times....as long as the work gets
done...And that has been an issue with previous companies I have
worked for.
It is also a work culture that for the most part is on a 1st name basis. I always felt relaxed at work. Not just because the dress is
business casual, but because it is just a good environment to work
in.  I am comfortable saying that management ALWAYS treated me
fair, and took the time to recognize my accomplishments.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Material handler 22 salaries reported	$20.75 per hour
Local driver 6 salaries reported	$26.50 per hour
Truck driver 18 salaries reported	$27.94 per hour
Inside sales representative 2 salaries reported	$23.25 per hour
Warehouse worker 4 salaries reported	$25.50 per hour

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