heavy equipment mechanic

equipment operator

mechanic

laborer

rail switching technician

Harsco Corporation

The plant I work for is great. there are 4 employees total when corporate knows we need more but they will not allow us to higher anyone because of there own personal gains They laid off or fired a few people to save money but expect us to do more with a lot less. They work you to death and are afraid to speak to you about what is going on. The plant needs more people. they have had meetings with them selves and with us they have told us they see whats going on and that they know we need more people in order to produce efficiently and safely but then leave the plant call or boss and tell him that we need to make it work with what we have. They lie through there teeth to you . I left the company and the plant fell apart mo maintenance constant down time and low production numbers. they then called me and asked me to come  back they made empty promises and lied to my face in order to get me to return. I was foolish and believed them and after only 2 days they started taking away all the things they promised. I told them to just do everyone a favor and close the plant. Like I said great group of people at the plant but over all the worst company I have ever worked for. they don't care about you because your not a share holder.Please if your interested in working for Harsco please change your mind.

Typical Work Day is I-Prepare Meeting that is a free for all.
I learned with this company DO NOT speak up. 1. Your opinion does not matter and 2. If anything is negative true or not it gets turned back on you to take the heat and fall even though you were the one addressing.
Management outright lies and does not answer direct questions directly or honestly,
Culture is not good, was getting better but with above comments hard to push positive culture without believing in it yourself.
Hardest part of the job is being micro-managed and when not micro-managed just flat our being disregarded. Very sad actually. No clear direction, multiple managers telling different ways to accomplish things. A No Win!
Most enjoyable part of the job is completing task and making work place improvements even when the uppers come and only harp on anything they can find wrong instead of seeing the positive change.

Coming from Stericycle, it was a big shift in culture. We went from one team on goal to blame everyone else. The expectations were completely unreasonable. I personally was expected to make VP's and directors do their job and was held accountable if they didn't. I was not in a position senior to them either, but my boss didn't care. Management would sabotage my deadlines by giving me work that they said was higher priority knowing I couldn't get my work done on time unless I worked all night, which I did many times because "That's why you're salary." Deadlines would randomly change from due in one week to do that day without notice until I got an email after hours the night before. Literally told me a project would take a half hour, which was impossible, and then laughed when it took longer and I explained there was no way. I was told unreasonable deadlines are "part of the job." It's a very toxic environment.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Different surroundings from a production environment. Learning was basic with little Standard Work Processes. Not degrading but in this culture was different from my work experience.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Receiving information. Most was done by associates. I was and coached in SOP’S. Pass downs great. But seeing something as a refresher is always great. Always check for understanding and clarification.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Work oriented, associates willing and ready to tasks at hand

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Doing what is expected of me from off loading railcars to filling scrap buckets so that our customer gets the commodities needed to make sure they receive good quality as safe always

 My time with this company was a very emotional experience. Being involved with a diverse leader helped me grow as a leader and professional. The diversity unfortunately stopped at the site level, as senior leadership would consistently micromanage situations that put hourly personnel in extremely unsafe situations. Even more so when site managers would push back to maintain safety. Once site management had expressed any concern, they were forced out. This can be proven throughout the network as the 3 senior leaders involved were questionable at best in decision making when safety was involved. I would be extremely cautious on working for this company, which also has very weak union representation. 

A typical day at work is divided into the following: 1.Pursuing the objective and deadlines for tasks; 2. Providing support to manufacturing 3. Personal tasks; 4 5S organization, The day has opportunities to learn from new applications, new technologies,either through formal training, self learning or interaction. Co-workers are generally friendly and helpful. Hardest part of the job is coping with distractions from emergencies and issues which originate from poor supervision. In the latest management re-structuring we have some supervisors who are uninformed about the technology and products. Enjoyable part of the job is the hands on approach and learning experience.

This would be a great place to work if they wasn't so petty. Most the guys are happy with the pay, all are happy to have a job, but next to none are happy with the job. Your not allowed to come out of your booth for nothing, and if you use the bathroom longer then 5 minutes you'll hear about it. While in your booth they keep a very close eye on you and check on you regularly. They have no respect for their employees and treat them poorly. The ones that stick around are the passive kind, but if you speak your mind and stick up for yourself you won't last very long at all.

Worst place I've ever worked in my life!!!! Management could careless about its employees, I was in the military at the time I worked there and they did not support me leaving for training in any way. It's a big steel mill and you would think safety is key at a place like that. I witnessed a guy get smashed by a train because management did not focus on key safety procedures. I witnessed drug use by my coworkers and then WATCHED as management let that slide!!!!!! You are very underpaid for any position you work in and are very overworked. I had to fight the company to get bereavement when my veteran grandfather passed away. Stay away from this company at all costs!!!!!!! The supervisors and front office are idiots and have no idea how to run a company or treat their employees.

The company is a great place to start a career that sets you up for complete failure. They provide mill services to several steel mills. They make pro.ises to the mill that they can not fulfill. Promises of things that they do not have the equipment to make possible. They risk your life for mear pennies to the dollar. So best way to describe working here is if you don't mind putting your life in danger and at risk of death for cheap wages  and knowing your being set up for failure then this is the place to be. If you value your work ethic and or life this is not the job for you

Supposed to be training on one piece of equipment but get bounced around from one to another never getting good at any of them. Management must get bonuses for saving money because equipment is leaking and falling apart and they know but don’t fix anything until it’s inoperable. No hands on anything from management. They just hide in their office. Might see them once a day, maybe. Safety is a joke and if you need any ppe you have to keep asking and if you get lucky you’ll get it same day. The money is decent but if you have to run the place and run equipment you should get management money because they don’t do anything. Site manager is hated by mill. Harsco will probably be kicked out after contract unless they change something. 

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Heavy equipment mechanic 11 salaries reported	$37.91 per hour
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