truck driver

diesel mechanic

equipment operator

laborer

supervisor

High Grade Materials Company

What is the best part of working at the company?
Fast paced fair company as long as you come in and do your job and keep your truck clean they are happy

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Going to contractors that always complain and having to reassure them. This job is as much a salesman job as it is pouring concrete to the contractor instructions.  Your performance reflects on the company.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Work environment is dirty dusty muddy and hot. It involves lifting of the chutes and hanging them. You have to be able to read the jobsite and ground conditions.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Load after load of concrete dealing with contractors most  days are 10 to 12 hours long in the heat rain cold.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Friendly people.  They actually attempt to educate you with there own experiences.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Contractors yelling at you because you have 3 ppl telling you to go 3 different directions.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Helpful , friendly , Talkative , Educational

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Show up clock in get to work. Stay busy so you can make the most of your day. The goal is to stay productive no matter if your running loads pr around the yard.

Come to work every day,  be on time,  listen to your trainers and they will make you a success.  Contractors are very helpful too if you respect them and the hard work they do. Management is there to help and make you a successful employee.  They give you all the opportunities, you just gotta want to give them back the excellence they expect.  Its their mission to provide great customer service,  and as an employee you are out representing a great company,  so they just ask you be your best in every customer interaction. I would definitely recommend this job to anyone. 

What is the best part of working at the company?
The customers and most of the co-workers.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Being a woman in a building full of men was not always pleasant. Trying to keep up with all of the assigned tasks was impossible sometimes, especially if you can't work overtime. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
They take care of their people, but are clique  and only take care of the people in that clique. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Start at 7 work till 5, do what I can in those hours.

Management is the problem they lie and I don’t care for their employees you’re just another driver to them and if you don’t do what they would like you to do breaking the law speeding all of the above and then they will get rid of you not a very good place to work for The higher up management is great it’s lower management that’s the problem and they put anybody in that management chair and have no experience I could probably say more but I don’t wanna go and get myself in any trouble my recommendation is don’t work for this company 

The thing I appreciate most about working for this company, is that they truly care about their employees. You also get to see most Michigan while being a part of its growth! Although I have only been here for a few years.. I absolutely love working for this company! 

Its a family owned company, whose owners truly care about their employees.  Hours are long during the good weather months, and the pace can be hectic at times.  Compensation is very fair and we get more time off during winter.  We have many employees with 10, 20, 30, and 40+ years at High Grade.  Current benefits (after being here 6 months?) include...

-401k
-FREE deductible health insurance, which is decent
-Optional upgraded health insurance
-Optional dental insurance
-Optional vision insurance
-Small life insurance policy

If you get a job here, you will just be a number. This is not the type of family owned company that they tried to make it out to be. They do not care if you work 16 hours in one day with no breaks. The trucks are a major safety issue on the roads. The doors will fly open and good luck if your seat belt works. The trucks do not hold air pressure so good luck stopping. Your hours change every single day. A lot of mandated hours. You are better off going to consumers or Petermans

I've been driving for High Grade for a few years, and have enjoyed my time here overall. Some days can be stressful, but its a good work environment. The other employees are easy to get along with and management seems to care about how you're doing. In the summer time you work a lot of hours. We often get free lunches and breakfast on the really busy days, which is a nice perk. 

I've here for about a year. I like the environment and the people work a family balance is kind of hard to juggle. Plant management is easy to get along with and nice. Plenty of overtime. They have several plants to work from across Michigan. The owner of the company is very down to earth and friendly. There is really nothing bad that I can say about the company. 

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Truck driver 58 salaries reported	$29.56 per hour
Diesel mechanic 18 salaries reported	$30.08 per hour
Equipment operator 15 salaries reported	$26.00 per hour
Laborer 2 salaries reported	$26.00 per hour
Supervisor 1 salary reported	$30.00 per hour

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