maintenance mechanic

production operator

industrial mechanic

electrician

utility worker

Huber Engineered Woods

I was appointed as the sole IT technician and expected responsibilities to support 140+ employees 24/7 which was simply unreasonable. There was absolutely no training to speak of as I replaced the former technician after he'd been absent for nearly six months and walked into the mess that was left behind. While the salary and benefits are beyond anything anyone could imagine or desire, the position comes with the unspoken understanding that you must drink the wine to live and breath all things Huber and to your soul in trade. I was called upon day and night for over a year for mundane printer issues and password resets when I had been assured IT tickets at that hour were reserved for emergencies only, which immediately snowballed into around the clock technical support and a level of anxiety that I could not ever be further than ten minutes away from the mill at any given time. They can keep their billions, I'm far happier having a work/life balance and being able to unplug when I go home for the evening. The Administration live and eat like kings while the actual mill workers who keep the mill running get treated like trash. I saw more of the basic utility workers quit within their first three months than any other job I've ever held. The salary was so high I felt disgusted with myself most days when considering the educators, medical professionals and public servants far more deserving than I, earning barely a third of what they paid me to dust a  keyboard. The greed that circulates this company is beyond anything I've ever witnessed and I simply did not fir in at this location.

They blow company money like water running out of a faucet. HR never hold employees accountable for their behavior.  They are quick to believe other employees instead of staying neutral in their decision process.  There are a lot of sneaky upper management people and staff to me look like they where very laid back in their work.  People who processed shipping and receiving worked harder then Marketing, HR, logistics.  
The amount of money that was spent on food was ridiculous even for new hires.  FREE FOOD.....in the conference room.  Unbelievable!

Various employees have complained about being interview one way for a job and once they start.  They are overwhelmed with extra work that wasn't discussed during the interview and no increase in salary. Blindsided with extra responsibilities while other employees sit in their office with their doors closed being paid on the clock to do nothing.

Huber was a fair place to work for the most part. They were bar none the safest work environments I have come across. The managers aren't to bad. However employees seem to take advantage of their positions and pay with Huber. Some employees like to take close to 2 hour breaks while others are taking less than 15 minutes. If you are breaking those people out they will keep you from doing your job. There are other that are very passive in management and want to be friends instead of managers. They are great people however they have to know who needs to take about 45 minutes less of a break or not. The hours are awful, you have a swing shift that takes more of your time than it seems when you first get there. All in all if I could go back and work one shift and they would get rid of some sorry employees. It would be a great place to work.

We run with half the equipment in the mill broken and band-aided.  Over time is pushed down your throat.  THEY WILL NOT HIRE FROM WITHIN.  No respect for your days off and in general they do not care about the employees.  I feel just like a part of their line, keep running it till it breaks, then replace it with a new one.  If you are looking to feel like part of a team, this is not your place.  Go above and beyond and the best you will get is lunch from the gas station across the street and a "Job Job" from some day manager who could care less about the struggles to keep this broken old mill running.  Also they won't fix the shifts, so expect 2 weeks of days then 2 weeks of nights till the day you die.  

Working a maintenance contract for the company. The company has strong safety standards. The working environment is fabulous. All of there employees are friendly, informative and have great insight to making this job successful. This is the Walton's family of business by far!! You are at home when you walk thru the door, I may only be here a couple of months, but they would be a first choice to work for any day.. managers, maintenance, production are all on the same page, and have the same goals to get this machine up and running safety, correctly, with a great we can attitude!!! What can they do to help you!!! Is what this company wears on there sleeve!!! Go team players!!

Was a great place to work when I started .  Got great training on the machines you ran. Supervisors were great. After about 2 years they stopped properly training the new people. The overwork everyone unless you're on straight day shift. Wouldn't train major machine operators ( sander, saw, press operators) so we would loose vacation time and days off. If an operator got sick many other operators would end up working 7 days or nights a week for multiple weeks.

Decent place....Enjoyed the job...very political...If Plant Manager liked you then you were good...if not, tough place to work...the rotating shifts was not very well liked, however it did allow for a lot of time off and people did enjoy that....Culture was good...hardest part of job was dealing with senior leadership...if you were his friend all was good...allowed to many people to get away with not doing there job...

I accepted this position right out of college. It was exciting because each day was always a new experience working in different parts of the mill. There is many experienced workers here and they were always willing to help anyone out in anyway possible. This job is a shift work job (12 hrs) so that was difficult to get used to. But your co-workers become your second family because you see them all the time. They also have a great benefits package.

Busy from start to finish. You continually learn where and how to improve. Management is very professional and respectful. Co-workers work as a team. 
The hardest part is staying focused on tasks at hand when you had 6 - 8 important issues at once with 3 immediate supervisors.
The most enjoyable part was going home knowing you succeeded for the day and seeing a great safety record.

Diversity training was non-existent and it showed. Constantly was undermined by my boss, which created very stressful working conditions. More political than professional. It was obvious that the maintenance manager had someone else in mind for the position, but top management forced the hiring of a professional. Maintenance manager did their best to make the program fail. Hopefully new management will make the needed changes. Happy to leave.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Maintenance mechanic 2 salaries reported	$37.78 per hour
Production operator 1 salary reported	$23.18 per hour
Industrial mechanic 1 salary reported	$31.09 per hour
Electrician 2 salaries reported	$30.23 per hour
Utility worker 1 salary reported	$18.68 per hour

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