maintenance technician

packer

production worker

utility worker

maintenance mechanic

Hydro

Production comes before everything, even though management preaches safety and quality should never be compromised ahead of production. You are never given the credit when productions numbers are hit, but are first to be questioned when they are missed. 
Scheduling has always been a problem, but the team in charge of all of scheduling never changes.
There is no work/life balance. Mandates twice a month on weekends even when the work doesn't dictate a need. Where is management when mandates roll around? Not a work! Enjoying their 2 days off.
Pay is OK, but only if you are willing to work a ton of OT.
Staffing is always an issue and a good amount of the new hires either leave within a month because they see first hard what they are in for or they are just not worth a lick, but they are the ones HR has "No Worries!" about.
The workers who have been there for some time are all decent guys and do their job with little to no recognition other than the occasional pizza party.
The job is extremely hot in the summer and for parts of the building, doesn't get any better in the winter.
If you live in Mountain Top, your commute isn't bad, but going up that mountain everyday destroys your vehicle and the winters months can be very challenging.

The press never stops, always trying to get more and more material out, worked way to many hours. All down time accounted for. If something messes up the supervisor wants to know what happened and what is being done to fix it. Very stressful fast paced job. 

I learned every position that I could on the production line, from press operator, to stretcher, to saw operator. Was learning what I could of the paperwork for the teamleads. Was told I was not allowed to pull dies at my own discretion anymore when metal was bad, had to wait for a teamlead/supervisor even when we didn't have a teamlead and I could never find or get ahold of a supervisor. Even when we were told we were working 10 hour days we would usually work 12's. Usually always had to wait for the next shift to show up about 30 minutes after they should so even the 12's ended up being 13. Can't go out to your car on break so make sure you have everything you need for the day and don't bring in aluminum cans or butane lighters or you will get fired. They are very strict on a lot of things so don't break the rules that they themselves tend to break. Don't show up late back from breaks or lunch.

Extremely hot, if it's 100° outside it's 120° at the presses. Very physical fast paced work as a lead I worked through 12.5 hr shifts no breaks and till the point if I set down It felt wrong and if cut it short bc of fear the helpers may get backed up or miss something on quality check. If the press or saw wasn't running (I was a lead on both sides but if they wasn't running bc of mechanical issues which was  things we was not aloud to work on or operator error didn't matter we always got chewed out like it was one fault and chewed out again if we tried to lend a hand to maintenance....just a toxic miserable place that pays well...but that comes with a greater cost

 As for the work it's fairly easy. Just don't think you will be clean ever. If your young and have a positive attitude and want to stay positive and grow use this place as a stepping stone. It will pay the bills, nothing more you just have to be really good at budgeting.

  It was a job I thought could become a career. HR and Mangers don't actually care about your growth. They want you in the lane they decide for you. If you have a strong work ethic and desire to constantly grow. Only use this place for a job in between jobs. I personally dread going in now.  HR portrays a totally different atmosphere then what you'll actually experience. They are after personal that just show up. 
 
 The Supervisors and leads work against you as if you want their jobs. For me personally its as if they are stepping on my shoulders holding me down. I can't just quit, my family can't go with out. 

Turn over Rate is very High for both new HIRE's and one's that try to make it work for a year plus.  

Being honest I didn’t really learn much from this company besides cutting aluminum,  packaging and bundling units which I already knew how to do. It is union so they do offer good benefits, they pay for you’re boots uniform and safety equipment.
The pay is low but it is a straight forward type of job , you’re standing for 12hrs straight. 
Best parts would be working with coworkers helping each other out. A free locker to put you’re stuff , food truck once a blue moon and the bonuses. 
Worst parts would be besides draining you’re soul for 12hrs straight, you’re always rushed to finish the last order cause the machine keeps on making more new orders. 
take lunches over you’re fifth sometimes don’t have time to take breaks.
There’s no coverage low staff, super humid cause it is a plant so when it’s 80degrees outside it’s probably 100 inside and have to work mandatory on some Saturday’s.

As soon as the day starts, trucks are either already in the dock or on their way to pick up a load. Material may still be in the process of transferring from production to shipping at this time. Once material gets to shipping, it needs to be properly identified, checked into SAP and prepared for shipment using cardboard, wood, plastic banding and shrink wrap. Loads need to be staged, labelled properly and have the proper documentation placed on the product prior to arrival of trucks. I work second shift so I have only one other team member on my shift and we are responsible for loading and shipping 75 percent of the material that leaves the facility. Time management, attention to detail and being able to multitask and problem solve are essential. Communication with shipping management, production department and coworkers is also very important to meeting customer demands.

I used to work for this company they made you come in on a Wednesday and train the rest of the week on you’re bcc machine and expect you to know all of the paperwork and the checks and how to debur all the parts you make all the same time making sure you’re quality is good and you make sure the machine works and you have to clean it up at the end no problem with that i like to have a clean and safe environment to work with but they also expected you to take the coolent out of the machine at the end of the day also do all of the paperwork within all of the time frame along with trying to get insane amount of numbers to keep production up and not work 7 days i definitely don’t recommend coming here unless you are ready to run around with your head cut off and be prepared for untrained running on you’re CNC machine the Benfits are good the breaks are kinda short but are pretty flexible as long as you keep your machine going 2 10 minutes and one 30 for lunch.

I loved when I worked there , very easy manageable place to work and can too out at 6 months. 90 percent of the time you work 6 or 7 days aweek. And the favoritism is out of the roof !!! If your not in good with management or up their butts then you'll be out the door with no hesitation and then if you get walked out / point out they'll make you wait 6 months or longer to hire you back but if your their favorite then they'll accept you back within a month or sooner. That's honestly their biggest downfall is how they can't make exceptions for you and not someone else ? That's just an excuse because they make exceptions every day for the people the office likes.  Easy place ladi back and workers are amazing and treat u like family if management was more like the production workers it'd be a better place :)

Very hot working conditions ! Foul chemical smells through out the plant that can potentially  cause heath problems from working here! Starting pay is low for the amount of heavy lifting you must do on a 8 hour shift .Your mandated to work overtime twice a month regardless ! Management looks down at employees. New employees last a month and leave after they figure out the place The place is bad ! If you worked here before with Sapa then you can be rehired through Hydro they are so desperate  to keep employees .High turnover rate with low paychecks that are always wrong for hours worked ! Heavy lifting hot environment be prepared  to pass out in the summer months while being reprimanded  for stopping  your work! Don't work here Period save yourself and your health !

This place sucks!! Poor management. They tell you from one day to the next you have to travel out of state. I didn't mind traveling but at least give me some notice. They will tell you to make up documents to show compliance. We went through 4 Plant Managers in 8 months all because each one brought up concerns. REALLY!?!? Clueless to be honest. They hold meetings to preach safety but in all reality they only did that because they had too. They didn't care. QA floor inspectors were absolutely clueless. Couldn't read calipers correctly. Never did the proper inspections. Those workers could never be written up because of the union which is a joke. This place is a piece of work. Especially the project management team.

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