mechanic

field service technician

shipping and receiving clerk

field technician

welder

ISCO Industries

As a former Lead Industrial Maintenance Mechanic with over 30 years of experience in heavy industrial repair, I got little cooperation from existing employees or management from day one when I hired in. This is basically a service writer position and not a supervisor position where you won't get any factory training (all the experienced factory trainers quit) and you really won't have enough time to learn anything. This was not an Industrial Maintenance Mechanic position, it was a medium to light mobile construction equipment mechanic classification. You will be responsible for rental equipment that comes back or goes out. Inventory reports and stocking, Work orders write-ups and parts ordering. Scheduling and tracking of machines on Rental software. Shop gets back charged for machines not check-in in less than 24 hours and equipment breakdowns on the job. All minor repairs, oil, and filters, as well as all fuel filter, changes and clean up and write-ups of all incoming units which can sometimes take hours. Answering emails, phone calls, customers, and headquarters questions, I was ignored, undermined and overruled on many occasions. With their current personnel, I don't see that changing.

While the pay and bonus incentives might seem promising, it's not worth it. The last couple of years the quarterly bonuses have been unreachable. It is so difficult to take any time off due to not having coverage leading to getting so overwhelmed with emails because of lack of help on the team. Very slow moving to help address or resolve any issues. It used to feel somewhat like a family atmosphere but if you're not fully immersed and 100% about isco they shut you out. Its not an inclusive environment unless you drink and decide to go out every time the team does. They also change the benefits without any notice. 401K match went from 6% to 3% but you still have to contribute 6% to get the full 3%. EAP is offered but the company they use is a joke and wont take you seriously or provide help is less than 1.5-2 weeks. 
Raises and yearly bonuses arent terrible but they definitely play favorites and arent fair with the raises. The insurance isnt horrible but there also isnt many coverage options. They do have paid holidays which is nice. They have free food in the office a lot and daily lunch ordering that are cheaper than going out to lunch and it's delivered to the office. Some flexibility with taking time off during the day for appointments. 

Let's get it started here and say the work is easy and fun sometimes can be challenging but not hair pulling stressful. Isco industries claims everyone to be family but family won't pay you like fast food mangers then act like it's more than fair. Also if you're looking to get screwed over look no further. It may happen but not limitied to; work place accident you get sucker to stay and work so you don't get paid time off, any position you originally wanted will be taken under your feet with no mentioning of anything; put in planned vacation and no one will approve it and call you a no show the day you come back, you will be criticized to the day you leave of your flaws at work as in you never do a good job. Alway some excuse for no pay there, I could of put 3 years of my life into a subway and be making more than when I left, also would have some experience to help my career. You put your time into isco you can't take you experience anywhere, you sign a contract that if you leave you cannot work for another hdpe company. 
Pros: good people to work with, some snakes but most good.
Easy work, have to be trained and certified that won't add any value to your pocket
Benefits 
Cons: management & pay

The days are long you're exposed to all the elements, freezing in the winter and always a step away from a heat stroke in the summer.  Job description claims you'll be spending 90% of the day on a lift, that's a lie. Most of the job is done manually.  Constantly required to move extremely heavy pipe that no one man should be moving by hand. They lack the equipment to do the required job safely, you're always one bad day away from being crushed or maimed.  Management openly looks down upon shipping " any idiot can do shipping " they'll promise you raises you never see or actively delays. You should be thankful for the unlivable wage and back breaking labor because you get "bonuses" that they actively seek ways to disqualify you from. So if you want to be poorly regarded, overworked and underpaid this is the perfect position for you! Get your nose brown and you'll advance. Typical corporate greed, you're a tool now get back to production. 

I liked the company and the people.  Great work/life balance, compensation, and culture. Good benefits.  I would definitely consider working here again, and I left on good terms.  I did have two suggestions for areas of improvement.  First, make sure that job descriptions are clear.  My job description was not well planned; at times, I felt like my superiors did not know what to do with me.  Second, the PTO policy is not great.  You start off with two weeks per year, and then after three years of service, you get three weeks per year.  You don't get another week until you've been there ten years.  Most places I have worked at give you four weeks of PTO after being employed for five years.  Plus, you are not allowed to roll over any unused PTO at year end, and if you leave the company, you do not get to cash out any unused PTO.  Those are not modern, good policies.  Otherwise, it's a good company.

I can only speak for the Martinsburg facility, but it is horribly mismanaged, the positions are severely underpaid for what is expected and the management will frequently and openly talk poorly of staff. Being able to use your PTO if you give a month of notice is still considered an extreme inconvenience. If you take a sick day, you’ll definitely hear about how it is unprofessional, and the management mostly consists of people that have stayed around the longest- not by their ability to manage. Expect that they will tell you set working hours then become extremely upset if you dont stay to work additional hours whenever they need, even if you have prior engagements or are a caregiver to children. This is singlehandedly one of the worst environments Ive ever worked in. 

I've worked at ISCO for 22 years (since I was a sophomore in high school), and I am very grateful for the opportunities I have had and do have.  The culture at ISCO is positive, caring (family atmosphere and respect of others), and so many people have gone out of their way to help me throughout my career here and still help me to this day.  The company truly cares about it's employee's and where you want to go in your career.  At ISCO, we work hard and set our sights toward worthy goals and when we succeed, we have fun and celebrate the company success.  I feel valued, heard, and my work means something.  

The people that work there are just really jerks and no one does anything about it you can just be a jerk all day long at work the pay is terrible there mission statement is a really nice statement that is a complete lie. You have to do things in that are not safe all the time because with the equipment that they give you to use and the work that you are required to do to work there can not be done safely.  If you attempt to give notice to them that you are leaving they fire you. Just a really nice cool place to go to work 

Management was a joke, upper management/directors/HR wouldn’t manage problems there, lots of illegal activities in management that the company refused to address, and ultimately shut us down when COVID hit and left us dead in the water. Pay was a joke, 0 opportunity for advancement, and the work atmosphere was horrible; everyone else who worked there hated their jobs, and a couple guys walked off the job in the middle of the shift one day for the same reasons. It was ridiculous, and it was the worst company I’ve ever worked for. 

ISCO is a great place to work. We all value our customers and  strive to give  them the best customer experience.   Everyone is friendly, helpful and very supportive of each other.  We all work  hard here and usually get together to have fun, because the company encourages; work-life-balance.  We are allowed to develop our own style of doing our work, in getting the job done timely.  It's a true family atmosphere. Do you like receiving perks :)  we get that here. Profit sharing company. You can dress up or dress casual for work- it's all up to you.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Mechanic 14 salaries reported	$28.50 per hour
Field service technician 10 salaries reported	$77,600 per year
Shipping and receiving clerk 2 salaries reported	$25.00 per hour
Field technician 3 salaries reported	$76,333 per year
Welder 2 salaries reported	$28.00 per hour

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