production worker

senior financial analyst

maintenance person

foreman

LB Foster

What is the best part of working at the company?
Management was mediocre at best. Pay is promised but rarely achieved, don’t ask for a raise, they’ll treat you like trash and skew your wording and make you out to be a bad worker then ignore you and expect you to work like nothing ever happened. And any requests  take days if not weeks to even be addressed. 10/10 don’t suggest working here 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Over worked under paid and treated like a child.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Super strict, super safe, don’t even think about getting hurt (they fire in the spot)

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Come in, set up receive text message of  the days agenda, start work, maybe get pulled for 3-4 other jobs return to original job/task, clean up and go home

Wake up at 4am and get to work, go to a designated spot and grab my scanner and paperwork, once the pipes start to come down the line, i scan the pipes and write documents down and data also put different data inside the scanner to keep up with myself, the management was nice, I pretty much managed myself. I had help here and there but i was basically alone. My co-workers were just like friends. The hardest part was trying to scan everything when the pipes are coming down the line fast. The most enjoyable was basically helping customers understand what i was doing and how i was so valuable to the company.

I was very proud to be employed with this company. They provided me with everything I needed as an employee. I learned alot from this company as far as operating mutliple machinery, also attained multiple certifications from this company. Management always listened to their employees accomodated all needs of the plant. All of the co-workers were a great team on both shifts. Everyone got along learned how to work with 1 another. There really wasnt so much of a hard part but very competitive, the most enjoyable part was being employed with a reputable company.

As with many manufacturing jobs, you are a slave to the production schedule.  The job is fast paced and keeps me busy.  The management team is small (5-6 people max) while the production staff is about 60-70 hourly employees.  Often you have to deal with long hours and working weekends and nights.  At the end of the day, it is nice to see the finished product loaded onto railcars and shipping out to the customer.

Management and processes have been outdated for too long. The consistent company answer to any issue is "we've been doing it that way for years" but when that way is incorrect, they refuse to change it. Awful training program if hired with little knowledge of the position's duties. Primarily older professionals with outdated ways of thinking, outdated strategies, etc. not to mention the rail business is a declining market overall.

Culture has changed under new management in the rail division. They expect you to stay out for 9 weeks and you’re told it’s part of the job. Constant microscope on you, no raises, very under paid for railroad work. New responsibilities added daily and little to no training. If you report a safety violation you will be retaliated against. There’s a reason they have a high turnover rate. They don’t practice what they preach. 

Typical day at work was a 12 hour shift. We had to meet a deadline set by the management.I learned how to make and inspect concrete. Learned how to do slump test, airtest, adjusting to make precise mixtures according to specifications. Had a great management team. I had excellent crew of co-workers. The hardest part of job was the rotating shifts. The most enjoyable part of the job was once I had adjusted to my shift, I enjoyed working the 12 hour shifts.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Fair and respectful treatment. Pay. Benefits package. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Learning and putting to practice all safety procedures

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
It's very good. Respectful and considerate.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Very busy but enjoyable. High energy level needed.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Good management.Small staff.You know everyone.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Deadline pressure.Small staff requires a single person to do more.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Friendly . Everyone is nice and helpful.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Steady day shift.Most weekends off.

LB FOSTER Company manufactures skids of all sorts, and various other types of equipment for the oil and gas industry, to be shipped out in to the field to their loyal customers. You must be a hardworker and be prepared to be put to work or be prepared to be let go very quickly if you don't satisfy management with you work ethic.

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