press brake operator

welder

laser operator

operator

maintenance technician

Lapham-Hickey Steel

A typical day at work would start at 7 and end around 5 unless we were pressed for time to get something done, then longer. I had to make sure that all paperwork for inspections were gathered and then put into a log.and forward information to the supervisor so that she would have it for the management meetings.  
 What I learned was if you did your job you didn't have any problems.  Management was different in other parts of the company, however, the Accounts Receivable and Quality departments had great supervisors.  
The workplace culture was ordinary with occasional conflicts between Sales and Customer Service departments due to lack of communication. 
The hardest part of my job was trying to stay one step ahead of my supervisor as far as getting work done before being asked. 
The most enjoyable part of the my job is when I saw the surprised look on my supervisors when asked to do something and I had already completed the work.

This is the company, by far, that I felt the sense of belongingness and care from the management and peers. I believe that the imperfections in a typical work day are highliy associated with those lazy and feeling-entitled workers who doesn't even respect the policies and regulations of the company. Culture is driven by the code of conduct and the management is definitely sticking by all the rules in it - no exceptions. The hardest part of the job would be change and cover-up for someone else's job. While the best part of the job here is the everyday life with co-workers and the challenges of getting every job done because you can literally see how a product is transformed from raw to a finsihed one.

Days are always busy and the work is back breaking.  Management doesn't appreciate the work that is being done for them.  Those who work hard for them are over looked and if there are issues there is never a productive conversation.  I am the only one who works my position in my bay in my shift.  I work hard to get all orders pulled and move to other areas to help where I am needed.  Some supervisors ask for my help and then belittle the work I do.  For all the hard work that I put in they do nothing to try and keep me as an employee, the moral is not good.

Air quality is rough. You will not get a uniform for at least 9 months to a year and you will go home absolutely filthy and extremely oily. It is very intimidating work in most areas and has killed people in the past. That being said I liked my job there a lot.. but I like challenging. And the place is filled with past convicts and all sorts of real type a personalities. Quick to have an argument quicreal quick to talk so badly about their teammate. quick to resort to violence and fester that negative environment or at least talk incessantly about it... this was my pet peeve here. I cannot stand negativity.. 

If you want to be worked to the bone and get blamed for every little thing that goes wrong even when its not your area then apply. Severely short staffed and the management plays severe favorites. It doesn't matter if your strung out on hard drugs. As long as u show up and don't jeopardize the company's money flow. Actually the more drugs you do the more the bossman loves you. Especially if you drink like a fish at work. The addicts get regular time off to "recover" from benders but hard working employees are expected to cover the absences and keep the job afloat

A typical day was extremely stressful with constant reminders of hot jobs...
Schedule conflicts with customer orders. usually due within 24 hours. 
Managers usually in refusal to lend a helping hand when needed.
Workplace culture was usually argumentative with coworkers.
In some departments you never really knew when to go home.
Upper management usually never knew what was actually going on in most departments.
Turn over rate was EXTREMELY HIGH. With the average employee lasting only a few months to a few weeks. Some even days in length.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Getting under paid for my work .

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Everyday is a disaster working there old equipment , under staffed over worked.  And under paid for your skills.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
There is only survival there no accountability for quality.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Work left over from previous day  unfinished lazy workers.

Learned a few new things since I started never operated a machine a day in my life management and training is great. Hardest part of the job is probably trying to learn too much in one day it won't happen just go with the flow it'll come naturally. Most enjoyable part of the job is the people working there easy to get along with just don't be afraid to have a sense of humor it definitely helps keep things fun in the workplace and makes the day go better

What is the best part of working at the company?
Being seen as a person and not just a number, daily greetings from the top guys complete with a fist bump or pat on the back.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Typical for industry fluctuations in work volume.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Fast paced environment with a relaxed but quality centric culture.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Show up on time work hard go home.

I like my co-workers. You get the usual "bad apples" that like to talk everything down but management actions show most of those employees would complain about anything. They hire within if possible so advancement opportunities come up often and if you work hard, learn your job, you can do anything you would like. They have help me in many ways, in and out of work. 

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Press brake operator 6 salaries reported	$24.75 per hour
Welder 4 salaries reported	$26.19 per hour
Laser operator 4 salaries reported	$24.34 per hour
Operator 6 salaries reported	$23.92 per hour
Maintenance technician 4 salaries reported	$25.17 per hour

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