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Lee Industrial Contracting

Lee expects you to join this company at a laughable hourly rate, and thinks you'll be happy about it because you work 60-100 hours a week. It's run like a dictatorship where Ed Lee's name is thrown around to keep you job scared, and the only people favored in the field are people related to someone in the office. The carpentry department are the office remodelers and cleaners more often than real carpenters, and are the lowest on the totem pole. In one year at Lee just in the carpentry department an apprentice lost a finger, and another was seriously injured on his hand, both resulting in time loss injuries, both happened because of the stupid situations this company puts you in. It's unsafe, and run by hacks. You will never have the right equipment, and it will always be the apprentices fault that something went wrong. I had more tools stolen from me at Lee in 1 year than I did in 6 years of working for other carpentry companies. I look back at my time at Lee like it was a prison sentence. I learned nothing I didn't already know, and was put in dangerous situations on a daily basis such as:
Working in a boom lift by a live 480 amp crane rail, being on roofs with open holes with no fall protection, fixing leaks on a pitched iced over roof with no fall protection, being expected to climb in X-bracing 30 feet up inside a factory with no fall protection, working near live cable trays, working near pits with no guard rails up, and the list goes on. 
It's a matter if time until someone dies because of the ignorance of the foreman and coordinators at this company. 
Lee lost its safety rating because an electrician drilled through a 30,000 volt main, and blew the power to 4 commercial buildings. It's a joke of a company and should be avoided like the plague.

This company is a good company to work for if you are already skilled in the trade you are getting hired for, but if you choose to take a apprenticeship coming from a different background you better be a VERY VERY fast learner otherwise they will cut you off randomly without even giving you a chance. This company is filled with back stabbing, snakes in the grass that will talk about you behind your back without even giving you a chance to defend yourself or hear your side of the story. There are some good people in this company but most others wont even give you the time of day and not many will help you learn the skills required for the job your working in so you better be able to learn by watching strictly. A good part of the time when your on the job if your foreman isn't giving you things to do (like a foreman is supposed to do) then you need to be a mind reader and figure out what needs to be done on your own or else they will say your lazy. Communication is very weak so if you don't mind not knowing what you will be doing for the week then you will do just fine or knowing if there is going to even be any work available. if your on the job you do the littlest thing wrong your foreman will most likely start a confrontation with you and there's nothing you can say or do to defend yourself or else they will go straight to manager to say you did everything wrong. All in all the company seems to be a good company if you already have a background in the field your getting into but if you don't then id keep your nose to the ground and be careful with who you talk to and keep to yourself, make no Friends because it can be a mistake that gets you fired for all the wrong reasons

I was reading many of these reviews and I agreed with them at one point. Because of many of those complaints, I left the company for a job that I thought was my "dream job."

It turns out that the grass isn't always greener and I found that the same things that I complained about at Lee, I was complaining about at my new job and I became disillusioned. Luckily, when I left the organization, I did not burn any bridges so when I reached back out to Lee to discuss opportunities for me to come back, we figured it out.

Certainly things could improve -- they can improve everywhere. From what I've seen, Lee Contracting is always improving.

The culture has changed rather significantly from when I left to when I returned. Morale is up. Quality of management and tradesmen has significantly improved. It's like a completely different place.

Safety issues? We now have large safety team who love what they do and want nothing more than to see you home safe. They have new PPE and mandatory stop work policies.

At the end of the day, I think the questions you need to ask yourself before working here are:

- Am I willing to do whatever it takes to get the job done?
- Do I have high expectations for myself?
- Am I okay with others having high expectations for me?
- Can I work well under pressure?

Pros

- The company is constantly growing into new markets (didn't even see a downturn during or after 2008).
- Most of the management has grown with the company, many started in the field. Endless opportunities for creative-minded individuals to flourish.
- 401K with 20% match, which goes toward your ESOP, is unheard of in today's market. Share allocation (similar to profit sharing) also grows your ESOP account.
- Free catered lunch for office employees.
- Per diem and shift bonus for field employees.
- On-site gym, which employees can use on company time.
- Extremely affordable insurance. I pay less than $8/wk for full medical, dental, and vision. 
- PTO & paid holidays.
- Ability to cross-train between multiple departments.
- The "Morale Team" is always coming up with new events, contests, and goodies.
- As an ESOP company (employee stock ownership plan), all employees have a unified vision. No animosity or resentment toward coworkers.
- Christmas bonuses.

Cons

- Though not a drawback for myself, there is a good amount of OT involved for most employees. Typically, an office employee will work 45-55 hours per week. Field employees can usually expect more hours. Most positions within the company are hourly, so OT is compensated fairly and always appreciated by the superiors.

Calls in the am confirming details with crews, estimators and SOW details also onsite details. Many calls discussing with customer over existing projects also new or quoting more work. Onsite meetings with customer and confirming scheduling. Follow up emails and confirming details.
I have learned so much at Lee Contracting. Commercial buildings, major building electrical, electrical sub station with DTE. HVAC, Compressors, Pipe fitting, weld fabrication, machine repair, major machine foundations/Pits, major rigging and trucking. Out of the country work, scheduling, quoting, computer skills, and safety training.
Management has the commitment to ensure the emergency jobs get completed. Tough job due to the nature of the company Lee is a turnkey plant solutions company 24/7 rain or shine holidays too. Especially holidays due to plant shutdowns. Time to schedule work ASAP.
As a PM most of the time it's out of your control. PM's have to depend on everything to happen as planned. Making the customer extremely happy by providing what was quoted and expected. Crews get the recognition deserved of a well done job. All in all great place to work with many opportunity's.

I worked here for over 4 years. Worked with some great people and worked with some challenging people. You’ll get that anywhere. This isn’t a place where you can expect to be spoon fed your responsibilities. You will need to think on your feet and be able to make decisions and show results whether you are in the field, supporting office operations, or maintaining the facilities. You’ll have the opportunity to step out of your comfort zone and see if there are new avenues for you. I did that after being there for 3 years and it just wasn't the right move. That and a long commute eventually started to burn me out. If you’re looking for a challenge and an opportunity to grow and discover new possibilities, this place may be for you. If you want to show up to work and just do the same thing every day, then you should probably look elsewhere. 

So far I have enjoyed my time with Lee.  They have provided many opportunities to me and I have both been able to contribute to their projects and learn new skills at the same time.  I am almost done with college and Lee took me on part time and works with my schedule more than most employers would in the same situation.

Workers who try to slack off or who do the bare minimum will not last here.  You can't hide from work and get away with it like you might be able to in a larger company. For some people the work/life balance may not be right as a full time employee is expected to work 50/hours a week.  If you thrive when working long hours to get the job done, this is a good place for you. 

One major bonus is that Lee provides their employees with the right tools to get the job done, something that is suprisingly uncommon in many workplaces.  I am used to cobbling together solutions due to lack of tools or materials.  Lee does not let pennies hold up a dollar, they buy the tools needed to get the job done.

Lee offers good benefits and talks a great game about a growing company that is high paced and offers a good career. 

In reality, they are very un-organized, have poor planning and their employees often work to get the job done and lack the training, or skill to complete the work safely or just don't care.

Their upper management doesn't support a safe work environment outside of the OEM jobs (ie: GM, Ford & Chrysler).

There is a lot of nepotism in the company, everyone in positions of management are related to the owner in some way or are in the owners "special click". If your not in that group, you wont have a long career there.

If I knew the workings of this company very well before I accepted a full time position with them, I would of continued looking.

Fun & fast-paced work environment. Being an employee-owned company has some beneficial perks. The company gives everyone company stock annually, which has increased 9X in the past 4 years. Company lunch & fitness center for office employees. Best-in-market per diem and shift increases for field employees, as well as provided tools. Growing at 20% year over year, this isn't a good company for someone looking for a "9-5". We work hard to continue or growth. Most office personnel work a 45-50 hour workweek. I work whatever it takes to get my job done. Field employees can expect 50+ hours per week. Overall, great benefits, awesome culture, tons of presence in the community, and a lot of opportunities.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Plenty of overtime hours available 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Everything about working at Lee was over complicated by departmentalization and company politics

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
It's horrible, way too many "foreman" and supervisors, and barely anyone under each foreman. Nobody likes working there so it makes the morale extremely low, on top of being worked excessively with barely enough equipment or materials to do the jobs properly.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Never know what jobs or assignments you will be on or where you will be working, never know when you will be off work.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Fabricator 1 salary reported	$22.50 per hour
Concrete finisher 1 salary reported	$26.50 per hour
Rigger 2 salaries reported	$31.00 per hour
Pipefitter 1 salary reported	$34.00 per hour
Millwright 3 salaries reported	$31.00 per hour

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