emergency management specialist

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Lewis Environmental

From day one Lewis Employees were supportive in the success of all employees. The Safety culture makes sure that everyone GOES HOME everyday to their family, friends, pets and Hobbies. Quality being the close second shows in the work performed by the techs, foremans, supervisors, project managers and overall management and is proven through multiple before and after pictures, walk through and audits. Integrity being a huge aspect at Lewis goes to to show WHY they are the best in the business whether it has to do with pricing and being fair to clients and/or being honest with their purchases for every single job. Fair and equal bids performed by response coordinators and project managers. Accountablity being the last core but equal to the rest means what they say they are going to do they do to the fullest of their extent by any means necessary by using all their resources including but not limited to equipment, trucks, tools and materials that are constantly in stock so each job can be performed the way its described in every single work order.   The amount of training one can gain from the company is an on going process from day 1. OHSA 40, OHSA 10, DOT Card, SMITH Driver Training, CSR training, Refresher 8 hour training yearly, equipment operating, proper tool use.  By having multiple locations throughout Pennsylvania, Delaware and Florida the response time to Emergencies are the best in the business and also having 3 main aspects of the company many different job types can be performed 365 days a year (Environmental Services {Emergency Response}, WAWA Pressure Washing and Property Services{Florida}

Overall, Lewis Environmental was not a bad company to work for.  Over the tenure that I spent at Lewis, there were a lot of things that I had learned.  As all former employees know it was required to be on call.  There were many long hours worked multiple days of the week.  Those people out all night became a family and worked great as a team.  Even though there was some animosity at times, the overall atmosphere was pleasant.  At times there was a struggle to keep employees so many of the field staff were extremely over worked.  Many former coworkers held strong and worked through those times.  Some difficulties I had were trying to manage work in the field and work in the office( i.e. staying updated with paperwork and billing).  A few things that could be improved are the raises yearly.  I know they are trying to run a business but a cost of living raise that wasn't more than a dollar hurt a lot of guys.  There should be raises based on merit and effort.  That being said, the mid level and upper level management should hold monthly meetings to know what is going on in the field and use those meetings to help improve life for the field staff (like they did when I first started at Lewis). The safety program is great and you will not have to worry about any problems with that.  At times it seemed a little bit of any over kill but they truly to care about employee safety. Keep your head to the ground, and listen to your supervisors they are very experienced and you will learn a lot from them.  The hardest part of this job was managing work and personal life.  If your looking for an entry level job with  possibility to move up within the first couple years, this is a great opportunity.  Best of luck to all that apply and stay safe.

This company is constantly understaffed. Either too many guys on one job or not enough on the other. There never seems to be more people in the company despite constantly bringing in more help. Guys are overworked, working constantly over 12 hours to 18 hours a day, just to do it again the next. Never having enough time to be home with family, or live your life. Constantly being called out to the job over weekends, and even mandatory weekend work. New help never seems to have enough training, for long enough. Going into jobs with the figure it the f out mentality. Wether on heavy equipment, or paper work, partly because jobs become so chaotic, there is never enough time to insure the basics and fundamentals are locked in. Training is done mostly by leads on jobs who are attempting to do 5 different tasks at once. The company has wide reaching double standards of rules for thee not for me. 
Aside from the problems in the company, the guys on the ground who work here are very nice and will help if asked, going out of there way to help you get into the job. Being such a dangerous job the H&S team does there best to bring you home in good condition. Even if their recommendations for equipment at times are outlandish. I could only recommend this job for people with next to no personal life, or with no close friends and family they must constantly take care of. 

What is the best part of working at the company?
Good money. That's it. It is all the place has going for it....

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Cleaning up some awful things (chemicals,  bio hazards). Driving at all hours. Always on call. Cameras in trucks always watching you.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Definitely a "Good ol boy club" . If you aren't in the club...watch your back... Work long hours. Dirty , sweaty, tired they don't care keep working.  Stress safety at every turn until they need sketchy stuff done. Then throw you under the bus if you call them on unsafe acts. The culture is do as I say and keep your mouth shut....The turnover is hilarious look on the wall they put up plaques on yearly anniversaries not too many over 1 or 2 years. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Start at random times always really early.  No end time just plan on working till late. Load trucks depart to jobsite.  Wait... run out of material, machine breakdowns or just utter confusion . Pack up when dark ....repeat.   when you get back to shop try to sneak out before they send you somewhere else.

Lewis is a family oriented company in a very demanding industry.  Its very hands on when it comes to its training, 8hr.refreshers,SSE program.  The Short Service Employee program allows new employees to gradually learn the many tasks associated with this industry.  Safety culture is the best in the business.  Lewis will have a job go longer to ensure that a project is done safely and everyone goes home at the end of the day. The hardest part working at Lewis or in this industry period is the quality of life, however it is making huge strides to allow their employees to have a balance between work and home. The most enjoyable part is my teammates.  You build so many relationships at Lewis well beyond the walls of the work place.   

The typical day would start with a daily schedule coming out around 5pm. With it being a daily schedule one could start at 5 am on monday finish at 8 pm all dependent on what job got done and what job was starting, things changed so much. Most of the days was a mess, trying to get your tools loaded and out the gate was the first challenge of the day. Most tools would be broken, missing, or simply not something that they would have. This mostly due to people not keeping up with responsibilities, both field staff and managers. Most leads/ formans moved up the ladder as they couldn't hire experienced workers. Half the time they didn't know exactly what to do. They like to say that they are a family but the truth is that they overwork their workers and at times it feels like they will bend over backwards for the ones that don't deserve it but then go and screw the good ones that they have. They can't keep reliable or even hard working techs because they hire anyone and everyone.

Pay is pretty good, but the work life balance does not exist at all. The Delaware office has a feeling of comradery. Royersford office, feels like everyone just wants to find something wrong. Corporate management WILL NOT follow  core values, such as Integrity and Accountability.There is also a feeling of the good 'ole' boys club. The safety culture is top notch, and respected. You will learn many different jobs at Lewis.  Some days you will work extremely hard, others will be sitting around doing minimal.  Overall, it is an ok "job"(not career). Personally, I would not recommend to anyone I know, but if someone off the street would ask me, I would say just give it a try, they are always hiring(that should suggest  something right there....either high turnover or doing so good they are expanding.... I will let you decide). So long as you come in and do your job, and are safe, you will have job security.  

Job security is not a problem here. You will work, and work, and work. As a driver on call work is always, not every few weeks. This is because if the on-call driver is already out, they go to another driver. I was called out on Thanksgiving and Christmas Eve in the same year. Promotion from within is more who you know than what you know. If you pay attention hours often this company is hiring drivers, ask yourself why? 
If you are single and like working to your 70 hour limit plus warehouse/yard to bump your OT, and can put up with micromanagement by people who were promoted because they're buddies with the boss, then go ahead and apply. If you wanna enjoy your family and work to live-not live to work, then look elsewhere.

Had to resign from Lewis after a month due to the physicality of the position . I was hired as a CDL driver . Your out of the truck doing heavy labor more that your driving . I was driving an old Mack roll off truck or a vacuum truck. Some days your in a stake body hauling 55 gallon drums that weigh 400 + pounds a piece that you had to load by hand .
When I was hired I was told that I had to attend their week long Haz Whopper course.  Even though I was already Hazmat certified threw the fire dept.
The big thing that I felt was totally wrong is that they held back 500 dollars from my last pay check. I was told that it was because I signed a release that if I left Lewis’s before a certain date I would have to pay for the course they forced me to go to. Never remember signing any such release .

This place seemed great at first, especially my group of co workers out of my office. But honestly, most of management is out of touch with reality and their employees. You will be expected to be available all the time and be prepared to work yourself into the ground. Yet management never recognizes your efforts. It’s usually an empty promise for better compensation or a gift card which half the time is just to Wawa or something lame. You will be viewed as a dog all the while upper management takes vacations to Key West or Europe. Work life balance sucks to say the least. Most weeks I put in 50-70 hours easy. Do yourself and your sanity a favor and don’t waste your time. 

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Emergency management specialist 14 salaries reported	$23.32 per hour
Truck driver 24 salaries reported	$27.00 per hour
Pressure washer technician 28 salaries reported	$21.79 per hour
Field technician 13 salaries reported	$21.50 per hour
Laborer 22 salaries reported	$21.50 per hour

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