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The hardest part of working for this company, especially in the engines department, was getting management to realize the performance, or lack thereof, from the parts warehouse on site is directly related to the performance and ability of technicians to perform assigned tasks. If you work too fast and run out of parts, you’re screwed. If you work too slow and have an abundance of parts, also screwed. Between no parts coming in, complaints of overages on hours on jobs, miscommunication and deliberate misguidance from management to technicians, this place is chaotic to say the least. If you’re not friends or Buddy-buddy (IYKYK) with management, your career will dead end at this company. There is NO room or opportunity for advancement. Unpaid, at home training is encouraged for in-house “union” controlled “raises.” The agreed upon once monthly computer training sessions on the clock are frowned upon and you’ll be pulled away from them the first opportunity they have. The shop next door, literally separated by plastic curtain, has AC and Heat. The engine shop, the bigger hotter building, does not and the pleas from technicians for an HVAC system or simply more fans go unheard and are ignored. Having physical or mental health issues is also frowned upon and you’ll be encouraged, AND EXPECTED to schedule doctor appointments after hours, which with work ending at 6pm regularly, good luck finding a primary care physician, a therapist, or dentist office that’s open beyond that. 

The decent pay was the only reason I stayed as long as I did. It was my first job after college so I didn't realize I deserved to be treated better. I was a woman in my early 20s and more than once felt uncomfortable and out of place while trying to do my job. I understand it's a male dominated industry, but that isn't an excuse for the overly masculine culture. Women shouldn't have to just deal with it. Paid time off was a joke. They didn't use an accrual system. Instead, you got ZERO vacation or sick time until you made 1 year then you got 5 days.

As far as management, it was very hard to innovate, be creative and grow professionally. They seemed very closed minded to new things.

Lack of proper or any tools you might need to do a job, management will stab you in the back in a heartbeat, you can only trust one or two people, pay is good but the expectations are never met unless you just happen to be the person they like then you can get away with anything. Hire to fire is what they do. So expect the worse and hope for the best. And people will lie about you behind your back. And there is almost no communication. They will not tell you how long a job should take and then ask you why you took so long after they told you the company does not have the specialty tools to do the job. No large fans or insulation in the shop so the doors stay open which allows dust in everything. But safety is decent, just don't ask for anything to be safer. 

This is a company that do not value their employees. You’re thrown multiple positions without being compensated and you don’t have a choice. Either you deal with it or leave. Let’s not talk about the favoritism with certain employees. The company makes chances in positions without telling employees in advance. There’s employees that’s been there for decades with no changes of advancement. I’m sure a manager at a fast food restaurant gets paid more than most of the employees there. The benefits are a joke! You don’t accumulate time during the year like most jobs and many holidays aren’t celebrated. I would not recommend anyone to work here. I was so happy to leave!

Very stressful, fast paced, and terrible upper management. There’s a huge lack of communication throughout the company that needs to be addressed. You’re better off finding another job that you can actually work your way up in. They’ll lie and tell you that you’ll be a salesman in 3-8 months just so that you’ll accept a Coordinator position (which is a terrible job). Don’t fall for the trap like many of us have, please look elsewhere.

Place is a complete joke and management works against mechanics. No shop tools or shop equipment. Not even a bench grinder. You really don't have to do anything, which is good for some. But good mechanics get fed up and leave. The safety guy has to relax, he acts like he's coked up. Lead mechanic helps no one. This place is living off it's name being the oldest and once biggest construction equipment company. Now it's slowly dying and offers nothing to customers or employees. ( Except inflated prices and poor service). A company this big only offers 5 days of vacation a year. 2 personal days.  You can do better  and will learn very little working here.

I worked at the morgan city branch, we mostly worked on marine vessels including tug boats, supply boats, dredges, and crew boats. I absolutely loved it. The office would give you a job and tell you when they were expecting you to arrive at the job site. that was it. No questions no bugging you most of the time, As long as you got to the site and completed the task they were happy. Its definitely a job for a self motivator. Its as close to being your own boss as you'll ever come without your name on the business.

Receive and analyze job information, gather parts, tools and supplies for job, order any parts
needed, and travel to job location.
• Complete and submit all permits to perform work, including Job Safety Analysis (JSA) permits to
work.
• Troubleshoot and diagnose equipment, develop plan of action, and repair Caterpillar engines.
• Oversee repair crew as needed, including approximately six people during top end and/or
inframe overhauls.
• Close job order and complete all work orders and submit to close job, return inventory,
summarize description of work completed.

Worked there for 7 yrs had lowest none billable hours for quarter called on office and laid of for no reason kept younger mechanics was only one on shop that could rebuild transmission pumps hydraulic motors valve banks and any thing on trucks plus engines guess they don't want experience if your age is up there thanks for the experience

I hadn’t even been there a year before some 25ish of us got laid off, but that’s just the risk being so closely tied to the oilfield. That said, it really sucked constantly fearing for your job security. On top of that, often times the workplace felt very clique-ish. Shop guys tending to have a smug arrogance about them as if they felt they were better than us field guys. If you wanted to get licks, you had to do a fair amount of brown-nosing or you’d often be overlooked.

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