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Pay and benefits are great. Work/life balance is nonexistent. You will work hundreds of hours of overtime. Don’t plan anything on your days off. You will more than likely get called in. Expect to have repercussions if you refuse an extra shift due to an appointment or planned events. Raises are very minimal. When asked why raises were so low, was told “we have promises to keep to investors”. Then get bragged to about record profits and tripling prices the last few years. Bad workers don’t get punished and the good workers are expected to pick up the slack. Good workers get rewarded with more work instead of more pay. The pay is great, but it’s the only thing keeping most of the employees working with the company. 

Wonderful job at one point. The management was “snow globed” which created a new culture at the specific location I worked at a; culture of mediocrity and laziness. At one point everyone took pride in their jobs. Once new management was selected it plummeted, unfortunately!! Upper management claimed “it’s just business”. Strange since the core values preached the importance of their employees. The pay at my specific location was below the “main” operation and hard work was appreciated by a few and ignored by the rest. Insanely disappointing. 24/7 - 365 operation was extremely difficult on work life balance for all employees. My advice, ask for more money when interviewing it might make the other stress you’ll have to deal with somewhat bearable...

My first week of employment at MLC I was told by a CSR (who is now a Team Lead) that there is a huge turnover rate in the Customer Service department. Management micromanaged CSR's and they were very cliquish. If they didn't like you, they did everything they could to make your employment uncomfortable. They had a "training specialist" that was supposed to train you, but she was part of the clique, so I basically had to train myself.

I loved my job at MLC and I loved interaction with all of the customers, however I blame upper Management for allowing the CSR Management to continue to treat CSR's in such a disrespectful manner.

Doing my job day to day was made easier by the great co-workers. The teamwork their was outstanding. I had learned so many things on each job that i bid to. From fork truck, bobcat, dump truck, haul truck, loaders, locomotives, loading rail cars and trucks, and etc...The management and foreman always made sure a person was broke in and all safety procedures where followed before they were on their own. The hardest part of the job probably was the shift work. It takes some getting use to, but the job itself is worth it. The most enjoyable part of the job is the people i worked with. From co-workers to management, everyone i was involved with was so easy going and helpful. So that made going to work a lot more enjoyable.

If you’re willing to show up, work when you’re supposed to, and be consistent day in and day out then MLC might be a good fit for you. Just note that most the jobs do run off swing shift so the scheduling can get pretty demanding and extreme (16 hour shifts, 8 hour short changes into next shift) but the pay almost makes it worth it. In Ste Genevieve, I don’t think there’s another place you can walk right into after highschool and make this type of money. Beware of gossiping employees and managers as well. Everyone talks like a bunch of school children here

The training is almost none existent. You are thrown to the wolves right out of the gate. The pay is not worth the risk ( $18.00). With the opportunity to lose your eye sight, hearing and future lung damage.You will get chemical burns daily. They will change your schedule whenever they feel it's best for them. There is no balance between work and home life. I worked there for 5 months hoping things would change,  but everyone leaves and they know it. So there is no love.

The company definitely takes care of you 100%. But working here is more for those who do not have kid's. There is no work/home balance. Young guys come in and quit because they rather play in their phones and have social nap time rather than work. Nothing about this job is hard at all. Just like everywhere you have good days, bad days, horrible days, and slow boring days. In order to get 40 hours you have to work 4 12 hour shifts vs your regular 3 on 3 off.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Money   Forman. Supervisor’s. Insensitive   Turkey or ham on thanksgiving &  Christmas.  Union. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Swingshift.    Needs more training in underground mine. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Temperature is always cool.   Some St. Genevieve people are stuck up. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Drive a 70 ton haul truck day & knight. A lot of overtime

A typical day was putting in a lot of hours for little pay. Almost all loads were short mileage, usually running two trips a day. The better paying loads were farmed out to a 3rd party trucking outfit. You could make more money driving a garbage truck or water bottle - much more.

They need to pay a higher hourly wage for all hours worked and get rid of the mileage pay to make this a competitive position.

My typical day would be shipping rail cars out for other company's.  What i learned is how to use an ERP system and that is Enterprise resource planning. My co-workers were amazing because if i had a question about anything they wouldn't hesitate to help me. The most enjoyable part of the job was the office setting. I love working in offices.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Production worker 4 salaries reported	$25.24 per hour
Maintenance mechanic 3 salaries reported	$35.62 per hour
Diesel mechanic 2 salaries reported	$33.87 per hour
Instrument technician 3 salaries reported	$37.58 per hour
Equipment operator 4 salaries reported	$25.80 per hour

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