utility operator

entry level machine operator

senior cost accountant

cnc operator

grinder

MacLean Power Systems

Every day was a different adventure with new challenges. Half of my job consisted of aiding our HR manager and half of my job consisted of creating custom programs designed to improve employee morale, motivation, teamwork, and leadership. A typical day would include HR generalist responsibilities in the morning (daily labor, benefits, payroll, interviews, personnel issues, etc.), and managing our employee suggestion program, safety committee, plant newsletter, new hire behavioral test, and LEAN initiatives.

I learned a broad range of HR generalist duties, as well as how to create custom programs and initiatives independently. I learned how to be a professional, how to always be on the lookout for improvement, and how to attack problems from the psyche of our employees.

Management was great. My boss was the director of operations for 1.5 years, and the HR manager for half a year. They were great about keeping me involved in all ongoing projects, and at teaching showing me the HR ropes in an industrial setting.

I had no problems with co-workers. I had a unique position being on the office staff, but also the prime liaison between the office and the shop floor.

The hardest part of the job was finding ways to motivate employees aside from money.

The most enjoyable part of the job was giving back to the employees and making them feel like someone genuinely cared for their well-being.

A typical day at work is always different from before, safety never change. Typical work day would be to have PPE on at all times and in the rite areas and for the rite cause. As machine is run I check to ensure that machine is running proper and safely such as no leaking, missing bolts, air pressure and oil pressure. I check to see if their are any damage safety guards and that safety decals are able to read. I learn that safety doesn't just start or end at work. Now I find myself using safety guidelines at home. Management is pretty good I have no complaints. I got along with most of my co-workers accept for one he didn't train me well I feel as if he didn't. He would tell me things that only he wanted me to know. He told me he felt as if I was trying to take his job. We had a conversation about the issue he had. I told him I wasn't here to take his job I told him we're a time, and that I'm trying to learn job so we can work as a team. The hardest part of a job is learning the job and knowing and learning the people and learning the job it's self. The most enjoyable part of a job is seeing knowing that I help manufacture a good and safe productive.

If you, for some reason, have a desire to have your soul crushed by a company that has absolutely no concern for employees, quality production, or accountability, then you've found a gold mine. Experience the overwhelming joy of a never-present owner that still manages to mass-send emails about what he thinks you should or should not do with your personal time. Observe the beautiful ballet of engineers and quality control attempting to figure out why they can't manage to keep machines running. Revel in the sheer delight of highly unprofessional HR that will deny having a meeting with you, and condescend you in the process. Marvel as they cancel bonuses for the overwhelming majority of workers, while maintaining quarterly profit shares for office personnel and management. Now do all of that while trying to maintain the attachment of your limbs. If you don't find that to be alluring, just wait until you see the nepotism in action.

People have always told me that if a workplace has an over emphasis on family to run and I wish i paid more attention to that phrase. The work here isn’t that bad the plant is pretty clean the lower level management is usually really good but i’ve never felt more unheard, disrespected, lied to, commoditized, guilted, and just flat out dehumanized when it comes to the upper management here. Just a quick tip if you want to work here if they ever pose training someone or moving to an unknown situation as a choice you can make it isn’t, you better say yes or they will literally threaten your employment. Completely unprofessional all four levels of upper management threatned my employment and only one of them could even admit that they handled the situation poorly. Believe me they will fire you over it to. If you just want a place to come to work and go home this might work for you, but if you want career advancement, competent upper management, fair work standards, or to be treated like “family” and not a commodity this is not the place for you. 

My previous employment was fun and I enjoyed all my years that I put in. I had the pleasure of meeting new people on a daily basis and I learned that customers are everything. My management team was great because they gave me a chance to learn a lot about the company. The co-workers were awesome because we worked together as a team to give great service to the customers. The hardest part of restaurant working is dealing with someone whose had a hard day because we had to give great service to them as if their day was good. The most enjoyable part would have been getting to new people and learning customers individually.

My current job is fun and I enjoy the people I work with. A typical day is very hot but I work through it. I have learned to give great quality as well as quantity for the consumers. Management needs more communicative skills with employees. Dealing with the heat is the hardest of all during summer months. My co-workers are what II enjoy the most because we make it easy for each other to get through each shift

What is the best part of working at the company?
The work environment is hot and sweaty all the time.  The main issue was getting people to stay OFF of their phones and do their job.  You can't do the work if you're always looking at your phone.  The management at the time was not doing their best to stop the bad behavior by the employees.  ( I left my phone in my car throughout my shift )

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Most of my stress stemmed from have to pick up the slack from my coworkers not doing their fair share.  I do know they have a different management team in place.  So hopefully it's better now.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
You'll be working with fiberglass and resin and hot dies,  I takes some getting used to.  The people are ok, just on their phones too much.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
If you're doing your job, you stay busy.

The company itself is not an bad company to work for. In 2 years that i was there the GM was changed 3 times. HR does not communicate. You are brushed off and treated subhuman. The people who actually work on the floor assemblers, maintenance, quality,supervisor, and etc. are great. most of the office personnel give or take a few suck. The pay is okay for the amount of work you do. 10-12 hour shifts. you are expected to spend one day out of the week with your family. You will have at least 2 mandatory Saturdays an month.  If you are looking for an job with lots overtime this is definitely the place. You might run into the problem of not getting paid on time and being told you will have to wait until next week. If they could get their upper management together it will definitely have the possibility of being an great place to work for. 

Of all the factories I've worked I've hated this place the least! The work environment isn't bad but they have so many stupid rules it get annoying. The pay is kinda sucky for the area! A typical day starts out with a must have temperature check, then clock in, then listen to 15 minutes of stupid stuff like (and I'm not kidding) how to deep fry a turkey safely on Christmas, then stretch, then go to work area and start paperwork that must be done every hour, fill out board also must be done every hour, then you can finally go to work, being checked on every so often by the black vested people making sure you do your every hour paperwork and expected to make hourly quotas, then at end of day more paperwork, clean up then you finally get to leave! 
They always wonder why their always behind but can't figure out they waste our time doing stupid stuff instead of letting us work! 

I worked maintenance on nights at the alabaster plant, most other employees were very nice except for a couple rotten apples. Needed at least 2 mechanics on shift, very dangerous to work alone and I was injured 2 times and of course it was my fault. Same stuff different place, they only think of production and money instead of the safety and needs of employees. Pay wasn't good and benefits could be better. The guy told me when they hired me there was good and bad news, bad news was it doesn't pay much but the good news was there's as much overtime as I wanted. Unless your kids are Hungary don't work for these sorry excuse for humans beings.

What is the best part of working at the company?
I think the best part of working at McLean power systems is knowing you can leave at any time. 


What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The most stressful part about working at McLean power systems is having to work at McLean power systems and deal with all the drama that is in that c. R. A. P. Hole

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
They expect you to die for them but they won't lift a finger to help you or your family which is funny because their motto is we're all about family the thing is it's just not your family that they're going to be taking care of

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
If you've ever had a soup Sandwich that's a typical day at McLean

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