construction laborer

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operator

crew foreman

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Morton Buildings

If your looking for a job in construction look somewhere else, unless you like to be worked like a dog every single day and talked to like an idiot. I'm not just a disgruntled former employee i have been working a different job for over a year now and i love it (the pay is way better too). The environment at Morton was hostile to say the least. Dehydration and heat stress is a laughing matter to management and if you get the same supervisor i got then you would be working for a downright a-hole with a god complex. On a typical day you show up and start loading the truck, then on the ride to the jobsite you are to sit quietly and not have your cell phone out for any reason (emergency or not) but you are to study prints, or whatever else the boss wants you to do. Then when you reach the jobsite you have until the boss puts on his tool belt to have everything set up for the day then haul his tools to his work area. When you are done setting up then you must quickly get yourself ready and start work immediately. You do not talk to co-workers or stop to think about what you are doing or you will be scolded. You get one break and that is at lunch and you can sit in the backseat of a hot truck or out in the sun. Then after that you get back to work. You never know what time you will be done for the day because it is up to the boss to determine if you got enough done to be able to go home. I once carried a water bottle in my nail pouch when it was 103 degrees outside and my boss threatened to write me up and called me a pu**y. The whole business module is to build a building with four guys in less time than it takes a crew of ten to build the same building. It really is a cut-throat environment. If the building isnt built in allotted time then the whole crew is written up and evaluated. If you think im just being dramatic the crew i was assigned to went through 23 guys in 6 months. Try it out though maybe you'll like it.

What is the best part of working at the company?
A lot of the people are great to work with. Working in building 1 is said to be the gravy train work but working in building 3/4 is the best. The yard is definitely the toughest spot to work, not only because it’s always out in the elements but if you don’t fit in with the clique the other yard workers WILL make it rough on you.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Working in the yard, it’s always a rat race and no one knows what is going on… they lost an entire building once and questioned where it was 3 months after it was loaded on a trailer, it was found assembled on the customer’s property where it was supposed to be 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
It’s a very laid back atmosphere. Lunch is 40 minutes unless you work 9+ hour days scheduled then it’s 45 minutes. If you want to try to make friends with everyone just ask to join the normal lunch break corn hole game even if you ain’t good they’ll coach you and help you improve 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
A typical day in building 4 is a process. Pre trip your lift, check in with the saw operator for your pick lists, gather the boards on the list, stack the boards 4 high on the forks of the lift and then load it on the live deck, and repeat. If the live deck is full you’re doing great! Anything picked when the live deck is full will go to a staging area(the location will change based on free space)

Within the first 5 minutes you'll be berated and scolded for something extremely petty.  Unfortunately the labor shortage is going to take a serious toll on this company.  If this company doesn't remain stagnant it will shrink.  It's been around for a long time and with age comes old school concepts that no longer apply to 21st century work conditions.  This company has been taken hostage by foreman who treat people as if they're less than human and live by the rule of thumb that you have to have "thick skin" and be "tough".  This day and age with boomers retiring left and right, tech, medical and financial jobs in high demand, drug addiction and Donald Trumps nonsensical initiative to try and keep as many immigrants out as possible you don't have to put up with this.  I had a job before I got home from this job through a company who promised me reasonable treatment.  They can't fire their foreman because they need them to teach others how to do the job but they can't keep new workers because the foreman are horrible.  Once their boomer crew members retire, other companies will grow around them.  I hope the best for this company but I don't see a very bright future for them.

The guys I worked with were all cool the company itself is full of false promises got invited to a fully paid Christmas dinner since there was no Christmas bonus then the company demanded everyone who went to pay 100$ back immediately or deal with consequences so I paid they also tell you if you get someone hired on their first 30 days you get 500 in 6 months you get 1500 he was there 4 months they never paid me I was there for 10 months. If you get rained out one day you have to mandatory work Saturday because your mandatory to turn in 50 hours a week but when you take vacations they only pay you for 8 hours a day (40 hours a week)  as far as work life home life balance you work 3 saturdays a month so your home 5 days a month I was on a 6 month stay out still working Saturdays  you have no home life. And I was working for the #1 crew in our region so I can only imagine what lesser crews have to deal with. They demand you work as fast as possible so you can receive potential bonus my specific crew didn’t receive a bonus over 300$ in 6 months. All in all this is a real response from a real active experienced crew man I gave them everything they wanted they didn’t meet me half way so I left.

The Morton shipping plant handles all aspects of what is needed to build a building from trusses, columns, all the lumber, steele, flashing, hardware and so on and is then loaded on to trailers to be shipped to the job site for the crew to build. This place has some some great workers and can be a great place to work with the right management.  The current management sits in their office almost all day everyday and mostly only talks with supervisors and leads and treats employees like garbage and yells at employees on a daily basis.  HR does nothing even after being reported multiple times.  The hire ups et the management basically makes their own rules even when it is not company policy and no other facility has that policy.  Employees are told to find another job if they do not like it.  We went from 32 hours for 5 months to 60 hours + 6 days a week so there is no work life balance at all under current management.  Employees are forced to work holidays or the Saturday during holiday weekends.  I would definitely not recommend working at the shipping plant under the current management.

I worked for Morton Buildings through an agency. I was told it was 6 months to direct hire, but once my supervisor left for a better position with a different company things changed quickly. The company began firing people left and right and they continuously kept changing their mind on making me company. One week I received great reviews and told I was an asset to the company, but the following week I received bad reviews that weren't even true. They do not go on your work productivity, but on the gossip from others. Do NOT ever take a job with them unless you are directly hired on. They also hire interns to do their grunt work rather than actually training them in the field they are studying for. That caused one of our interns mind to change on the field she was pursuing in college. I did not enjoy the work place at all. It was boring, repetitive and the people there aren't very friendly. There were only a select few I liked. You are easily disposable to this company.

   The work is challenging and unique each day. I was able to work lots of overtime and weekly paychecks of $1500+ were common. 
   Unfortunately very poor communication from management constantly had me guessing as to when loads would be ready. Many times I would be told loads were ready and then after arriving, waiting for up to 8 hrs before being able to depart. A typical daily wait would be over an hour. 
   Suggestions for improvement were rarely accepted or considered. 
   While safety is preached at the Pocatello Plant, the environment is not one of concern but rather fear. Write ups are the preferred method of compliance. It seems to be easier to terminate a guy who makes mistakes vs coaching and improving ability. 
   I had the opportunity to work with other plants throughout the Morton Buildings company and did not experience this same atmosphere. Management is vital and the Morton Buildings Pocatello Plant management is severely lacking. 

Lots of flexibility, you run your own ship, lots of intericate steps to manage to make projects run smooth. Crew availability was an issue in the past 6 month, but Company will bring in outside help as necessary. Pay/Commissions could have been better, but this Company gives their sales staff the necessary tools and background support personnel to tackle even the most difficult projects...the world's your oyster! I really enjoyed my background support pool. Never a lack of leads, you are responsible to cultivate your Clients at your speed and create demonstrated results. Unfortunately, Company went through the first layoff in their 114 yr history because of COVID and I hadn't been there long enough.

Great culture among employees, everyone very helpful and want you to succeed.  Work/life balance is achievable but  work concerns ever present.  Employee Owned Company made you part of the Company's success!

As a Construction Sales Representative/Project Manager you had to juggle many responsibilities, from making sales, estimating, project scheduling, material delivery, crew availability, repairs and conflicts.  At times this was stressful while also being rewarding when things went smoothly (rarely) - too many moving parts and personality conflicts for low base pay + commission.  Particular market segment is high end/high quality but not necessity based, competitors' cheaper products made selling more difficult for simple product. Easy to succeed for the right mindset. 

What is the best part of working at the company?
Being a part of customers dreams ! Watching new people develop !

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Continued pressure and stress put on its people driven by corporate heads , micro managing

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Safety Culture good , pay is good , but extremely stressful atmosphere created by corporate performance pressures , no job security , rules are bias , people not treated fairly ! It’s , “Who you know”

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Was a top performer in company and was terminated to a bias situation , was not allowed to defend myself . Company actions speak volumes when related to job security , there is no support for career future

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Crew foreman 12 salaries reported	$27.77 per hour
Crew leader 11 salaries reported	$24.82 per hour

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