laborer

concrete laborer

welder

maintenance mechanic

sales engineer

NORTHWEST PIPE COMPANY

ParkUSA is one of the few companies that offers their employees the awesome benefits that they do:

 - Annual Raises
 - Annual Bonuses
 - 401k Matching AND Profit Sharing
 - Extra day of pay or extra paid day off for employee's birthday
 - Scheduled PTO increases
 - Flexible work schedule and hours

The work culture was so rewarding. I thoroughly enjoyed the annual Holiday parties, off-shore fishing trips, company-wide picnics, and various events the company put on for all of their employees, the office staff AND warehouse employees. 

The owners are family and treat their employees like family also. There was many times I was extended the option to work from home if needed and bring my child to work with me if I had no other option. Management was also very quick to sponsor the employees' children and/or family members for various events, teams, charities, etc. 

At times, it seemed as if the owners might have been "micro-managing", but the brothers who run the company have been there since the beginning and helped start the company. They know the ins and outs of the business and are very actively involved in it's growth and success. 

As long as employees put in the time and effort to learn and work hard; management's support and encouragement was unlimited.

Once the siblings took this company over they have ran it in the ground. They pile multiple duties on one person and expect everything to go as if they had one job. Plus the owners bicker back and forth dragging their employees along with them. They bypass Managers to the laborers having them complete tasks without even notifying the Manager. They have their favorites and will do everything in their power to make the others favorite life miserable. One of the two main owners which is a engineer will talk to you like your trash and the other will cuss you out when you follow safety protocols. Mid-management tries their best but they have 0 backing of owners. 

There are long time employees here that are great but one by one leaving. I do not recommend going to this company. I didn't listen thinking it would be different for me but it wasn't. Health insurance is expensive. Salary employees are expected to work 50+ hours and they get an attitude when you want to take time off.

This place will sale you a false dream in your interview, do not fall for it!! I worked here for less than 6 months, when I started I was promised a  thorough training which never happened. The lady that was supposed to train me left the same week I started, she warned me about my manager before she left!! She was 100% correct, management does not show any support or care. You're treated as if you're incompetent, I have expressed on multiple occasions that I do not feel “heard or valued” as an employee or team member. Nothing was done! Then when I decided to resign I sent my email to upper management along with the CEO. I was then advised that I should not have done that and that it is frowned upon!! Which I found interesting as a response considering, I'd already exceeded other options! Feels like management is protected so either you shut up and suck it up... Or leave!!!!

This job is to get started in the work force only. Don't think that you can make a career out of this. Enjoy working alongside salty old men just waiting for their retirement checks to be mailed in? Love working a job where deadlines are constantly changing? Do you want to feel unappreciated for all of your hard work? This is the place to be. Now granted if you are looking for a beginning position where you can learn how to weld, drive a forklift, operate a crane, and get some more shop experience? You should start here BUT DO NOT stay there. I highly recommend you work for a minimum of 2-3 years at best. Workplace 'culture' is plain ball busting and unstop jokes. Felt more of a free for all, not very collaborative and employees not very motivated to get work done.

I started of doing hard manual labor for a good while. I was told not to work more than my manager said at the time; however some other managers basically forced my hand and told me to work more than i was told to initially. As time went on i was moved to another job site within the workplace. I was being mentored for a good while but then my mentored bailed on me and I had to take over his role; which doubled my workload and stressed me out mentally and physically. I called in sick one day with my attendance already being shotty and still showed up. I went to the main manager and said I had enough; so he offered me a better spot but at that point I was just so done with that place.

Your typical heavy industrial manufacturing environment. Day starts with an OSHA approved safety huddle followed by a day of hard work. Very dirty environment, but the work is satisfying. Upper management is very segregated from the production environment, and middle management is pretty terrible. The culture in the past few years has leaned toward the punitive side. Job security is at an all time low. Many employees are let go for first or second infractions. The equipment is in poor shape for the most part, and the maintenance department has been gutted in recent years.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Not having to directly deal with other welders

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Worried about what the next guy is gonna tell the boss about you which is always a lie

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Very low level workers top to bottom I can't remember a place where there were the most incompetent people in the last 20 years 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Go in at 5 most people don't show up in the floor till 20 after n they're actually putting on work clothes! Literally staring at the wall

View from corporate office is very beautiful.  Upper management is warm and friendly.  Pay is becoming more competitive, but people who have worked there a long time are not getting paid commensurate with market levels.  Plenty of free snacks, parties, birthday cakes, etc.  A fun place to work.  Middle management, however, leaves a lot to be desired.  If you complain, they will cover their backs even when they are in the wrong.  Lots of promotion there based on "who you know" rather than your actual qualifications.  IF you get a good manager, though, it's a great place to work.

This is definitely heavy manufacturing and the environment that goes along with it. There is no real safety culture at this location. Only the minimally required training given. 

Leadership preaches the need for "communication" up to them, but it isn't reciprocated back down.
The plant manager doesn't champion or participates in any improvement initiatives and leaves it up to floor-level supervisors to implement, manage and measure.

Hot, Hot, Hot! Hard to get parts for machines, lots of breakdowns due to age of equipment, lots of physically hard long hours. Great employees to work with. Camaraderie is very good, everyone gets along, small community so work together and play together. Manager at this plant tends to fall asleep while your talking to him, so not much use. Great company to work for, the owners are wonderful caring people. My experience here was great, and years later I am still friends with these folks.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Laborer 7 salaries reported	$22.04 per hour
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Welder 8 salaries reported	$24.09 per hour
Maintenance mechanic 4 salaries reported	$36.33 per hour
Sales engineer 3 salaries reported	$108,726 per year

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