process engineer

shift manager

senior tax manager

senior customer service representative

senior cloud architect

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Was told that the job was difficult from the start. Wasn't 
told close to impossible. Your doing 3 different jobs you are a lab tech, then your a process tech, and maintenance, training is a joke 1 month then your on your own no one helps you set up or get any thing lined out with the computer stuff very unorganized very reactive instead of proactive a bout every thing. Under staffed and all the people there a tired and wore out. They have a very high turnover rate they really don't care about they seem to think cycling threw as many people t they can to find one that will stay works. They will write you up for anything and everything I'm usually a good employee was given a verbal in 2 months and was threatened to be wrote up several times for things that where out of my control i.e. computer issues, not having certain access to logins on the computer, not knowing how to do certain things that wasn't covered In my training, 

The customers are fantastic. We have great products and are always trying to innovate. New products for new markets are high priority. Internally the supply side (production) is world class. Our order entry is already at the top of the list and is getting better every day. New management is a quick study and prepared to invest in capital equipment and the right people. 

A typical day = there are no typical days. The day starts early and often goes into the evening. Customers do not schedule when they get their opportunities, which means an opportunity for us, and as in any business customer / prospects have issues knowing what they need, when they need it and in what package. Technical inquires for certain applications require interaction with their labs and ours. On site customer visits, emails, phone calls, web-conference calls, and sales meetings fill out the days and the week often seems like it only began even on Friday after 5:00PM.

During my time at Orion Engineered Carbons was a Great experience and it is a very productive workplace. The staff is wonderful to work with as well. A typical day at work was as soon as you walked in the door there was always something to do. Learning a different way to Migrate a user to a newer version of windows on a scale of +100 employees was a definite new learning process. Possibly the hardest part of the job was making sure the image of WIN7 was correct and ensure there were no hiccups within the image itself. The most enjoyable part of the job was everything. From the staff to the job itself, it was truly enjoyable.

It is possible to retire from the company because if you mesh with the culture more than half the employees had been there 15 years or more.  Several had been there 40+ years. They pay well but they have to compete with the refinery and other carbon black plant in town.  They had annual trips to the local theme park that anyone that had worked for them could attend.  
Very old technology with little incentive to change it. this is a very dirty job in general.  They made a point of telling the locals that the carbon black is non hazardous but nothing grew in the places onsite where they buried it

Worked 7am to 4pm CST Monday through Friday. Learned a lot if new things working primarily in SAP and how the Manufacturing business works. Friendly co workers and the management treats everyone on the same level. The hardest part of the job was resolving the pricing disputes and determined what the issues were before the data migration took place. The most enjoyable part of the job were resolving the issues and clearing balances, reducing the A/R.

The pay is good and the work is meaningful. Slow days when the plant is running good are not at all stressful. Other days you will work very hard and earn every cent of your paycheck, just depends on the day. The Ivanhoe plant is old, but innovative improvements are being made regularly and reliability is on a positive trend.

This company has the potential to be a global leader in its field, but the management is currently more worried about the stock price than the strategic direction of the company. The company is currently making record revenue and profits but telling the employees how bad everything is going and how spending must be cut due to "hard times".

Overall, if the company would be sold to a strategic buyer and not a private equity firm, it has real promise. But until then, it will remain a dismal place to work.

Even though it’s lots of labor it used to be a fun and respectful place to work. New management has completely drained every bit of goodness that place had. They make broken promises to keep you there working, if you live by integrity you will never move up and if you do move up, you will be taken advantage of. The employees are best group of people you can find, I consider them family.

The shipping department works with the operations department and shipping scheduler to coordinate daily orders to be loaded and shipped. Have crew set up to load daily schedule. Assure that all loads have been loaded to maximum capacity, cleaned and sealed
 according to material specifications. Clean work area before going home, and close and lock all gates.

Supervised 5 customer service specialists in daily, monthly and annual objectives. Lead departmental meetings with agenda and minutes. Responsible for the implementation and specific control checks for SOX compliances. 
Assist and ensure accuracy on all order entries, pricing, freight, logistics and invoicing. Maintain accountability, vacations, and department stability

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