field service technician

production welder

production worker

mig welder

maintenance mechanic

PTR Baler and Compactor

I worked for PTR in Florida when they were branching out down here. I was one of the first 3 people they hired to run the streets of Florida. They gave us all brand new trucks with all of the parts and equipment needed to succeed. Once I made it back to Florida after being in NJ and PA for two weeks, I went to work. It was great for the first month. As my temporary tag on my truck was getting close to expiring, I let the service manager know. He said that they are working on it and I was issued another temporary tag for the truck. I worked for about another month and kept reminding them that the tag was getting close to expiring. They said it was taken care of and that I should be getting my tag soon. Well the day came that my second temp tag expired, the service called me around 10am asking why I wasn’t out working. I told him that I was not going to drive the truck until I had a good tag on it. He tried to convince me that I would not get in trouble by driving the truck with an expired tag. I explained to him that I would not be caught driving that truck with an expired tag because that could be points added to MY license and then they wouldn’t have anything happen to them except a ticket. He started yelling and cussing me saying he will fire me if I do not get to work right then. I told him to go ahead and fire me. He got even more upset and was calling me every name in the book and had the nerve to say he can’t believe I’m letting an expired tag stop me from making the company money. I would not suggest working for PTR ESPECIALLY in FL because I heard the service manager moved down here to run the FL branch. Stay away from CC.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Different assignments daily which gave the opportunity to keep all your skills sharp .also the people were friendly and moral was high. We also had a great safety team and HR always had activities for us to bring family and friends together 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The most stressful thing was everything we worked on had a time limit so sometimes it was very hard to meet these goal but it was attainable 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Very professional leading off with safety in every aspect of the operation. All employees help to push each other to a higher standard 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Start with our daily safety briefing wait for individual assignments then go perform your duties

The advertised pay is very deceiving. The only way you will make that kind of money is if you work alot of overtime. I struggled to get 40 hours. You will be working on maggot infested garbage compactors and Balers. It seems like a good job at first but it eventually feels like it is draining your soul and you try your best to get out. They have a high turnover rate for service techs because of this. This is a very inconsistent job. Some weeks you barely get 40 hrs. You are on call ALOT which means you Will get called on the weekend and at night. You will also be forced to work holidays even though the rest of the company is off.

This can be a great place to work. The work is easy and the pay is not so bad. But the way management treats there workers is what makes this place so depressing. This is a work first environment. You cant be going threw anything personal at home. Or just have anything going on in life. They will use any thing they can to tell you that there is no way for you to get a raise. No matter how much time you put in. No matter how muck work you put out. No matter how many favors you do for them. You are replaceable and they will make sure to remind you of that every morning at roll call. If your fine with a dead end job and can put up with a supervisor on your back at all times for no reason then this is the perfect place for you.

Typically you are very autonomous, You take your truck home with you, your calls are emailed to you and as long as you are productive - work your calls and do you paperwork then you don't really hear from anyone other than to check on you. There are problems just like anywhere else, emergency calls that come in, part restock delays, old trucks vs new trucks but overall its great place to work - they pay well & the benefits are outstanding.

Supervisors were very rude, demanding and would talk down to employees. Pay was good, benefits were great. Overtime was forced on you though even if you didnt want it, it was forced on you with the threat of your employment. The work was easy and simple to do. Not to demanding unless you were proven then management would try to force extra production out of you. Co-workers were great and team work was great. Hardest part was management and all there demands, the most enjoyable was my co-workers.

I held an internship with PTR Baler and Compactor Co. as a marketing intern. I helped with gathering information on clients, creating and editing product brochures, and maintaining the company's social media pages.  I learned that there is always an opportunity to improved upon something.  Management was great. My co-workers helped create a great work environment. The hardest part of the job developing new creative ideas. The most enjoyable part of the job was meeting with clients.

On the day to day basis at PTR, It was mostly shipping and receiving along with some welding every day. I learned how to weld for the first time at PTR which was awesome and was promoted within a 2yr span. My Manager, himself was awesome and very relational when it came to working issues and home life. The culture was very diverse and fun to be in every day. The hardest part of the job was leaving the job and the most enjoyable part was job security.

I worked there for a year and a half ,  always on you about time even if your over 120 percent on your time on jobs , formans are aloud to cuz and put down welders and laborers , plant manager only listens to his formans , very one sided , culture there is very lovely with high turnover over , if you need a paycheck and can deal with that , they will treat you the same , it's only on mig welding spray arc on carbon steel , so any welder's with real skills this probably isn't for you...

Coworkers are great, everyone gets along/works well together as a team! The work environment is fairly clean and organized into separate Bays and Departments individually managed by Lead men and Supervisors. Benefits package is one of the best around!

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Field service technician 3 salaries reported	$27.67 per hour
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Mig welder 1 salary reported	$20.77 per hour
Maintenance mechanic 1 salary reported	$19.52 per hour

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