laborer

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drafting technician

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Rinker Materials

What is the best part of working at the company?
The overtime. Expect to work 6 on one off . 50+ hours a week . 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The most stressful part about working at Rinker is trying to avoid critical safety violations , including walking under a suspended load . 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Dirty . Dusty . Heavy Duty . Trash cans seldom emptied .Restrooms always nasty . Employees (EEs) required to clean according to a calendar schedule . Nobody really does their part as far as cleanup . Work hazards in all directions including overhead . Pay is ok. Not worth it to some . 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Morning meeting . Takes about 10 minutes . 
Then off to see what is happening inside the plant . Because from day to day , you really can never tell. It’s always a new adventure. To put it mildly . It’s always something. Do you have what it takes ? Not advised for those over 40 or have difficulty breathing in an atmosphere of flyash and cement powder dust and having concrete boogers on the regular .

I love the job and really wish i could get another opportunity to work for this company again. Our supervisor is always giving us heads up in the mornig about safety and what we need to accomplish for the day making sure we have enough labors to do the job. Equipment is always tooken well care of also we have all the best gear even supplying us with boots and gloves as needed. I cant lie it is hot in them buildings at times my whole uniform is soaked from sweat so it gets frustrating in the heat but at the end of the day im always learning how to work smarter not harder and the job gets done everytime never fails. I like that we have a shower to change clothes and come home clean thats a major plus. Finaly i love that our supervisior is willing to work with felons that have to report and attend meetings with out losing our job. Thankyou sincerly jose flores jr

I worked in three areas while I was employed with this company. I came into a payroll position but only Data Entry when I first got hired. The companys name was Kewiet United Metro at the time. I did this job for about 3 month till an opportunity opened and I became a part of the team in being a Payroll Specialis and ran a group of payrolls that were assigned to me. This was all inhouse but there were serveral locations that we had to process seperatly. I did this for 5 years. During this time Kewiet split off and we became United Metro. We were then merged with Rinker Materials and there were alot of changes. An opportunity openned up for me to go to an Account Specialist II position and I was here for a year before moved out into the field and was able to learn both sideds of the bussiness. I was there for about a year till Cemex became the new owners of Rinker. Sad to say but there was a hit to the economy at this time and the Construction Industry was hit pretty hard.

this place makes a man out of you, if you don't like getting dirty not for you. learned lots of trades, tools, and always safety first. we all  love to be on a budget we know that everywhere no big deal. but when things need to get taken care of and some don't want to spend budget because it affect their paycheck. so work is longer and harder and not much safer it becomes a ticking time bomb. it slows production down because you got to deal with old issues. not all is like that some are really helpful, out there getting dirty and sweaty and understand somethings just needs upgrades. especially when the facility is very old, and neglected dew to budget for more employees. best part long, hard, sweaty, dirty days or nights always something to help get done. never get board here.

There's a reason why many employees have been here 20+ years, it is a great company to work for. It is hard work out in the plant, that's why it's considered a laborer position, so be prepared. Don't expect it to be that easy. If that's what you are looking for then look at a warehouse job. Management is great and always available to you, even upper management. There is plenty of room to grow, but many just expect it to be handed to them without working hard for it. Rinker also has a management training program. I wish the benefits were a little bit cheaper (you pay half, company pays half), but it makes up for it in the many additional benefits the company provides (life insurance, Thanksgiving turkeys, bonuses, company picnics, occasional catered lunches, and much more).

What is the best part of working at the company?
Nothing is good new plant manager doesn’t know how to manage correctly.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Having a new plant manager that doesn’t know how to manage properly 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Childish young guys touching others and plant manager says nothing to the people on their phones instead he texts them and lets them know they should get off the phone

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Increasingly stressful! equipment is so old and hardly works properly while pumping so much money into part after part and never actually getting the problem fixed

I was new with no experience. I wasn’t really treated very well right from the beginning. And as the days went on it only got worse by far every day. I was bullied daily by several employees right in front of the managers because I was new. Up until my 2nd week where I was fired because I was attacked after doing nothing wrong at all. Didn’t contribute to the drama or anything and I ended up getting fired for wanting to know what management ended up doing to remedy the situation. They said I had an attitude when the managers themselves told me the workplace had become toxic and hostile through no fault of my own and they were working towards remedying it 45 minutes before I was attacked. 

During my time at Rinker Materials I was constantly learning something new every single day. All of my co-workers were happy to help and they were happy to teach me whatever I wanted to learn. Allthough the work was very difficult and very physical I felt that my co-workers made the very long days go by much easier because they know you must be decent if you have to spend so much time with eachother. I did find that I was working much much more than I had freetime and I felt that I had no life outside of work but overall I thought Rinker Materials was a great place to work.

Operations Forman, Regional Safety Manager, Driver Trainer, Accident Investigator
Duties include day to day operation of a 15- person Ready mix plant, building materials inventory, payroll, purchasing, safety and health , general and major plant and Truck repairs. •Assess safety risks in the work place , develop solutions and record keep of accidents and incidents Recruiting, selecting, orienting, and training employees; maintaining a safe and secure work environment
Training and Safety for the entire Northeast region . This included training of 260 + employees for over 12 plants in 5 cities. Safety inspections of Plants and Trucks .

What is the best part of working at the company?
Off weekends

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Never know how many people’s jobs I get to do in a day. Only get paid for one!

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
When there is company, everyone does what they are supposed to. When there isn’t company it’s kind of a free for all.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
I open the gate at 4:45- 4:50. Check out forklift. Sometimes do work for our QC. Other times I may drag the yard so it is harder to mess up product when loading or unloading trucks. One other driver and myself keep trucks loaded quickly and efficiently.

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Laborer 16 salaries reported	$21.98 per hour
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Concrete laborer 3 salaries reported	$18.00 per hour
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