cook

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senior plant operator

restaurant manager

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I was injured requiring 5 back surgeries. I was sent out in a storm with high winds and rain at 3:00 am to get a sample from the top of a rail car.  I was told the plant would shut down if they could not use that rail car immediately - that required analysis by me and comparison to the Certificate of Analysis provided by its manufacturer. The "connecting" gangways, which consist of ladders and slide out metal grate walk ways, didn't connect to the railcar and I had to hop down almost 3 feet onto the top of a wet, slippery top of a rail car. The lid to access the sample port is similar to a very large man hole cover with a hinge. They are usually aluminum but this one was cast iron and I would venture to say it weighed well over 75# on the lid and the high winds and rain caused it to be ripped from my hands and it slammed shut, luckily on the tip of my glove but not my finger causing the tips of my gloves to be severed. I am 5'2" and the lid was roughly 3' across. My back hurt from the twisting, load bearing weight and me trying to maintain my balance to keep from plummeting to the ground some 20+ feet below. Again, I had to get that sample of the product to analyze or entire plant would shut down as I was told by production So, I tried again and was successful in getting the extremely heavy lid open but severely injured my back in the process, requiring 5 surgeries with fusions, so far. They asked me to come in for a Root Cause Investigation,where things like the gangways, little to no lighting in the railcar area, no cover over the rail car waiting area to protect you from poor weather conditions, the company waiting till the last minute to order their primary chemicals and thus putting people in danger, in such a situation. As I understand it from former co-workers I have run into in various locations, NONE of the root cause findings have been brought up to standard and have been summarily dismissed. And they "lawyered" up with instructions that no one was to communicate anything to me. I should have sued but I was in such a bad way with my back and the surgeon's error, that I just didn't have the strength or focus to take that on - I do believe I would have won.

My health and mobility are permanently damaged as on my first surgery the surgeon damaged the nerve to my left foot and leg leaving me with severely reduced use of it.

SHAME ON THE SI GROUP FOR THEIR LACK OF CONCERN FOR THE SAFETY OF THEIR EMPLOYEES! IT IS A "B I G" DEAL!! THEY GIVE CHEMICAL PLANTS A BAD NAME!

At SI Group, really the only use is to gain basic skills to advance your personal career (which you can and should find elsewhere). With that being said, there is virtually no room to grow in this company, unless you are being pressured to stay due to high turnover rates. There supposedly is a drive for innovation and growth, but this is all just words. You may raise a legitimate concern for a project and almost immediately you will likely get shot down by prideful team members who will still push you to do the impossible. Severe budgeting limits what is actually possible as well. The company's actions (e.g. strict criticism and budgeting of finances limiting capabilities in all roles, and not listening to employees to name 2 strong actions against the employee) speak way louder than their goal of becoming the "Global performance additives powerhouse" and their supposed care for their people. At SI Group you are not a person, you are simply a "resource". Additionally, there is a clear disconnect with regulatory and environmental political pressures/concerns and projects (not future focussed). Nearly all work is focussed on the short term to generate cash, again motivated by poor sales performance. Within teams, not only in management (although it is very clear within management), there is clear favoritism, incompetency, and blatant disregard for current employee well-being (even after expression of concerns explicitly directly to management and coworkers). If you enjoy struggling through every day, even in the most menial tasks, by all means join this highly dysfunctional team. Otherwise, it is advisable to steer clear. 

Typical day at work consists of catching samples and housekeeping when plants are cruising, but plant upsets can keep you boed up all day occasionally. You definitely learn the plants in and out like the back of your hand while in training. Management could be more appreciative of the things that go unseen on a daily basis as far as work load and what it takes to keep everything cruising but i'm sure everyone has that problem. The culture is 10/10. The hardest part of the job is seeing other companies work 1/2 as hard and make 10x the bonus which is why I think they will have trouble maintaining a strong experienced workforce in the future. The most enjoyable part of the job though is definitely the coworkers, .

If you are looking for a long term job. This is not the job for you. 60 to 84 hours a week. They do not know how to schedule. You will end up working more than they tell you in the interview. Swing shift, Nights and weekends, Holidays, Call you at 2 PM and want you to work at 6PM.Tell you Friday , you have to work the weekend.They never have enough people and are always doing side projects that could be done by the people here on regular shift.Management is lacking, management has no clue how to keep this place running. If it wasn't for a few operators carrying all the load, this place would have been closed the door. 

Not a good place if you have a family, you will work 60 to 84 hours a week. You will not get advancement or signed off because all the older guys like their overtime so you will be given little training and when your time comes to sign you off, they ll tell you , your fired or need more training. Swing shift is terrible, scheduling is terrible. Always tired ( what I call the zombie state)  because your body never adjusted to the amazing shift. Good ole boy system of getting ahead. Who knows when the doors are gonna close forever!!!

The culture at the facility has changed. To start they cut or reduced the retirees health insurance benefits that they believed they were working for. Poor ladies and gents. We now have cliques. The changes are do to the interview processes now in place.  The good ole boy club at it’s finest.  Have a heartbeat and a pencil, we will hire you and advance you faster than our tenured employees.  Laziness gets you the farthest now at the facility so long as you stay under the managers’ desks instead of doing your job.

If you have any life outside of work do not apply here as you will have no time for anything aside from work and sleep, terrible training and pay advancements are near impossible due to management dragging their feet and postponing any and all opportunities for you so they can get bigger bonuses. Terrible safety culture and tendency to sweep issues under the rug. The work isn't terrible and most coworkers are plenty easy to be around and get along with  but overall not too good of a workplace

They are a VPP site and they wait until the last minute to talk about it. Everyone is out to get everyone. The way the plant runs should be shut down by the EPA or the TCEQ. Managers don't care about peoples needs. Want me to sign something that I didn't feel comfortable singing. People talk about people non stop. Safety Manager has no BALLS and thinks it cool to fire anyone and everyone. He treats his employees like servants, and doesn't listen to their advise. Spills and gas leaks all the time.

I worked in R&D and on the Environmental Team. Working in the environmental department was great. R&D not so much. I received all the support and training I needed when I moved to the environmental team. I did not receive much training working in R&D. In R&D I was given the task of ordering for the whole department and was made to become a point person for pipeline planner, which I did not want to do. R7D was not a good experience. 

Management has "blinders" on when it is time to get product out of the gate. They expect a handful of employees to do most of the work, while others coast along. Everything is good until something goes wrong, then management is quick to point fingers. Always short handed and overworked. A lot of turn over. Not much room for advancement. Equipment is outdated and poorly engineered.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Cook 4 salaries reported	$11.00 per hour
Team member 2 salaries reported	$11.00 per hour
Shift manager 1 salary reported	$15.00 per hour
Senior plant operator 2 salaries reported	$31.00 per hour
Restaurant manager 1 salary reported	$15.50 per hour

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