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On a previous day -Organized work plan for subordinates and reviewed work plan with them. Work plan includes standard control formulations,, designed experiment and a few outliers designed to help learn something new beyond the standard experimental design, During the work , an unexpected result is found. Stop work and review result, make sure plan was followed and there are no errors.
In days following:
Repeat work to reproduce unexpected result. Attempt to use unexpected result to the quality benefit and cost reduction potential of the work being conducted.  If positive for such application, continue multiple replications of the results Apply learning from results to other areas of investigation. Communicate beneficial results to management once data supports desired path forward, Learn and communicate principle related to unexpected results.
(I can provide specific examples during interview).
  Obtain management support for pilot coater trials, and if successful commercial trials. Follow same procedure for expected results that prove to be desirable.

Most enjoyable part  : Prepare for proper communication of failures learning from failures, as well as successes. Learning how to make technical successes commerciality viable.  Use learning's from failures to assist in design of future work which would reduce failures and increase success in a variety of different projects..

Hardest part , Being given a project that presents scientific challenges that have previously been known to result in failure in other projects, or in the literature and properly communicating the challenges and expectations of the project so that it can be rewritten to provide successful results or abandoned for projects with a greater opportunity for commercial success,

What is the best part of working at the company?
The benefits and training… as well as the misogyny.  

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Working 24/7… very stressful being an “SD Warren ‘boys club’ in the US” and an overall boys club being owned by a South African company. Need I say more? Oh, they also demoted homosexuals when they should have been promoted based on merit… really. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
“Boys Club”… sink or swim.  If you’re not in their club,  You will eventually quit. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
5am conference calls with Boston or any other of the various meetings they schedule. I especially like enjoyed the 2 hours conference call reviewing Excel Spreadsheets over the phone with our team. Not even a Zoom Call… just audio. Nobody paid attention.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Excellent benefits. Many outstanding coworkers.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
AR Team Lead  hired in 2020 has turned what was an outstanding team and turned it into a micromanaged clique resulting in a high turnover rate.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
It would depend on the Department. There are many great managers and supervisors. Sadly, mine wasn't one of them. I do laud the company's efforts to improve engagement and work/life balance

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Again, it depends on the team you're in. My first three years were busy, but enjoyable.

I worked here for the past 7 yrs of the mill's life. This papermill was an original in the United States and was one of the few remaining at its time of closing. The mill operated making #1 grade papers for 100+ years. It withstood the test of time through a great depression and 2 major financial economic depressions. However, the attacks of Sept 11, 2001 were the final breaking point. Along with increasing use of the internet and electronic means of communication, the paper industry took one of the hardest economic hits. The mill closed fully in 2007 and has seen been torn down :(  ... it is unclear what will become of the property located on Muskegon Lake in SW Michigan. The years of ground contamination have deemed it undevelopable :(

The Management is abysmal, depending on where you work inside the Mill. They really only seem to care if you work directly on one of the paper machines or the paper coater. Otherwise, all other positions are on the backburner. 

You really won't get good pay compensation until you've been there for probably about 10+ years. 
The starting pay is good for no experience, but it remains somewhat stagnant depending on your position and availability of advancement. But due to the Union and seniority, good luck advancing unless a lot of people retire. 

If you're okay with better than average pay, and somewhat consistent work schedules, then you'll probably be okay. 


Sappi Saiccor has been an excellent company to work for, to train in and they have various PLC DCS and SCADA systems which is excellent for your development.  

There is always more than enough interesting work to keep busy and grow and then the standard mundane tasks as with every job at times.

Excellent company. management fluctuates, it really depends on your circle and how well you integrate but mostly you can succeed with anything at Sappi when you put your mind to it and have the right team around you.

A typical day at work was  fabrication of  all  types of  metals for the safety environment, fabrication for the operations of  high pressure boilers, and paper machines. I learned time management skills  in preparing the machines to start up for production. The work place culture was diverse  in that all trades worked together to accomplish a goal. The hardest part of my job was working long hours in  high heat, and caustic environment. The most  enjoyable part of my job was to use a wide array of my skills to complete the task

Sappi is an extremely competitive company salary wise for the area, which is what makes it most attractive. 

The work environment is favorable, albeit slanted toward millennials in perks. But weighted nicely towards management bonus.

The primary issue with Sappi is lack of unification. It's struggling to unify itself as a global company while all the units continue to try and operate as independently as possible. 

Accountability is overused, due to lack of actual autonomy.

As an E&I tech, you get exposed to many categories of work, which is great for building experience. The mill can be disorganized in both management and physical cleanliness depending on which department you work in. The work environment is not the most welcoming as many workers had constant concerns about management, safety, business aspects, and more. HR had made multiple mistakes including which aptitude test was required for the E&I position. There is a lack of communication throughout the mill. This is a great environment to learn from however.

What is the best part of working at the company?
The environment of work is very healthy 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Rotated schedule 😂 but it’s all good 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Fortunately it is a very healthy environment

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
My typical day at the company, is Friday because I fell a big satisfaction to finish a week productive

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