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Signal Peak Silica

I worked at this company over 2 years, from the ground up. At first, it struggled to get the right minds to achieve a working mine, once we achieved this, the current company had run out of money and sold it. Signal Peak silica purchased the company and began deteriorating it from the inside out. Corporate leaders had no knowledge inside or out of fracturing, mining, nor employee relations. The mine itself hid many safety hazards, production process flaws and H.R. interdepartmental issues. Knowledge and expertise at the mine were always set aside, bringing in contractors and business forward men whose jobs had never intertwined with sand, leading the plant into disarray. Our managerial roles were overturned several times and they continued to hire outside the company, even while it failed time and time again. One manager stood the test of the time, the wash plant manager, whom they didn't like personally, trying their hardest to get rid of him. His knowledge was the only reason the mine sustained for so long. He was loved throughout our mine, myself included. They finally came upon Covid19 and fired all the employees they knew disagreed with their failed business practices. Anyone who was vocal about changes they needed to implement, their ideas were either stolen or ignored completely. They closed down the Oklahoma plant due to inexperience and bad business management, without any knowledge there, the plant and employees never stood a chance. I wish the company the best, but I know without substantial changes in corporate and management, it will ultimately fail.

Personal, my work day consisted of trying to figure things out for myself because of the excellent team effort and desire to help each other out was just overwhelming. Going in circles to understand flow patterns and confusing flow paths, but like I said your coworkers will have your back for sure. And your manager, now let me tell you this he will have your back no matter what and will never just stand there looking dumb founded. The culture is dynamite. The guys will go out of there way to make you feel welcome and if the select few don't happen to like you or want you there they politely make sure your not. But the best part of it all, that's being able to jump in your vehicle and make haste to exit the facility at the end of shift

Work-life balance
Plant manager is one of the nicest man you will ever meet. All the employees there are super nice. Feels like family. All around best place to work.

Pay & benefits
The pay is great and the benefits are awesome.

Job security and advancement
The plant manager will do whatever it takes for his employees and will make sure they are definitely taken care of.

Management
Management at this company is by far the best. Goes above and beyond for all of their employees.

Culture
You feel like a family at this company! Everyone works together and makes the company run smoothly!

Overall
I would definitely recommend this company to anyone given the opportunity to work here. You’re definitely more than just a number with this company. They value your work and make sure you’re taken care of. They genuinely care about each and every employee.

Signal Peak Silica LLC Oakwood was (maybe still is) ran by a very competent plant manager as well as Production/QC/Logistics/Maintenance managers. They understood the needs of their people, and honestly felt like family. Unfortunately, the best things come to an end sooner than later. 

This company attracted me from a stable job with attractive pay. The  months I worked at this company was an absolute nightmare due to the lack of leadership and their inability to provide direction and a clear vision to their employees. No matter how one would try to add value it was shot down. Their office setup and the culture of the business is toxic.  Most of the toxicity comes from the leadership particularly the HR SVP  I would

Upper management, really had no clue what the status of the plant was.  There was little to no communication from them to us.  Goals were set way to high out of expectations!  There was not a way to do it with little to no back up from Houston!  When things did get done it had to come from a corporate employee, even with all the emails sent out and quotes taken jobs were still pushed back

Its a week on week off place and i liked workong there the people were amazing. The bosses will help out if needed if your in a jam the only thing is because its in the odessa area housing (room) is kinda hard week to week the company takes care of it but sometimes you dont know where your staying or changeing rooms every day.

Great place to work for.   Management works closely with all employees so they understand we are all on the same team. 
Human Resources works closely with everyone to help resolve any management or employee issues.  She is really a nice lady and I am happy I got to know her.  Plant Manager is very laid back.

It's tied to Oil and Gas so there will be ups and downs.  You could get laid-off at any time.  They seem to focus on product out the door and not invest in equipment or people, i.e. when lines are down for lack of orders they will not spend money to fix/maintain.  People are good, corporate has no idea what it takes to run a sand plant.

The upper management doesn’t care about the Dover location unless something is broken. Then all they care about is how fast it can be rigged to get by until it breaks again. They preach safety over and over but the Dover location safety has taken a back seat since the new management took over. 

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Utility worker 4 salaries reported	$20.50 per hour
Maintenance technician 4 salaries reported	$30.13 per hour
Operator 1 salary reported	$19.50 per hour
Equipment operator 4 salaries reported	$21.88 per hour
Maintenance supervisor 1 salary reported	$37.50 per hour

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