industrial electrician

mechanic

heavy equipment mechanic

patrol officer

telecommunications specialist

South-Carolina-Ports-Authority

It is the management that ruins the entire company honestly. It may be different in other departments, but every person I know in my department is miserable, because the supervisors do not listen to anyone. You can not simply ask for clarification unless you are ready for everything to be made a larger deal no matter what the question is. The environment on which the department is built is highly toxic and can be felt the moment you arrive on duty. “See something, say something. But trust your teammates!” Neither of those go hand in hand. The work environment is disgusting. The pay is decent but that is it. The most difficult part of the job is knowing you will be yelled at for basically existing. They want you to do your job, but they also will not allow you to do your job. Upper management also will not leave their desks to help you or anyone out. They will do everything possible to ensure they stay comfortably inside the HQ building. The baffling part though is- they train new people on a job that they themselves do not even know how to do. Do yourself a favor and look elsewhere for a job where you will be taken seriously and be paid fairly. It will be much more worth your time, mental health and physical health. 

Working as an industrial electrician at the port will sharpen your troubleshooting skills. The best part of the job was the state health insurance and pension plan. The culture there is very military driven and any small infraction is an immediate write up. It’s a very old school culture with intimidation tactics and upper management is a good ole boy system. We were told we would get pay raises and then they were taken from us. For new hires, you will be on 2nd or 3rd shift for years. Selected individuals that are favored may get a dayshift opportunity regardless of seniority. Vacation days that are taken no longer count towards overtime. The union took over the new terminal here so the future of the other two terminals is unknown. They will tell you great things in the interview, then once you are walked around the terminals, you can see very low moral on the employee’s faces. 

Great place, or so I was told, training program is a joke, it's the same bs they push on every OSHA employee. They send you to Trident tech, a school with a 20% graduation rate. Don't be late, and god forbid you need to call out, 3 call outs excuse or not, fired. I had to have colon surgery, they didn't give a hoot, gave them doctors notes saying I needed time off, no response, came to work the next day, escorted off the premises and fired, for being sick. SC is a right to work state, but my god, no wonder people call for unions. Sickening to say the least. Would have been a great place to work, great people, good attitudes, tons of knowledge. The management over seeing the management has dripped the ball so far you'd think the port identified as a male. I do not reccomend unless your 60 and want 7 years of sitting in a truck to collect a pension.

My time working at the ports were up and down. Started off being a lot of hours and less family time, but what I was expecting. Got to use equipment that I was not familiar with but of course caught on really quick and moved my way up to a kone crane operator in a short time. So I guess got used to hours and really enjoyed it but felt like I was not being appreciated for hard work and so proved
skills I prob

Unloaded BMW vehicles from train to staging area to be loaded on cargo ship. My manager was supportive.I learned to operate with a sense of urgency with safety in mind. Mixed workplace culture. Teamwork was essential. The hardest part of the job was the excessive overtime( 60 plus hours a week). The most enjoyable part of the job was driving and taking care of the BMW's.

High paying job for little to no experience employees. Long hours. Machines are generally not in good condition. 12 to 13 hours spent in a machine covered in mold. Safety is. It really the priority, moving containers is the only priority. You are just a body in a machine. 

What can I say? I retired from the SCSPA after 33 years and they always were fair and supported any personal issues that may have occurred during my employment. I'm sincerely grateful for everything the SCSPA offered over the years. Wonderful company and great managers (as a whole).

12 Hours Shifts patrolling assigned terminal.
I've learned how not to treat people.
Management is horrible.
Co-workers are nice for the most part.
Hardest part of the job is dealing with management.
The most enjoyable part of the job is establishing relationships with longshoreman, truck drivers, tenants, and cruise ship passengers.

Could have been a longer relationship
sales client contact in person, phone, e,ail
Travel daily or out of town weekly/mtly
Culture changed with regime change in top 2 positons

Good pay all around, managers can be hit or miss, good ole buddy system in most departments, quality work life balance should be considered especially with what the workers for this place put into it for it to be successful. 

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Industrial electrician 1 salary reported	$31.00 per hour
Mechanic 4 salaries reported	$33.00 per hour
Heavy equipment mechanic 7 salaries reported	$40.00 per hour
Patrol officer 1 salary reported	$25.75 per hour
Telecommunications specialist 3 salaries reported	$24.50 per hour

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