technician

field service technician

senior technician

diesel technician

outside sales representative

Stewart & Stevenson

1.  A typical day at work:  My day began by downloading new contract orders via a government website; I would also download all EDI orders. I would get the matching folder from the sales personnel and enter the orders into the system. I matched the original sales order against the information in the new contract for accuracy. After entering all orders and passing along the folder to the Planner, I would begin researching all contract orders that shipped the night before against the customer due date. I created and maintained the On-Time Delivery Report for the department, branch and government officials. I would then download spreadsheets from the government for contracts they suspected were late deliveries; I would fill in all of the information and submit to managers and the government for possible credits. I would then turn my attention to the spreadsheet that I created and maintained for lost contract awards. I would research why our company lost the contract and searched for ways our company might improve our quotes. Every report was due the first day of every month, and I was never late for any of my reports.
2.  What I learned:  I learned that every single job at our facility made the difference in success or loss. 
3. Management was always supportive and open to new ideas and always asked for our input. Management was always willing to help us learn new skills. 
4. I cannot say enough good things regarding my co-workers. Everyone took on the team approach and we all helped one another, when needed. 
5. The hardest part of my job were "the not knowing" issues according to business strategies or learning certain software queries. 6. The most enjoyable part of my job was the parties or picnics at the branch. We had a lot of terrific cooks and we even created our own cookbook.

A typical day of work consisted of checking all emails, get ready for scheduled meetings and to pick up from the day before. The work continued from day to day.

I learned what was expected of an Executive Admin and how important the duties are. I learned early on that prioritizing and being organized is very important.

The Management was awesome and easy to work for. They were very good about realizing that everyone is only human and that praise goes a long way! Most co-workers were easy going and most are on the same page with the same focal point of the job. I made a lot of business friends while at Stewart & Stevenson. The company really stressed the importance of working together and how that makes it great for everyone.

On one side - The hardest part of this job was seeing the family, The Stewart's & The Stevenson's', sell the company to outsiders. I worked closely with several of the Stewarts' and in the end that was very hard on the families. You have to understand that this is the nature of "Big Business". On the other side - There was not a hard part of this job. If you understand your duties and completed them then everything went smoothly. This is a very fast paced business and time is important.

The most enjoyable part of the job was that the employees received "years of service" awards and recognition for doing a good job. The VP's and managers were always patting everyone on the back and thanking them. That means a lot and makes people like their job even more. When people like their job then the work environment is great and that is very enjoyable! This company also encouraged internal advancement, they liked to hire within.

I had to leave the company when my husband transferred to Tyler and I miss working there.
I started working with the company out of high school and worked my way up from receptionist at one of the branches to the accounts receivable department at the corporate office.   I never missed a chance to learn how the other departments worked.  The A/R department just seemed to fit.
A typical day consisted of running the financial reports necessary to obtain the daily receipts of wire transfers and ACH payments.  Using these reports and the credit card reports submitted by the company branches I posted the daily receipts to the correct customer or G/L accounts in JD Edwards.   The check batches were received and loaded into JD Edwards by my supervisor.   I posted these check batches to the appropriate customer accounts and applied them per the details provided.
I learned I loved working with numbers.  Figuring out what the customer meant to pay when there was a transposed invoice number or amount less tax or shipping was a challenge I really loved.
Management and my co-workers were a great group of people.   We communicated well and formed a family of sorts.   We went to lunch together and sometimes dinner after work.  Being close enabled us to learn each others strengths and weaknesses which helped us help each other become more proficient.
The hardest part of the job was getting the branches to submit their reports and to process the invoices in a timely manner.
I enjoyed the sense of accomplishment I felt each time I completed a batch.   Clearing the accounts and reconciling unapplied payments was always fun.

The day starts with a pre work assembly meeting to discuss the days safety concerns and project assignments usually 15 minutes or so long. we then report to our stations where I as station leader check B. O. M and verify that all materials are accounted for. then I instruct my fellow coworkers as to which project each of them will be working on for that shift. As projects progress, I check for conformance as I work at my projects as well. I have to say that the most difficult job I faced was keeping the workers on job and off cell phones when I first started working there. shortly after cell phones were banned on company premises. Another would be shortages of materials due to back orders. I have learned that in an assembly line style of manufacturing how important it is to work along side of other departments in reaching the ultimate goals of completion. The final finished component, done right the first time and setting a company record is the most enjoyable and satisfying part of any job!

No one is breathing down your back, because everyone is putting out fires.
They have a nice System JD. Edwards. But they are not set up internally to run a detailed manufacturing company.
Eng. / Manufacturing BOM's are not structured. Manufacturing Prints are not accurate. the assy will revise the prints and red line them to make sure if they have to produce this assy next time, they have the accurate information. some of the managers have been with the company for years, thier expierence and skills have been through the years they have been there, But not through Education.
Some things are run like they were runned back in the 80's. You see some decision making as how it use to be a long time ago.
I didn't learn anything new if anything I feel I hinder my skills for they were not being used to it's greatest abilities.
Co workers are very nice, very hard workers trying to compensate for not having some of the tools, that could make their job easier.
The hardest part of the job, knowing it could be better.
The most enjoyable part of the job is working with the co-workers
really taking pride on what they do.

Being Cajun, the first thing I did in the morning was to pour myself a cup of Community coffee. Sat at my desk and transferred phones from Answering Service, then answered incoming calls. Printed labels for Service Tech Job Folders. Service Supervisor gave me Acknowledgement pages to look up Vendors/Customers account number(s) to open Service Work orders for Techs. Went through emails from Corporate office, Branch Manager, Sales person, Counter Sales Parts Department, then replied to emails. Received engines and parts for parts department. Made sure all Sales Orders were Invoiced. Received and distributed mail.  
I enjoyed working in a Business atmosphere with good pay and good benefits.  Over the years I learned my company office job duties as set up MS Office Software packages and/or Company Specific Databases. My assigned jobs were not difficult for me because Corporate provided answers to any of my questions or problems.
It was a separate work culture as I did not work side by side with Technicians, but was the sole Administrator in the office.
Branch manager did not communicate effectively with his sub-ordinates. 
I enjoying sharing time with my fellow employees.

Stewart and Stevenson provided me an opportunity to become part of the oil and gas industry. I came from a sweatshop environment in Central Florida and was seeking a new opportunity. I moved from sunny Florida to Texas to work in the most essential industry in the  country. Stewart and Stevenson actually offered me $5k more than I requested.

The work environment was pretty laid back. 

Production personnel were easy to work with and treated you with respect. For the most part, that applied to management as well.

From my standpoint, tasks were well defined and processes were fairly well documented. The company had a very good engineering change system and took full advantage of available software to process changes and new designs. 

Due to an impending slowdown in the fracking industry, I elected to move, but if that didn't occur, I would have likely stayed there. 

The only con was that designers were given free reign to walk over engineers at times. Most of the time that works, but it creates a climate of overt hostility at times.

Stewart & Stevenson was once a good company to work for but it isn’t any more. The owner’s primary concern is maximizing their profits. The management is extremely unethical. The backstabbing management will lie regularly to protect their position. They will blame mistakes or their lack of management skill on the lower level workers. They have no problems greatly exaggerating mistakes to make a lower level worker look bad, therefore taking the focus off of them. They will try to intimidate people to do extra work, and travel without proper reimbursement. The company owner(s) will spend as little money as possible. There is almost no investing money to make things more efficient and save money down the road. There is an extremely high turnover. The people left to do all the work are almost always short handed and stressed. Working conditions are inadequate. There is very little growth opportunities, for advancement. You may have to wait many years, after someone retires or dies to move up.

I started as a driver/parts runner for the company, assisting in cycle counts, warehousing maintenance, and shipping.  When an opening in Purchasing opened up, I was given almost nine months of experience in working PO's and ordering stock parts, then moved to warehousing/shipping when that position opened up (though I would have preferred to stay in Purchasing, but necessity dictated I needed to help where I could.  

I actually enjoyed the position.  Pulling most of the orders was not a problem, only heavy items like turbos and compressors were difficult as I had Lupus at the time (now re-diagnosed as Fibromyalgia).  I still    ran local parts as a driver, and still did inventory/cycle counts, as well as billing freight.  I probably would still be working there if I hadn't been laid off.

I did find out that six months later they hired three people to fill my position....

A typical day at work was laid back mostly waiting for someone to put out what was going on for the day.

There wasn't much to learn because most of the job fields there was set and no one want it to take the time to really train you up on anything they felt you didn't need to know.

Management was a shuffle board, in a 2 1/2yr period so many changes in management until nobody wanted to respect management unless it costed them a job.

The hardest part of the job was worrying if there would be a job to come to work to because of the difficultly of management.

The most enjoyable part of the job was the idea of learning from others or thinking they would understand the concept of teamwork
since we was all mostly veterans

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