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Sunland Asphalt

So let's begin, this company is led by people who have no understand what a worker is or needs. If you enjoy working between 30 -60 hours a week without a set schedule then this is the place for you. The day starts anywhere from 3 am-6 am (changes every day, and you find out the night before) and ends anywhere from 4 pm-10 pm (some days were 16 hours straight, which do not count as overtime). The company puts "yes men" as supervisors/foremen who have no experience with Asphalt, with workers schedule, and if you have a CDL be prepared to never sleep or see your family. I know this sounds like a disgruntled employee but I am actually happy to not be working here anymore. This is to warn anyone who might read this believing the lies that you'll be told when you're hired (such as "we're looking for a foreman and you would be a perfect fit, they used that with every new hire I spoke too). They underpay and overwork, but no one complains because typically you get 20ish hours of overtime a week. Be prepared to work 13-16 hour days, with a 4-hour "sleep". You're outside all day since this is asphalt work, but depending on your crew you normally need to provide your own water and drinks, they may provide ice. Usually, there is never any shade or "cooling" station. I saw it once in a few months of work. Also, the Superintendent enjoys coming to the job first thing in the morning and telling everyone what they're doing wrong and they need to fix it or be fired. 

The culture at Sunland is horrible, the crews are generally good-hearted people who all suffer together and work together, but the management and the finished product is TERRIBLE. The jobs they bid for are always the worst, in the worst conditions with stringent timelines so be prepared to have many different people yelling at you. I have done Asphalt for over 8 years, and this is by far the worst company in how they treat and prepare jobs for their employees. The equipment is old and constantly being repaired on the spot, I saw two pavers go down on the same project, and we were forced to sit and wait (that was a 19 hour day) in which we started at 4 am and got off at 1 am the following day, yet came back in at 5 am (yes, 4 hours later). Yet this company always gets away with mistreating the workers and forcing certain employees (not me) to ever work between 30 - 37 hour straight shifts (yes it's illegal, no they have yet to be punished).

A typical day in the office was filled with request from my superiors to help out with job files. While for upcoming jobs in the area i went to the job site and did the initial map taking down locations of damaged signs that needed to be replaced as well as the locations and count of amenities while classify asphalt damages and noting them down with the size of the area. If i was in the field working on a crew i was shoveling hot mix, running the bob cat for patch removal, using a pick and or shovel for small patches and setting up traffic control as well as managing the general public if they had any problems. The office managed a lot of upcoming jobs and emergencies if the field needed a paper. The crews worked fast and efficient.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Excellent pay, consistent overtime

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Some of the leadership (not all) is difficult to deal with, when it comes to proper handling of various aspects of job and materials handling.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
It depends on where you work. Overall, it's a pretty positive work culture. The environment can be a challenge, as you work outside 100% of the time in harsh AZ weather.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Start early, no set time to be off. You work until the days assignment is done. Usually it equates to 12+hour days, 6 days a week.

What is the best part of working at the company?
The pay rate and the crew superintendents. Management has no clue on what they are doing though unfortunately and makes it a tough place to work. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
No communication from upper management whatsoever. We go in blind everyday and it's always a last minute text the night before being sent on out of town work.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
It's not the best at all there is zero communication 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
You never know til day of. You could be sent out of town for weeks at a time with only a few hours notice.

What is the best part of working at the company?
The people, I have some good friends there.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Very disorganized we couldn’t keep workers due to leadership. They do not pay the workers what they should be paid. There was no leadership everybody did what they wanted. Managers had no say.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Everyone was disgruntled no one wanted to be there

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Very stressful we do not have any direction. Nothing was in place, to having a good.Crew Everyone was disgruntled

I enjoy working at Sunland Asphalt. It is a good company with good benefits and reliable and steady work. I like how Sunland is always trying to make improvements and takes employee input. Sunland Asphalt is a really large company but maintains a personal and friendly work environment. They are very loyal to the employees who are loyal to them and they keep their employees working year round. They are very proactive in encouraging employee growth; whenever someone shows initiative in advancement Sunland provides opportunities for training, coaching and guidance. Sunland Asphalt is an all around great place to work.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Driving to job site in company car

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Working and standing in the summer heat with no breaks at times.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
The company has no culture value at all. They hire and fire at will.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Cleaning up dirty apartment complex grounds 
Cleaning up commercial grounds. Cleaning, Cleaning, Cleaning

This company has been around for a while and is a good stable work environment. Everyone here is very friendly and the management here is very supportive. There are community projects to be involved in and employee input is valued. Definitely one of those places that you want to get up and go to work for everyday. The pay is good. The benefits are good; medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurances, 401K and tuition reimbursement available. This company seems to really care about their employees. I would recommend working here to any of my friends.

This is a horrible company to work for, there’s always a lack of communication. You never know what’s going on it’s like pulling teeth trying to get and answers. You get punished for speaking up on anything wrong. You’ll be punished by  getting your hours cut or not scheduling at all. They’re guys here that get away with murder literally they do little to no work and sometimes don’t show up to work at all. Due to family members being in management. Or and snitching or taking pictures to jeopardize others in order to get hours. Don’t work here

What is the best part of working at the company?
How good our crew would handle our job

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Sometimes things would get stressful trying to meet deadlines but we made them

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Like a family we got along good with each other 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
10 hour days and never had a problem with them

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Truck driver 3 salaries reported	$29.67 per hour
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Concrete laborer 4 salaries reported	$96,875 per year
Heavy equipment mechanic 10 salaries reported	$33.40 per hour

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