commercial roofer

foreman

service technician

sheet metal mechanic

roofer/laborer

Tecta America

No flexibility with remote options-even if your coworker is complaining about loss of senses *and you still want to work.*

Management will say they’re ok with PTO one day and then question the heck out of it if you continue to use the amount you are allotted. Even with a wedding and family issues arising, you will get blowback for being honest. 

Lack of purpose with the job, they call it self driven but I think it’s because they don’t have a plan for most positions. Really felt adrift during my time at Tecta. 

No real direction or guidance, especially in recruiting department, very reactive and quick to surrender if things don’t work right away. “Oh well, that’s recruiting during covid” and then moving on to talking with each other again. 

Coworkers would rather gossip about personal lives than work on building a foundation to work off of — e.g. recruitment team doesn’t even have a funnel to bring someone from prospect to hired, no real process just a reactive chain of 5 people calling or maybe not. When I mentioned a funnel or system of any kind would solidify who does what and allow us to better focus our efforts and analyze efforts, the junior manager looked at me bewildered and came up with a bunch of excuses about how it’s too hard to sit down and develop something we need. And oh, we needed it: Lot of candidates fell through the cracks because of this and data collection was always skewed with <None> being the month’s largest data source. This made any strategy impossible to analyze if it actually worked. As a marketer, this is a nightmare scenario. I wasn’t able to prove any of my results or better my last performance, we were driving blind. When I brought up this issue numerous times, the lower level and upper level management was sincerely surprised why I saw this as an issue. I would try to ignore it and push through as much as possible, but sure enough, I believe I was fired because there were no clear results to my performance. I tried. I honestly felt relieved because I knew I wouldn’t have to hit my head against these walls any more. It legit seemed like they were sabotaging the role, but I think they just don’t understand it enough—they shouldn’t be allowed to hire another marketer until they figure out this role. 

Did I mention there are actually 2 other marketers in the company too? Don’t worry, the recruiting team and 2 other marketers go back and forth hating and loving each other, so there’s that fun dynamic you get to be in the middle of. While I was interviewing, they made it sound like they’d be a good pair of helpful mentors. Within 2 weeks of the job, the other marketers made it clear they did not understand my position, felt Tecta corporate was going around their backs, and wouldn’t actually help me because of that. So, I knew it was going to be a bumpy ride from the start. 

If it wasn’t clear, their culture is messed up, and now I know that’s why everyone said “we just drank the kool aid” the first week I was there. That was a spooky “Get Out” moment and man I just wish I got out then! My recommendation is to avoid this company at all costs. 

I typically get to work 30-45 minutes before the crews show up, to solidify the daily work plan. Talk with the foreman about the goal for the day and what will be needed to get our work done. I follow that with completing time cards, approving invoices and project review. Then I make a jobsite visit to each site we have crews working and sometimes visit future sites to begin planning upcoming jobs. Finally return to the office to begin planning the work for the following day. 

I have learned that teamwork is one of the most important aspects of our job in the commercial roofing industry, and only comes second to safety. When everyone is working together safely towards a common goal we can get some incredible things done. 

The management team that is in place has the unique ability of getting to know the personnel at each of our locations and genuinely cares for each of them. They also convey an extraordinary level of support in day to day operations of each department (Production, Service and Sheet Metal). That being said, they do not lose sight of the fact that we are trying to operate a productive business and safe work environment.

The most difficult part of my job is working with so many different people, with different personalities and needs. It makes it difficult to put crews together and trying to find the right balance and crew dynamic to have productive roofing crews is extremely important to day to day operations.

The best part of my job is when we get to take on a challenging project and bring it it under budget through teamwork and will power. 



Tecta has grown organically and through acquisition.  Its business model is such that it buy successful smaller roofing companies and allows them to continue to operate with significant autonomy as a Tecta business unit, supporting them with finance, IT and HR policies, practice and procedures.  The business units (called operating units) each have a president who has a lot of leeway in making decisions for the unit with regard to operations, including hiring and firing employees and developing the culture.  What results is multiple cultures across the nation, which has its positive and negative aspects.  All in all, Tecta is supportive and helps their employees when in need.  When Hurricane Harvey hit our Houston operations Tecta was quick to send assistance in the form of money and people to those whose homes and lives were seriously affected.  Always looking for quality people, Tecta looks to hire, train and help  people move up within the company.  Safety is its number one priority.

What is the best part of working at the company?
The customers, office lunches. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Shortly after returning from maternity leave, my schedule was changed- from 8am-4:30 to 6am-2:30- with little to no discussion, creating significant work-life strain.  After being back for a few months management placed me on a Performance Improvement Plan despite no prior performance issues or documented concerns before my leave.
Expectations during this period were unclear and constantly shifting, while workload remained excessive and often extended well beyond my job description. I was routinely expected to complete managerial responsibilities without authority or support, and then held accountable for outcomes outside my control.
Management culture felt punitive rather than supportive, and communication was often reactive and blame-focused. The overall environment was extremely stressful and contributed to burnout.

A typical day at work would involve using RoofCAD, marked up drawings, photos, and Pictometry to draw deficiencies and penetrations on the roof  for a newly inspected property.  Entering all deficiencies into the data base and tracking all entries by facility and customer.  Running reports for review to local inspecting division and submitting to account manager after review is complete.  Following up with local division for any missing or incomplete information.  Answering phones to set up requests for service and routing other inquiries.  Rotating on call with cell phone, laptop, and wireless router to handle incoming emergency requests. Organize all paper and digital files for efficient access.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Didn’t experience any. If I had to choose something it would be exposure to roofing companies all over the United States. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Lack of transparency. Lack of team work. Your on your own to perform without any support from a team. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
One individual was elected to train me and that person was the most disrespectful and unethical individual I’ve ever worked with. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
The position I held you woke at sun up and was over whelmed with task on a computer until you went to bed.

Working for the Regional Team was stressful to say the least.  This position reminded me of high school, if you did not fit in with the popular children then your work environment was made much more difficult.   
The regional team would continously belittle other staff like bullies, making it difficult to ask questions or seek guidance from the Regional Controller.  What the hardest part of the job entailed was to  turn a blind eye to some of the invoices we paid for our South Florida unit which used illegal immigrants on our jobs without proper documentation.

Tecta can be a great place to work as long as its not for the regional department

THERE IS A DISCONNECT WITH WHAT IS SAID FROM THE OFFICE AND WHAT IS SAID AT THE JOB SITE.
A typical work day included removing damaged roofing material  off the roof exposing areas to be re-covered.
Everyone takes part in lifting up bad roofing material and assist in piling up pieces to be placed in dumpster and removed from site.
Normally we would have an  hour's lunch break before returning to the job of resurfacing areas exposed in the morning.  General labourers like myself ensure that all areas remain free of debris in order for roofers to 're-roof' previously stripped areas.

A typical work day would start out as any with coffee and good jokes and laughs. I actually learned quite alot from this company I want to go back but I have no where to live,  uh sorry about that. Management was fair and understanding. Took of there workers. Idk how to explain workplace culture. But the hardest part about the job is battling the elements trying to get the job done. And the most enjoyable part was finishing the job and being proud of what I accomplished to get the job done

I worked here for over 5 years and the amount of disrespect the management will give you in crazy. These guys don't care about people they just see you as a tool that's easily replaceable by foreign workers. They just had to pay 150,000$ because they were not paying the foreign workers for over time. It's all money and from a company who makes 7.4 billion a year it's sad. The hours are crazy as well. One day you work 7am-5pm next day it's 3pm. You can ever schedule anything for after work because you have no idea when they will let you out. 

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