production operator

grain elevator operator

laborer

operator

scale operator

The Scoular Company

Typical day at work is 7:45 am to whenever you're told you can go home during the busy season of harvest. I believe I learned, that as a new employee to that company, that there are people that will leave you hanging and talk rudely of you and others behind your back, but act as a friend to your face. Employees abuse the 30 minute lunch time, as well as smoke breaks that turn into a full lunch time break. No real clear communication. Every employee out for themselves. Management will favor the female(s) employees out on the pits for the "diversity" factor, so regardless of any complaints they will never go anywhere.
Nothing really hard about this job, maybe pulling tarp or fixing other peoples mistakes, and shoveling a lot of shoveling, learning the PLC takes time, but if you are not liked, then no one teaches you how to use it, and you just dump trucks and are not an asset to the team. Pay is okay, but if you have no experience in any aspect of the agriculture business don't expect to be paid well. 
Most enjoyable part of the day is when you clock out and go home, no more two faced people to deal with. 


Scoular seems to have a culture where each business unit is given a large amount of freedom to operate in the fashion that they believe will make them the most successful. I assume that there may be different cultures in place depending on who's umbrella you are working under. I really enjoy the culture in my unit. I feel that I am a major contributor over whether or not my location will be successful. People in the group are very knowledgeable, aggressive, and regularly share information with each other. One thing that I enjoy is that I don't think that success is purely measured with overall profitability, rather how many opportunities the market gave us. I also believe that compensation is largely based on individual performance, something that some of the competition does not do. Many company's are more likely to pay based on specific roles. If a person is in a position and brings much more than the average person in that role, I believe there compensation should be noticeably higher.

If you enjoy randomized pay amongst coworkers, management that loves to stir the pot and get people upset. keep people in constant fear of being cut from their jobs without reason. co-workers with the maturity level of a 12 year old, and watching people get laid off for the mistakes of others, then this is a great place for you. 

Do you like draconian attendance policies? Machiavellian manipulation tactics? Being bossed around by people without educational background like a highschool diploma? 
Do you enjoy having zero structure or clearly expressed expectations or goals? 

This job is the perfect fit for anyone hoping to hit a dead end in their career with no training cross training advancement opportunities or raises!
Its exactly what youre looking for if you want a job where you work in constant fear of losing your job even if you meet or exceed expectations! Even better if you enjoy expensive insurance that covers pretty much nothing!

Middle management is the worst I have ever witnessed. It's a pyramid of displacing blame all the way down. Some groups are better than others, some are horrible.

If you interview for this company, be absolutely sure to find out as much as you can about the business of the group you are interviewing for. Try to dig out as much information as you can so you can be certain the manager has a comprehensive business plan and isn't "winging it" week after week.

The pay is above average and it seems all they actually care about is being at work, results are much less weighed when evaluating employees. So just show up on time and leave after your boss, do whatever it is you're told to do and truly do not bother doing anything extra, because it will:
a.) go unnoticed or 
b.) claimed to have been your superior's idea.

Compensation was great but the culture wasn't. Enjoyed the majority of the people I worked with but saw some major flaws in their business model. Success was measured by how well your P&L looked, not on how well the company was doing or how well you worked with counterparts. Therefore, one division could take business from another (at lower margins) and still be rewarded for it-- a net, negative impact on the company. As the company grows, this will continue to be an issue. 

Scoular traders have a reputation for doing anything to make a dollar, so other companies proceeded with caution. 

My boss was good and trusted me to make my own decisions. 

Had to take a personality test and only something like 2-4% of people have the personality Scoular is looking for-- people that can make aggressive, quick decisions.

Work-life balance
Work-life balance at Scoular Grain is ok but you freeze your ads off in the winter!

Pay & benefits
My pay and benefits at Scoular Grain are not the best! They don't even give raises every year! Start you out ok but management dissent know. Half of what you do on the job!

Job security and advancement
In terms of job security at Scoular Grain, I think. It's a secure job as long as you show up to work every day and do the job!

Management
In general, managers at Scoular Grain. Don't care about you! Suppose to take care of you and show appreciation by taking you out to eat! That doesn't happen here in holdrege!

Culture
Collaboration with my colleagues at Scoular Grain is. Sometimes ok!

Overall
My experience working at Scoular Grain is where I've learned a lot! But never got compensated or it!

I was put in a role to run the sunflower milling plant. I was hired with them knowing I had only 6 months experience running a mill before and it was all computer ran. They trained me for a total of 11 days and then decided to put me on my own. They were told by higher ups that I was trained enough and the plant operators needed to be dropped down to three 8 hr shifts. I expressed to the guys training me in that I wasn’t comfortable as well as the guy that hired me. For the amount of equipment your in charge of and as dangerous as it can be if not throughly trained on how to shut down or properly clean equipment, this job was not worth the risk! If given adequate training it may have been a decent place to work… but my safety is far more important 

I really enjoyed working at The Scoular Company.  The people were good, the culture was good, and the work was interesting.  I truly felt that The Scoular Company cared about it's employees and treated it's employees well.  The environment was fast-paced and there was a lot of work to do, but it was manageable and there was a good work-life balance.  

The only drawbacks, for me personally, were that the pay was a little below competitive and there were not a lot of opportunities for advancement.  I was very early in my career when I worked here and advancement was important to me.

This facility suffers from severe management and environmental issues. Leadership…specifically Jordan…is dishonest and dismissive, routinely telling employees to "deal with it" when issues are raised. Furthermore, the workplace is exceptionally filthy and unsanitary. Breathing in the constant airborne dust and filth all day creates a hazardous environment that leaves employees feeling sick on a regular basis. Avoid this workplace if you value your health and honest management.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Nothing but broken promises. Shady maneuvers and inability to listen to boots on the ground.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Wondering if we would be employed the following day.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
False and deceitful. It was comparable to being ina dice game

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Hot, stressful, and dirty. We were basically fodder for a failed experiment.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Production operator 25 salaries reported	$20.19 per hour
Grain elevator operator 12 salaries reported	$21.63 per hour
Laborer 3 salaries reported	$16.50 per hour
Operator 3 salaries reported	$18.00 per hour
Scale operator 2 salaries reported	$16.00 per hour

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