Tracker Marine

1. A typical welding day has been under staffed and extremely hot (130 degrees as read from thermometer befor welding).

2. This is a production job, welds are to be structural not necessarily "pretty". 

3. This job is all about numbers, you'll have a goal/list that due to staffing will be near impossible 95%-99% of the time. When fully staffed the goals are plausible and you won't be fully exhausted by the end of a shift. 

4. Fellow workers/employees are pretty great...  it's a weld shop so it can be crass.

5. For the most part upper management is disconnected and knows little about the day to day.  My experience is they only cared about numbers not about the employees heat exhaustion, vomiting, passing out, illness caused from work.  You may be called by name but you are a number.

6. Bonuses are store gift cards not money that you can pay your bills or buy food for your family. (Tax deductible and right back into the companies pocket, really smart company wise)

What is the best part of working at the company?
I have worked there over 10 years and still wonder why I do. You think your moving up learning new skills growing then they knock you back down. Best part is knowing that I am soon leaving this company for a actual career and never looking back! 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Management and the people they allow to be in charge of production. People that I would never bring around my family or kids. But they are above you!? And with absolutely no idea how to talk to people or act professional with one another 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Just drama  a few good souls but no one with ambition or dreams for there future it's dead.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
get into what I'm doing but absolutely no so since of accomplishment burnt out.

A typical day at work consists of picking up the slack of most of the others who don't wanna do thier jobs properly. I learned some skills there that i wouldn't have learned elsewhere, so that is a plus. Management in my particular department was terrible, as for the rest of the company I'm not entirely sure, never worked under any of the other supervisors so I can't judge that. Co-workers, some of the were really good people who did their jobs, but as for most of them, they were lazy, and didn't do their jobs properly creating issues for other people who had to fix their mistakes. The hardest part of the job was dealing with terrible management as well as dealing with lazy people who didn't wanna properly do their jobs. The most enjoyable part of the day was getting to go home at the end of the day, if we're being honest.

What is the best part of working at the company?
The pay is good, but policies are seriously stacked against employees. They regularly purch top pay employees to rehire at a later date at starting wage.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
They constantly change policies, and you normally only find out at a later date.  The opening page of their handbook actually states that they can change any policy at any time without notification.  

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Female harassment on nightshift is rampant.  Reporting to hr or corporate has no effect and you are more likely to be retaliated against then be helped.  

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Constant criticism, leads are known to lose their tempers, throw things, flip tables or just completely ignore anything they don't feel llike dealing with.

A typical work day for me was in the detail department. I learned to detail and repair fiberglass boats that also includes to spray or paint them with gelcoat. My coworkers were fairly responsive to teaching me the ropes of the job, but not alot of room for error. The hardest part of the job was that I didn't get to see my family alot on account of all the hours we were working wich was fine except there was a lot of grinding dust from the fiberglass boats wich over time made it difficult to breath. The most enjoyable part of the job was learning new things and working with the people. Everybody was doing the same job wich made it easier to work with everybody and made questions readily available to you.

The place felt very unprofessional, you as an employee cannot just do things for your job to be done right. You have to go ask permission from a lead or supervisor to do anything or use certain tools where other places will just have them available to you and expect you to do what it takes to get your job done both well and correct. This place seems like they set you up to fail and there is no consistency in either the quality or expectations. What they will let pass through QA changes day to day. The way the higher ups deal with you as an employee changes just the same, but you can be certain that what you're doing will never be quite good enough UNLESS you're in the good ol boys club.

This place will not only physically drain you, but will also mentally. Supervisors pick and choose who gets special treatment. These favorites NEVER get into trouble for not following rules, or harassing/bullying people. When I say harassment/bullying, I mean the ongoing bad talking, putting people down and being straight up unprofessional. They only believe what the Leads say and not the regular b assembler. When you finally do get tired of it and make a HR report, HR will not do a thing about it. Especially if it's a favorite. Only thing going good with this company is the benefits and that's the only reason people never leave. Not worth it.

I worked at Tracker in Bolivar for 9 months. The majority of it was spent trying to please management who had high expectations, but too little supplies. If you work well, they will continue to add other jobs to compensate for the amount of lazy people they keep around. The few times I did need to go to HR, I received no help and felt like an inconvenience. A lot of great people to work with, some really good bosses, but at the end of the day they are bound to screw you over. The pay is good, but be prepared to have 50 hr work weeks in the middle of summer and winter. Also be prepared for being told there won't be work for a week due to lack of supplies. 

Tracker marine, is a very seasonal job.  They have a lax management and are very production minded.  You will very likely be laid off.

If you are looking for a local job, they are ok to work for, and they will train you and rehire you if you have good work performance.  But once you get that training such as welding, I recommend relocating and looking for work elsewhere.

There really are better places to work, and places with much better pay.  

You will be laid off on the down season.  Great place for entry level out of high school people, but not good for family people!

You can do better.

A typical day at Tracker Marine included loading and unloading wood and plastic sheets, operating a machine to cut out the pieces following a pattern and guidelines for what was needed for that day. I also assisted others if I finished early with their order for the night. I cleaned my space regularly and performed minor repairs and maintenance to the machines as needed. I enjoyed working with my hands and operating the various machines and tools like a forklift. I enjoyed working independently but as a vital part of a team.

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