janitor

quality assurance coordinator

logistics coordinator

production assembler

fabricator/welder

Utility Trailer Manufacturing Company

What is the best part of working at the company?
My absolutely love my job at utility trailer manufacturing I love the people! I love the job that I do there! The only thing is they laid off 175 people and then now 120 people and I was included in that people off which is very sad but I would like to have my next job be the one that I keep forever I want my next job to be my forever job!

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Not being able to get enough hours not being able to get overtime, and the fact that they're laying people off!

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Actually a very high stress job, we do 15 minute moves on trailers so you always have to be ready. So you don't get much time in between trailers at all, but I like stuff like that I like to always be working and moving.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Go in put my hard hat on make sure I have my gloves on and my safety glasses. Then I walk back to my area carrying very heavy skirts that go on the trailer drill and put the parts on the skirts. Then I get in a chair with all of my power tools roll underneath the trailer with one other person and attach the skirts to the trailer. Then when that trailer is done jump out and do it all over again. Sometimes they put me in different areas of course to sand and clean the inside of the trailers.

I started working for Utility in Adkins VA, worked there twice for a combined 6+ years, I would go back, it was a decent job to begin with and only seemed to be improving when I quit. I only quit to collect my profit sharing which the company is very generous on, however it seems like you're trying to push employees away dangling a large check in front of them and saying "only if you quit." I would certainly go back to Adkins. My rating is for Adkins, Glade Spring VA plant however, is absolutely the worst job I've ever had, almost every thing that made Adkins a decent job is absent in Glade, no sign of improvement there, completely different set of rules, atmosphere, terrible management, horrible production, I can't understand why corporate allows them to run that plant into the ground, seems like a real stain on a good company.  I can say with some certainty that it does appear that corporate is completely uninvolved and the most I know of them ever doing is coming in to check on things very rarely and sometimes for major milestones making an appearance. In short if you're going to work here, go to Adkins, stay away from Glade Spring.

Then they dog you no matter how hard you work for them. They fired me for taking a half of a day. when I was afforded 12 points to use when I wanted!  I only missed 1 day for calling in and 3 half days in same year. Always showed up for work and asked to leave if I needed. Achieved things that no one else there could, when they really needed it too. I despise this place. Yes I did continue to work there after I realized it but there's nothing that would take me back there. The management was the worst I have ever saw. The only good thing was the pay... and now I dont have it when I need it most. 
Everything else will ruin your life, I watched so many people in less than 2 years suffer because of the management, They will demoralize you and kill everything good about you if you don't get out when the getting is good Just trust me try something else, I didn't do anything to deserve the way they let me go, and it was all over their production slowing down.

Pros: I now understand that i'm better than a company like that and will never settle fore less than a Union!! 


If you love your family please do not work here

Honestly, if management was better Utility wouldn’t be a bad place to work. The pay, some good coworkers, three supervisors, and the insurance are the only pros to this place. In my time there I only seen three supervisors that knew how to run their department. Every other supervisor was just in the right “clique” and if you know anyone that has worked there they know it’s true. Any time you see that the company is feeding you out of the blue be prepared for the next week to be absolutely miserable (Chick-fil-A). When I left Utlity my stress level went down dramatically, and felt better all the way around. However, if you enjoy being told “it’s your job, you need to figure it out” because the supervisor doesn’t know how to do the job that they are criticizing you for not knowing, being told an “hour over”, “be here an hour early tomorrow”, or both in the same day, and my personal favorite “hour over just in case”. If you can look over all these negative aspects and enjoy self loathing, congratulations, you are in fact, Utility material. 

Forget advancing unless you suck up and get in the buddy system. Get used to having to train your supervisors, because they will move them up before they know anything. Management is really bad, other than a few good ones, but they can't change anything. Most of the workforce has been there only a short amount of time, so there is a big lack of knowledge and skill. I've worked harder for less money at other jobs and felt better about myself at the end of the day. The hardest part about working here is putting up with the stupidity of management. It's a toxic work environment but it pays good and has decent benefits. Some areas are better than others but they are all under the same management.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Great management,  great supervisors, awesome pay, great opportunity,  very nice people who i worked with. I worked as sprayfoam, sidepanels, wiring harness, for tail-lights/bumpers, and much more. I worked at Glade Springs, in Abington,  virginia. Awesome job! 5 Star rating highy recommend!

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Sometimes the 14 hours but the money 💰 🤑 on that paycheck was awesome. So therefore, it was very much so, worth it!!!

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Awesome, helpful, great training,  very friendly, very understanding,  great pay. Loved working at Utility, it was the most incredible job I ever had. 😊

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Steady work. Just do your job, and do it right! If you need help, just ask and everyone was always willing to help me. Kind friendly environment!

What is the best part of working at the company?
We currently do not have overtime, so we leave in time.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The most stressful part about working at Utility are the people upstairs whenever they come out on the floor.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
The work environment is great, if you are  working with people who actually do their job. It can be fast paced as well. The culture there is very diverse or at least now it is considered diverse.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
A typical day for me at Utility is coming in, putting my hard hat on at my locker. Walking to my depart to clock in. Check in a forklift and and grab my radio. I tidy my area up, or get parts needed for my department. Then unload or loading a truck in Shipping/Receiving when necessary. Then try to clear the dock before we leave.

What is the best part of working at the company?
The day I quit was the best part. They treat their employees horribly. Management is poor. People in leadership positions curse their workers. Everything about this place was bad. You were treated like a prisoner.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
You had to go outside to eat and depending on where you worked, you spent most of your time walking instead of resting. You faced write ups all the time for being tardy.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
It is a physically demanding job and a very dirty environment. The culture is quite rough.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Production numbers drive the plant. They are always pushing to get the trailers out the door even if they have problems.; so very stressful every day.

If you don't enjoy redneck lifestyle and gossip with your supervisor you wont get anywhere. work ethic seemed to be punished instead of rewarded. i went through 8 or so supervisors in my department. 
I did the same job most of the time, because once you get to good at something you get stuck. 

I did learn a lot i while i was there about air and power tools and several different procedures for every type of trailer produced.

The hardest part of the job would be doing 3 or more jobs on special orders with very little guidance and NO A/C as production was rushed. i still did it.

The most enjoyable part of the job was the availability of overtime and the pay rate.

The pay is the only good thing about this company. If you have a family don't work here you will not get to see them besides Saturdays or Sundays if your night shift  and if your days it will only be Sundays on their mandatory weekends. The safety is literal garbage they try to teach you like everyone is going to do their best to stay safe yet if you don't watch yourself then you will be either crushed by a trailer because people don't watch what they are doing or in the case of the person in an area I was near cut into either your leg or for the males the head of your you know what, they don't like anyone ASKING for safer environments either they will just show you the door and fire you. And for paid days off you have to work there almost a year to get a single week paid off, you do get 3 days after reaching certain milestones but nothing after that until the year mark

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Janitor 5 salaries reported	$19.60 per hour
Quality assurance coordinator 3 salaries reported	$66,669 per year
Logistics coordinator 2 salaries reported	$25.00 per hour
Production assembler 2 salaries reported	$21.25 per hour
Fabricator/welder 2 salaries reported	$22.88 per hour

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