fitter

quality control inspector

loader/unloader

machine operator

forklift operator

Whirlwind Steel Buildings, Inc.

What is the best part of working at the company?
There is nothing great about that company people lie and it's a buddy system!!!!!!! Over worked and underpaid!

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Everything is stressful about that company. You'll be in the middle of a job they'll tell you to stop it go run another machine just because someone don't like to do it and that is a everyday ongoing thing with that company they don't respect there employees.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Warehouse metal company. The people some of them are all right and the other ones it's just like most companies are the sweet little lies 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
I come in in the mornings get all the machines turned on everything ready for the day to start start going through the jobs run those jobs and if I have to stop and go empty metal bands or start up another machine start running it and that's pretty much what I do all day long back and forth to different machines and I'm not a lead or a supervisor I'm just an employee. I was miserable every single day. I didn't like doing a lead job getting employee pay. And I have more knowledge than the leads and supervisors I run everything on that line and they didn't.

Not Doing what the company said they would do was a major issue with Whirwind.  They portrayed one thing, but always seemed to fall short of that process.  If you address strategic failing issues with higher ups, they perceived it as negative connotation and one might get reprimanded or targeted for simply bringing insight one of the company’s weaknesses.  They, like a lot of corporate companies seem to enjoy walking in the fluff of utopia instead to find out from a ground level where the rubber is actually touching the road. This what can really catapult the company forward, because that’s where much of the, “hurt their fantasy corporate world of false feelings is rattled,” but it can be genuine constructive criticism to help the company if they will only hear the “little guy,” so to speak. Most don’t honestly listen. 

One of the best worst companies I've worked for. When they done a lot of changes, they didn't back the ones who worked hard to be there. It's hard having someone see the good in you when they only see the bad in you. You get moved around another. You can be told one thing and you work toward that goal, and then the goal you work hard is taken from you. You have to be able to be a brown noser if you want to move up in the company. 

I worked a combination of production and warehouse. When you get hired on for a position, expect a hybrid working experience across multiple environments and disciplines. You will not have 1 job, you will have 3, and you will not be trained in any of them. Do not expect support from management. If you are struggling to complete your work, or your team is, the answer is always "stay later and work Sundays" If you manage to gain momentum in your environment despite all the obstacles and you start to feel a measure of pride in what you have accomplished, expect your hours to be cut, and the complaints to resume, as the quality of your work declines. 

As a corporate credit assistant, my main job responsibility was collections. The steel building industry was not doing so well at the time and we were having a lot of trouble collecting monies from customers. Customers unable to pay their outstanding balances made for a very stressful and challenging work environment. This position did not really allow me to gain much accounting knowledge past the duty of collections. I was able to learn how to file property liens and learn the legal side of that process.

Lots of good co workers, but the management is something else. The quality office is the biggest joke I’ve ever seen. Too many wannabe bosses not enough true leaders.. management here are some low vibrating characters that tell you about values, but don’t even know the 10 commandments. They bring their personal life to work and take it out on whoever they don’t like. You won’t get a raise or promotion here unless you kiss a lot of butts. 

For the most part a friendly working environment, most of the work is relatively easy to do, for new upcoming welders its a good place to start up career, you feel like another one of the boys. Some potential downsides would be the hectic work schedule unless you don't mind getting plenty of overtime (7 days a week) (6 AM to 6 PM), no pay raise, and you only get 3 sick days per year aside from that a great place to work.

My overall experience at Whirlwind was tremendous. I attribute this to it being a small regional company that was able to be flexible with the management always just an arm's length away and willing to make quick decisions and not rely on "corporate" governance. Our customers liked the personalized service we were able to provide and many of them became friends. Everyone there was eager to learn and help. Employees were made to feel that they mattered and could make a contribution to the company.

What is the best part of working at the company?
They are a new shop in GA so there is potential but they have to focus on getting their processes in order instead of what they are doing now.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Never knowing when the job is done.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Everybody wants overtime but nobody wants to work it 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Chaotic and traumatic to the third degree.

Pay rates are skewed and irregular. You may find yourself making less than the person working the less skilled position solely because they needed that position filled. Promotions have been given and the accompanied raises denied. Favoritism in several areas. Working hard won't move you up the ladder. Laziness and incompetency were rewarded on several occasions while the guys working hard just get worked harder.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Fitter 16 salaries reported	$20.36 per hour
Quality control inspector 10 salaries reported	$18.03 per hour
Loader/unloader 8 salaries reported	$19.10 per hour
Machine operator 7 salaries reported	$19.08 per hour
Forklift operator 5 salaries reported	$17.78 per hour

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