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Universal Stainless

Is this your company?

Do yourself a favor and look somewhere else. - Maintenance Technician Universal Stainless Employee Review

1.0
12 Sept 2019
Recommend
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Pros

The only good thing is that the medical benefits are very good. They are only there because the employees voted a union in and have Steelworkers benefits. The company had nothing to do with it. As a matter of fact, the salary employees were allowed on the medical as a showing of good faith.

Cons

This company, or at least the North Jackson plant, is a sinking ship. The management is terrible for the most part. They don’t care about the employees at all. All they are concerned about is having the machinery run and disciplining employees. There are many cameras all over and they are not used for “safety” like they said. They are used to manage and discipline. That’s it. As a matter of fact they are in the process of adding dozens more right now. The management sticks it’s finger into every aspect of the plant, but has little to no knowledge when it comes to the day to day work. They manage by intimidation and no one in the “middle management “ will dare disagree no matter how idiotic the ideas are. Nothing is repaired correctly because they just want to keep everything running, therefore most repairs are “band-aided”. Actually most thing can’t be repaired correctly because there are never the correct parts anyway. Either they were ordered incorrectly or they aren’t ordered at all. Just make it work with wrong parts. There is almost no ventilation in the Forge building and there is a cloud of metal dust constantly lingering in the air. Everything is covered in this dust including the lungs of all affected employees. This has been brought up multiple times, but nothing has been done. The pay is terrible for the amount of work required. In maintenance, they basically want master electricians, mechanics, and welders all rolled into one, but pay only around $20 per hour. I would not recommend this job to my worst enemy.

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Universal Stainless Response
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Thank you for taking the time to submit a response. We’re sorry to hear that you had issues during your employment and would have appreciated the opportunity better understand, and to make positive changes. We do care about our employees and take complaints seriously. We maintain a surveillance system in our plant to secure and monitor activities, and we are adding new cameras to the system at this time. Concerning Maintenance Repairs, we have a warehouse full of parts inventory and spend over $2.9M annually in maintenance. The ventilation in the Forge building has been tested. SE Technologies was hired to conduct an industrial hygiene study for employee exposure. A Certified Industrial Hygienist conducted personal air sampling for many positions including the Forge Operator, Hot Saw Operator, and Glama Operator. The results were well below regulatory exposure limits. In addition, Government Regulatory Agencies have also conducted personal air sampling at the site and agree the results were below all regulatory exposure limits. Lastly, with regards to the pay, Maintenance employees have the opportunity to earn up to $26.11 per hour by increasing skills and may test at any time to increase to the next level. We believe that USAP and our NJX plant are a great place to work, and encourage our employees to talk to their supervisor, HR, and/or safety at any time about concerns they may have. We wish you the best in your next opportunity.

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Cons

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Cons

Disadvantages of the Job: - The training provided is inadequate, lacking proper materials and resources. - Communication within the team is poor. - There is no opportunity for cross-training. - The Accounts Receivable department is understaffed, with only one person managing four plant locations. - The compensation does not reflect the workload and responsibilities. - There is a lack of diversity and versatility in terms of ethnicity. - Some team members are unresponsive to concerns, making it difficult to address issues. - Some team members exhibit unprofessional and disrespectful behavior.

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