Pros
Pay and Benefits and as an hourly employee you are protected by your union
Kontras
Work/Life balance non-existent. "Forced" overtime happens all too often because they will not properly staff AND TRAIN people. Hypocritical management. They talk about and preach safety being a priority...reality: as long as it it doesn't cost too much money or interfere with production, then it is a priority. Reactive rather than proactive. Knee jerk over reaction is the norm. Blanket blame to all employees rather than on an individual basis. They preach there is no place for fear and intimidation in the work place yet throughout the company, top production VP's included, they will yell and threaten. Not uncommon for so called "leaders" to pound tables and throw hard hats. Kind of comical actually... Always looking to place blame on a person rather than the process or managerial planning, or lack there of. Real leadership does not exist. Employees are a liability, not an asset. Attitude is "next man up" with total disregard for the years of service and knowledge a person brings to the table.