Saint-Gobain has the potential to be a top employer for this area. Fantastic benefits and competitive wages really set them apart from the rest. The bad news is that management is incomprehensible. Like literally the worst. I can’t stress this enough. Be prepared to have your life upended by these people in charge and get used to them not caring about anything you have to think or say. They have put profits over people ever since the new “Manager” stepped in.
The job itself is actually fantastic. It is very interesting, you usually won’t perform the same task everyday, and you can challenge yourself to learn more machines to become a real asset. However becoming a real asset means that you will be put on the most physically and mentally demanding jobs all the time. All the while, other strategically incompetent operators will be on easier jobs because that’s all they can “handle” while making the same rate of pay as you would on the hard jobs.
The turnover is very high here. We have gone through so many unqualified candidates that never should have been hired in the first place. Management thinks that anyone can come in and learn the job off the street with little to no experience. The ones that do actually make it end up leaving because the work culture is extremely poor. The constant lying, backstabbing and lack of discipline reigns supreme here. If you do end up getting trained, it will most likely be by another new operator who doesn’t know anything. Good luck with
ProsInteresting work, generous paid vacation and sick time, 401k and company match, pension, holiday shutdown for now…
ConsManagement, work-life balance, work culture, utter lack of discipline, favoritism, nepotism
I loved what I was doing and thought the job came very easy to me. Working a swing shift was something I found I could adapt to. My routine was to immediately identify any issues with bottles or equipment on the machine, swab and make sure our gobs were loading correctly. My main goal was to make sure we were set for the whole shift within the first 2 hours of work. Once things were done right, the days usually went easier. In my time there I went from someone with no knowledge of mechanical machines to complete knowledge of my all facets of the job. If I can learn how to maintain those machines, I can learn most any mechanical jobs. The hardest part of my job was dealing with less motivated co-workers, that made my job much harder than it should have been. It is my assertion that if everyone had cared as much as I did, we would have been much better off. Unfortunately most were just going through the motions without any regard for anybody else. Also, company men and women with very little knowledge of my job were allowed to run rampant over the machines during their time there. The constant abuse and cursing at employees honestly made me very mad. I clashed with a particularly ignorant company person multiple times, as I would not be yelled at and cursed at for something I couldn't control. There were people out there that literally made me hate going to work everyday, despite confidence that I could handle most situations that could arise during any given day.
Good place to work if you looking to get your foot in the door of manufacturing. Making it a career is far fetched. This is a place where people getting ready to retire should work easy work laid back environment. However if you looking to advance and you don’t have the engineering degree your gonna be on the floor forever. Any area or department that makes the big bucks you need a engineering degree in something, even though most of it is still easy work a high schooler could do. I worked here for a couple years now and at first it’s exciting and can’t see the wrong in the place but now I know there is bad things here. The point system for employees disciplinary record makes you feel like a kid and also shows that management doesn’t care about what is going on in life in some situations. Pay is good but hard to get a pay increase based on work ethic you must learn new things to get more than cost of living wage but no one ever wants to train you. They bring a board foreigners from France that have no idea on what goes on to start making changes and telling people what to do, and 9/10 the changes never help anything. Benefits are okay but if you want the really good stuff they offer get ready to hand over your entire paycheck. Some supervisors make you feel like a number but management that works closer to you (leads and assistant leads) make you feel like a person. Easy schedule and paid vacation is plentiful. All holidays off. Get 3 sick days but go over that and expect to
Proscoworkers, relaxed atmosphere, benefits covers a good amount of stuff, schedule is good
ConsPay, Upper Managment, sour coworkers, everyone seems to be going in a different direction. Cc
5.0
Quality Control Inspector | Dunkirk, IN | Feb 19, 2013
Secure business and interesting line of work
I can't say that there is such thing as a "typical" or ordinary day at work. My day as a quality checker/inspector varies from day to day depending upon the particular job that my shop is doing at that time. My line of work is however very interesting in that each job (and sometimes each day) brings forth something new. It can start out smooth and problem free and in a minutes time have me problem solving and running to keep up. I've learned alot with my position as quality checker/inspector. I know in more detail of what to watch for and what problems certain defects will cause. I feel that my position is very important in ensuring satisfaction for the customers. Management is very strict on the quality aspect of our products and the maintaining of a 5S environment. However, they also are patient and quick to help out when things get really crazy such as during job changes etc. As a quality checker/inspector, the majority of my day is spent working alone. However there are times that we have to go to each others shops and help out and also watch each others shops during break times. I get along with my co-workers very well and can work along beside them or alone. There are several challenging aspects of the job, all of which makes it all the more interesting to me. I'd have to say the most difficult aspect is that It is a swing shift job. I've been at this job for 3+ years and I do pretty well with it but I must admit that I'd prefer to be on one solid shift every day instea
Prosjob classification, duties, work environment
Consswing shift, lengthy commute to work, only 1 weekend per month off
It's all an illusion until you get into the thick of it
Spent several years working within the confines of Saint-Gobain, part as a consultant and then being hired on as an employee. The one thing that really concerned me was the fact that they preach about being fair and ethical, yet the practices of the employees and specific departments are anything but ethical. The human resources department is very back-handed, back-stabbing and likes to sweep things under the rug that will make them look bad. The compensation is decent, though the really good workers are always passed over for opportunities while those who brown nose or are lazy, but are well liked for whatever reason, are pushed up the ladder. As for culture and values, this company does not practice what it preaches. Forget job security, there is none. If you get on the wrong side of one person, you are a goner. It doesn't matter if you work 60 hour weeks, work on your vacation or create ideas that save the company several thousand dollars, you'll be out in the blink of an eye. I saw it happen more than enough. Management is terrible and lacking, at least on the SGC side (I can't speak for CertainTeed, as I know many of their managers are top notch -- they adapt to their own values, not SGC). They roll in late, leave early, constantly have doctors appointments, "work from home." We never saw our manager. There's a lot of taking advantage of the system here. On the flip side, the work/life balance was ok. I could go to my real doctors appointment without question and as I wo
Proscafeteria on site, wellness programs, monthly programs
This was by far the worst company where Ive ever worked. Ive never been treated like less than a person in my life. If not for the $ I wouldve left
This company is more worried about headcount and pinching pennies than getting the job done correctly and efficiently. They promised me temp to hire and the whole 3+ years I was there they never hired a single person. They treat you like absolute garbage. The people in charge are not even in the same sate and had no idea what we did or how. They talk to you like you're less than human because you're a temp. They have 12 workers there and only three are permanent. We were forbidden from taking vacations unless the permanent people had been able to take all of theirs. WE were forbidden from participating in any extra curricular activities including the Christmas party only permanent people were deemed privledged to go even if you've benn there for years BUT when it came to getting the job done the "temps" were expected to give up their free time and weekends to get the job done while the permanent people were excluded from weekends and it was mandatory for temp.
This was by far the worst place Ive ever worked and have never been treated like less than a human being in my life.
ProsThe pay was decent
ConsTemp for 3+ years during that time no one was hired, I was hired I was told it was temp to hire in a period of time or if a permanant left, 4 left and still hiring was forbidden, unqualified people to keep the price down, we as temps were to bring them along as perm people were too busy, they did the same job as us!
Over the last few years they have had multiple plant managers and hr people. They keep finding a way to hire even less competent people than the last. There are currently engineers with no engineering experience and god forbid you have a question for hr. They text and harass the employees about keeping in touch, but never answer texts or emails themselves. They recently gave everyone raises, which is nice. But they are starting a new program for raises, but nobody knows how to apply or qualifies. I've asked hr multiple times for clarification, and their answer was always well get back to you. The deadline has passed with no answer. Good news though, if you get a first shift job, then nothing is ever your fault and you can just blame the other shifts. The shift supervisors are almost as incompetent as the managers. It seems they take the least qualified people and promote them. Depending on who you are and your position, rules don't apply to you. Fabricators are sometimes timed on breaks, while leads and supervisors are free to do whatever they want. There are a few exceptions, meaning people that try to enforce standards equally but those people are looked over for promotions and taken advantage of multiple times daily. If you have a problem or a real complaint about something, they focus more on dealing with the person complaining then the actual complaint. I've seen it multiple times where the person comparing has been reprimanded.
ProsGood pay
ConsFavoritism, no leadership, no accountability
1.0
Injection Mold Operator | Beaverton, MI | Nov 2, 2020
Horrible stay away
Management is utter horrible if your not related to anyone in a higher up position good luck moving up. They only promote friends and family and when pointing out things wrong with culture or osha violations they will watch you like a hawk and look for any way to fire you. Long hours with lack luster pay and recently after promising to never go back to a 12 hour schedule moved to 12s again. Management can not be trusted in their word and lack basic problem solving skills. You do not earn more time off no matter how long you work at the company it is static to how long you have been there. They value time spent at the company more than good work ethics. Senior employees can commit federal falsifying paperwork while supervisors cover it up but when a new person does the same thing by mistake will be fired instantly. You work 3rd shift moulding you will never see your family while your working and will feel isolated for weeks at a time. If your good at all on your job you will be expected to do even more work without being paid more. The most senior employees in production are either 3 years or 20 no in between. They will not make you wear mask while out on production floor even though you make medical supplies. If you work here keep it brief and find another job you will continually being screwed over by management in moulding.
ProsGood healthcare, 401k
ConsNo paid lunches 15 min breaks horrible management, horrible work and life balance
Employed in Manager role at the plant level reporting directly to Plant Manager dotted line to corporate executive management as well. Initial enthusiasm for the position was high, then changed due to no work life balance and lack of support for the department in general. Noticed there is a lot of support for those promoted within the industry, but not for those considered, "outsiders". Saw morale concerns at the local plant due to communication and interaction being somewhat archaic in relation to today's partnerships between company and employee. This is a union environment and the union was one of the best I've ever encountered. They truly worked to make things win-win. Management turn-over higher than one would expect for a company of this size both at local level as well as across multiple plants elsewhere. Corporate office didn't appear to have this issue. Pay was good but expect to be available 24/7, 365 days per year as this is a 24/7 operation and the plant is ran very lean in the way of manning. Most enjoyable part of the job was the line workers and how family oriented many are to the point they see you as family when they realize you respect them and their knowledge.
ProsGreat Safety Record and push for all to work smart and safe first. Pay and benefits.
ConsNo work life balance, no support due to lack of manning in some areas
With my short time at Saint Gobain Performance Plastics, I learned a lot about the engineering environment. I was taught everything there was to know about the molding injection process. I worked with many people including leading technicians, R&D engineers and production floor managers.
I spent many of my days setting up single cavity molds for prototypes. This involved taking the press apart, replacing molds and cleaning. This also gave me insight into the intricacies of how the molds and press functioned together.
Everyday, there was always something new and interesting to learn about the products that they already are and were going to produce. I helped install several pieces of new equipment. This including printing on silicone, newer production presses and a dual injection press (silicone and poly-carbonate). I also was taught how to use Solidworks in order to work with the R&D team.
I also worked with the leading plant technician in fixing daily equipment issues and many other tasks. This internship afforded me with lots of hands on experience with industrial equipment and procedures. This included 6-Sigma principles and quality engineering practices.
Jag har jobbat på Saint-Gobain Weber en tid i en mindre ort så recensionen gäller min uppfattning därifrån.
Vill man jobba ett tag och tjäna en hacka som säsongsarbetare som jag eller dylikt kan jag tänka mig rekommendera det. Man kan arbeta kvällsskift och därmed göra sig en ganska bra lön.
Vill du ha något fast (tillsvidare) och kanske också utvecklas inom företaget så har du hamnat galet fel.
Som jag skrev så kan jag ej svara för hur talanger fångas upp på huvudkontoret och övriga orter i Sverige men lokalt där jag verkat är det katastrofalt dåligt ledarskap från samtliga chefer. Faktum är att det är obefintligt, så dåligt är det.
Det verkar vara 0% fokus på att anställa bra chefer i bolaget. Merparten sitter och trycker inne på sina rum och rör sig sällan ute i verksamheten bland medarbetarna. Sådana chefer kan man vara utan och är inget att ha. Bidrar inte till någonting förutom irritation och dålig stämning.
Stämningen är stundtals tryckt men vissa avdelningar är bättre än andra.
Cheferna lyser med sin frånvaro överallt dock förutom när det gäller kostnader, då vaknar de minsann till liv och använder det enda ordet de har i sitt ordförråd nämligen: ”NEJ!”
Denna arbetsplats använder sig också något av ett rapporteringssystem där avvikelser ska rapporteras in och samtliga anställda har krav på sig att rapportera in ett visst antal per år. Idéen är bra men märkte tyvärr att vissa personer rapporterar in påhittade händelser för att nå sitt mål. Även vissa chefer rap
The management of the worksop site are nothing more than yes men/woman fawning to there directors while ignoring serious issues within the warehouse.
The roof has been leaking steadily for over 2 years and has been reported to the h&s executive Mel in team briefings almost weekly and they still insist on having 8 ton flt’s drive through the racking over it where operatives are working on foot while not bothering to address or repair the roof.
The toilets are a biological hazard zone, the ones that work that is and the management don’t care to have them repaired as they have there own behind locked doors by there offices.
This is a plumbers merchant that cannot maintain there own plumbing.
They will bully and intimidate operatives into breaking there own health and safety rules and if you dare to complain or refuse to preform a dangerous task they will use these same rules to punish/ dismiss you, the only way they will address hazards on the shop floor is after a worker has been hospitalised and will threaten suspension/dismissal without fair pay even if a valid doctors note is submitted
This is by far the worst site I have ever seen and the blame lies solely with the senior management team who specialise in keeping there staff in line with the arrogant threat that you can and will be replaced by agency workers if they don’t like what you say, such as “why is there no union rep on site?” Or “dosnt the relationship between the site manager and the stock manager r
ProsA few decent people working at the bottom level
ConsYou will be injured and then ignored by this company unless you know employment law inside out
Supervisor de manutenção geral da planta, mecânica, elétrica, empilhadeiras e predial, elaboração de escopos para serviços e contratos de terceiros,etc ,lançamento de ordens de serviços, gerenciamento total de manutenção corretiva, preventiva e preditiva,especificação de peças, gerenciamento de projetos, projetos e execução, ferramentas de trabalho seguindo as NR`s, emitir requisição de compras através do sistema mercado eletrônico, Protheus, totvs, lótus notes , Gestor em Segurança, Saúde e Meio ambiente , incluindo os processos de implantação do SGI – Sistema de Gestão Integrada ISO 9001, ISO 14001 e OHSAS 18001, Auditor das ferramentas de segurança e controle voltados para melhorias,5´S, 5W2h, ART,APR, ATE, SMAT, RCI, IS,DDS, RS, TS, preparação para auditorias internas e externas. Padronização de sistemas de controle e de normas e procedimentos em Segurança, Saúde e Meio ambiente. Gerenciamento e fiscalização de empresas contratadas, fechamento de cartão de ponta do setor. Montagem e manutenção preventiva, corretiva em painel comando, CLP, maquinas e equipamentos industriais diversos. Leitura e interpretação de projetos elétricos, montagem, manutenção e instalação de painéis (fixação dos componentes e acabamento final) Ligação de motores, iluminação industrial, residencial, montagem de eletrocalhas, perfilados e leitos, tubulações, suporte infraestrutura em geral, identificação de materiais, ferramentas e equipamentos para efetivação do trabalho e testes de medição com i
a typical day at work-
Upon clocking in I view my email to see there is any particular tasks to be done advised by my mentor, supervisor, or any bodies. Thereafter I test samples of gypsum plasters prior made the night before. I then venture to the Plaster Mill where most of my testing and observations is to be done and reported to the foreman and Process Engineer.
what you learned-
I have learned alot in the short period of time, on how to delegate my tasks and give feedback to the respected personnel. I learned to work with people on various tasks and projects and how respect their opinion. I have learned to manage my time well as at some point I had to be in charge of the laboratory which include customer complaint and investigate for rectification. And without saying I learned to think on my feet, convey information in the appropriate format, to be apply my knowledge even in areas outside my expertise.
management -
I have learned alot from management,even at time not seeing them, and they even gave me the opportunity to partake in management meetings and conveying information to employees particular to the laboratory procedures and environmental aspects.
the hardest part of the job -
At first I found it difficult to management my time especially when I am assigned to do projects as my work schedule is time based. I have found to multi-task. I had to take criticisms and work on it as I am an impatient person, and learned to listen and learn to speak/do with grac
ProsCould be able to interact with HR
ConsNone
3.0
Assist Customer Service | Guarulhos, SP | May 6, 2014
A empresa foca na segurança do trabalho e proporciona ao funcionário oportunidade de crescimento.
Um dia típico de trabalho é agitado e exaustivo, mas muito produtivo. Em todos os dias que estive nesta empresa levei comigo um aprendizado diferente na bagagem, ou seja, passei a ouvir mais antes de falar, aprendi a lidar com todos os tipos de pessoas possíveis e inimagináveis que existem, além de também ter domínio sobre processos, softwares como SAP, CRM, etc.
A parte mais difícil do trabalho era a humilhação de ser ofendida pelos clientes TODOS OS DIAS, ás vezes atendia 3 clientes no dia com o mesmo espírito "podre". Uma coisa é um cliente insatisfeito com um produto/serviço e outra bem diferente é esse mesmo cliente insatisfeito que te ofende,te humilha sem nenhum motivo plausível. A sensação é horrível e nada justifica alguém humilhar outra pessoa.
Em relação aos meus colegas de trabalho, sempre tive bom relacionamento com todos (inclusive mantenho contato), pois acredito que eles foram parte essencial no meu aprendizado e tornavam o ambiente de trabalho que era tão tenso, mais agradável. O que era agradável também era a sensação de aprender sempre mais e me superar a cada dia, com a solução de um caso ou o desafio de um novo caso para solucionar.
Referente á gestão da empresa, eu acredito que ainda têm muito pra melhorar, tanto na seleção dos que irão ocupar o cargo de chefia quanto aos desafios/metas que são propostos e treinamento dos mesmos. Existem muitos erros, falta de visão para o futuro, organização ... Enfim, com o tempo, espero que a visão de todos os gest
ProsFoco na segurança do trabalho
ConsFalta de organização nos processos internos e gestão.
Questions And Answers about Saint-Gobain
If you were in charge, what would you do to make Saint-Gobain a better place to work?
Asked Sep 26, 2016
Make all employees equal and get rid of the lazy "tattletale". Rules should apply to everyone
Answered Apr 5, 2020
Better personnel management
Answered Jan 31, 2020
What tips or advice would you give to someone interviewing at Saint-Gobain?
Asked Jul 26, 2016
Just be honest
Answered Jan 31, 2020
Be yourself, and relax. They are friendly.
Answered Jan 4, 2020
On average, how many hours do you work a day at Saint-Gobain?
Asked Sep 26, 2016
9 to 12 hours depending on the needs of the day.
Answered Sep 13, 2021
8 per day five a week. Time and a half on Sundays
Answered Jul 20, 2019
What is the most stressful part about working at Saint-Gobain?
Asked Feb 2, 2018
HR is not there for the employees and talk to us like children. Eager to fire whom they don't agree with
Answered Apr 5, 2020
Not enough experience on the off shifts, if you need answers
Answered Jan 31, 2020
How are the working hours at Saint-Gobain?
Asked Jul 26, 2016
4:30 am til who knows we never knew what time we were going home could be anywhere between 1:30 or 5.
