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Hired as a supervisor a few years back, lasted less than a year. Major promises made to get you in the door, but once employed there was never enough money to do what they said. Prior supervisors had screwed the system so bad when I took over I was blamed for jobs being over quoted hours before they even arrived, by thousands of hours. My manager had a huge chip on her shoulder, was a workaholic and already had one heart attack already because of it. Expected to work overtime as salaried employee, very little formal training on systems. Branch mechanics were unionized and incredibly lazy except a few. Overall the worst place I have worked in 30 years.

I worked there a few years ago.
Union environment, you don't get anywhere with hard work and dedication. 
I worked there as a mechanic, and there was no help from other mechanics, you're basically on your own from day one.
One of the mechanics, also a welder, who I thought was decent turned out was talking behind my back to management.
Management was incompetent in their handling of sensitive situations in the shop.

I would not work there again, and have since then steered people I know away from there. I disliked working there.

if you want quick training do not work here, if you are younger than 20 years old they feel the need to baby sit you they never give you a full opportunity to do a real job.. management has their head stuffed so far up their behinds its incredible, everything is put off to the last minute and they take forever to get you your proper training.. management is very unorganized, some of the employees are rude, but many of them are very friendly and helpful.

I strongly advise not wasting your time working for these people. The management is absolutely fake. 
They will fire you at any chance they get.
Employees are absolutely miserable working here. The turn over rate is above 70%. 
A colleague was fired for doing coursework from home because he was sick. 
I’ll be looking for a job in the near future myself. 


Great place to work, union was de-certified so it's a completely different environment now.  The company made a huge management change just over a year ago and the business is finally being run as it should be.

Great group there, well above average benefits.  Easily one of the best companies I've worked for in my career.

Only reason for leaving was moved to a different province with my family, now work at a different location for the company.

This is one of those jobs which you have to be in the 'inner circle' to be successful. Hard workers aren't offered the same advancement lazy unsafe workers are. In Canada Altec doesn't follow Canadian safety standards because they believe all they have to do is mirror the safety in the USA. If you work here, print off documents, save emails, record phone calls because you need to cover your own butt.

Worked there some time ago. You have to be in the "inner circle" to be treated like a human being. Management are really bad. Lots of verbal abuse I suffered at their hands and the so called leader does nothing. Everyone is related to each other and if you aren't, good luck. Lots of back stabbers there. You help them one day, next day they don't know you.

I’ve really enjoyed my time at Altec. It’s a company that I feel like truly cares about its people and gives you the tools to grow. The leadership team is supportive, and there’s a strong sense of teamwork and purpose. I can honestly say I'm proud to work with a group that genuinely wants to do things the right way across the board.

Worked there a few years back. Disrespectful, harassing, bullying is a common practice in the workplace by supervisors and employees. Nepotism is prevalent. Laid me off just when I would have qualified for 4 weeks' vacation. Got a better job. Would never work there again.

Overwork, under appreciated. The harder you work the less respect you get on a daily basis. Too much looking over your shoulder. 

No work life balance.  Management is not supportive. 

Top Job Titles	Average salary
Equipment mechanic 189 salaries reported	$40.64 per hour
Heavy equipment mechanic 18 salaries reported	$37.00 per hour
Field service technician 15 salaries reported	$37.00 per hour
Shop assistant 2 salaries reported	$27.00 per hour
Field supervisor 4 salaries reported	$80,000 per year

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