BLOUNT CANADA LTD

Your a puppeteer . In my earlier years of employment. It was a good company to work for. Management understood your needs. Old school ways. Today with employees coming off the floor with online schooling to become managers..there heads expand so big with power they forget how it was working on the floor and keep power tripping. Be yourself, if you don't butter up to Management, consider yourself a target. If you for some reason get hurt while working....its a BIG NO NO ....the company will harass you to get back to working asap even when your not able to. Lack of respect as an individual. Your working for the company, follow all what's expected of you to obtain a weekly paycheck. But if for some reason your supervisor has grief towards you. It can be miserable . Good luck 

Too many employees in managerial roles. Communication is poor between shifts/departments, and floor is similar to a unionized environment without union protection. 
So many pros to name all including pay scale, benefits and workplace safety. Too much thought and emphasis on continuos improvement for the way it is implemented. Money wasted on unnecessary positions and events. 
Doesn't matter how hard you work as long as you show up. Emphasis is on attendance not performance. Overall good place to work keep your personal life separate.

Lots to keep you busy! Time usually goes by quickly. Great training & lots of teams to participate in. Job shadowing available to observe a position you're interested in. Open door policy. Learn about different industrial processes, inventory, measuring & inspection gadgets, activity management, strategic planning, communication, individual work & team work & how they effect each other. Very physical work. Work stays at work when you go home.

Free coffee and donuts, pretty good dental plan, and relatively good pay. Otherwise, Blount is boring and backwardly managed. The manufacturing operation is split into three departments—Bars, Chain, and Sprockets. These are the replaceable components of a chainsaw. Most Blount employees prefer to work in the Chain department, though each department has its pros and cons.

It's a factory, no denying it. A fairly relaxed place to work over all. Even working at 75% effort you will hit your numbers if you are organized and competent. Some of the managment/supervisors are really stupid plus they play favourites. As well as family members in there, they stick together and promote the butt kissers. But hey, turn your brain off and work kind of place if you want it.

Typical day -- show up, do the exact same thing you did the day before.

What I learned -- how to cope with extreme boredom

Management -- Fair and friendly, fairly hands off in their approach.  In my opinion the best part of the job at Blount was the great supervisors and managers

Was a great family oriented and professional place to work, up until new management rolled in and they are all friends, John Cleghorn has to be one of the worst managers of them all and two faced. Only cares about himself and treats everyone like garbage .Horrible human being 

Work difficulty varies depending on where you work, Mazak operators and Body Heat treat operators jobs are notoriously difficult and sweaty but compared to other work places still pretty easy jobs. I worked on Rail Heat Treat which was medium difficulty and I enjoyed that Job and developed a good routine...

It is a hidden gem, well worthy of anyone looking to start a good solid career. Great jobs within, and excellent wages. The fellow employees are an older team, and always willing to help new folks in there journey.

If you dont mind being just a number  and trusting no body you're good. It's all about profits NOT people as they would try to have you believe. Keep your head down and mouth shut. Smile and nod when it's your turn.

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