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responsable d'entrepôt

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Safety-Kleen

This company is part of the clean Harbors chain of companies. Very strong American pride company operating in Canada. Nothing wrong with being American owned but for the life of them can’t figure out what Alberta is and no it’s not state and yes Alberta does exist in Canada. Your answering to American overlords that have no compassion or concept of the canadian landscape. Let alone Alberta’s. They struggle daily with providing any means of customer service along with over the top recover fees which in turn they lose customers. Then blame the employees which lead to jobs magically disappearing or lay offs. Benefits are terrible which you pay for half, management protects they own interests at your expense, LOA forget it doesn’t exist, raises forgot because the company is constantly losing money, employee retention and morale is so bad you will quite often see hiring fairs because they can’t keep anyone. I can go on and on. If you have a mortgage or debt or a family go somewhere else because it’s eggshells here. You can’t plan anything because if you have the wrong colour eyes you’ll most likely be let go without cause. The companies famous legal go too. Don’t get involved and keep looking.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Lots of hours I guess. Your wear all the hats and have to chip in pretty much everywhere at your branches and other branches 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Wearing all the hats with minimal training and supervision. Your relied upon to keep the heart beating with little to no support

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
It’s a crazy and hectic work environment. You’re relied upon to solve all the problems and maintain the customers as well as knowing what you need and when, and foreshadowing meaning keeping up with what you think you’ll need. All while they ask you to watch your hours

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
You show up, and the grinds begins. Self starting is a must because the problems won’t solve themselves, you’ll need to self educate and learn on the fly as quick as possible. They penny pinch everything leaving all the work load and working hours on you in a crunch

Management is in bed with contractors leaving its employees fighting for work while the highly paid contractors have lots of work. They promise raises but never deliver on their promises. A typical day involves a daily condescending conversation with an engineer. Safety is only important here when there is time otherwise management pressures you into doing work outside of procedures and safety guidelines. Fellow employees are great for the most part. My biggest complaint would be that management does not trust us and wont allow us  to do our jobs or implement a proper leadership structure to include department foreman and allow its own SK employees to oversee project and earn a better living instead of paying contractors 10 to 20 dollars more per hour.

Compensation was mediocre. Managers are all friends/family. Vice President of the Customer Service department hired his best friends wife to be a manager, his neighbour as a CSR, his sons friends as CSRs, and others to work under him directly. This made for an incredibly difficult environment to advance at any given time. When issues arose with harassment or discrimination management would look for ways or create their own situations to belittle, discriminate, and brush off any uncomfortable situation for the. They hire their friends, they step on those who they have personal concerns with, and the professionalism is virtually nonexistent.  I thank them for the opportunity for employment and the valuable lesson learned. I would never recommend Safety Kleen as an employer.

The hours were suitable for the logistic industry. Mainly 7-5 and never worked on weekends.
I learned a lot about logistics and working within a strong team environment. My fellow co-workers were amazing in helping with training and a great bunch of "friends." The hardest part for me for that job, was the out of towns and overnights. It was okay when I started, but being a single father and getting custody of my 5yr old, it made for a difficult time, and is the ONLY reason that I chose to leave. It made it very difficult for me to work the same schedule and care for my child. Whether I was out servicing customers or in the office, the most enjoyable time for me, was the rewards that we all got when we worked as a team to push our office to be one of the best in Canada !!!

Main problem of this company is Management as they used to come up with policies that are not there for your growth as pay wise and career wise. They have 70% Manual work over-there so consider your hard work as well as they used to play games with the steam time for the employees working in boilers and once they are leaving then they are not providing the steam time by updating the policies. One should clarify their view regarding steam time in interview because that is your legitimate hours and if they are not giving then you are wasting your time.
They have union but there is no significant benefit for the employees at all.

I had a very positive experience working with this company. The work environment is professional, supportive, and focused on employee growth and safety. Management is approachable and respectful, and teamwork is strongly encouraged across all departments.

The company provides good learning opportunities, values hard work, and maintains high standards in operations and workplace culture. I especially appreciated the cooperation among staff and the commitment to maintaining a safe and productive environment.

Overall, it is a great place to work and gain valuable experience. I would recommend this company to professionals looking for career growth and a positive workplace.

We were just starting to gel and the program was gaining buy in and usage when there was the down turn in oil prices and Canadian dollar.  The refinery in East Chicago was right into using the QSM program and the refinery in California was getting on board with the main thrust to being PSM certified. The refinery in Breslau was having a tough time with the change to current practice but with the other two refineries already moving forward I was confident we would come together.  The Distribution Center in Cambridge was getting process in place and were accepting the move towards ISO certification.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Amazing people who care for safety 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The lack of knowledge of the district manager 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Friendly, learning more every day 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Prospecting, responding to clients' needs, making profiles from chemical ingredients for transportation purposes, visit clients

Safety-Kleen was great to work for.  My boss was fantastic.  The office staff were awesome.  Towards the end of my time with them I was able to work from home.  My manager was based out of California.  The manager for the department here in Canada was based out of the Niagara area so I worked on my own most of the time in the office until they told me I could work from home as a satellite office.

I learnt how to have a paperless office which I find great.  I also learnt how to work using dual screens.  It was the best thing ever to learn.

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