soudeur

laborer

production welder

assistant montage d'opérations

production supervisor

Arnes Welding

     Working at Arne's was valuable experience for me. I learned many things which i am grateful for. 
     For instance: How to use and oxy/acetalyne cutting torch, how to operate a manual plasma cutting machine, How to weld in all positions, especially horizontal and overhead, constantly looking at new blue prints everyday, operating a 20 ton overhead crane, operating sub-arc welding equipment, and how to weld long consistent welds which overlap nicely.

    Another thing I am grateful for my time at Arne's was the ability to do the Standard 47.1 CWB Welding test in the shop during work hours. After passing, they made sure I was scheduled to retake the test to keep my certification up to date when it was about to expire. 

     I enjoyed being able to move around at work, walking around the trailer, lifting parts, climbing in and out of the trailer frames, it kept me moving rather than stuck in a welding cell all day. 

     There was almost always overtime if you wanted it as well. Sometimes there was more pressure to do overtime than I liked, but if you communicated you didn't want to/couldn't work overtime, the supervisor would accept it. 

     I personally got along with the management alright. Though many others didn't. Everyday I would hear people complain and gripe about this supervisor or this manager, and the negativity level was pretty high. 

      The shop itself is old and tools are few and far between. You are lucky if you get a welding machine which works well and you get to have it as your own. There were times when I was jumping from job to job and would get stuck with a pretty bad machine and I could barely tack something to save my life without having to replace a contact tip. 

      The shop will also flood pretty bad in spring or after a heavy rain, which is hard to avoid. They actually did a lot of work on the roof this last year which helped, but the spring flooding is normal if there is a good amount of snow. 

      The shop can be pretty disorganized and certain parts not very clean as there is no janitor and no mandatory clean up time at the end of the day. 

     To credit the management, they took a survey and asked employees how to make the workplace more enjoyable and have tried to implement new things like bi weekly free lunches, attendance prize draws every 2 weeks, and a summer family picnic time where there are games and a bouncy house for the kids to play. 

     It seems however that the negativity is still high and I saw a lot of employees come and go in my 2 plus years. 


My experience working at Arnes Welding has been unfortunately negative. Here are some of the main issues I encountered:

Toxic Work Environment: From the start, I noticed a very negative atmosphere. The lack of communication and support among team members and management made daily tasks more challenging than necessary.

Poor Leadership: The management lacks a clear vision and effective leadership skills. Decisions are often made without consulting the team, leading to confusion and demotivation.

Inequality and Lack of Respect: There is a clear lack of equality and respect in the treatment of employees. Some employees receive preferential treatment without clear justification, while others are ignored or undervalued.

Excessive Workload: The workload is disproportionate, and the expectations are unrealistic. There is not enough support or resources provided to meet the set objectives, leading to high levels of stress and burnout.

Limited Growth Opportunities: Despite initial promises, opportunities for growth and development within the company are almost nonexistent. Recognition and internal promotion are not based on merit but rather on favoritism.

In summary, I would not recommend working at Arnes Weldingdue to these persistent issues. I hope this review will help improve working conditions for future employees and that management takes these comments seriously to make positive changes.



Management focuses on production volume at the cost of quality. Workers are hired at a low industry standard wage and are expected to perform the same as any seasoned long term employee with minimal training. Any training provided is minimal despite the inability to hire more experienced workers, and bad habits and poor quality is overlooked, or hidden.
A strong emphasis on health and safety POLICIES but little actual ENFORCEMENT or follow up shows that very little care is given to actual worker health. Management only cares about APPEARING tough on health and safety issues, and puts the majority of the responsibility on the worker, rather than engaging with the workers and sharing responsibility for maintaining proper safety and health culture. 
Within the industry Arne's Welding has become the punchline to a bad joke. 
You may wish to work for them for a short time to build up your resume but be prepared to prove your worrh to future employers, as the experience gained at Arne's will not hold much weight.

The shop floor employees are often intelligent and committed to making a great product but there is little support for them. This company is full of silos and departments don't cooperate to improve broken business processes. There is a lack of progressive thinkers and you are often on an island trying to get support to follow through on projects. After I left they completely abandoned all of the projects and initiatives I implemented to improve the business. Until they clean house and hire better leadership, be very careful about accepting an offer from this company as you will have very little support and the longer term employees who phone it in every day and don't want any change to occur will find ways to derail you. No trust, no support, the culture is one of the worst I have ever seen.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Good benefits.  Most of the people were good to work with. Enough work to keep you busy all day. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Some coworkers were difficult to deal with. A production environment, so some co workers were unable to cope well with the stresses. Lead hands and supervisors were to busy to train new employees. So training was left to coworkers. Some of which did not have the skills to properly train a new employee.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
It is a production environment, but you were still given time to clean your work area. Although there were deadlines to meet, safety and and organization were not compromised.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Every day started with a group meeting going over what was needed. Determining what you would be doing that day.

It was fun at first but over time it got really stressful. Lead hand made me clean up almost everytime, getting and picking up pieces. Scraping and grinding stuffs that I din't do. I was told that I need to feel pressured. I'm still new in this industry but it was the worst experience I have ever felt. I always feel tired and stressed everytime that I go home. I left after the lead hand walked out on me because I messed up my 3 pass weld and was told that he needs to fix again and it looks bad. I only had 2 months experience. He said that its always our fault because we just "weld" and don't follow instructions. I tried and I always follow what I'm told to do because I wanted to learn. I thought it was nice and a place that I can learn but it turned out to be the place I should've stayed away. 

I have been at Arne's for nearly 4 years and happy that I left my previous job to come here. Have really learned so much during that time. My coworkers are for the most part respectful and helpful in training. the place needs more organization but management seems to be working to address this. Employees were treated very well during the Covid time, no one lost their jobs. The company is working very hard to attract employees right now and are providing free lunches every 2 weeks and there are lots of prize draws and other perks. There are way worse places to work than Arne's. Also, we build great products that you can see every where you drive and i'm proud when I see one of our trailers on the road.

TOOLS!!! Arnes is terrible for tools everyone hogs hand tool as in grinders and die grinders everyone hides them and won’t give them to you unless your friends with them or you have been there for a while management is the worst at arnes always on your back trying to get stuff done they give you blueprints with errors on them and you don’t know so you go ahead and build it then they get mad at you cause it’s wrong. Your always waiting on parts or supply some of the supervisors hide in the office and watch YouTube until you go and get them to get what you asked for hours before best thing about arnes is the guy great group of guys once you get to know them

This is my 4th year at Arne's and I like it here. The first year I was here I wanted more money so I found another job and left. Well that was the biggest mistake I made. I got a new job with more money and I hated it. I was sick every morning just to have to go there. Luckily I still talked with HR at Arne's and my boss there found out I didn't like the job and gave me my job at Arne's back. Its always nice to find a better job with lots of perks and raises, but the chance is you won't like it. A job that makes you feel at home is the job you always go back to. Arne's isn't a big corporation but it is a good place to work for.

The management at Arnes is terrible.  Its a very stressful and unprofessional place to work.  Be careful about accepting a job here, as you will hear “its not my job”, or “company isnt making money” on a frequent basis. If you do accept a job here, be prepared for constant harassment, and improper training. Health and safety is non existent. Theres no enforcement whatsoever, and if you do voice your opinion, expect to be fought by  management at every turn.  Arnes has potential to be a good workplace, but they need some serious restructuring to get theres.

Top Job Titles	Average salary
Soudeur 3 salaries reported	$24.00 per hour
Laborer 4 salaries reported	$17.00 per hour
Production welder 4 salaries reported	$21.00 per hour
Assistant montage d'opérations 1 salary reported	$21.00 per hour
Production supervisor 2 salaries reported	$67,500 per year

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