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Barrie Welding & Machine

Stressful/sometimes dangerous work environment. 

Management is there just as a title - minimal training/orientation...most days the boss was picking his teeth and on his phone in his office. 

Make sure you buy all your own tools, or you will spend many hours trying to find "something that works", which you won't find anyway.

6 weeks on days,  2 weeks on nights mandatory rotating shifts (in some departments).

DO NOT REPORT any safety incident, for example with a forklift, even if they actually hit you, or you will be fired.

 the mentality of this workplace is as such - much easier to ignore/fire you than solve any problem, since "its been done that way for many years."

Never say no to overtime.

Many employees hired/fired within the first 6-12 months.

Very low employee moral.

Terrible benefits plan (NO DENTAL).








The experice of working here depends entirely on who your supervisor is.

Its a fend for yourself situation your not really told anything your expected to just know exactly where everthing is 

If you suggest doing somthing differently even if its more efficient you will be insulted by your supervisor, or maybe theyll listen depending on who your supervisor is

The chain of command is pretty confusing one day your working under one guy whos enjoyable to work under. next is somone with a completely different managment style so its hard to get comfortable.



A typical day would drive to customers plant to fix their broke down stamping presses, I learned how to trouble shoot problems, How to fix everything on a press, Good safety values. The management were great people but I found they were not good leaders more of a do as I say not as I do. And the way the company was set up the owners made it so the different departments would fight against each other.The hardest part of the job was trying to trouble shoot some of the jobs because a lot of the time there were other underlying problems. The most enjoyable part of the job was fixing the presses seeing them run made me feel good that I had fixed them.

What is the best part of working at the company?
 Nothing!
Spent 30 years of my life working here and wish I had left many years sooner.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Verbally abusive supervisor 
Enjoyed belittling those who worked for him.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
If your related or friends of the owners you can  get  promoted otherwise your a number.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
 Very poorly organized the 
Employees are left to figure it out  when issued a job.

Barrie Welding has been and continues to be an interesting and challenging place to work.  The scope of parts that I work on is always changing and never boring. Management is knowledgeable and understanding. I never mind coming to work every day.  My colleagues are a great group of people and the company is a well established and very secure.  

What is the best part of working at the company?
The guys you work with. Management is a god dam joke. You work as hard as you can and it was just never good enough for them 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Useless salesmen taking on jobs that they never should have and trying to get the job done with little to no help

Everyone is willing to help you if your found in a tight spot. 
Relax and do your job while enjoying your day.
Pay reflects on your back ground and willingness to work overtime which is asked all the time.
Bonus pay with OT hrs.

Barrie Welding & Machine employs a lot of different trades and do an unbelievable amount of different types of work.  The pay is good and there is always opportunity to learn more different and interesting things. 

Many possibilities in career advancement and generous wage increases. This is a company that is always there for there employees whether it be more training or helping out with personal issues.

Worked on numerous projects that challenged my skills and knowledge.  Definitely gain more experience in a real world setting. Was able to see both sides of machining, conventional and CNC.  Both highly interest me.

Top Job Titles	Average salary
Millwright 3 salaries reported	$34.19 per hour
Machinist 3 salaries reported	$34.19 per hour
Cnc machinist 7 salaries reported	$37.61 per hour
Truck driver 1 salary reported	$28.00 per hour
Mill operator 3 salaries reported	$35.19 per hour

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