millwright

forklift operator

emballeur

saw operator

packer

Carpenter Canada Co.

Senior management is set in their ways and hesitant to change, especially if it means spending money.  Some equipment is over 30 years old and barely runs predictably - minimal investment is made by management in improving plant layout and equipment without prior approval from corporate.  
If you are looking for an opportunity to advance to management, forget it because it's unionized.  Temporary employees are lucky to make it past the three month probation, after which they are protected by the union and generally become much worse.  Management trainees can, at best, advance to supervisors or managers, but senior management has been stuck in the same role for so long that you have to ask why they haven't advanced further?  
A typical day at work involves finding out which employees are absent or on vacation, then scrambling to distribute manpower as evenly as possible.  Once the dust settles, things are relatively predictable and steady so long as the customers are kept happy, which is hard to do considering the shipping department is understaffed and underfunded, resulting in orders being late consistently.   
Foam is cut via saws but the dust generated gets everywhere, and there is no system in place to clean the air.  There is also no air conditioning so the summers are sweltering on the shop floor.  There are no windows, only skylights, so all the heat is trapped in the plant and the shipping doors must be kept open.  Sometimes wild animals like birds, skunks and raccoons make their way into the plant as a result.
Management is simply taking orders from above; overall most people are there just to do their jobs, get paid and go home.  Going above and beyond is not recognized formally beyond a "thank you", largely because the facility is so understaffed that no one has time to develop a positive work culture that encourages innovation.   Managers can be observed openly yelling at employees on the shop floor.  
Most employees are good with the exception of a handful of troublemakers that make things difficult for themselves and their colleagues due to their bad attitudes.  Unfortunately the union protects these individuals and they're all lumped in with other hard-working employees.

The plant has a high management turnover  rate that is due to the unprofessional treatment of the managers from the plant manager.  The work environment is negative due to the fact that the union and company always are in conflict.  This is due to old school leadership styles of some long term supervisors that is approved by the plant manager such as yelling at the workers.

The environment is dirty as foam contains static and attracts alot of dust.  The winters are cold and the summers are hot.  There is no hvac control.

Lean is non existent although the company boasts about using it.

Its a job do not expect much else.  Just do enough to get by but do too much and they will throw more work at you for less with zero gratitude.  Upper management if you see them will come out to give everyone pressure and only makes things worse and confusing.  Some managers and supervisors are good but they are dead inside which tells you alot about the culture.  HR is unfriendly and barely there.  Read other reviews under 3 stars its all accurate

This is by far the worst job I’ve ever accepted. Very toxic work environment courtesy of the narcissist supervisor and management. They have no clue what they are doing, the turnover rate is ridiculous and they treat their employees like dirt. I highly recommend anyone considering working here to consider working elsewhere. Nothing will ever change here as long as the structure of control stays intact. The bottom line is all they care about period…

What is the best part of working at the company?
We have good team in maintenance department.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Work night shift, rotation shift.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Too many bosses on each shift.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Very old equipment, it breaks down all the time.

Management will lie your face about everything. Work itself is not that hard but you will hardly get any hours. They will send you home in the middle of shift.
Only thing i like about the fellow colleagues in general. All are very supportive and fun to work with.
Management is the biggest problem there. Supervisor do not know what he was doing, very disorganized.

Stay Away from this place.
they will expect you to do the job of 2 people but pay you just for 1.
there is no control of anything whatsoever and the managers are there just to show up and get paid.
they will give you lots of work put a lot of responsibility on you and if you make a mistake they will come after you even if you are new on the job. 

Actually, it was great working with Carpenter Canada, Vaughan. It is OK with the management if you will work as demanding from you, but they don't want to listen to your opinions as a worker. So they keep losing good workers.

Hands-on manufacturing environment, on the spot problem solving, working in unionized environment, leadership skills, conflict management skills, HR manager and senior management is helpful.

Overall good experience

Not a very company very good company to work for they don't care how long you've been with them if you're late a few times they will get rid of you do you have no compassion whatsoever for their employees the only time they like you if you're giving $120% all the time they even keep track of you when you're going to the washroom

Top Job Titles	Average salary
Millwright 5 salaries reported	$44.00 per hour
Forklift operator 1 salary reported	$23.26 per hour
Emballeur 10 salaries reported	$19.00 per hour
Saw operator 1 salary reported	$21.42 per hour
Packer 1 salary reported	$21.55 per hour

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