engineer

project engineer

commis aux pièces

parts technician

comptable

Enerflex

I've worked for Enerflex for almost a total of eight years over two different shop jobs. Unfortunately my management has been unable to maintain a steady work flow the last two years. Due to this the job security has become questionable on good days, and the chance for advancement in the company is next to none. As for my management it is continuously changing "suit the needs of the company" but from my end of it there's a lot of shady things going on. Asking your production manager to lay guys off and the laying him off after he's done all the dirty work is a little too underhanded for my likings. Currently the vessel shop has had an outrageous repair rate so I was asked to go over and help clean things up over there. Too my understanding I have been doing a good job but now that the "rush" jobs are almost done they are looking for heads to roll over things taking too long and having bad quality. Which seems to me that management isn't doing its part to help the guys along and only does what suits them best. Other then that the work environment is amazing, all the workers get along with nonresistant to minimal problems that I've ever seen. The hardest part of the job has been learning to fit and weld for myself in a timely fashion. We don't employ the use of fitters to prefit anything, the welder is just expected to clean, fit up and weld piping on their own.

It's very clear that the people the have in charge have little idea what the are doing. Very disorganized, poor quality of work. Lots of putting things together "for show" and then redoing it 2 or 3 times. 

Constantly running out of parts and supplies. Spent hours looking for materials just to turn up empty.

Nepotism is the main way of this shop. I've seen it before, but it seemed especially bad here. Doesn't matter how bad some people are, or how bad they mess up they get to stick around because they're someone's kid or buddy. Lots of hypocrisy.

All their equipment is broken or breaking. They never seem to replace anything. 

Safety program is a joke. 

If you have to take a job here don't plan on sticking around because they don't keep people around very long. Never work here through Aero Tek. Employees are treated bad, they're treated worse.

I learned a vast array of skills while working at Enerflex. Wiring devices and panels, welding and metalworking was very interesting and satisfying. Unfortunately, I was often told to not question my instructions and blind obedience was a highly valued trait. There were inconsistent expectations from different levels of management/superiors. Very divided work environment. Despite many different trades working together on a single project, conflicts and rework constantly arose due to a shop wide attitude that each trade should act as an individual unit. Although, I always enjoyed the opportunities to work with the engineers on unique or specially designed systems. I found the most enjoyable part of the job was seeing a project completed and knowing how much i had contributed.

The typical day at work at Enerflex is great, get there early, get your work clothes on, and talk to your lead hand about the job he wants you on. The people i worked with were amazing, whenever i needed hand with something, a co-worker was right there beside me making sure i was doing it as safely as possible and the right way. I started at Enerflex as a labour worker, cleaning beams, sweeping, etc..., I am now a third year welder and have learned everything i know at enerflex, along with great team skills and maximizing work in a small amount of time. The hardest part of the job, was getting used to the 10 hour shifts as my previous job i only worked 5 and a 1/2. the most enjoyable part of the day, would have to be when you hear your supervisor or lead hand encourage you, or tell you how good of a job you have done.

Even during the tough economic time Enerflex tried their best to keep as much of their manpower as possible with alternative plans to lay-offs. Unfortunately they just could not maintain that and I was one of the casualties. Overall Enerflex was very good to me over the nearly 4 years of employment. Management was supportive and accommodating. The team I was a part of was experienced and a pleasure to work with. One of the things I appreciated the most was that when I had some family issues they were very accommodating and allowed me to work from home if needed by assigning me a company laptop. Working as an applications technologist allowed me to see a variety of different projects which kept things interesting. It also allowed me to converse with both clients and vendors, building up a  network of contacts.

My time working for enerflex was somewhere between  not bad and bad. Worked for them 2 times collectively for about 3 yrs. Enerflex has maintained a flagging system in their human resources department for the last 20 yrs In Calgary they have run through so many employees over the years they struggle to hire due to their red flag system. Not much of a culture whatsoever but I like to work and not make work a hang out so if you think that way you should be OK.  They are the most guilty business for mass hire mass layoff using layoffs as a profit protection program. Don't expect to maintain long term employment as they regularly can't maintain buisness. It's a job but nothing great. If you want trainine forget about it.most buisnesses won't any way and enerflex is terrible that way.

	Compressor Controls Specialist 
	Programming RC2000/Serries XI/Micrologix Controller Compressor Panels
	PLC Programming using RSLogix 500/5000, RSLinx
	Visual Basic & C++ Programming
	Updating Syntech Enerflex Website
	Compressor Controls technical support
	Touch screen programming ( Cimerex, Exter, Panel View)
	Allen Bradley Controllers and Screens Programming
	Development of spreadsheets and automation of forms
	Worked with Screw and Reciprocating Compressors Ariel, and Waukesha Engines with ESM, and CAT Engines with ADAMIII
	Rodload Calculations using Ariel Software
	Quotations and Applications
	P&ID Drawings reading and interpreting
	Communication Protocols DF1, RS232/485, Factory Link
	LAN, WAN
	Shop Runs, Field Startups
	Project Manager

Company insists on a return to office mandate which is causing employees to be frustrated. Company culture noticeably improved greatly 2019 onwards during covid as giving employees the flexibility of remote work improved quality and attitudes towards work. However, management has now insisted on a return to office mandate claiming the typical corporate excuse of "collaboration", "culture", and "vibrancy." People are not happy and will likely start leaving for other industry competitors who have directly expressed acceptance in remote work going forwards. 


What is the best part of working at the company?
This is one of best managed companies I have work with. They value their employees and the high quality of the work. I plan to work here until I retire as many of the long-term employees. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Very stress free environment, although the new projects  always provide new challenges 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Excellent and professional with great communication between departments and engineering 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
We work 10 hour shifts with several breaks. Most positions are physically evolved and experienced staff are always available for solving dilemmas

This is my most valuable asset to my experience to date.  I really enjoyed the people, work environments, and management.  

I learned all aspects of the construction and maintenance of natural gas production.  I was mainly involved with the PLC, DCS, UPS, and MCC.  

I had the opportunity to work very closely with instrumentation and mechanical.  Being involved with the the foreman's on all crews kept me as a integral part of the construction of large projects.  

I am really looking forward to pursuing my career in the industrial sector.  Process and systems are very interesting to me.

Top Job Titles	Average salary
Engineer 4 salaries reported	$90,250 per year
Project engineer 3 salaries reported	$99,667 per year
Commis aux pièces 2 salaries reported	$29.58 per hour
Parts technician 1 salary reported	$29.58 per hour
Comptable 1 salary reported	$80,000 per year

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