field service technician

chef de projet

chef d'équipe

manager commercial

business development manager

Siemens Energy

Trench Limited is primarily a manufacturing company, and as such, does not have a dedicated design team. My job was to fill that role when they decided that their long outdated marketing materials needed some sprucing up.

As a Graphic Designer, and sole Design department for the duration of my contract, I handled all the stages and aspects of the design process. Each step of the process was filled with meetings and presentations with appropriate department managers, in order to verify and confirm the accuracy of the copy and data sets presented in the materials. Sometimes, it felt like trying to gather wandering cats for a photo shoot. Persistence pays off, however, as each project successfully brought to a close, and all the materials were published internationally.

Overall, it was a valuable experience, and a humbling one, as I was essentially an individual designer working with a group of clients. I managed to design the materials without being limited by the various requirements by each department, which I realized is a valuable skill any designer should learn. The best part of the whole experience is realizing that my designs are being distributed in an international level, and that's a great feeling.

Normally with other industry standard competitors, new hires are provided all the necessary tools for completing their RRSP, and other BENEFITS offered within the company, but with Siemens Energy Do not expect help here.

PAY
Monitor, Monitor, Monitor your biweekly pay, cannot stress enough!

COMPANY BENEFITS
LONG/SHORT TERM disability, company can take up to 3 months before providing SUNLIFE the appropriate documents. You'll get the run around with SIEMENS HR. So don't get injured and don't get sick!

SUNLIFE BENEFITS
The deduction code is displayed on your pay, but not activited in your account with SUNLIFE, why benefits aren't processed direct to employees sunlife accounts, no one knows!

PPE
It can take up to 1 year before employees are provided with any form of PPE for their jobs.

Siemens Energy Canada split ties with Siemens Canada Limited in 2020. Since then, it has become one of the best places I have worked. CFO and CEO are Superior ( in a good way). They listen to their employees and want to always have feedback ( good or bad). At Siemens Energy you are truly able to be yourself and speak up. CEO and CFO were in the trenches working just like us in the past which really shows because they care about their employees. 
The most enjoyable part of the job is that all the employees at Siemens Energy are amazing individuals to work with on a day to day business.  There is ZERO superiority complexes. One of the best companies to work for ! 

Poor leadership placement and the culture of constant senior management rotation does not allow for solving the most critical issues at BUs.

With an average of less than 2 years in some locations, taking into account the Siemens time before spin-off, the general managers only scratch the surface of the real issues that must be solved for sustainable advancement of the organization, and go. These fast rotations create a bad workplace environment, of low trust 

While with Siemens I had a great glimpse into a 6 sigma controlled process.  Continuous improvement initiatives were a way of life at Siemens.  Cross functional Kaizen events were conducted weekly and this access to a wide skill set in various disciplines is very enriching.  My managers were fantastic, the engineers were beyond intelligent and the environment was suitable for anyone.

The pay is really one of the best in the region, however the internal communication and culture is sub-optimal.  HR will not help, the head offices are in Ontario and US.  At Lachine the tech is mostly engineering and mechanical assembly and test of gas turbines.  The work is very intense and management are unqualified to drive the business forward.  They show impatience and often contempt for the employees.  The future of this facility seems uncertain.

I had a long career with Siemens. Worked at 3 different plants 2 in Canada and then Charlotte. They gave me the opportunity to move to the position of Manufacturing Engineer due to 25 years of shop floor experience. 8 years later I wished to move back to family and friends.
For this chance I greatly appreciate. I learned the other side of manufacturing not seen from the floor level.

What is the best part of working at the company?
My coworkers.And everything was a one off.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Difficulty obtaining neccesary tooling 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Great coworkers. Good projects. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Good one off projects. Minor aggravations from office support staff.

What is the best part of working at the company?
It is a great place to work, friendly team and positive environment.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Good work life balance at the Edmonton shop 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Company is well ahead in environmental policy and sustainability

People are a value. Fun workplace atmosphere. Work life balance is great. Pays well. Flexible schedules. Would recommend Siemens energy to everyone. 

Continuous restructuring and business change which can be frustrating when trying to be effective and efficient. 

Top Job Titles	Average salary
Field service technician 18 salaries reported	$100,455 per year
Chef de projet 12 salaries reported	$111,019 per year
Chef d'équipe 8 salaries reported	$119,891 per year
Manager commercial 7 salaries reported	$110,929 per year
Business development manager 2 salaries reported	$125,000 per year

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