metal fabricator

welder

trade assistant

site administrator

maintenance mechanic

Supreme Steel LP

Morning until late afternoon, 40 hour work week; 4- 9 hour days and 1- 4 hours.  Makes room for important non-work related business like doctors appointments to fit in without using vacation time.  Supreme Steel is where I learned to paint so all I know about painting came from there.  Running a business isn't an easy thing to do and managing one is challenging.  Sometimes I wouldn't understand some decisions management would make but I would understand my part in the decision and do my duty.  Its a union based company and is mandatory after 3 month probation period.  Union meetings are held once a month.  The hardest part of the job was loading trails of product to be shipped out.  Its important to build a sturdy trailer because having steel falling off the trail while traveling at 90km/h is not a good thing.  Making everything secure is very important.  The most enjoyable part of the job for me would have to be applying the paint using the numeric pumps.  Its take some adjusting and having the required parts but when everything is ready, its quite fun doing it and after to see that you have done a good job is a reward in itself.  Now, painting isn't what Supreme Steel specializes in.  They excel in building fabrication.  It would be easier to apply for a welding position as there would be more demand.

I worked in the maintenance department in Winnipeg. Met a lot of really nice people during my brief time here. It has a family atmosphere and safety and the well being of others is encouraged. I really liked the job and my co-workers but had to move on for a better paying opportunity. Supreme has benefits and a defined contribution pension. The only drawback for me was the pay was too low for a certified journeyman to continue working here. I miss many aspects of this job and wonder if I made the right choice in moving on.

You can't go for a drink of water or go to the toilet
Very strict standards reach the point of absurdity
They can be fired for no reason at any time
No one does not communicate with anyone, you cannot say an extra word, everyone hates each other
The graph is incomprehensible, and unstable
The salary is good
In general, I would not recommend this company, you will waste time and finances, chase productivity, but the management itself does not understand its responsibilities and throws their blame on themselves, and says that I am to blame and waste time

The company office in Saskatoon is about 5 mins out of town off a gravel road.  The front office and fabrication shop is all in 1 building.  The employees in the front office have to use a punch clock to record the hours worked each day.  There is only a 30 minute lunch break and no coffee breaks.  The working schedule isn't very flexible.

I worked in the front office for 1 year.  It was a great experience to be able to create drawings and then see the process of creating the parts in the shop.  The staff is really friendly and are willing to teach and help out when needed.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Meeting others workers and learn from the experiences

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Being laid off for having a miscarriage  and implied I was bigger 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Okay but could use some improvements 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Had goods working with well seasoned journeymen

Excellent family to work for. Lots of opportunity for self improvement.  Senior Management team needs to be changed immediately if Supreme Steel needs to survive.  We have more directors and VP's then required for company of this size.  Shop and field employees are union workers. Office staff is non union.  Most key personnel are very dedicated and have been with Supreme for long time.

Love the company in general apart from the fact it puts a lot of constraints by being unionized. Not so much of growth opportunities. It's counterproductive to base someone's career perspective based on years of experience at particular organization vs actual skills and level of competence. I was the youngest but the most productive fabricator (by manager's own definition) at the moment. So this model doesn't suit well for competent and ambitious people. 

Was working as a yard equipment operator on night shift and had zero feedback or constructive criticism after being there only a month. You are treated as nothing but a heartbeat there. Extremely high employee turnover. Don’t attempt to be proactive in this job, management absolutely doesn’t like employees that think.

Worked for free for 2 hours for a 'fit and weld test'. Management is terrible. 8 change rooms for men, woman get the bathroom(equal opportunity workplace?!) Be cautious, they are notorious for big hire then layoff to complete the contract, usually before probation period. 
10/10 would not recommend. 

Supreme was a great company to work for at the start,but as time went by things had changed. I would say because of the economy they had to restructure the business and needed to drop the wages. So they decided to remove the higher paid men so they were able to compete with bidding of jobs.

Top Job Titles	Average salary
Metal fabricator 2 salaries reported	$36.81 per hour
Welder 8 salaries reported	$32.35 per hour
Trade assistant 2 salaries reported	$22.04 per hour
Site administrator 1 salary reported	$32.50 per hour
Maintenance mechanic 1 salary reported	$23.25 per hour

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