Vantaggi
This company is great to work for. They serve an international customer base. It's interesting to learn about the mining industry while working from southwest Michigan. Although there have been lulls in the business the company strives to maintain its footing and jobs. It's cool to be part of an industry that factors into every person's life (mining does that!) The facilities and benefits are great. They provide uniforms, boots, RX protective glasses to all floor operations employees. There is endless free coffee. There are quarterly buffet lunches and 'parties' provided for celebratory reasons (i.e. retirements, Superbowl, March Madness, holiday). Lots of paid time off as well as the option to purchase additional time off. They encourage a happy work/life balance. They hold monthly Company Wide Meetings and try to be as transparent as possible with sales numbers, company issues, up & coming events and communications. They are extremely proud of the safety their products provide as well as the safety of the employees themselves that create the machines. They respond to submitted suggestions for improvement which enables every employee to have a voice on how things are run.
Svantaggi
The mining industry is part of a global platform. In the last 2 years it has been greatly impacted across the board resulting in down sizing and layoffs.