Pros
-Excellent facilities that are iteratively updated to catch up to competitors. -Great work environment with very friend co-workers. -Good access to technical resources. -Quiet and serene location for an Aluminum plant. -Within 30min of small city and 1hr of large city. -Great safety record. -Good transparency between departments in case assistance or resources are required. -Fairly good pay and benefits compared to industry standards. -Well performing aluminum plant all in all.
Cons
-Career advancement can be a bit slow for most. -Easy to get bogged down in one position and be overlooked for advancement. -Like most old plants, many parts and systems are a bit outdated and require improvement. -Management is being shuffled around a bit in recent days, thus there is some realignment of localized goals that is taking place. -A notable portion of the staff are aging out of their position. Upon retirement, there will likely be a significant loss of undocumented techniques and knowledge that will be lost with their departure. -Despite having a very profitable Recycle center, the department itself was at times in a disarray. -Plant is owned by multiple large corporations thus provides for conflicting objectives at time.