Good benefits but issues with management and racism - Lab Technician Sappi Employee Review

2.0
4 June 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Benefits and good place to start career

Cons

Racism and uneducated managers. Stay in this company if you want to stagnate for years.

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5.0
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Anonymous intern
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Pros

Kind co-workers and good hands-on experience.

Cons

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2.0
4 Apr 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

-Decent entry level pay for newly graduated mechanical engineer as a reliability engineer -Operations-Maintenance coordination has some improvements, not sure if they will stick

Cons

-Cloquet mill is very disorganized and chaotic -Near constant reactive "firefighting" operations -Maintenance department is not treated as a partner, but rather as a servant -Training in maintenance is a joke

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