LORAM Employer Reviews

Ran reports for Production group and Shop Leads, Kept Labor records, Ordered office supplies, Filing, Kept updated Job Boards, Printed Blueprints and assembled materials for job folders. Maintained office equipment and facilities.

So I was laid off and it was time to go back to work. I was awear of Lorams low starting wage but i figured this would be a job that started low and had quick advancement with wages. With all the questions about my mechanical knowledge and electrical knowledge I figured it was a job that wanted to see your skills before paying you what your worth. Wrong – more... the wages are poor and stay poor... So I figured the long hours would help I was told we could work anywhere between 80-100 hours a week.... Wrong we work 60-65 hours a week and the supervisor has to get special permission to work over 70 hours a week. We can't really work in the rain so that shortens hours too. They pay for rooms but who knows what your gonna get sometimes you get a roach motel others are ok but you don't always get a fridge and microwave so your force to eat in restaurants which gets expensive. So low wages no perdiem and low hours.... When running work is not to labor intensive but repairs can be hell on the body... This job is not worth it and I highly suggest you hold out for something better. – less

Loram is a unique company that has really cool oppportunity to see america.

A worker at Loram can fall into 6 different categories. Union Laborer, Engineer/Designer, Manufacturing/Project Managemant, MOW Fleet Services, and Field Laborer.
What you get out of it depends on what you are looking for. If you just need a job that will provide A LOT of hours, then become a Union or Field Laborer. You'll make pretty good money, but – more... will work very hard for it (70+ hour weeks). In the Manufacturing/Project Managemant your hours will be less and compensation will be much less. Engineers typically work 45-50 hr weeks and are compensated just below market value. MOW Fleet services is the department that makes the company money and they do a great job!

The company grew very fast in the middle 2000's and thus has had enormous growing pains. It is essentially a "Job Shop" in that no machine is the same. This means that management will promis a product that nobody has ever built before for a specific price. The engineers are only graded on release dates, not quality of the BOM's or drawings. The manufacturing is only concerned with labor hours and project deadlines, not actually improving and learning from their mistakes. The shop laborers get tons of hours and make good money, but have almost no chance for advancement. Plus it is a hierarchical labor union.

The company has a lot of people who have been doing the same job for 10+ years and most have the attitude of "This is how it has always been done, why change it?".

All in all the company has a lot of flaws, but even more potential. They are willing to invest in their employees training and education, but still have rather low compensations.

There are a lot of great people who work there. The job wasn't the most fun, but the people helped make it worth it. – less

Different weather conditions
hardest part being gone 6 weeks at a time in 2 weeks
Maintenance on rail grinder

A lot of mandatory 10 hour days in the shop. You get a 10 min. breaks with a half hour lunch. A lot of print reading which is challenging and fun. All assemblies are done according to print. The final product is fascinating, although no production bonus, profit sharing or incentives for fast/productive work. Co-workers are like anywhere--there are some – more... that are there to work and are fun to work with, some are only fun to work with, and some need to go somewhere else. Really not a bad place to work if your house payment isn't too high. Had the best 401k ever! Unfortunately the job requires machine building but receives assembler pay--two different job skills. – less

PLENTY OF ROOM FOR ADVANCEMENT WITH GOOD COMPENSATION LOTS OF TRAVEL NO SLEEP

The Senior management team appears to have too many individual agenda's and they don't seem to get a long and work well togther. You are always in fear of losing your job