Conifex Employee Reviews

good steady employment good people to work with desent benefits good work schedule and pay fair treatment by management and hourly employees stable workforce

Pros

steady employment

Cons

Can't think of any

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Debilitating and distressing.

Forestry (Former Employee) - Mackenzie, BC - 11 November 2023

What is the best part of working at the company?The experience in appraisals, and technical work.What is the most stressful part about working at the company?Supervisor - quite narcissistic and vindictive towards me, always preventing pleasant social interactions and generally unfairly appraising my work after I made a HR report, leading to a 'performance improvement plan' whichbwas designed to out me legally within the 2 year window after which severance would have to be paid.What is the work environment and culture like at the company?Generally hands-off. Lots of chronism and 'old boys' which makes it difficult for an individual not previously connected to have a fair run of it.What is a typical day like for you at the company?Lonely and frightening for me, but that maybnot be the case for you.

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Insights into Conifex

Based on 13 survey responses

What people like

Energizing work tasks
Ability to meet personal goals
Fair pay for job

not worth the money

General Laborer Mackenzie (Former Employee) - Mackenzie, BC - 14 September 2023

What is the best part of working at the company?the wage was good, with benefits and life insWhat is the most stressful part about working at the company?gossip, drama... from every level in the companyWhat is the work environment and culture like at the company?no body is happy. no one talks to eachother. depressing.What is a typical day like for you at the company?go 2 work. shut up, then go home

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Colleagues are supportive and it is a productive place to work. New and exciting projects are on the agenda and your initiatives are always welcome.

Office Manager/Executive Assistant (Current Employee) - Vancouver, BC - 27 April 2022

The transition for me was very smooth. Everything that I needed to perform my job better has been provided without struggling. Working hours are flexible and once I feel a bit unwell my boss allowed me to work from home for a couple of days. It seems like there is plenty of room for career growth and you will excel as you blend into corporate governance.

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Exciting Work Environment

Employee (Current Employee) - Mackenzie, BC - 26 April 2022

Every day is a new challenge that I am I able to overcome due to the support I receive from all levels of management. Everyone is invested in not only the company, but each other. With new challenges comes the opportunity to learn and grow.

Pros

Supportive Culture, Wage, Benefits

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Organization cares about it's people

confidential (Current Employee) - Vancouver - 25 April 2022

As a relatively new employee I can genuinely say that the care and compassion that I see across the organization for one another is really impressive. I look forward to spending many more years here and further developing these relationships

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Excellent working environment

Senior Accounts Payable (Former Employee) - Prince George, BC - 10 April 2021

The team I worked with was fantastic. Knowledgeable, helpful and room to grow if you wanted. I started out as a Accounts Payable Clerk and worked my way up to Senior Acccounts Payable. Professional growth was something they really helped out with. Paying for courses that directly were in your field of work.

Pros

Appointments were paid

Cons

Busy busy

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Company sold

LABOURER/SERVICE MAN (Former Employee) - Fort St James, BC - 21 March 2020

Conifex made their millions..bought mills in the states and jumped ship Screwed the whole town over by closing the doors ..never paid anyone out Too bad because i was was making great money. Owners only cared about themselves

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Productive workplace

Labourer (Former Employee) - Mackenzie, BC - 4 February 2020

overall good place to work, worked 8.5 hours daily with hard working co-workers. The people made this the most enjoyable part of the workplace.weekly safety meetings

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conifix

Labourer/Machine Operator (Former Employee) - Mackenzie, BC - 18 January 2020

A haven for drama and dumb stuff. Not much nice to say except they instal a air cleaner that cost millions and it was always broke down place was run buy people protecting there bottom line and not the people

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Jobs at Conifex

Casual Clean Up Weekends

Maintenance Supervisor (Mackenzie, BC location)

Alberta

30+ days ago

Mechanical Maintenance Engineer (based in Mackenzie, BC)

Alberta

30+ days ago

Fast moving pace with plenty of opportunity to learn and grow

Lumber wrapper/Labourer (Current Employee) - Mackenzie, BC - 8 August 2019

Typical day at work is fast moving, constantly have to keep production going. Learned new equipment related to planer production. Management was always there to help if needed, people enjoy working and the hardest part is when you can not fix a machine quickly. Very much enjoyed the work and getting to know coworkers.

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boring

Millwright (Current Employee) - Mackenzie, BC - 7 August 2019

this is a sawmill so it is the lumber industry which is in a downturn currently. I am used to being challenged with the other jobs I have and this one was very boring.

Pros

home every night

Cons

no stability

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Could be a fun place to work

Supervisor (Current Employee) - Fort St James, BC - 18 June 2019

Market is turning badly for the forestry industry. Conifex had really great people working there and could really feel like family. Every day is very busy and flies by. I have learned a lot about myself and what I can accomplish while being there. I have learned that I can be a leader. Management can be difficult. Workplace culture is at an all time low. the hardest part of the job is feeling that this place does not have much longer. The most enjoyable part of the job is the people.

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Good workmates

Heavy Duty Mechanic (Current Employee) - Mackenzie, BC - 14 June 2019

Overall good place to work but lumber industry in the dumps atm so I'm looking to expand my career and into the mining industry were I can find a more stable job and acquire new skills

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A good start up company

Maintenance Superintendent (Former Employee) - Mackenzie, BC - 10 April 2019

A young Company ,with a lot of potential and people were great. The company put in a lot of training towards their employees and the results will follow. Good forward vision in Management.

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Good shifting

Maintenance Supervisor (Former Employee) - Mackenzie, BC - 27 March 2019

I work at the Power Plant and that's a good place to work. You always have individuals that are going to complain about everything, even if it's something they wanted and here is no different, overall it's an easy place to work, just do your job and you wont have any problems.

Pros

Easy work atmosphere, good wages

Cons

some negative attitudes

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Learning experience

Mill Worker (Current Employee) - Fort St James, BC - 12 January 2019

Good place to learn to millwright also good wages overall .. 28 an he for cleanup is pretty good. Millwrights make 44 per hr. The place processes alot of wood, probably best wood in bc

Pros

Good pay

Cons

Cold

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Challenging and Unpredictable

Planer Outfeed Forklift (Current Employee) - Fort St. James, BC - 13 November 2018

A typical work day is never the same. Challenging and ever changing yard conditions. Management do there best to accommodate all employees. Best part of working at Conifex is the rate of pay :)

Pros

free coffee

Cons

volatile market conditions

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Great Wage & Benifits Package.

Labourer (Former Employee) - Mackenzie, BC - 7 September 2018

Worked For This Company For Over 10 Years, Stable Work. Did Many different labor Jobs In The Sawmill. The Work Was Repetitive & Monotonous At Best. My Co-workers Were Mostly Great. Current Management has been in Place Far To Long. The Hardest Part Of Working For This Company Was Puting Up With The Management.

Pros

Great Pay

Cons

Management

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quick and efficient way to save money

Weekend Clean-up (Former Employee) - Mackenzie, BC - 10 May 2018

mostly weekend work made it easy to balance school, work, and social life. steady wage and awesome benefits. mostly respectful work environment, all types of shifts got along nicely and helped where they could. terrific first aid department.

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Poorly managed.

Labourer/Millwright Apprentice (Former Employee) - Mackenzie, BC - 8 February 2018

I worked here for 11 years that I will never get back. Their apprenticeship program is well run and definitely has a good track record. Other than that, management has been in place for too long and is one dimensional.

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