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Difficult but most of the time worth it.
Field Technician (Former Employee) - Brampton, ON - 13 September 2023
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The most useful review selected by IndeedWhat is the best part of working at the company?The flexibility, you’re able to have your work fit around your personal schedule. What is the most stressful part about working at the company?The most stress would be physical stress cause you need to be in pretty good shape to do the job. What is the work environment and culture like at the company?They’re pretty nice and inviting and they do their best to be understanding if you level with them. What is a typical day like for you at the company?Going to a warehouse talking to the warehouse manager and getting your container doing the container then leaving.
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Hard work, but great people and good environment
General Labourer (Current Employee) - British Columbia - 25 September 2020
Working with ECM is hard work physically, as is any warehouse job.They dont pay per hour, but paid per job, which can be a good thing if youre not slow or lazy, earning potential is good if youre quick and focused.If you break down your pay for the "Average" warehouse worker it works out to $19-$20/hour, if youre fast as I am, I make about $30-$35/hourNot the right job for people that are not physically fit, or people that want to coast by. Management are friendly and helpful. In terms of warehouse jobs, Id put ECM in the better end.Some jobs are super easy and some jobs are difficult, but that is warehouse work. if youre not willing to work hard you wont succeed.They helped me out a lot during COVID as jobs elsewhere were not easy to find.
Pros
earning potential, laid back management.
Cons
physical, different locations regularily
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Not a good place to work
Warehouse Worker (Current Employee) - Surrey, BC - 13 September 2020
Was not payed fairly. They owed me money and refused to pay because I never had proof of my work. Not a good place to work at, I would not recommend working here.
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Official response from Express Container Management
21 December 2020Thank you for your review and we are sorry about your experience with ECM. We can assure you that we take all necessary actions and step to ensure we pay all the employees equally and fairly based on their work. To ensure this we have our myECM app, when used by the employee correctly will ensure you are checked in and out of containers and paid correctly for all work completed. Thank you,
on call work
Shipper/Receiver (Former Employee) - Mississauga, ON - 4 April 2020
they would call or text you usually the day before to place and confirm your working area for the following day. upon completion of the task regardless of how short or long it takes, you can go home, or they will ask if you wish to work more at a different facility
Pros
on call work
Cons
inconsistent hours and work
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Official response from Express Container Management
21 December 2020Good afternoon, thank you for your review we always appreciate your feedback and constructive criticism as it helps us build a stronger and better working environment for our employees. As we always do our best to update you with the status of work as much in advance and we can it does lye in the hands of our customers who are requesting the work, and as for the "inconsistent" work and hours, as a company everything we do is flat rate so we don't go by hours everything is based off of days and containers. We are very busy however sometimes there are rail delays which do compromise work at locations.
Back breaking, Mostly "grimey" work places, and fast paced. But, actively exercising and good money (sometimes)
CONTAINER LABOUR SPECIALIST (Former Employee) - Delta, BC - 15 March 2020
It was labor intensive, dispatch system was 50-50 when it comes to proper coordination, 60% of it was unfair workloads no matter if you're experienced or not, and you're sometimes not fairly compensated for your work (because back when I worked here, it was just commission/"piece-work" based).
Inspite of it all, the management is mostly supportive and collaborative, you get a good weight training exercise, physical coordination improves, and good money for those go above and beyond.
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Not a place you want to work for.
General Labourer (Former Employee) - Mississauga, ON - 9 February 2020
The management is absolutely horrible. They consistently tell you there is no work while numerous employees they favour get all the jobs/easy work.
They start you off by giving you the trailers that none of their favoured employees want to do, they don’t answer TEXT messages if there is no work for you they leave you stranded.
They expect you do do everything for them with no help from the company in return. Worst experience I had with a job ever.
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Reallyyyy unstructured place
General Labourer (Former Employee) - Mississauga, ON - 9 February 2020
Shifts are unreliable, and some days are much longer than others. I worked one day for 4 hours and got direct deposited $14. The place is run without much thought including the hiring process too. I wouldn’t recommend anybody working here, because it’s not a job. Work is physically demanding, and the some supervisors are very unprofessional.
I’d give it a 0/10 but the locations are somewhat okay.
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Decent hours
Warehouse Associate (Former Employee) - Milton, ON - 17 November 2019
Express container management they have very flexible hours to fit in with your daily schedule. You do not get paid by the hour so the amount of work you put in is the amount of money you earn back. Shifts are not guaranteed throughout the weeks as they do not have a set schedules when the employees are to come in. The pay gets messed up every now and then.
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Productive and Easy Going Work Place
Recruitment Specialist (Current Employee) - Mississauga, ON - 7 November 2019
Express Container Management is a fun and reputable company to work for. It is a fast paced environment with a lot to learn everyday, management is nice and respectful, and the company provides great advancement and growth. Each department within the company has a great response time when it comes to questions / answers. Overall I would recommend this company to others.
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Hard work pays off
Team Coordinator (Current Employee) - Delta, BC - 13 September 2019
Its a great place to work . All team members are very helpful . Lots to opportunity to learn and grow with this company . Great work culture and pay .
Pros
Opportunity to grow
Cons
None
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Lumper (Former Employee) - Mississauga, ON - 7 August 2019
Sometimes you get work when its busy sometimes you dont get work for 3-5 months. If you do get work its a hit or miss on if its a good trailer or a bad trailer. Good job for quick $ weekly
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Good place for flexibility and for physically active people.
Unloader (Current Employee) - Calgary, AB - 4 June 2019
A great place to work if you enjoy being physically active. Some days you can make a decent wage with hard work. Very flexible when needing time off. Wages vary depending on how you work and availability.
Pros
Great place to make a quick buck and get in shape.
Cons
Hard labor work.
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Productive workplace
Lead Hand (Former Employee) - Vancouver, BC - 16 January 2019
Good Work culture. Very good administration, supportive co-workers. I learned a lot during my tenure at ECM. Challenging projects which can make you a better employee to grow personally and professionally.
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Management is unorganized and unprofessional, deal with day to day work hazards
Bit** boy (Former Employee) - Everywhere and anywhere - 14 January 2019
No work structure or pay structure, different every time payis 55 dollars a trailer and some can take 8 hours with no bonus or benefits, lacking in safety and professionalism wait for work loads to show up on site without pay or any kind of apologies training for new people is a joke literally everyone that's been there longer than a day ends up training new employees .subcontractors that sub out the already subcontracted work and when you ask any question that deserve answers they describe them as out burst not recommended to work for this company unless u have time to waste and don't mind a rollercoaster of paycheques
Pros
No supervision
Cons
Some days no work and some days there is a potential to make 100 bucks before taxes, this place is a joke.
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Official response from Express Container Management
30 April 2019We are very sorry for the misunderstanding, during the interview process, we do explain to our new employees how the pay structure works; we notify everyone that pay is based on container size and unloader speed; Safety is always address during the interview and by our On-Site Managers when at facilities.At the present time we count on a team of professional On-site managers that take care of training new employees; As per wait time, ECM is not responsible for the delay of containers however there is compensation when waiting at a facility and will need approval by the customer.We are sorry to hear about any paycheque issues; ECM is always happy and willing to address and make the necessary corrections in a timely manner.
Only work here if you want to be treated like garbage
Assosciate (Former Employee) - Damco - 13 November 2018
I have worked here for over a year and have suffered 2 pay cuts in that time. This company will promise things like health benifits and job advancement, but its all a lie.
Pros
none
Cons
disrespectful management
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Official response from Express Container Management
1 May 2019Sorry to hear about the pay cuts; we are always willing to hear about payment issues with our administration department; most of them are solved efficiently. Regarding to health benefits, must be a misunderstanding since we don't offer them. We do offer opportunity to grow to On-Site management position and is based on performance. We have promoted hard worker unloaders to On-Site managers positions based on their high level of professionalism, reliability, and good attitude.
Amazing Place
Human Resources Assistant (Former Employee) - Brampton, ON - 10 July 2018
Amazing company to work, along side meeting new colleagues and having the opportunity to advance. A lot of hands on experience is available, company holds a lot of job fairs, and virtual fairs.
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No job security and no benefits
Lumper (Former Employee) - Toronto, ON - 1 March 2018
U get paid by piece work and some can have good loads and if some has bad u can spend whole day unloading a can and not make much money at all. Also there are no benefits
Pros
f u havea good cans u can make some serious money
Cons
no job secity no benefits
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Amazing workplace and great people
Container Unloader (Former Employee) - Mississauga, ON - 21 December 2017
While working at ECM, I can confidently say that this was my first pleasant job. The only reason I decided to leave was that I started school and I prioritized my education over work. You can really make good money with ECM because you literally make more money the faster you work. If you have a good work ethic and can do well in a fast-paced environment, then you will really love it.
Pros
Great pay, good management, flexable schedule
Cons
uncertain pay, unpredicatble amount of work sometimes
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Truck unloader
Truck Unloader (Current Employee) - Calgary, AB - 13 March 2017
The job is easy to do but hard work if you want to make a decent pay cheack but defiantly can make $1000 a week easily. Supervisors can be non helpful but over all its good
Pros
Money
Cons
Hard work
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Hard work PAYS off
Lumper (sub-contractor) (Former Employee) - Etobicoke, ON - 2 January 2017
ECM was a lumping company filled with sub-contractors. You were on call to work. Which i would say was one of the cons of working there. Some times you would only get called in to work a handful of times per month during the slow times. However when the company is busy. The potential to make money was available. You need to have a strong will to work here. Its not a job cut out for everyone.
Pros
Work hard Compensated greatly
Cons
Slow times
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Very intense and strenuous job
Shipper/Receiver (Former Employee) - Toronto, ON - 30 July 2014
Poor management holds back this company as you don't have set hours. The dispatcher text's you locations to go to at last minute and at any time of day. Hard to keep steady paycheck and job security is lacking.
Pros
Payed per trailer
Cons
upwords of 150lb boxes to lift and move by yourself
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Official response from Express Container Management
30 April 2019Thank you for your feedback, we do let all employees know that there is not a set schedule on a weekly basis or a certain amount of hours per day required to work, this gives people the opportunity to finish their days work in a timely manner; the schedule is made on a day-to-day basis by our dispatchers who receives the customer forecast a day in advance as well, so as much as we try to give you notice for the next days work, we do sometimes have customers that receive unexpected containers on the day of which we do try our best to accommodate. This will, also, give our employees an opportunity to generate more income.
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