Stackpole International
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Good team work
Midnight Shift Production manager (Current Employee) – Stratford, ON – 9 November 2018
Great people to work with. Strong product knowledge within the organization. Small town feel within the organization. Focus on customer. Lots of opportunity
Pros
busy work environment
Cons
none comes to mind
A temp job with minimal training
Machine Operator/Assembler (Former Employee) – Toronto, ON – 16 May 2018
Minimal training which should be done by the supervisors is neglected. They seem to be displeased when you ask basic questions as if it’s a burden. They expect you to do things a certain way but will not train you to do things to their standards. The only time any supervisor will speak to you is when a mistake is made. Positive reinforcement does not exist. They treat you as expendable.
Pros
Overtime, benefits 50%
Cons
Long hours, dealing with difficult coworker and management, working 6 days a week. This is not permeant
Easy, good paying work, great people
Production Associate (Former Employee) – Ancaster, ON – 15 September 2018
Hot during the summers, lots of overtime..
However, the supervisors are great, the employees are even better. 3 shifts, so afternoon included which is the worst, but you pretty much have your choice of shift. Very good work environment altogether. Going to miss this place
However, the supervisors are great, the employees are even better. 3 shifts, so afternoon included which is the worst, but you pretty much have your choice of shift. Very good work environment altogether. Going to miss this place
Pros
Salary, benefits, colleagues, easy work
Cons
Over 60 degrees in the summer months
Great company, great people, great place to work
Office Staff (Current Employee) – Ancaster, ON – 27 July 2018
The company is growing quickly, creating lots of opportunity
Excellent benefits
Great management
Strong work ethic and communication among team members
High employee engagement
Many employee events and activities
Excellent benefits
Great management
Strong work ethic and communication among team members
High employee engagement
Many employee events and activities
Was fun to work in this company back in the day
N/A (Current Employee) – Mississauga, ON – 18 September 2018
This company used to be real good. Employees were well looked after but now we are just a number, worked to the bone. They don't care you have families, if they could they'd probably make you live there just to get work done. Everyone is overworked....the problem doesn't seem to have any resolution any time soon. It has been consumed with the idea of becoming "world class" that they forgot how to care for their employees.
Has become too "corporate". Whatever is "done for the employees" feels like the company was required to, not because they want to.
Has become too "corporate". Whatever is "done for the employees" feels like the company was required to, not because they want to.
Pros
Some people are fun to work with
Cons
Long hours, company doesn't value their employees
Extremely disorganized, poor mangement and HR
Operator (Former Employee) – Stratford, ON – 13 December 2018
This company will treat you like a number. They will mess up your pay and if you do not notice it, they will not fix it...even when they do, it takes them several weeks to do so. They take weeks to reply to messages and HR never answers their phone. Majority of managers are only in position due to years, not because they are qualified. These managers are usually angry and horrible when it comes to people skills. When short workers they will make you work a two man job, and in warm weather every weekend is usually mandatory. Their lack of professionalism is clear.
Pros
ok pay for a factory
Cons
poor management
Typical 2nd tier Automotive plant
Quality Control Inspector (Former Employee) – Ancaster, ON – 21 August 2018
Long hours, filled with temp employees, and strange management practices. Had pretty high turnover but that was 13 years ago. Working conditions were fairly good but maintenance struggled to keep everything up to par.
Great culture, great people
Office Administrator (Current Employee) – Ancaster, ON – 8 October 2018
Stackpole is a great company to work for, I have been there for over 6 years and I love the culture and the people. Management treats us well and I enjoy coming to work each day
Pros
Culture, people, environment
5 years to get to a livable Wage
Operator (Former Employee) – Stratford, ON – 4 August 2018
Awful place to work where management has absolutely no clue what is going senseless mandating is ovetime from the top down they will try to find who to blame problems on instead of focusing their energy on finding a Solution. The people you work with are good because they call all relate to the garbage experience with the company overall unless you just need a job temporarily don’t work here
Pros
Good people on the floor
Cons
Awful management and no time off
Good place to work without any work life balance
Automotive Technician (Current Employee) – Mississauga, ON – 28 September 2018
Growing tier 1 company with lots of job opportunities. Be prepared to work long hours. Overall a good place to work, friendly co workers, good pay and perks.
productive and efficient company in the field of powder metallurgy
Metallurgist (Current Employee) – Stratford, ON – 7 September 2018
It's a nice company which will give you the opportunity for your professional growth if you have a strong desire to learn and prove your capability. However, it's difficult to work on the shop floor in summer as its too hot due to the running furnaces.
Pros
Highly advanced in technology and automation
Cons
Low pay scale
Good team work but 50% of Supervisors do not know what their responsibilities are.
Quality Control Associate (Former Employee) – Ancaster, ON – 1 July 2018
• Machine operation/ Quality inspection for finished auto manufactured parts and ensured that they were in accordance with quality standards
Management lacks proper production planning. However there is good team work among employees.
Lack of appreciation for employees' efforts
Management lacks proper production planning. However there is good team work among employees.
Lack of appreciation for employees' efforts
hostile work environment
General Labourer (Former Employee) – Ancaster, ON – 5 June 2018
i worked at stackpole for one month and was let go soon after. The people that trained me did what they were supposed to but the coworkers were very rude and not helpful to me when i was a new employee working in a factory for my first time.
Pros
constant work
Cons
long hours rude coworkers hostile environment
Good paying company but less vacation
Production Associate (Former Employee) – Mississauga, ON – 22 April 2018
Good paying company, eight working shift, Good management, But sometimes it not easy to change from one shift to another, and hard to get vacation schedule.
Pros
free coffee, chocolate drinks
Cons
only 10-15 days vacation a year
Fun at work place with jolly workers
Assembly Line Worker (Former Employee) – Mississauga, ON – 20 September 2018
I have good experience in stackpole with busy invironment.
Fast line work , loading -unloading parts , quality check for parts.
Switching work place when needed.
Helpful workers and supervisors.
Fast line work , loading -unloading parts , quality check for parts.
Switching work place when needed.
Helpful workers and supervisors.
Pros
Occasionally free lunch from company
Cons
Regular hours
Alright
Production Operator (Former Employee) – Stratford, ON – 9 February 2018
The job itself is alright, but the factory does get hot in the summer. The employee's are good people, and the supervisors are fair with overtime and tardiness.
Pros
Fair work, nice employee's, free coffee and consistent hours.
Cons
Long hours, and repetitive factory work.
I have seen a farm run better than this place.
General Labourer (Former Employee) – Ancaster, ON – 17 November 2018
I would never speak bad about a company, not even if it was very close to being a bad company, but man this place... not 1 minute of training. very bad
Easy to work for but repetitive
Operator (Current Employee) – Stratford, ON – 15 October 2017
Forces employees to work up to six days a week. One month we are told they are ahead of the orders they need, the next month they are behind. Management has no clue what they doing.
Pros
Benefits and profit shares
Cons
Long work weeks
The HR lies
Press Operator (Former Employee) – Stratford, ON – 4 April 2017
Told we would be making a certain amount after doing our temp position of 6 months then they changed their minds and dropped the wage $1.50 without telling anyone, got laid off after weeks of mandated overtime. If you're a woman you can't move up. My supervisor flat out told me that he didn't want woman doing other jobs because it was 'too heavy and too dirty' for woman. Takes too long to be hired on. 6 months as a temp, then up to 18 months as a contract, then 3 mor months before you get benefits and profit sharing. They say it's only 'up to' 18 months to get hired on but no one gets hired on early.
Pros
Easy job
Cons
Management
Dusty, Hot & Noisy
Manufacturing Press Set-up Technician/Operator (Former Employee) – Mississauga, ON – 9 August 2018
Very dusty due to powder metal being the primary raw material for production of parts. Noise coming from compacting presses and can be very hot during summer because of the furnaces.
Pathetic
Associate (Former Employee) – Stratford, ON – 10 August 2018
Can not say since there guide lines will not allow truth only fiction , after a very long time this once great employer is now a joke .which is obvious to anyone who has been there beyond 5 yrs.
Pros
Not one thing
Cons
Pretty much everything
We are sorry that to hear that you had a negative experience. At Stackpole, we are committed to a safe and healthful workplace, fair and equitable treatment and have an open door policy fostering honest communication. We encourage every individual to raise any concerns to their local Human Resources team where it will be addressed promptly and confidentially.