Pros
My work group has been fantastic. The operators I work with are all very talented and hard working. There seems to be great potential for advancement for those who really want it. Many of the operations and maintenance folks I've worked with are happy where they are, but I've seen some others who wanted to climb the ladder and they have. In the operations field, there's plenty of overtime opportunities. As one of the newer hires, I seem to be getting a lot of it. I have great interactions with management, and when something is unclear and there is always time to address it safely.
Cons
Most of the operations personnel are very safe workers, and there is a strong safety culture. However the culture does not extend to managements pocket-book. Many of the facilities I've traveled to are extremely outdated, with old hand tools that could easily be replaced by automation of newer equipment in general.