Heidelberg Materials reviews

Nice area, always plenty to do and learn.

The industry is really interesting. It is definitely not glamorous or tidy at all which means not as many people are entering into it. However, that means there are a ton of job opportunities, thus job security. If you show that you are a motivated, valuable employee and have a good boss, they will invest in you both with training and money. The people are quirky and are definitely a different breed (including myself in this). However, they are so down to earth, kind, and family oriented. If you ask to get involved with different areas of work (might be unique to my position) they will do their best to getting you experience in that department. I'd say sometimes this is boss dependent. The culture at the plant level seems to be work hard, play hard. Often there are long hours some weeks and others a bit lighter. Hard part about the industry and company is that work load really depends on position, department, and location. I really enjoy that everyday is different. Learning this industry has been like drinking from a firehose - an enormous amount to learn in every aspect. As a trainee, your progress is tracked by the corporate leaders and reports filed by different leadership members are completed and reviewed by the "big dogs". This can be overwhelming at times and exciting at others.