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Well it is all well in good for an employee to leave a business and then begin to bad mouth it online or to other people, my initial experience working at calco trusses and timber, at least in the First 8 to 12 month was filled with opportunities to learn under a manager who truly knew what he was talking about and had the best interests for not only the company but the employees. Subsequently to that,  upon hiring a new manager the morale around the workplace and specifically within the office began to plummet. Now well I cannot say this on behalf of anyone else as that would be defamation of character I can say this from my perspective that I felt constantly underappreciated, overlooked and above all else underpaid especially given the role that I was employed in. 
All of this being said the family that owns the business are fantastic and they know about the product that they sell and do their best to provide the best service to their customers, the general manager on the other hand only knows numbers and only cares about the bottom line (Yes this can be a positive attribute in a general manager, but that must be combined with interpersonal skills). 

If you are content with a wage of $21.95/hour before taxes(I doubt it has increased) and being constantly micro managed by an individual who knows nothing about the product that he is speaking about then by all means apply for a job in the office at Calco.

THAY BEING SAID IT CAN BE A FANTASTIC OPPORTUNITY AS A JUMPING OFF POINT IF YOU DO WHAT YOU NEED TO.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Everyone is helpful to teach you how everything operates, being physically fit helps alot though. I wasn't fit enough so I resigned, otherwise I would be still there....!

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Nothing stressful....
As everyone works as a team, but safety is always a must.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Everyone treats each other well...

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Extremely enjoyable, knowing what's needed prior to the day starting....

Wouldn't recommend applying. The work tasks it's self are quiet enjoyable but it's minimum wage and they are quiet deceptive when it comes to climbing through the company ranks. 

Leveling up wages are promised after learning new skills but majority of employees that have acquired all the skill sets are yet to advance pay levels.

Quiet a large turnover of employees annually. 

Injury's there main priority is to get you back to work as soon as possibly not on recovery and have been known to ask for medical clearances to return to work earlier than initial no work capacity.

Understaffed, over worked and un appreciated.



-Docked pay if targets aren't reached (targets are not regularly reachable due to machine faults or management disruption)
-Absolutely zero chance for advancement.
-Management/Supervisors are lazy, unreasonable and do anything they can to stop employees from joining the union. As a result they then dropped all staff a pay grade. 
-A perfectly clean workplace is enforced in the name of safety and tidiness though when an actual safety issue arises its met with "Just get it done"

Worksafe always there. Safety is just verbal no substance or action taken to really solve issues, just lip service at best.

Not willing to listen to operators no consultation and generally the two main managers have no idea of what safety standards they are required to meet.

As an employee I find all the negative post to be true. The safety standards are terrible management practices are abominable. They miss lead staff. They bully staff into signing paperwork that is not in the employees best interests. Of course they always refute these claims stating that the staff were or are disgruntled when in actual fact they are just a terrible company to work for 

Terrible company to work for, Employees are treated like rubbish, Management are absolutely Terrible, Very hight turn over of staff which Indicates what its like to work in a place were no respect is given. Unfortunately Management thinks that everyone is replaceable,  OH&S doesn't exist, Terrible pay rates. Yard is dangerous half unpaved with forklifts carry dangerous loads. 

What is the best part of working at the company?
Payed weekly, some great people to work with. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Working your bum off!!!  Minimum pay 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Horrible, stressful, hard work 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Horrible! Exhausting, depressing

Fantastic family business to work for. Company is continuously improving the manufacturing facility, with new quality machines being purchased every year. Safety of staff is priority number one for the company. Great group of employees and the management team are awesome! 

Majority of workers at Calco hold themselves to a high standard and will work at 100% every day. Bosses don't understand what goes into a quality product and don't understand that sometimes you get bad jobs and/or bad timber which can slow things down. Overall a good place to start when heading into construction or manufacturing. 

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Carpenter 4 salaries reported	$37.00 per hour

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