truck driver

driver

setter

electrical engineer

tool maker

Genuit-Group

I genuinely loved my time there, up until recent times. This felt like a job for life, i thoroughly enjoyed the time spent there, however, recent times have completely destroyed the company and its reputation as a positive workplace.

I’ll start with the biggest complaint from the current employees, this has effected not just the hgv drivers but it’s gone through the whole company. But as I was employed as a HGV driver I will focus on that. For the last 20 odd years, the company has paid an average of 55 hours in wages weekly pay.
Christmas 2022 we received quite a generous pay rise which boosted everyone’s spirits as there was a lot of panic and worry that the company was struggling after the effect of the pandemic.
It was approximately £40 per week extra.

Fast forward two months, we were asked to attend a meeting, I was on annual leave at the time as many others were, no form of contact was made to anybody who couldn’t make the meeting.
We were told that the working week was being reduced by 5 hours, to make a 50 hour week.
This effectively made all drivers on less money than they were before the pay rise. So they took the pay rise away and it even reduced it to less than it was before.

They effectively gave us a pay rise, to take it away from us two months later. Drivers are now losing approximately £70 per week. A lot of drivers have left, myself included due to financial reasons, but not only that, the management that is now in charge, unfortunately, don’t have a clue, the majority of the transport office who were competent at their job have also moved on to pastures new. 

There was also a complete ban on overtime for a long period of time, over a year.

Now they have reduced the hours to 50, just recently, they are now asking for drivers to do overtime. A kick in the teeth? 

They have even been alleged to have contractors in to ensure the workload doesn’t struggle, with the amount of drivers that have left. 

The place is at the lowest point of morale, and higher directors don’t seem to care. This pay cut happened across the whole operation, some departments lost upwards of a £100 per week.

The one thing that kept Polypipe alive was the people that work there, you simply won’t find a nicer bunch of people, it’s the people on the floor that make the place , which is why I was there for so long. Was sad to leave the people behind, but the company, has nothing left in it. 

You will find yourself chasing yourself round all day, even turning up to deliveries with another Polypipe truck infront of you from the same depot, each with something as small as a bag of fittings. 

And don’t forget, it’s an average of 50 hours, work more or less you still get paid the same.

It is all pretty much handball, even on the arctics, running round industrial estates with an arctic pulling a few packs of pipes out, so have a strong back. 

By all means, try it, I don’t do reviews, but this place was a forever job which is why it’s so disappointing to see it fail the employees so badly. 


What is the best part of working at the company?
Was belittled and treated unfairly by the management and completely let down by the support they  tell you that they have. Horrible environment to work at. feels like you're treated second class with very few breaks on such long shifts, yet team leader go on breaks every 10-15 minutes when seeing this, you see how unfairly treated you are.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Team leaders and management are probably the most stressful because the expect so much from you but do so little themselves no support at all pretending to care and listen when they speak with you then completely slate you to other colleagues around the factory.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
very horrible and not fun to work at, felt like I was slaving away with no sense of gratitude help or support very let down with the lies that the company was based on.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Hated it, Management treated you really low and very disrespectful team leaders.

I have been here just over a year and a half working as a transport manager. The senior management team have taken a great interest in transport operations and are fully supportive of what we are doing and of new initiatives that we introduce.
I do have interaction with other departments and have found everyone to be approachable.
The standard of H and S is extremely high with a strong culture of continuous improvement to maintain the health and safety of all staff, contractors and visitors.

The compensation is acceptable for the contracted hours I work though slightly below market average for my position however, the work/life balance as well as the culture and support make this a great place to work.

Let me start by saying the money is decent that’s the only nice thing I can say about it. When you start if your face doesn’t fit you get shoved on the worst machines possible and they work you on them until you need to seek medical help. They will put you into physiotherapy, but you will be treated even worse if you accept it. Shift leads treat many people like they are less than people and team leaders do next to nothing. You will work all day breaking your back and you will get paid the same as someone watching a pack fill up that takes an hour sometimes longer. The only way to move in the company is to have a serious injury or to be best mates with the boss. This job is not only physically draining, but also mentally. They provide mental health first aiders but you can’t trust that whatever you say to them won’t get around to all your peers.

The job itself is pretty easy the problem is the management, planners, transport admin and supervisors who don't have a clue and have no idea how to communicate with each other, you are sent on a run you have very little chance of completing and then spoken to like dirt because you've taken stock back to the yard. They are closing sites, which is making everyone nervous about the future of the company, with no reassurance from anyone. We had a relatively healthy payrise in January but then less than a month later they announced they were cutting our hours, meaning we're earning less now than before the payrise.. Little to no chance of overtime, Trucks are old and worn out.

Given excellent support when new by company pairing me with experienced same trade member of the team. The advantage of this enabled me to get up to speed with the workplace and factory units far quicker due to the extensive experience and site knowledge of my temporary partner. I worked days with this team member for the 3 weeks my partnership was planned. I then joined my 3 man shift a far more useful team member. I found that the engineering department had high moral. 

If you take a low salary, expect to stay low. There is no real advancement except being given more and more to do. This however does not come with more money. You will be pushed to work faster and make more money. But when it comes to pay rises good luck. There's no bonus for technical but there is for everyone else. Some shop floor workers and sales are on more than you from the beginning and when you ask for more to live. They say not in the budget and buy up another company. STAY CLEAR!

What is the best part of working at the company?
If you need to be home on a set night they will make sure your back 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Bad planning ,no one in office answering phones always been monitored  favourites getting there own area others after pick up the rest and are every where 
early runs not shared out stock deliveries not shared out 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Come in get your load do your paperwork lots of it vehicle checks trailer checks and set off doing the deliveries could be out all week otlr day runs local

Currently work in engineering department for 8 years at HC and the work is interesting and varied. The team has been in a little flux but getting more stable over the last 2 or 3 years since new eng director in place and some of the key issues addressed 
Treated respectfully, courteously and professionally most of the time and communication has improved. Have had some good social events and there is good top down push to address the historical issues faced.
Things can take a long time to change but if you look back its definitely getting better

I work continental shifts, which are 12 hours. This is a very long shift and is very tiring, but I work 4 shifts, then have 4 off which is great. Recently the management are making life more difficult. It is a very very dirty job in which you get absolutely covered in plastic dust and we are now not allowed to blow ourselves clean with air, we have to use a handbrush which is ridiculous. It can be a very physical job, having to work in confined spaces using heavy welders, which get very hot.

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