health & safety manager

management trainee

trainee engineer

production operator

mechanical engineer

Ibstock-Brick

What is the best part of working at the company?
Leaving was the best part, there was nothing good about Ibstock brick

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Ibstock Brick force there workers to do 14 straight 12 hour shifts to cover holidays, which you also don't get overtime pay

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Terrible, the most miserable place I've worked, under staffed, under payed, management lie all the time, no money to invest even on essential health and safety

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Conditions in the factories is horrendous, freezing in winter, red hot in summer, buildings and equipment are practically derelict through lack of investment

If your face doesn't fit or you speak your mind then they will use underhanded tricks to get you out so you dont upset there apple cart. Lots of theft that management cover up and turn a blind eye to. Raise your concerns and they close ranks. Plants falling to bits and zero investment. Operators undertrained and ignorant in there inability to accept there limits then covered up by production manager when serious problems arise and blame shifted onto maintenance. Lots of back biting and stabbing usually started by the production managers(its a family thing) H&S is a joke,as and when it suits. Group never hear about half the things that go on as its covered up and swept under the carpet. It's a real shame that the very few decent guys there that care about the product have to continue to put up with it.

they claim they care about health and safety yet most of the machine lock-off points do not work most staff are not trained correctly to fulfill paperwork management have very lack of Communications skills and organizations skills people on there phone team leaders standing around no punishment for worker not working taking longer breaks then they should however I do feel like they do care about you somewhat so that's a positive at least in my experience overall I wouldn't say it's a terrible place there is definitely worse will I recommend somebody I know to work there definitely not

Hard to get good life balance due to cover days ( an extra 26 shifts) and shift rotation - 5in 4off 5in 5off 4in 5off and again from beginning. Job for people who are likely to be at work all the time. Completely lack of self development ( except vehicle licences).  You are paid the same rate  don't matter you are working on department with minimum skills needed or most advanced jobs. Prepare for very, very low temperatures in the winter, very very high in the summer 

The people that work on the shop floor are brilliant and hard working. The job itself is enjoyable. However there has been no stable management since I have worked there and with each new set of management the respect for the hard working people seems to get lower. The money is not up to par for the skills required to do the job and the dangers involved with the work.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Not a good company thinks health and safety is a joke

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Being undermined by the management 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Back biting going on from central

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Trying to cover for people not doing there job.

Don’t do it unless you are looking to get treated like rubbish. The place is full of lies, false promises and bad management on the maintenance side. All the normal staff were great lads but the management were awful.

Good place to work for I would have still been there if I hadn't been told I would have to go on to night shafts only I explained I didn't want them when I went for the job and was told I wouldn't have to do then. Good holiday shift bonus when you put the overtime in so pays good

Wages fell behind year on year till they've become minimum wage for driving heavy plant and operating machinery. 12 hour shifts that often run over in production. 
Lots of dust, had a bad chest for months which has completely cleared up 3 weeks after leaving. 
Tried to offer us less than minimum wage hourly rate. Insulting. 

There seems to be a certain calibur here were you will succeed if you "agree" with management about all of their ideas but if you don't then god help you. They promise a lot but deliver very little. The salary is  (or was!) ok but you work 48-50 hours for it, 4 days from 7.

Top Job Titles	Average salary
Health & safety manager 18 salaries reported	£28,556 per year
Management trainee 6 salaries reported	£15,500 per year
Trainee engineer 3 salaries reported	£20,888 per year
Production operator 3 salaries reported	£13.41 per hour
Mechanical engineer 3 salaries reported	£46,851 per year

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