credit controller

warehouse worker

financial accountant

truck driver

transport planner

Univar-Solutions

These are the lowest payers within the chemical industry even though they are a fortune 500 company

Extremely dangerous site to work on due to size restrictions. I witnessed constant vehicle collisions due to overcrowded storage of chemical containers and a high volume of traffic through the very small site.

The ground on the site is in poor condition with a high potential to cause and injury while operating an FLT

Constant skeleton crew of staff resulting in an exhausted, overworked and stressed out team.

Overtime rate for Saturday is x1.3 and for Sunday is x1.7 which is insulting.

There is not a single positive I can say about this company except they will hire you if you do not have a chemical background if you are looking to break in to the industry.

The company makes it profit by providing an excellent service to customers, they bend over backwards to please them but the people that suffer this consequence are the operatives and drivers who are pressured to then work long hours to make the customer happy, a very reactive environment.

Too many managers on site, the managers especially senior are very passionate about the firm but show no regard for other staff, no man management skills, its all about profit!!
Relied on experienced staff on overtime to get the work completed as never enough staff on site
Blame culture mentality all the way through. 
You are looked down as a nobody at times  and no one ever wants your opinions, it's there way or the highway. 
To sum up everything, the whole culture is cloak and dagger with communication being non descript
Would I recommend univar, well put it bluntly a big yes if you are a graduate starting out, a very big No if you want to make a career out of it

I was employed as a Senior Account Manager, I really enjoyed meeting customers on a day to day basis. The company the wanted me to spend more time in the office which was not what I really wanted, management and co-workers were helpful. In the job I learned a lot regarding accurate reporting mainly through a specific computer program designed for the company. Perhaps not the hardest part but most awkward was travelling a long way to our office in Widnes and returning home next day.
Most enjoyable part of job was driving and meeting so many different people.

I loved working here and only left because of site closure. If you want to know what health and safety looks like done right, then this company will show you, employee safety there is sacred. The wages could have been better but other than that it was all good. I was pretty much left alone to manage my day and get on with my job, trust was high. Overtime was regular due to the nature of the job and you were expected to do it, it normally meant leaving an hour or two late every other week, which I didnt mind as it was paid.
The company was like one big family with lots of small sites around the country and people treated each other as such. I was sad to leave. 

The business went through a few different owners at the time I was there so made it an ever changing environment.

Managing the AP / AR / Expenses and Credit Control made it interesting and added skills to my portfolio.

I loved the implementation of new processes and travelling around the country to implement and be involved with customers and suppliers.

System implementation was a huge part of my role at the beginning, as was restructuring the team and implementing KPI's and processes. 

When it was all completed and running smooth, it was time for me to move on to new challenges.

No consequence for poor work ethic, no reward for good work ethic so no motivation. Staff are often crying, advising of their stress working on unpaid no time back, no thanks for working as hard as you can. Basically advised to shut up and get on with it! No flexi working, not consistent with all staff if your friends with the boss your in for a good ride. I wouldn't recommend working for the company and have now left.

Started 1 hour before official start time to get out and miss traffic, also saving Dartford Crossing fees daily, routing was always an issue but we managed to get around that, did all the deliveries and returned to the yard to sort vehicle for next day. Worked as a team to get the jobs done and tried to save money on routing by safely switching jobs on other vehicles. Company routing was done in Coventry so knowledge of our area was not good. Ensured trucks were always kept in peak condition

I worked for Univar from 2017 to 2019 in the Milton Keynes depot delivering food ingredients throughout the UK. I Absolutely loved working for Univar & for me personally I loved every element although the pay could have been better.
Sadly Univar decided the use a 3PL company to deliver there products.
Everyone at the Milton Keynes depot was brilliant, professional & great team members. If Univar came back to MK I’d jump at the chance at going back.

very full on,can be challenging and very varied as no day can be the same,i get involved in most departments within the site, and not shy to help out others and i often jump on a fork truck assisting the Warehouse team loading/unloading our vehicles , picking orders and doing goods in following the company goods in procedure

What is the best part of working at the company?
Offering the possibility to work on big projects.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Deadlines are difficult to meet as the company is not organised at all.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Milti cultural company with different nationalities.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
IT network BAU. Looking after the network and supervising third parties.

Top Job Titles	Average salary
Credit controller 1 salary reported	£26,500 per year
Warehouse worker 3 salaries reported	£26,500 per year
Financial accountant 3 salaries reported	£38,333 per year
Truck driver 1 salary reported	£38,755 per year
Transport planner 2 salaries reported	£28,000 per year

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