Pluspunten
The operators at the Resins plant were some of the best people I’d ever worked with. I made a lot of good friends. You can make a lot of money with the amount of overtime that is available.
Minpunten
I worked for BASF for 30 years (3.5 at the Resins Plant) and this was by far the worst facility I’d ever been a part of. They bring new hires in at an extremely low wage, expect operators to troubleshoot and fix broken machinery which is constantly falling apart. There are maintenance at the plant however they don’t work the rotating shift so the vast majority of the time, operators are expected to do their job AND repair the broken equipment. Management is clueless as to what goes on out in the plant (field). There is no accountability in regards to production output whereas all they’re concerned about is if you’re “obedient” and that you keep up with your computer training modules. If you fall behind, you get written up AND it’ll affect your raise and bonus. I was asked by the production manager to make a “job aid” for a urinal in the men’s restroom that depicts how to shut the water off in case it overfilled once again. I told her that I was a chemical operator, not a janitor or a maintenance worker and she was visibly upset. In fact, it was noted on my review and I lost money because of it. The Resins plant has their own HR person there which is mind blowing. She’s very nice to your face, however be careful, she’s a snake and likes to feed off the gossip and will call individuals in her office to confirm such talk. Yes, I’d seen it first hand. They will conveniently schedule you to come in on your off days for training. Working the rotating schedule is hard enough but it doesn’t affect management or the EHS person so they could care less what your reason is for declining to come in. And yes, that will affect your raise and bonus. The shift leaders are knowledgeable and overall good guys other than Jose. He’s a keyboard warrior and anything you say to him privately will end up in an email to upper management. He spends 95% of the shift in his office or the control room and is CLUELESS as to how the operation runs out in the field.