equipment technician

heavy equipment mechanic

mécanicien d'équipement lourd

service manager

shipper/receiver

Great West Equipment

This company has a family feel.  It's large enough to have the perks of a large company, and small enough to be personal. The owners and management care about developing their people and promoting from within whenever they can.  You are never a number here, and people really do care about you.  Management is flexible and reasonable and they work hard to be sure that all employees have a job to come to, even through economic downturns and COVID.  I find it hard to believe people can be critical of this company.  Probably because management and employees are a strong, collaborative team and  people with poor work ethic and negative attitudes do not fit in well - they leave.

What is the best part of working at the company?
There really isn’t a best part 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Not knowing if you’re doing a good job. No one speaks to you about this. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Kind of stuffy, but once you’re in it could be an alright please 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Seems like a a lot of standing around. When you don’t know what to do because there’s not much to do. It can be a bit boring. You receive items, put them away and get orders ready.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Professional attitude and the process and procedures are well communicated. Expectations clear.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Employees feedback felt ignored un unwanted 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Positive, professional good training experience 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Busy, full of action and good balance of work/time off

lot's of territory to cover with minimal companies in most of the region, besides Kitimat, customers don't call csr direct because they are used to calling the office and talking directly to the parts people, which is fine as long as the company realizes that you are out there doing your part.
can be long hours, some travel on sundays to be in the area that your to work in.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Fair pay. Psycally safe work environment. Good benefits.  Allright pension plan .. 


What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Upper management disconnected ... nepotism an issue .. lack of structure 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Uncomfortable... stressful . Poor management 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Annoying , frustrating , confusing

I love working for GWE and actually enjoy coming in to work Mon-Fri. I work with a fantastic group of people that feel like family. Even on stressful and busy days, there is still lots of laughter and comradery. It can be fast paced with some long hours (especially around month-end), but the fun atmosphere makes up for it. All branches are different, but I love my Nanaimo team.  

A good culture to work, techs are very happy, sales needs some work, they hold inventory too long and overpriced.  Try to make too much money on each sale rather than low cost high volume increased revenue on parts and service.  Culture is good, good people, honest, reliable. Pay is good.  Treated with respect.  Good company to work at as long as they become more sales aware.

Great company with a lot of culture. 
HR is exclusive for executives, not the employees. Middle management is very poor quality, and lacks skill. Upper management very petty. Excessive swearing leading a poor work environment.
Stress not worth salary. 

I loved going to work at great west, the team was great and I had the opportunity to learn from highly skilled professionals. They always kept us busy, while keeping a close watch on our needs as workers. No two jobs were identical so boredom was never an option, always growing and learning.

Nobody is on the same page and internally each department argues. Can’t progress or move forward. Super unorganized. Stuck in old ways. Was told benifits would kick in after 3 months. Had to wait two months longer for whatever reason. Was lied to. Job description wasn’t what was told. 

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