truck driver

Sanjel-Energy-Services

My job was mainly to conduct new hire orientations. I would hire anywhere between six and twelve people/week. It was very interesting as there was always new personalities coming and going. I also did all workflows for terminations, change of status, leave of absense and return from leave. I processed all paperwork for benefits and RRSP's that would be done at district level. To do my job, I had to be able to do every other District Administrator's job so that I could cover. I was responsible for making sure everyone was cross trained. My second most important job was to make sure all job bonuses were paid. When new job bonus schedules came out I was responsible to proof read them and make sure that there were no mistakes and then test them. I was responsible for answering all questions from all the Canadian districts DA`s regarding the bonus schedule. Whenever a new DA was hired, I would travel and train them.
My boss does not live here, so there was nobody at district level to go to - any issues where handled over the phone. We worked very well together, and I enjoyed working for her. There is no authority figure at district level. I received many phone calls on my off time with questions and spent alot of evenings on the phone with my boss. That was probably the hardest part of my job as I never really felt that I was off the clock, but I wasn`t compensated for it either. The most enjoyable part of my job was paying job bonuses. It is a very busy position with tight deadlines, but I loved it.
There were three coworkers that I trained and we all got along very well. We were friends as well as coworkers. It was very difficult for me as they all saw me as their supervisor and would come to me with issues, but I wasn`t a supervisor. Head office would not make that clear, so my authority was very blurred.
I will miss my job there, but I feel it is time to move on.

Let me start by saying I LOVED working for this company. The work was easy, although the conditions were less than decent sometimes, but that's working outdoors in Northern BC. The co-workers were fantastic, and made the job quite enjoyable. The company is very good with providing training, and has a safety minded attitude.

HOWEVER, the folks in management/dispatchers in this office were very difficult to work with. Numerous times they sent me out while I was sick, or kept me out in the field when I had told them I would not be able to work past a certain time (due to doctors/specialist appointments). They often make you drive over hour-ed and then tell you to "fix" or "make it work" on your logbooks. (For commercial class one drivers). That problem however will probably be fixed as they just recently introduced electronic logs in the trucks. Their refusal to accommodate my medical needs is what led me to leave the company.

I will probably go back to this company in time, but I will certainly know when to say no, and say it more often.

Well meaning management and visionary team directors did their best with the teams they had. Could have been run better on the office side when it came to paperwork. Submitting receipts and food allowances was not easy for all employees and little help was given. Logbooks were a pain, long hours annoying, cab company distasteful at times. Outdoor work cold and dangerous. Enjoyed the team environment, learned a lot about the oil field industry and the people that make it tick. Was struck by the constant battle with drugs, alcohol abuse and pornography regardless of company regulations. Very little morale in teams I was on. Only stayed 3 months due to the hours away from my family. Found the short stays with my family between weeks on were not enjoyable as everyone was used to living without me. Saw the effect of long term work on other coworkers families and decided to quit.

Sanjel is not the same company it used to be. The only thing that matters is money. No matter how much they cut costs, they want more, even if that means disrespecting employees by changing their work hours, doing 2 pay cuts, removing flex/personal days etc etc. The way they treat clients is like we are the best company in the world, but the way they treat employees and suppliers is dreadful.

Management is extremely weak. Lots of time is spent playing the blame game instead of solving problems quick. Management treats "lower employees" like they are worthless, often reminding them they should be thankful they have jobs.

Some really wonderful unfairly treated people work at Sanjel. We all need to get out. 

What I learned is no one deserves to be treated like a dog, and that is how Sanjel treats everyone. The lucky ones are quitting, getting new jobs, or getting laid off.

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Civility, courtesy and genuine caring traits are often valued highly because it leads to a more harmonious, productive team. In addition to my desire to try new challenges and driven took on a one year assignment working as a Regional Technical Services Analyst providing support to O&G workers overseas, Saudi, Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Kurdistan in Iraq. Prior to that with a desire  projects Supporting clients should come natural as I did in house and other proprietary software training.  I enjoy connecting with people for good cause in a growing challenging environment. My industry experience comes from diverse roles across all sectors. Service Desk Consultant and Tier Client support to local and remote field staff in a variety of use cases.  Responsibilities included troubleshooting technical issues and ensuring service level agreements was met in a timely fashion.

The job is pretty good keeping you busy and fit. 
A day shorter than 15hrs is rare.
Due to pay structure wages feel to have stagnated if not dropped off quite a bit over the past year or so.
Good benefits.
The company appears to be more and more focused on safety, which is good, but added workloads and bending the knee to satisfy clients add to workdays that are already stretched beyond its limits.
Whether or not it's the right direction, Driver facing cameras are being introduced onto equipment this year.
A good crew makes or breaks this job.

The worst thing about the field work is the on call schedule. Reset and wait all day for nothing to come up just to get the call to head out when you're ready to rest again. Tired? Too bad.

well structured ,organized ,equal opportunity employer ,with the latest equipment whose goal is to exceed in performance and training

16 hour days or night shift working with co-workers and managers
to supply exceptional performance to our customers.

You work with a wide variety of people from all backgrounds and form a unified team many of whom I regularly communicate with at present.

At times rigging in or out was the most difficult in minus temperatures
with frozen equipment and fingers. 

A job well done by all with a true sense of doing the task that we were there to accomplish for whomever the customer was .

A call out could be a typical 8 hour shift or could be a 30 hour physical and mental grind . Learned the operation and goals of a oil rig .The management of Sanjel were very focused on safety and efficiency so you always knew the company put your safety first and that all work was well organized,this meant the crews were confident and worked closely together.The hardest part of the job was definetly the long grueling hours but it could also be the most enjoyable part of the job working with a bunch of great people and heading back to the shop for a bbq and talking about what we accomplished that shift.

I worked for this company for almost 4 years. I have a lot of management experience in other fields and wanted to try the oil and gas industry. I can say right from the get go they were disorganized, from management down, inefficient, ineffective and wasted money all over the place because they had promoted people because of years of experience in the field rather than hiring or promoting the right person that could do the job. It does not surprise me that they are selling off parts of the company because it was only a matter of time with all of the deficiencies and the downturn that it was going to happen. I am very glad I got out when I did but there are a lot of people that will be finically destroyed because of this.

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