Owens Corning Employer Reviews

not satisfied with some of the thing that took place while i was at the company but overall its was a good workplace

I enjoyed working for Basement Systems, I learned a lot from this company before they closed down

Tough, low pay, but good benefits. Handling fiberglass product with weaving, stitching, repairing via machine operation. Working with technical fabrics such as ballistic, Kevlar, boating, automotive, wind power.

Great company with great products, safety of their employees is the #1 priority.

First:
lousy management
second:
lousy environment
If you are applying as an instrument tech, keep looking,
you'll unplug pipes, bust up concrete, stand outside in the rain, and do plumbing, and be abused. I worked there approx. three months.First month on days, which was ok, not great ,but ok, i did "some" instrument work. However, when the need for – more... shift coverage came about, i was forced to be a shift mechanic, and did no instrument work while on nights, forced to work out in the rain, not even offered a raincoat. I saw other people sleeping on the job, and smoking in the building, and this was apparently ok.
So, if you dont mind abuse, misuse, and a very rough and nasty environment, maybe this place is for you. But;
if you are a skilled instrument tech, move along, you are wasting your time here. The pay is great, but thats all, and money isnt everything. If you worked at nights covering as a shift mechanic instead of being an instrument tech , as your job description states, then after 2 years you would have fallen behind in your career field. Some of the guys in Maintenance were ok to work with. However I think most are unhappy, and only work there because the money is good.
HERE IS A FACT:
I was let go on my 89th day of 90 day probation period, without warning, (WHICH WAS DIRTY, IN MY OPINION) I was never even talked to about my "BAD ATTITUDE" which is the excuse they gave for letting me go , on the very last day of my probation. ASK MY CO WORKERS, I DID MY JOB< AND I WAS GOOD. I DID COMPLAIN ABOUT THE DAILY UNPLUGGING OF PIPES OUTSIDE, INSTEAD OF SOLVING THE PROBLEM, IF YOU CALL THAT A BAD ATTITUDE< THEN I AM GUILTY. HOWEVER;
I WAS NEVER OUT, NEVER LATE, and DID EVERY TASK EXPERTLY< AND QUICKLY< ASK MY CO WORKERS.
So:
draw your own conclusion! – less

great learning exp
met great co workers
qcknowledge
learning ex
travel

A typical work day here was and enjoyable one.. iv learned a lot of work ethics at this place. being a line leader and A operator taught me the do's and dont's of being in the position of leadership.The management in this company was very well organized. my coworkers were a joy to work with wit the occasional exceptions. the hardest part of the day – more... was when there would be a problem with any machine that may occure – less

Overall, great company to work for. Opportunities for advancement are often.

I picked material so that it could be shipped out. I generated bills so that the right truck driver got the right freight.

load shingles onto trucks and unload raw materials,operate machinery

very large company that bought and sold plants for profit. not socialy responsible in this area. Hard to make a committment to.

learn something new everyday.
great group to work with
hard work

always look for Quality production. worlds largest fiber glass manufacturing company, leader in world in glass fiber industry.

laid off without notice, aftern working there for four months , they claimed that they would put me on as a regular employee but did not.

Owens Corning offers great development programs and training.

Worked three days and got 40 hours it was good pay. everybody their was nice.

Best job I ever had the challenges and the work life balance were perfect. Great employees!

Great culture! The people are easy to work with and the culture is accepting of changes. Business is very "up and down" and affected by housing starts. The job is a good one and works closly with the operations manager and continuous improvement department.

when i get to work made sure to talk to the day shife sprayer to see what order thay were working on ,and how fare thay were on is,how fare on the stacking was going ,how much glue was in the barral,if thay needed to order any damiged ones communicate the informating whith the other coworkers if need be,

While this was a good place to begin my career it is very limited at the top and has change significantly over the past couple years and not in positive ways.