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Experience working for I.P - Master Mechanic International Paper Employee Review

1.0
Feb 7, 2025
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Pros

Decent pay for this area of the valley. Union facility Gated compound New hires get bonus

Cons

Upper management is a joke, no structure what so ever. Plant manager is incompetent and lacks people skills. Most of the employees are new with less than 3 years experience. High turnover rate due to rotating shifts every week and poor training. Building was established back in the 70’s and has caught fire more times than i can remember. Employees are constantly getting hurt but dont report their injuries due to the fact that supervisors threaten them with write-ups and job termination. Poor ventilation in the summer, multiple employees ask for more fans and managment just blows them off and gives them electrolytes packets. Facility is a ticking time bomb just waiting to happen. No clothing or boot allowance. No end of the year bonus. No work life balance. Management will micromanage you whether you like it or not and complaining to your supervisor or union rep will only make it worse. New HR rep is new and lacks the knowledge to properly perform her duties, she was the former secretary of one of the sales reps, hired internally by her friend the old HR representative. Every decision made there is political, if you dont align with their agenda you will not move up the ranks and will be target for retaliation.

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5.0
Dec 11, 2025
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Pros

Great co-workers/environment Easy work for outstanding pay Great schedule that is set for a year and allows 1 full week off every 4 weeks.

Cons

Can be extremely dirty. A bad day with plugs can be very physically demanding.

1.0
Jun 10, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Benefits were fairly decent when I was there. PTO was pretty generous. Pay was decent enough, along with a Bonus at certain pay levels. Many of the people I worked with there were outstanding - although, most of them are gone now. They did retain a few subject matter experts, most have left or leaving - but I guess it's a possible pro they might not cut your entire department..

Cons

The Cons are the new 'wonder boy' CEO. This puts most of the 'Pros' here on shaky ground. The new CEO - Andy Silvernail, is a ruthless cost cutter. I would expect as/if the stock continues to drop - other benefits, people, or pay will be gouged - like they did the entire IT department. Andy was making big stock promises when he started up, but it was clear from the start, his only concern was the stock price. I still talk to some people they did retain or forced over ("rebadged" - such a terribly soulless word for it) to the new MSP. Every single one of them is at their wit's end. They are hemorrhaging what's left of IT in the company and all of the deep knowledge with them. It WAS a great place to work - now they report working 60+ hours a week trying to make up for the incompetence of the new MSP. At least one of them told me that he has dealt with more downtime and high priority problems in the last couple months, than the previous 15 years there. So if you are considering a job in IT at this company - in any capacity, expect to work long hours with no real path or possibility for advancement.

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