I love my job. I have been working for Magnox for 3 years and it is the best job I have ever had. The people I work with make the place a fun and exciting place to work and I haven’t once dreaded going in every morning. The hours are brilliant and my work life balance is great. My only complaint is that as an apprentice I don’t get to work overtime there or get the company bonus. Luckily the pay is extremely good for apprentices and goes up very often. The management is good, my manager specifically is lovely and supports me in everything I do. There are some very smart people who can teach you a lot and have a laugh at the same time. I love it there and would recommend it to anyone.

Pros

Good pay, good hours, nice environment

Cons

Apprentices don’t get bonuses or overtime

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Culture changed

Water Engineer (Current Employee) - Winfrith, Dorset - 9 October 2022

Culture has shifted from presentism one to a flexible one after the pandemic. All depends who you line manager is though, you’ll be either really supported and developed well, or not supported at all and not developed.

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Insights into MAGNOX LTD

Based on 6 survey responses

What people like

Ability to meet personal goals
Fair pay for job

Areas for improvement

Support from manager
Sense of belonging
Overall satisfaction

Weak Leadership & Prehistoric Working Patterns

Project Manager (Former Employee) - Various - 8 July 2022

Weak leadership with prehistoric views of working patterns with limited flexibility to perform work from home. The salary and benefits cannot compete with private companies operating in the same sector. The career advancement opportunities are painfully slow.A short stint of 18-24 months may give you some worthwhile experience, however I would not recommend a long term career. Many of the longer serving members of staff openly say that the company is a retirement home.

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not a fast paced environment, but compliance and safety were main priorities

COMMERCIAL CONSULTANT (Former Employee) - Gloucestershire - 11 March 2022

Good company to work for. Good salary and benefits. Broad experience gained over the years there. Opportunities to move fields and or locations if required

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Friendly Place to Work - like a family

Administrator Assistant/HR (Former Employee) - Annan, Dumfries and Galloway - 22 March 2021

Chapelcross is an excellent place to work. All of the people I met were friendly and very helpful. Nothing was too much trouble. Supportive too. the best place I have worked.

Pros

Holidays/Salary

Cons

None

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People are the greatest asset

Waste Engineer (Current Employee) - Bradwell on Sea, Essex - 17 May 2020

People are the greatest asset at Magnox without a doubt. The role is varied and you can either really challenge yourself, or not. You really have the potential shine in this organisation. The company are leading the way in nuclear cleanup of their 12 Sites in the the UK with safety of people and the environment always at the forefront. Pay across two sites should align with the other ten and management are aware.

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A fair and interesting place to work

Engineer (Former Employee) - UK - 2 December 2019

A huge scope of work to deliver for the UK taxpayer, requiring professionalism and commitment. A good place to work with interesting challenges ahead.

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Good culture and comaradary

PMO team member (Former Employee) - Trawsfynydd, Gwynedd - 15 November 2019

People were nice to work with. Flexible with working. Nice place to work. Great lunch time walks. Beautiful scenery. Good comms with external bodies and other Magnox sites

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A good team

Project Manager (Former Employee) - Essex - 4 November 2019

A good place to work with a dedicated and enthusiastic work force which delivered one of the countries first ever nuclear decommissioning project successfully

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Involved in another round of Compulsory Redundancies

Electrical Technician (Current Employee) - Anglesey - 14 September 2019

Hard work but well rewarded. Another day of Redundancies. Management are approachable. Holidays and benefits are good. Most enjoyable part of job is working with the people that are in my team.

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Friendly and Pro-active

EHSS&Q Manager (Former Employee) - Kent - 14 December 2018

Good work/life balance, challenging environment. Innovative place to work, with numerous projects and programmes being carried out. At times projects can be difficult to move forward as mostly new techniques are being used.

Pros

4 day week

Cons

Long days, reducing workforce.

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Dynamic site programme at Bradwell not replicated across the wider estate

Business Manager (Current Employee) - Essex - 12 September 2018

Magnox is an excellent company to work for with safe delivery and care for its workers being the top priority. The Nuclear decommissioning industry is currently in something of a state of flux owing to the very poor contract award for the Parent Body Organisation. With a new executive structure due to take charge in 2019, the priority must be on the effectiveness of current site plans which, as they stand are unaffordable and undeliverable; as well as the strategic coordination and accountability for the delivery of those plans and the communication of them to the wider workforce such that it is understood which elements are critical for overall delivery. The delivery of Bradwell into its decommissioned state has been described as a “monumental accomplishment”, and the industry has not thus far done a good job in learning the lessons from its delivery.

Pros

Good work life understanding

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Productive; Challenging

Project Decommissioning Engineer (Former Employee) - Westkilbride - 10 September 2018

A Typical Day at work, would best be described as' spinning plates' in a very controlled manor. Everyday in this industry is a school day, and at times it feels like it is constant flux. Managing Subcontract labour is common on these construction sites. The most Challenging part of the work is trying to line up all the ducks to try to deliver on time. The most enjoyable is when you hit a long term goal.

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Insightful

Work Experience Placement (Former Employee) - Cemaes Bay - 20 July 2018

My placement was in the Reactor Physics Department The team were very helpful and eager to get to know us and show us how their department functioned

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Fun and friendly place

Nuclear waste technician (Current Employee) - Bridgwater, Somerset - 24 January 2018

Very hard driven and great place to work. People are very very friendly and the atmosphere is good. I would recommend working here to as many people as possible

Pros

4 day week

Cons

As on the coast always windy

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Various jobs

Plant operator FED (Former Employee) - Bradwell - 11 January 2018

Good places and bad places, depends on the task. The site is closing slowly due to it being decommissioned although it may be extended and a new unit built

Pros

Pay

Cons

Unknown future

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Brilliant

Senior Project Planner (Former Employee) - Dorset - 9 November 2017

Magnox have a very strong culture based around working practices and personnel. Every day tasks have a procedure which strives towards consistency and people working in a collaborative environment. Fantastic company to work for.

Pros

Great processes and procedures

Cons

No cons

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Grat at looking after staff

Security Guard (Former Employee) - Oldbury-on-Severn, Gloucestershire - 11 August 2017

Due to changes was a great chance to try new things the package that was offer was great I was able to train in other areas The work care that they offer is fantastic and the people are so friendly just a great place to work

Pros

heath care

Cons

none

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Enjoyed my work experience here.

Apprentice (Former Employee) - Bradwell - 27 March 2017

Worked in the maintenance workshop and the systems office for 2 weeks of work experience in secondary school and it allowed me an insight into the workplace and health and safety protocols while completing jobs efficiently.

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good

mechanical and electrical maintenance engineer (Former Employee) - Leiston - 24 March 2017

a good company to work for with good benefits and morale . free cr parks and discounts from there web site . time off for studied and work for charity etc

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Simply brilliant

Day production operative (Former Employee) - Bristol, Bristol - 21 March 2017

Everyday learning something new working alongside a experience excellent workforce. The best working environment I have ever worked and looking to rejoin simply amazing company.

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