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Always kept busy.
Warehouse Operative (Current Employee) - Heywood - 12 September 2021
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The most useful review selected by IndeedAlways kept busy is a very demanding and physically challenging job, however if you don’t mind being put very hard to work, the pay is rather reasonable and is the only way they manage to retain staff by overpaying.
Cons
Unsociable hours
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Warehouse Operative (Former Employee) - Heywood - 14 October 2021
The managers only look at you as a number. There is no support within the workplace. It has no health and safety and they brush everything under the carpet when something starts to go wrong also no dignity at workplace which is madness. I got injured twice, 1st time they didnt do an accident report which is crucial 2nd time they tried making out it was my fault when it was clearly there’s.
Pros
Good pay
Cons
Management
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Muy buenos compañeros
Conductor de camion (Former Employee) - Heywood - 2 September 2021
Trabajo duro pero estimulante y diversificado y cada dia algo nuevo.
Pros
Cursos CPC pagados por la empresa
Cons
Arancar muy temprano
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Great place to work
Reach Truck Driver (Current Employee) - Coventry - 21 August 2021
Good place to work if u like 12 hours shifts and 4 on 4 off Loads off overtime if need it Free food every day
Pros
Free lunch
Cons
Long hours 12 hours a day
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Positive people. Good training great sense of achievement
HGV Class 1 Driver (Current Employee) - Coventry, West Midlands - 13 April 2021
Working out of Coventry DC. Friendly faces throughout the business. Had the correct training from day 1. I can say I was encouraged to progress , ask questions if in doubt. Additional training courses were offered early on to enhance your role. Competitive pay 34k + only 4 set days a week. Free hot meal or packed lunch daily . A business the takes Heath and safety seriously. Defects and risk assessment kept fully up to date and acted on promptly if issues may arise . 70% driving 30% spent delivering with the customer. Never left to complete any delivery alone. Assistance at every restaurant. Mostly new fleet of trucks, all kept spotless
Pros
42 contracts over 4 days PPE and uniform top quality
Cons
Can be a challenge a peak times in some car parks
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Good place of work
Customer Service Driver (Current Employee) - Coventry, West Midlands - 26 October 2020
I work at Coventry depo for 2 years and still enjoying it. Friendly work enviroment, good money , free meal every day. Occasional meal at the restaurants.
Pros
Money, 4 days a week.
Cons
Canteen open at certain hours. You can miss ur meal.
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Can be hard work but no pressure
Driver trainer (Current Employee) - Coventry, West Midlands - 19 October 2020
Deliveries involve moving cages which vary in weight. They are manageable and become easier the more you do the job. Deliveries are of course to a schedule but there is no pressure on you if you are going to be late. Management are always available to speak to and seem to know everyone's names. There is a free meal in the canteen everyday, good pension scheme, and private healthcare is available. Other drivers are always willing to help so if you're ever stuck with something, some one will help. The pay is definitely above average and suitable to the job.
Pros
Well paid, free meals, easy going, new trucks
Cons
long hours but very rare
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Great place to work!
Customer Service Driver (Current Employee) - Coventry, West Midlands - 19 October 2020
A great place to work. Really friendly. Only place I’ve been where everyone says hi and asks how you are no matter what level in the company they are! They are always looking to train you up in different areas of the business if your willing and want to help you progress. Great work life balance working just 4 days a week. Contracted to 42 hours a week. With OT available. Two thumbs up! Great place to work!
Pros
Meal allowance
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Warehouse operative/FLT Driver (Former Employee) - Coventry, West Midlands - 24 September 2020
Idiots for management think they know it all and have no respect for new employees can't provide the necessary training and realise the potential of the new employee
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Driver Trainer (Former Employee) - Coventry - 25 August 2020
Martin Brower offers some great perks with free hot drinks daily & a meal voucher along with a good pension & health care package. Nothing comes free. For all this they expect you to bend over backwards to accommodate there needs.Shifts are normally long and hard. Deliveries are normally difficult & problematic. Staff at stores can be awkward & problematic also.No backing from managers when you have drver problems at stores. The company is a product image company & that conqueres everything.
Pros
Benefits
Cons
management/workload/customers
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Good Job spoilt by poor Management
HGV Class 1 Driver (Former Employee) - Heywood, Greater Manchester - 15 July 2020
I Have to say I enjoyed doing this job . Unfortunately my time at MB was a difficult one .My wages kept being wrong . There is a massive blame culture . There is also a fear of speaking out to things you feel are wrong. One manager told me to be careful about raising issues . I worked out of Heywood. The Managemebt where known as the Heywood Mafia. Think that tells a story in its self. Sadly I felt pushed out
Pros
good pay
Cons
vindictive management
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There is a lot of chaos, and the management is bad, there is a lot of covered up RACISM from the managers
FLT Driver/Warehouse Operative (Former Employee) - Coventry, West Midlands - 1 June 2020
I would never work there again , there is a lot of favouratism . Managers were racist. One managed was racist towards one worker who then decided to take that manager to a tribunal, but another manager helped the racist manager to fire the victim before the date of the tribunal , and these managers walk around the wharehouse like nightclub bouncers. Non one can mess with them.
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Hard job, low salary.
Warehouse Operative (Former Employee) - Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire - 23 April 2020
Very hard job, lag of motivation, unfair organisation of tasks by the managers, salary not corresponding with the hardest of the job...................
Pros
Not far from where I lived.
Cons
Very hard job with lag of motivation.
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fast moving
Forklift Driver (Former Employee) - Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire - 1 April 2020
better to be taken on by the company rather than Corrs recruitment as when the work drops you are not going to be working and you don't get any perks.
Pros
free food/drinks pension and health care
Cons
working weekends multi temperature
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Good place to work
Warehouse picker (Former Employee) - Basingstoke, Hampshire - 9 March 2020
Fast paced, good staff fair and reasonable, well paid job, a lot of nice people within the business always made to feel welcome and comfortable within the work place
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Warehouse Operative (Former Employee) - Hemel Hempstead - 29 February 2020
Polish rules....
No comment...
Bad management...
Don't go....
First days you working in ambient ,and cold chamber and after they send you in freezer....
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Great people
Yard Shunter (Former Employee) - Coventry - 6 February 2020
I worked for Martin Brower and found the people there a great bunch to work with, i worked for the transport department as a day shunter and regret leaving which unfortunately was out of my control and would still be there now if i hadnt of suffered a loss of a family member.
Great company to work for.
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Muy buena
Conductor de camion (Former Employee) - Greater Manchester - 6 February 2020
Una empresa para probar y demonstrar de que eres capaz
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Wasted a year
Class 2 Driver (Former Employee) - Basingstoke - 6 December 2019
I left a job where I was on £34 a year driving rigids and went to work at martin brower on the promise I would get some class1 training, I already had class 1 just no experience, so I was willing to take a pay cut to gain experience, but I started and was straight out in a rigid, I was always being told they were to busy and I’d have to wait, this continued for 11 months, I realised the training was never going to happen so I looked for work elsewhere, I handed my notice in and strangely I was offered training, but by then it was to late, the work is easy but you have to handle dirty cardboard cages and horrible cages with used cups in.
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Hard work for one person
HGV Class 1 Driver (Former Employee) - Basingstoke, Hampshire - 30 November 2019
Shift rotates very busy ,overlapping abilities to work on own insteady supposed to be two man team work.also you got number of people watching for no reason
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Ok
Picker and Packer (Former Employee) - Basingstoke - 29 November 2019
This Job it's not easy for everyone but between frendly and nice people. ALWAYS when you have problem Superviser or workers helping you.All company is very clear and have great canteen and nice food.
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