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  Basic Pay Package

L&H Pay	Other Employer		L&H Base	Other Employer
Pay Per Hour $ Hours Per Week	Pay Per Hour $ Hours Per Week	Monthly Base	$	$
		Overtime Base (over 40 hours)	$	$
Average Tradesmen at L&H work 53 hours a week and 52 weeks per year.		Annual Base	$	$

  Paid Benefits

	L&H Value	Other Employer
Sixteen vacation & personal days based on two years of employment	$	$
Six paid holidays	$	$
Average employment signing bonus and relocation	$	$
L&H profit sharing 2006 estimate	$	$
Fitness club reimbursement for employee and their family	$	$
Annual W-2 Earnings Total	$	$

  Other Taxes & Benefits Paid

	L&H Value	Other Employer
401k L&H match starts at 4% increase to 8%	$	$
Health insurance company paid for employee and family	$	$
Workman's compensation costs	$	$
Social security contribution 7.65% of the wage	$	$
Unemployment state & federal	$	$
Cafeteria plan tax savings for expenses	$	$
Sick days per year accumulated total 25 days (calculated 5 days)	$	$
Annual education & training out-of-pocket expense	$	$
Tool allowance	$	$
Work gloves and welding gloves	$	$
Work uniforms and coveralls	$	$
Safety equipment, personal protective equipment: lanyards, respirators, hard hats, etc	$	$
Prescription eye glasses and non prescription safety glasses	$	$
Employee Driven Recreation Activities	$	$

  Total Values

	L&H Total	Other Employer
Total Value of Wages & Benefits	$	$
Hourly Value of Total Hours Worked	$	$

In 2005 We Had Tradesmen Earn Over $100,000 Averaging 70 hours per week.

  Other Things To Consider

L&H Industrial

Other Employer

We value honesty, integrity and respect.
We believe family comes first and we support decisions that are best for you and your family.
Most of our employees work locally and are home after their shifts.
Our employees take time off during the day to go to their children's events.
We are committed to safety. We have procedures in place to maintain our excellent safety record.
We are a growing business with extensive sales growth and worldwide expansions.
We are a family owned and operated business.
Growth potential within the company is available to each employee through postings of new career opportunities.
We are committed to continuously training our employees. Each employee is offered 40 hours of training annually.
We offer our workers a wide variety of tools and equipment to efficiently do their jobs.
Our equipment is always state-of-the-art. We buy new equipment every year to enhance our capabilities.
We have 150 skilled tradesmen in many professions that are available to help you. Our welders average 12 years experience, machinists average 15 years experience, and mechanics average 10 years experience. Their willingness to teach others and our structured mentorship program make this a powerful repair and manufacturing team with over 1,300 years of experience to draw from.
We provide our tradesmen with high quality tools and consumables to help them perform high quality work efficiently.
We plan and schedule our work to ensure our tradesmen have the materials and machines to do their jobs successfully. This reduces the amount of unproductive time on the job.
Our core business is the repair and manufacturing of heavy industrial equipment. Repairing and manufacturing is not just a maintenance department sideline for our company- it is our business.
We offer a diverse array of services and work opportunities for employees to keep their jobs interesting and intriguing.
We strive to keep internal political agendas out of our company. We believe that politics do not add value to our business, only cost.
We want our employee's input about the company. We encourage employees to question what we do and why we do it that way. Employees are welcome to present better ideas and try new practices to improve safety, quality and productivity.
We have experienced craftsmen that are eager to teach others. We have structured mentorship programs backed by an experienced repair and manufacturing team.
Our management personnel make important decisions in a timely fashion. All employees have access to our company's owners and are encouraged to communicate with them.
Our Human Resource department does salary and benefit comparisons yearly to ensure employees are being paid at or above our competitor's wages.
Our workers start out at higher wages if they have experience in their field.
Many local stores offer discounts to our employees.
Permanent (off) shifts pay additional wages per hour, equaling an extra $2 for night shift and $1 for weekends. Our employees do not work rotating shifts.
Our employees are usually able to work overtime, which dramatically increases their earnings.
Our employees are paid while traveling to and from our customer locations.
Annual compensation increases are determined by performance. Employees who exceed expectations will get twice the compensation increase that an employee who only meets expectations will receive.
Job responsibilities and duties are clearly defined for exceeding expectations.
Our compensation review team ensures fairness throughout evaluations and wage increases.
Our employees are eligible for a $500 bonus when they help recruit other top tradesmen.
We are a non union facility.
We are a worldwide company with a small company attitude.