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For those that have worked for ARD as MBUSI workers in Plant 1 and your base was actually inside of Mercedes, then I’m sure you understand. For those that are seeking a job here, have them place you in any zone other than zone 1 if you selected Plant 1. There are zones of ARD teams throughout Mercedes and there are 5 of them. Never let them place you in Zone 1. With the management that’s currently over this zone now, more than likely you will not make it to a month or even 2 weeks. Usually most people don’t make it past 3 days due to the job itself. I’ve been here for almost a year, so please hear me out and share the word.

If you get placed in Zone 1 they will start you out at a more calm part of the zone, have you do something easy like working in a cell or doing seatbelts. (We also have multiple cells but they are usually worked by others from other zones to prevent the workers of Zone 1 from getting off carts. You will never be rotated out and they will never tell you why.) They do this to prevent you from quitting and will keep you there for either a few days or a couple of weeks just to break you in. Once they feel like you’re not going anywhere they will throw you on what they call, Shopping Carts. That will be your permanent position every day for 11 or however many they want you to work hours, and you will only get paid for 10 and a half at most. 

Everyday you will have to walk for many miles with this cart and at a very fast pace with a partner on the opposite side. Believe me when I say it is not for the weak. You are not allowed to stop the carts for a break. You are not allowed to stop the carts if you are in pain. You are not allowed to help your partner catch up if they are behind or vice versa. You are not allowed to stop the carts even in cases of emergency unless they deem it so. They are very strict about carts being stopped. They do not care about you. Mercedes is their customer and they will always come first. Always remember that.

You will be under constant surveillance and supervision at all times because this particular zone is the first zone you see as you walk inside of Mercedes. Currently, they are on the brink of constructing a plan to make the zone more habitable to work in because people are quitting faster than they can hire. But because of the horrible contract they have with Mercedes, the pay not matching the work load, and because the upper management are afraid to speak up and wants to keep any extra cent they can, it’s only so much anyone can do to help us. 

Never in my life have I ever worked such a horrible job in such a toxic and cruel environment, with low pay doing 3x the work. I’ve witnessed my coworkers break down in tears while working, I’ve witnessed some of their best elite workers getting fired at the flick of a wrist for expressing themselves, I’ve witnessed (seggsual) harassment go noticed and not punished, I’ve witnessed team leads and specialists bully and belittle the younger girls for personal pleasure, I’ve witnessed Upper Management yell at their last standing employees like dogs and children, reminding us we need them. Even going as far to prevent them from taking their breaks or going to the bathroom until they feel satisfied with how many cars are made. Every day I come to work I witness two girls in particular they constantly meddle with because they hate their job and need someone to take it out on. I could write a book about Zone 1 itself honestly and the true nature of ARD Logistics as a whole.

I’ve only been here as long as I have because in the beginning they tricked me like they tricked many and I needed the opportunity desperately back then. The zone was much smaller with less parts to pick, previous management was tolerable, and the work load matched the pay. But these days I am burnt out and find myself going numb often. I now suffer from mild depression and moderate anxiety, muscle and joint problems, carpal tunnel, and extreme fatigue.

My coworkers are the main source of happiness I truly get here but even now it’s no longer enough to suffice. I will be leaving this job soon. 

ARD Logistics in Ladson, SC has the potential to be an awesome career opportunity to advance within the warehouse logistics industry and soar to higher heights. However, there are a few problems that limit the possibilities of a new higher employee ever reaching that potential. 
The problems are as follows:
1) They often hire via temp agencies and require you to work for 90 days or 500+ hours prior to being hired as a permanent employee with the company. During this time period you have no benefits of any kind and what’s provided via the temp agencies can be considered a scam at best. 2) If/When you are hired on as an employee there is an additional 90 day period before you begin to receive Health, Dental, Vision, Life/AD&D Insurance benefits. Which the benefits are very good, but that’s if you can endure long enough to make it that far. Additionally, you are not granted any personal PTO (Vacation/Sick Days) until after being a permanent employee of the company for 90 days. Which makes things very difficult if you have small children or any type of health/medical conditions. 3) The supervisors are very knowledgeable of the job, but are very inexperienced at being supervisors. The Day and Night Supervisors are both in over their heads and are often the very reason why many new hires quit abruptly. 4) The Operations Manager (12 years with the company) is a very nice person, but will often turn on you if you ever question the safety of the warehouse and any other safety concerns that are clearly outlined by OSHA. 4) The starting pay is $17-$18/hr, but with the workload and working conditions it should be closer to $21-$22/hr. As well, if anyone calls out or decides to quit abruptly you will be required to pick up the slack for that employee, but receive no incentive for doing so and paid the regular rate per hour. 5) Often the collective moral across all three shifts is weak and most people that stay do so because the hours of the shift work well for them or they are too old to hoop from job to job. 6) Extremely hot working conditions during the warm/hot days of the year. 7) If the manufacturer we supply shuts down early for whatever reason, usually at least two people from the shift affected is asked to go home early as well. This will greatly affect your already rather small pay check. 

If you somehow manage to get past all of the above as a Warehouse Associate and garner a promotion, you are truly one of a kind. 

From the executive leadership to Team Leaders, ARD does not have the management in place to attract and retain quality workers or manufacture quality parts. There are many people in management or are uneducated, immature, unprofessional and dishonest. The culture encompasses negativity, disrespect, and overall toxicity. Most of all, no one is held accountable for their actions, everyone plays the blame game and favoritism runs rampant.

Although the organization seem as though they are trying to take a turn for improvement, their priorities are misaligned and the things that they should be investing in, they don't while, the insignificant things are magnified to give the illusion of something superior to what they truly are which is a failing company. 

Many of the Team Members are related to one another and they often cater meals for their co-workers. On the downside, many of them barely have high school diplomas and require a lot of hand holding. 

Overall, I would only recommend ARD for someone trying to get into automotive or manufacturing. It is a good starting company and they hire almost anyone plus, the benefits are good. However, if you are looking for somewhere to advance your career, give input that's valued, be appreciated for your hard work, have a work/life balance, be treated fairly or be compensated competitively, it is not the place to be.

A typical day at work for me is coming in to a job already behind because of the prior shift, lack of staff, lack of leadership, and management help. If the company see's that you are a hard worker they don't give you any help they let you figure everything out but if you are a slow paced worker instead of trying to improve your work habits and make you more independent they assist way more than they should.Here you are just overworked and unappreciated for low pay. They are a company that isn't in competition with other companies as far as pay is concerned so they don't pay enough for the jobs being done and as a result of that they have a very high turnover rate. The most enjoyable part of the job is the people. They have some amazing team members. As far as team leaders, specialist, and higher management they are very much lazy. As an example if i ever get behind or come in behind my team leader never assist as she should because that's her job. If anyone needs parts called in the specialist tells them to call them in.They also have team members doing the specialist cycle counts. With lack of help and communication management still doesn't do anything about this.

ARD Logistics can be a very great company if they will listen to their employees however the HR sticks together and lies to the employees they are very unprofessional and discuss your business in a very unprofessional way their never held accountable for their actions they treat their employees horribly and lack compassion you can always hear them when ever you walk pass the door loud obnoxious and very rude hiring manager if they don’t like you your gone I worked their in as a team memeber and nothing says team about this company as their hiring manager say t”these people are beneath me” I don’t need a job nor money they do how is that apart of your mission statement you should back ground your higher up people resume cause a lot of them need a wake up call

A typical Day at Ard was like going to school again. You looked forward to actually working everyday. Great environment and also 
a productive place to work with a built in cafeteria at Mercedes Bens. Wat more could you ask for. Ard Logistics showed me how to work hard in everything i do and also to be a great Team Leader to the individuals i supervised throughout my nights of working there. The hardest part of my job was to supervise my team and also provide specific material and part that the team for Mercedes. Someway, i made it through and got the job done. The most enjoyable part of my job was meeting all the great individuals that wanted to help me do the job and the smiles and laughter i brought to the entire plant environment.

Job is mostly physical lifting 50-60lbs repeatedly.Delivering wire harnesses and driveshafts that are assembled at warehouse and delivering them to Mercedes.Management is reasonable,fair and willing to help out.The employees are cool to work with some more than others, as long as everyone pulls their weight the shifts fly by.The pay could definitely be better for the work.Cons..If Mercedes shuts down their assembly lines for whatever reason,say they ran out of supplies from any of their suppliers. Your going home early

First off when I was hired to work there i was told that the hours would be from 3:30 to 11:30. It started off that way but after the first week the schedule was changed. Not only where we told that there was something called fireman shift (13 hrs 3 days straight) put in place, now we only work 3 days a week with 3 off which cut into your pay for the week. The most is 36hrs your lucky if you get 2 weeks out the month with 46hrs which after taxes doesn't look like much. And they are short staffed because either people quite because they didn't feel safe or not getting a raise. It they were fired for stealing time. Supervisors where unorganized and all over the place.

I wasn't trained properly. They more or less threw me out into the mix. Their training was a 30-45 min. tour of the areas. I was written up and blamed for things that wasn't even my fault. The upper management plays favorites most definitely. I had a lot of personal issues going on but they still expected me to work 13-14 hour days 6 days a week, when in my interview it was supposed to have been 5 - 10 hour days. So my 100 hour 2 weeks was more like 160 hours for 2 weeks. They do pay management extra for working on weekends, but its definitely not worth it. 

ARD is a company that's usually always hiring due to their high turnover rate resulting from being over worked and under paid. The managers are rude and racially biased. They do not treat employees fairly and if you manage to somehow advance in your position when certain managers wanted someone else for that position, they make things so difficult on that person that they quit. When I say difficult, I dealt with my position being taken away from me and given to someone who wasnt qualified because of skin color. You do not want to work here.

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Group leader 1 salary reported	$58,500 per year
Team member 2 salaries reported	$19.43 per hour
Supervisor 2 salaries reported	$55,000 per year
Material handler 1 salary reported	$17.35 per hour
Warehouse worker 1 salary reported	$10.00 per hour

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