machine operator

assembler

maintenance technician

production operator

manufacturing technician

Adecco

Typically I would arrive from work early and wait for my shift to begin in the break room. After about 15 minutes my shift would begin. I would usually begin my shift by working at the machines on the lines and taking care of anything the machines missed. I would work 15 minutes at each station on the line. Typically I would begin by placing guides (leaf springs) into the tops of the oil filter cans. After this I would place rubber grommets onto cans missed by the machine and perform the same function at the gasket placer machine. After lunch break I would cut scrap or place cans into the line leading into the paint booth. At the end of the shift I would clean up the work area.
I learned a great deal about industrial automation and particular the construction of oil filters. I learned what materials and parts went into making an oil filter and what functions these parts performed. I learned how machines were used in conjunction with manual labor to produce the goods and I learned about quotas. I learned a bit about plant security and security procedures and learned how freight was loaded and unloaded.
This was a temp agency job so I actually had two sets of management. There was one set at the temp agency itself which actually employed me and another set that I worked under directly at the plant. I rarely saw my 'boss' at the temp agency but my supervisors and managers at the plant seemed to be stereotypical corporate types. They were friendly, helpful and knowledgeable, as well as goal oriented and highly motivated. All their motivations however seemed to be geared towards what they could do for the corporation and I learned nothing about their personal aims or desires or any interest as it related to any time spent away from work. The whole focus of their lives seemed to be tied up in serving the company, which I do not deem healthy or holistic.
My coworkers were typically older than me and had been working at the same company for years. They were for the most part all very friendly and helpful and were generally pleasant to work around. I cannot recall a single incident in which I had any hard feelings toward any of them, including my supervisors.
The most difficult part of this job was keeping up with the rapid pace of the automated manufacturing environment. I am not especially fast or nimble, and that translated into some difficulty in performing tasks such as placing guides into the cans which came down the line as rapidly as two a second if I recall. Also the pay was basic, being just a few cent above minimum wage. And because the machines frequently broke down I often had to go home early resulting in a lack of lost hours. There also seemed to be very little room for advancement, at least from my perspective. Heat, constant noise, and some degree of physical exhaustion were secondary concerns.
I most enjoyed learning about industrial automation and how machines are used to construct consumer goods. The people were friendly and as this was my first job I felt a sense of accomplishment and independence at earning my own wages.

Honestly, I believe that the main issues were coming from my specific recruiter.  On the off chance that I did speak to the other recruiter in my local  office, I didn't seem to have many issues.

The position that I was placed in ended up being one of the worst working experiences I've ever had. I won't mention the name of that particular company because the overall company itself was amazing and you could tell that they truly cared about their employees and valued the work they were doing.  However, the particular person that was meant to be my supervisor, was terrible.  Would tell me that certain time off was approved but then turn around and call my recruiter at Adecco and tell her that it was a "no call, no show" which I have NEVER done.  When my recruiter would address the concern with me, I would try to explain that I was under the impression that it was excused, among all of the other issues that I was having with my supervisor and the recruiter would simply brush off any concerns I ever had and tell me that I needed to do better. 

When that contract ended, nobody even told me.  I went in to work one day and could not get in to the building, when I went to the security desk to find out why my badge wouldn't work I was handed a box of my belongings and told to contact my recruiter. Which I attempted, she did not answer and did not return my call for hours, and then proceeded to act as if she had no idea why it was ended or that it had even happened to begin with.  Right then I asked her to find me another assignment, she said she would submit to something else she had open and get back to me. I never heard back, I called after a week or so and she told me the same thing, she'd submit me for something and call back, still never happened.  After over a month of this and not getting anywhere I attempted to apply for unemployment where I was denied because they never contacted me for the "fact finding interview" and in that interview my recruiter told them that it was part of my contract to contact them and request a new assignment within so many days of the end of a contract and that I never did so.  Like are you kidding me?!?! I ASKED THAT DAY.

Anyway. now that I apparently needed to vent my terrible experience.  Again, I don't speak on the company as whole, this is all simply in regards to my specific recruiter.  Now, if they are all or most of them are like this, then I would stay far, far away from this company.  I know I personally will never ever go through them again. 

(To add quick) I also know for a fact that I was not the only person that she neglected and treated as described as above. There was another woman my age that was hired for the same assignment, we went through training together and become somewhat of friends. And through many conversations and venting to each other we came to the conclusion that it appeared as if she was simply not the greatest recruiter that's for sure.

Adecco, was a great place to learn the general principles of Human Resources and Recruiting. This experience will prove valuable securing a position in a more technical/professional based recruiting positions in the future. If our particular branch was working efficiently, the recruiting team would've been able to focus on providing excellent talent for their clients. Where the branch I worked at struggled the most was with client/associate issues, especially administrative issues. This would complicate our work, and created a very stressful environment. When I was dismissed, the overall feeling I had was associate and client satisfaction was low. I can't place all of the blame on the leadership in my office, but my opinion that it was poor and yielded poor results. I loved helping people. I loved my colleagues. Most days I liked my job. My largest criticism of Adecco as a whole is complacency. They should have waited for a replacement before dismissing our last branch manager. They should have responded to the concerns I had with greater urgency. It's a great place to learn. The are one of the world's largest and most respected staffing firms. I just don't believe that the people at the 15,000 feet level have a thorough understanding of the performance of the Branch Managers and staff other than what they see on paper. I get it, that draws upper management away from their jobs. But if one upper manager observed this branch for a week, they would have realized that how dysfunctional things had become. You can't implicitly and explicitly ask your employees to step out of their lane, and then criticize them for dropping the ball on their other duties. On my last day, I was not dismissed during the work day. I stayed late, at the request of my manager, and finished my work. I don't think that is a professional way to be fired. Overall Adecco was a great learning experience, and I am better for it. I even think getting the boot was one of the better things that has happened to me. I just caution anyone who works there to understand your job security is directly tied to the bottom line of your branch. When you focus on filling light industrial positions you're going to have a great deal of turnover. There are going to be frustrating things that are going to make you feel deflated. However, it can be a very rewarding place to work. I saw branches that I envied because of how well the team operated. I wish my former branch, associates, colleagues,clients, and Adecco the best in the future. I was very grateful for the opportunity, but the position and work environment were not good for me.

I started my working career in Agriculture; picking rocks and bailing hay, this taught me what a hard day’s work really was.  I then went into Light Manufacturing as a Drill Press Operator learning different ways to use a drill press, while making wooden toys and letters.  After that I started a short career in the Food Service industry as; Dishwasher, Delivery Boy, Pizza Cook, Prep Cook/ Line Cook, Lead Cook and finally Sous Chef, while taking culinary school.  This is where I started to learn time management, working with a team and how to be a lower level to mid-level supervisor.  While in the restaurant business, I became a volunteer EMT-Basic and Firefighter and left the food service, to find a career in Fire and EMS.  I worked in Milwaukee as an EMT-Paramedic in a 911 pre-hospital EMS system and neonate/pediatric specialty transport.  I rose thru the ambulance service ranks quickly from working on the streets, dispatching, ambulance crew leader and then shift supervisor. I learned organizational skills, inter-personnel skills and other Middle Management Skills.  I then became a career Firefighter/EMT-Paramedic within a combination fire department and once again rose thru the ranks quickly from Firefighter/Paramedic, Driver Operator MPO, Lead Paramedic, EMS Coordinator, and then I became the youngest Captain and youngest Assistant Fire Chief Director of EMS.  I was now an Executive Level Manager and in control of a Budget, Purchasing, Writing SOP/SOG, Firefighter and EMS Training Instructor, HIPPA Officer, Safety Officer, Incident Commander, Federal and State Code Compliance regarding the fire service and EMS, and a member of State, Regional, County, and City Committees.  I was also an assistant EMS Instructor as well as an American Heart Association BLS “CPR”/First Aid/ACLS Instructor at Madison College and UW EMS Program.  I left fire and EMS due to an illness which is resolved, that took more than my Available FMLA, and I was unable to keep up on my continuing education credits for my paramedic and therefore was released.  I have worked as a Taxi-Cab Driver, in Retail at Wal-Mart; Lawn & Garden & Sporting Goods departments and was a Certified Sit-Down Fork Lift Driver.   I then started working as a DSP/PCW in group homes, CBRFs, and as a CNA in a nursing home.  I am currently working with temporary agencies within Manufacturing and Warehouse; Assembling, General Line Work, Packaging, Material Handling, Quality Assurance, Sorting Mail, and Warehouse Picker.

I first worked with an Adecco Branch out of down-town Portland for which I was hired on to work out at Cirque du Soleil for three months while they were in town.
I was hired on originally for an Ushers Position but soon discovered that the Janitorial Spots paid more so took that instead.
I was one of seven guys originally but after most of the others became despondent about being promised hours they never got, I ended up being one of three guys that came back and was put in charge of day shift. Ended up getting about 30 hours a week. The "On-Site" Adecco worker(s) (which alternated between a guy and a girl) were real tools as far as communication was concerned and I often corrected them in their scheduling or I would have ended up working many double shifts.
After the Cirque Job ended I was later contacted by a different Branch of Adecco out of Beaverton I believe, and this group turned out to be a REAL joke.
The woman who I originally spoke with told me I would be going to work the NEXT day though she soon amended that to say that they had to get me a drug screening before I could actually start. She also told me that the position would be 40 hours a week working Janitorial for an automotive parts supply house.
Turned out that the position was NOT 40 hours a week but 8 and basically "On Call". That didn't even cover my gas expense to get there. When I called back to Adecco to talk to the woman who hired me on for 40 hours a week...? Turns out she had quit the day after hiring me and NO-ONE in the office seemed to know a thing about the job. Many times I spoke to one guy in that Adecco Office only to be contacted by another person from the same office later that day who would ask me the same questions that I'd already answered earlier.
To the people in the second office I was a body filling a slot nothing more. No communication with me and even less with Caravan Knight who offered the work (little as it was).
In the end I let the last person I spoke to there know that I was capable of much more than "Janitorial" work and that I had tried several times to get my profile up-dated there to include other work experience that I had. Ultimately: they weren't interested in any of that and seemed to have very little ability to communicate with each other even though they were in the same office.

Typical day was to start it by checking what properties were going to sale and what properties needed to be taken off from the sale of that particular day. Reason was that sometimes the the borrower had made arrangements to file bankruptcy which holds the sale from going forward. If for any reason the sale proceeded then the sale was rescinded and this would take a few other steps due to the escalation of legal action that could follow due to the sale that went through illegally. The other reason was because the borrower sent in the funds to fully reinstate the loan or did a full payoff of the loan by either refinancing with another mortgage company or because they had the funds to do so. Either way the sale must be stopped and confirmed that the borrower had other intentions with the property other than losing it in an auction placed by the bank. Once this process was complete which would take at least 2 to 3 hours throughout the course of the day, the next step was to work with the next set of properties that have been listed to go to sale for the next day. This included looking at deeds to see if there were no liens or judgments that needed to be cleared prior to the sale. In most cases if something like this would occur then the sale procedure would stop and the property would be placed on hold until either lien or judgment was paid in full and the title is clear. This process would take the rest of the day due to working not only for the next day of sales but also working with the other properties that needed first legal action placed in public indicating to the public that the property was for sale and that bids and offers were being scheduled.
Both management and co-workers were also a team in which we all had a helping hand if one of us were behind due to the portfolios being sometimes too big to handle for one individual.
Hardest part of the job was the intricate reading that would take place when reviewing a deeds.
Most enjoyable was games that management would have to relief stress from all the hard work that was being produced once the reports came back showing that we did an exceptional in keeping legal actions away from the bank.

A typical day as a remote Streetview driver you would contact and communicate with your operations lead and fill out any forms online with the company's phone. Inspect and set up the company's vehicle for your daily drive. Communicate periodically to the lead and or management if you needed anything or if there were problems. Would drive predetermined routes that you followed to collect data, and drive about 7 hours or so, each day. At the end of the day, would park the car and store it at the location that you live at for the duration of the projects. Wrap things up and shut down on the vehicle and any forms to fill out, daily. 

I learned how to maneuver different scenarios and situations, positive or negative. Also, had to work with a few different ops leads and drivers throughout my time on the project. Also, needed to have a cool calm head on the road because of crazy drivers and impatient ones, at times.

Work place culture was good overall, but again, had to navigate and collaborate with different kinds of personalities and managing styles. I felt like I was able to get along with everyone. 

The hardest part of the project was handling unexpected situations with a few people who were suspicious of me, and keeping a cool head while interacting with them. Being aware of my surroundings while I drive in the car to prevent and avoid accidents. 

The most enjoyable part was traveling and seeing new areas within my area I worked in. Getting the opportunity to travel to pick up and store the vehicle at the beginning and end of the project. Got to stay in some nice hotels and had some things reimbursed and paid for. Lastly, able to work independent and keep the car where I live and stored it. 

So this is my second assignment with Adecco.  First assignment the only problem was the actual job duties did not match the present job description.  This second assignment is a doozie.  Where do I begin.  I am now finishing up my fifth week and I have been paid for only two weeks.  There payroll department is so incompentent that it hurts to even write about them.  They have failed to successfully mail me any of my manual paychecks.  They were never reaching my home which leads me to believe they were never mailed.  They were forced to overnight me a replacement checks for the first two weeks after them not arriving to me on payday.  I shoud also note that paydays are Fridays and payroll refused to overnight until the following week.  This making my payroll a week late.  Then they sent direct deposit to the wrong account for week three.  I have yet to receive a replaement payment for wek three.  I then set up for their payroll card services hoping to prevent further problems.  Unfortunately my week four payroll was not sent to the payroll card and instead mailed again.  Which we all know I have yet to receive the first three checks they said they regular mailed to me.  So finally here I am closing week five and after weeks of fussing with HR at corporate office and payroll I am forced to file a failure to pay ontime complaint with DOL.  I know everyone's experience will be different.  But I would caution working for Adecco not because they make payroll mistakes but because of the poor customer service and way they choose to handle not paying someone.  

I am not exaggerating on poor customer service.  I forgot to mention during all of this my branch agent told me to borrow the money or get a loan to cover the cost of getting to the assignment and to cover my payroll.  They also then called the manager of my assignment and tried to get me removed from the assignment.  I guess the joke was on them when the client REFUSED to allow them to end my assignment and told them to fix my payroll.

In closing BE CAREFUL when accepting a job with Adecco.  BTW I've worked with the DC and Columbia Maryland offices.

I worked as a temp for Adecco Solutions. Through them I worked for Nestle-Gerber in the R & D department. Nestle was a good company to work for. The atmosphere there was like family. I learned a great deal at Nestle and was given many responsibilities to fulfill throughout the day and week. Growing in knowledge was part of a typical work week in the Pilot Plant. In the R&D department, the engineers would have new equipment brought in that would have to learn how to operate and at the same time a JHA (Job Hazard Analysis) would be done to point out any safety issues that could arise from daily use. A typical day at in the Pilot Plant at Nestle is a fast pace one. On top of setting up for the days test run we would go over the order in which things would be done and who would be doing each part. We would double check everything from the equipment being used to the material that is being requested. We had no supervisor on the floor so working together was a crucial element to our daily success. My regular day also consisted of maintaining the chemical room for the Pilot Plant and making sure that sanitation procedures were adhered to according to USDA, FDA and Nestle policies. And throughout the day keeping records of everything that is being done. I made some great friends there at Nestle, we all came from different backgrounds but never let anything stand in the way of reaching our daily goals. I really can't find anything to say of what was hard there at Nestle. Since I am an active person the constant hustling to get the work done was exciting to me. We were always training for something new there and that was enjoyable to me. I love to learn and gain more knowledge and Nestle gave me that opportunity and for that, I will always be grateful.
There are certain things that I can not mention due to a confidential waiver that I had signed.

Working at Adecco, I am able to combine my experience in sales and customer service with my passion for inspiring others.

I work directly with the companies I support to not only provide them with exceptional staffing solutions but also inspirational programs for workforce engagement and retention. My goal is to show my customers how to motivate their workforce to take their business to the next level. I enjoy assisting my community and I regularly volunteer with many charity organizations in IL. I strive to motivate individuals who need an extra push in the right direction. I volunteer my time helping struggling candidates by building their resumes, teaching them to how to network, finding programs to help them develop or improve their skills and partnering them with local organizations that can assist them during their time of need. 

I am passionate about equality and giving everyone the opportunity to put their best foot forward. Being able to support people in my community helps me create and develop successful programs for my customers and candidates. I am able to use my experience working with different organizations to provide real solutions that work.  

My goal is to inspire those around me and to motivate them to reach for their dreams. No one should ever feel they are  incapable of achieving their dreams and everyone deserves an opportunity to try.

I want to change the way we view candidates who have special accommodations or specific limited skill sets. Diversifying our workforce will increase employee engagement and inspire a positive and accepting culture in any environment. Equality is such an important factor in today’s changing economy and the more we provide opportunities for people to succeed the more prosperous we will be.    

Specialties Include: Training, Coaching, Public Speaking, Project Management, Process Improvement, Workforce Engagement Solutions, Marketing, Advertising, Social Media Specialist, Leadership and Motivational Speaking.

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