production supervisor

maintenance technician

production operator

human resources generalist

plant manager

Adler-Pelzer-Group

Arrive to the office, review my reports from production scheduler,  the meeting at 7:30with production staff  (Coverage report FG ,RM and attainment), review deviations from the production plan and special topics of materials and re-scheduled plan as needed. 
2. Prepare and send report to the customers
3. Prepare information for the 9:30 operations meeting (KPI) 
4 . Answer e-mails 
5. Meeting with my staff,  suppliers status, delivery on time with logistics staff.
6. Meeting with program management new projects
7. Lunch
8. Work with improvements or  in topics from Open issues list, 
9. Gemba walk management staff
10. Visit offsite ware house and review open points with the warehouse supervisor. 
11.Review information from cycle counter ABC counts , 
12, Prepare summary of the day open issues and closed points and review with the plant manager 5:30 pm.

I learn every day, I love work with people and solving problems , or working in opportunities I like teach people and learn from every one.  

Workplace culture: 
The workplace culture is good, I always tried to help I 'm a team player , never forget that we are amazing humans with different level of responsibility but all in the same direction. 

Hardest part of the job. 
When we have downtime issues and I don't have material on time to ship, or when the material in the sea is delayed. 

Most enjoyable part of the job :
I love work is one of my way to said thanks GAD for my life, cooperate working together with many people to have a better world for each other.

A job in automotive has certain traits across the board. However, APG is an example of being way behind employment trends regardless of industry. 

Training is nonexistent. Basically a couple hours of orientation, handed your respective job equipment and forced to figure it out the on the fly. Little to no support within the organization. No training material or leaning management system exists. 

Policy is a total gray area. An attendance policy is there, but not adhered to or inconsistently applied. Supervisors pick and choose who they like within the team creating a revolving door of hourly associates and constant turnover. The approach is essentially to replace bad apples with more bad apples because there is no coaching or accountability for supervisors to develop talent. Not that anyone would likely want career advancement in a toxic environment where you have no clue what the expectations are for any given job. 

Also, APG is WAY behind the market when it comes to competitive benefits and compensation. Still a waiting period to be eligible for benefits, PTO is minimal and they are always reactive to competitors in terms of bumping compensation. 

If you don't mind working in a place where there is no culture or feeling of purpose, APG might at least be a decent stopgap of a job. Even then, I cannot imagine anyone sticking around long enough to actually call it a  career home. 

The Eudora plant is a great place to work with a family orientated culture.  There are many incentives and awards which include referral bonuses, hire on bonuses, monthly OEE & 5S awards, employee of the month, birthdays, years of service, etc.  There are opportunities for advancement to positions such as Cell Lead & Production Supervisor because they like to promote from within.  There are opportunities for involvement with the Safety & Event Committees with various events/outings during the year such as a carnival, Halloween celebration, holiday parties, World's of Fun, ball games, etc.  Management embraces suggestions from employees & addresses concerns.  Production is 10 hours a day, 4 days a week so unless there's OT you get a 3 day weekend.  It is not air conditioned in the plant but the ventilation does not allow it to get too hot over the summer.  Supervisors hand out water bottles to everyone and in the summer sometimes we get popsicles.  The cafeteria is like a convenience store & there is a popcorn machine with free popcorn.  The company also gives shirts out when you go full time & we sometimes get gifts throughout the year like hoodies or lunchboxes.  Overall it's a great place to work!

I only worked there as a temp for 5 days and honestly I didn't like the amount of miscommunication, snitching/tattle telling, and few other things I noticed. They also didn't help with anything job task wise and when it came to clocking in and out in regards to my height (I had to stand on my tip-toes just to be able to clock in and out despite the fact that I brought up the issue about the time clock being to high for me in the first place, then just about every task was to where I couldn't do by myself as required due to not being able to reach or needing to do a task slower solely due to being too short....I felt that management wasn't going to help with my situation regarding to my height whatsoever and I have worked a few warehouse jobs where my height was not a problem). I admit that the hours were very good and the pay for a temp was very fair plus liked that I had 3 paid breaks along with being allowed to have my phone on me, not needing to go through some kind of security just to get in and the building, and no strict dress code.

Adler Pelzer is a good, diverse company, though not for everyone. There are plenty of opportunities for people to grow and advance with the company, but don't expect someone to hold your hand and lay out a nicely drawn out map on how to do it - this is why it's not for everyone. I have found that I have to show initiative and be self-driven to grow and succeed. This is after all a fast-paced automotive company looking for positive results. There are really great people that work here and I personally love the diversity of all backgrounds. Every company has its plus and minuses, and I'd say the pluses here are a less-defined structure which allows more room for freedom and creativity to make a positive impact, diversity of all kinds (countries, ages, backgrounds), opportunities for development, and the people that work at the company. Minuses are less-defined structure which sometimes is a negative point to being effective and efficient, work-life is not very balanced, and communication could be stronger.

Worst management you can imagine. They scream at, berate, intimidate, and even curse at the employees. I saw grown men and women literally cry at least twice a week. Co-workers were miserable exhausted, hurting, and in some cases suicidal. 
People work manditory 80 - 90 hours a week that can go on for months or years. Management will call your personal phone repeatedly at any time of the night or day whatever shift you are on until you answer. Notification of mandatory overtime about 5 minutes in advance. No wonder it's a revolving door. Many repetitive stress injuries due to being stuck in the same spot on the same line seven days a week, 12 hours a day. If you are considering working for this company - don't. The management there will ruin your life, your health and every relationship you have with anyone if you stay long enough. Go anywhere else on earth. Adler-Pelzer Port Huron is the definition of gross.

I was 19 when i started working at Adler Pelzer as a Maintenance tech, and I have been forced to learn more in my short time just to keep everyone else quiet. almost everyone in management is either an immigrant/ visa worker, a convicted felon, and/or incredibly unpleasant to be around. I only received one real pay raise in my 3 years at Pelzer, my job was incredibly stressful, and i was put innumerous dangerous positions just to get production back up and running. Unless they seriously get their management communications, scheduling, and parts ordering issues in check, the plant will loose all of its production contracts and be shuttered by 2025.

DO NOT WORK HERE! IF YOU WORK HERE ALREADY, FIND SOMEWHERE ELSE!!!

The biggest downfall to this company was culture and safety.  The culture bred poor morale.  Employees were used untill the quit.  This past year operators had worked from Labor day to Christmas with only Thanksgiving day off.  Most left after only a few weeks of 7 12's. The turn over rate was so fast people were getting trained on equipment they had only ran for 2 weeks.  I watched as maintenance had to shut down a machine for some new guys so they could go to lunch because no one had taught them how.  Don't forget breathing the synthetic fibers in the air.  Long term employees will probably be getting settlement checks 20 years from now cause their lungs are shot.

Both managers above everyone els were great. They are skilled and tough to work for but if your experienced than you'll enjoy working with them. Everyone they hire below them is mostly laughable. Management positions in most cases. If you can tolerate them good luck! Those employees will make sure your responsibility includes theirs. There mistakes will be yours. The only change in 3 years is there pay. Zero accountability. 
Good luck to anyone who applies. All you need to do is show up. Skills aren't required!

Typical day starts with management floor walk and support on any issues seen in the morning. KPI meeting follows. Then there is a lot of freedom or variance on the daily work. 

Management culture is good everyone works well with one another but at the same time can argue what they feel is best or what they believe is the best. 

Hardest part of the job is daily grind of working in a manufacturing plant every day is different and some days are harder than others but you just need to continue to push and find satisfaction in what you do. 

Best part of the job is continually pushing each other towards success, and the daily interactions with the workers.

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