maintenance technician

maintenance mechanic

machine operator

operator

sanitation worker

Arla Foods

Save yourself the headache. This job, even with the pay, isn't worth it. The new maintenance manager and team leader are a joke. There are employees in the maint department that I wouldn't trust operating a vacuum cleaner. They're lazy, don't try to learn, and slack off 98% of the shift. If you're a motivated person, are willing to learn, and have a positive attitude, you're ostracized. The only thing management cares about is themselves. They want to work thier 8-4, leave, and push all the responsibilities and accountability of the plant on the maintenance staff. Things are starting to fall apart, because neither of them have a clue what preventative maintenance means. They wait until a major failure, then blame us for "not doing pms" doesn't matter if we wrote down 2 years ago (destroyed bearing in the crane, replace immediately) nope. Even on a down day, we have to run cheese, so we can't shut down the most intricate part of our operation.

So I recommend you look elsewhere for employment. This place is in the middle of nowhere, you'll hate your life daily, and have an alcoholic overseeing you who comes in at 11pm smelling like a bar telling you, that you have no idea how to perform your job, while telling you to tap off a 480v transformer to pull 120v line for an aux fan for a hard drive thats toast. Good luck arla.

It's a easy job packaging cheese. They are very well employed, maybe to much. If someone were to go undercover and actually see what goes on there, I bet they would cut down staff. People are constantly leaving the line to talk to their friends and family, or just to wonder. Management doesn't do anything about it. If you are a active worker, it will be unnoticed and you will be the one blamed when something doesn't work right or is done wrong. The training I received was a person had me watch them for a few minutes then told me to try while they went and talked to their friends. The lines are down many times throughout the day, so it can get frustrating. You will work every Saturday and some Sundays, and you won't know for sure until the day before, because the schedule can change daily. It is hard to communicate with many of the employees because they don't speak English. 

typical day at work involves safe and timely deliveries, vehicle checks, and route planning. I have learned discipline, time management, and teamwork. Management is supportive and focused on safety and efficiency. Workplace culture encourages respect, cooperation, and professionalism. The hardest part of the job is handling long hours on the road, but the most enjoyable part is achieving on-time deliveries and feeling proud of contributing to customer 

When you come to work, your line leader will tell you how many cheese will be package and tell you what you will be doing. I've learned that operating a machine has a lot of safety rules and caution. When I have a rough day, I'll let my line leader know that today is not a good day and ask if I can do something else. My co-workers always give each other positive feed back and what we need to work on to get better. Some jobs are hard and easy. The hardest part of this job is running the machine because every single cheese needs to be bagged and is a very fast paced job. At the end of the day, I like to take my time cleaning and getting positive feed backs.

Most employees in packaging are family and friends you will not advance unless you are a non native They take attendance seriously and that's about it. People who work hard are not appreciated those who walk away from the line are rewarded. Promotions are based on the relationships not experience. There is no flexibility. Hr and other Leaders do not care about employees and will not write and thing down so work place toxicity is never held accountable. I myself have reported someone 11 times and they jave done nothing. Harassment of any kind.. nothing is done.

had to put on uniform before punching in then refer to book on what duties needed to be done and dated to let co-workers know whats been done, to work as a two person team but work independently to get the jobs done quicker
co-workers were willing to help or answer questions if u asked
i would say the hardest part was holding the hose for extended periods of time because of the way it was designed 
i liked knowing what i had or needed to get done during my shift and work on my own

The company itself was very well thought out and was clearly trying their best, but the particular plant I worked at had awful work culture.  Most employees had over competitive attitudes, with the management being extremely apathetic.  It was clear that everyone just wanted a paycheck, and no one really wanted to be there.  This made for a miserable work environment, and all motivation sucked out.  I ended up walking out knowing I wasn't missing much.

There is a constant feeling of negativity on the factory floor on the production site. Logistics is a much better environment to work in at Arla Foods.
Nothing seems to be appreciated on the shop floor of the production site,  the machinery is badly maintained, and nothing seems to be invested for the long term future, either with machinery and equipment. But in particular the training of future staff. You will never walk out of the a shift with a feeling of achievement or a job well done. It's depressing..

little to no training, little to no communication about projects from management, you are just expected to know stuff. Zero accountability for employees who don't do their jobs. If you do a good job you get more work and the people that slack off get less responsibility. HR and management pretend like they care but they don't, not even allowed to talk to them without an appointment.  A few good people there but overall not great place to work. 

The more you know the more you will get paid but also the more likely you will be forced to work the weekend.  Not enough trained operators and many people quitting because of too many hours. High turnover causes short staffing all the time.  Arla can not keep enough people to run everything and too many people are overworked.

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