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I have worked here going on a decade and every year it seems that management cares more about finding reasons to fire people over finding reasons to fix machines. The plant is 75% automated which would be a good thing if the machines worked properly constant break downs. Then half of maintenance is to old to break a bolt or there knowledge on the machine is none existent. But yet most of them have bin there 10 plus years and have to ask and operator how to troubleshoot your machine. Which is the equivalent of a machanic asking u how do I start your car. Training is minimal because the trainer knows as much as the trainee. But expectations are through the roof. All management cares about is numbers. They ask u to tell them what the issue is then when u open your mouth u become the black sheep. U can never get a strait answer everybody in management is after there own agenda which is  the job title above there's. And have no problem with throwing the whole plant under the bus to get it. They are currently spending thousands of dollars on a new security system. But yet no employee can go to hr to make a complaint from the plant why because the door is locked with limited access so pulling teeth is the best way to explain dealing with hr. Not that it will do u any good because hr is a sespool of kiss a** and the ones that actually get things done u have no access to them. It's a disaster waiting to implode. Only positive I can say is the pay due to OT will allow u to pay a few bills.

As an auditor for the company, I spent a good deal of time with our suppliers and co-packers. I helped build and retain a strong rapport with each of them. On site, a typical day would be spent performing a variety of interdepartmental projects. This was often rewarding, but extended my workday significantly, as I typically had a full day of tasks in the morning. Between supporting internal QA teams and writing their prima forma documentation, supporting logistics teams, sales teams and handling corporate QA tasks, I found it difficult to write comprehensive audit reports in the allotted time, without extending my workday by at least a couple of hours. We did not score audits, but rather reported comprehensively on the pros and cons of supplier quality management, food safety and food defense systems in full GFSI format; therefore, a significant amount of time was required for writing and reviewing audit reports. I felt proud of helping the company obtain nearly perfect BRC scores in all of their plants. I was let go as part of a restructuring within 60 days of BRC certification. The local corporate QA team was top flight, but was perhaps cross-utilized beyond what would be typically be expected in a company of that size.

When I first started working there it was an okay place to work.  Once I was fully trained & went on my own crew, that's when things got bad.  I was the only supervisor at the time. They increased production (12 hour shifts) to a 6 day work week from a 4 day work week.  When you are working 144 hours every two weeks & your only getting compensated for 80 hours there's something seriously wrong with this company.  I spoke with the owner's daughter who had no idea of any Human Resources relations even though she was given the title.  They swore that they didn't have a budget to bring another supervisor on board but were in the process of a $10 million dollar expansion. It got to the point that I was leaving early to justify my salary.  They had several meetings with me regarding my attendance & I told them (C.O.O., Production Manager & owners daughter) that this work schedule was for someone that was an undocumented worker.  Did I just say that?  Yes, their entire workforce are undocumented workers.  They have no regard for any employee & will work you to death like you are a slave. 

PLEASE STAY AWAY FROM THIS COMPANY AS THEY COULD CARE LESS ABOUT YOUR FAMILY LIFE OR WAGES.

NOT a good work environment. If you call working smarter/not harder by being trained ( Which I refuse to do) pushing six skids at a time onto a trailer with a run down stand up forklift ( Due to the continuous  pushing of multiple loaded skids) and then hear the managers/supervisors fuss about complaints from trucking companies and customer about damaged trailers and freight, well then the managers should listen when a just average person reports what is going on and managers blows it off because they fear about upper management taking them off of their jobs. I should have known when I started when a trainer told me NOT to trust anyone and do not report anything you see unsafe. OSHA would have a field day at this place. At the end of shift you will usually get stuck cleaning your area by yourself, due to managers sitting in their office with their door shut playing Facebook games and supervisors sitting at their desk watching Youtube (half of the shift by the way) and the rest of the crew sitting in their cars talking on their cellphones. This place needs a very serious undercover boss to come into the Cayce plant.

Not a secure place to work and not much room for advancement. Cliquey work environment, co-workers are two faced and catty, people get fired at the drop of a hat. Management only favors their pets and if you don't fit in to their "clique" you are wasting your time being there.  Started working in the Ogden office as a contractor with promises that position would lead to permanent full time work but after months of working there contract suddenly ended. Saw management all get promotions and huge raises but then noticed employees getting fired left and right. Was constantly reminded that I was only a temp and not entitled to any of the regular workers perks or advancement. Saw many other contractors and workers leave because of the low morale. Worked there for over a year, the office was fully staffed when I started left with just a skeleton crew of their favorites. Unless you fit in with their "clique" run the other way! One of my worst employment experiences ever.

I got the job through staffing agency and thought I would integrate well. It's good only if you're patient enough to wait that long (contract is 6 months) to be part of the company and get overtime. This is why I applied in the first place as they advertised it as such (without the waiting part), but I was willing as long as everything else looked promising.

+ It was nice to work while I was learning, if anything at all. 
+ Once I started adapting how I worked to a way that was easier for me physically, I was often "corrected" so there is an obvious strict method to follow. 
+ I often got to help others relating to strength or height, but other than that it is very fast paced and often consistent.

- Much to my own disappointment, almost immediately I didn't feel part of a team as I was often either scolded or brushed off with a different answer to the question I was asking by the leads. 
- Whoever is in charge of doing proper training because it seems no one wants to handle it. 
- Lacked Omicron prevention, a lot of employees unvaccinated when new hires were required to be vaccinated.

The company doesn’t offer a flexible work schedule or work-from-home policy. This only applies if you hold a management role.
 It has an annual goal setting and performance review process, complete with a “target distribution”. This traditional approach has been proven ineffective. There is no constructive feedback with doable suggestions on how to improve. The company treats this process as “a check in the box,” rather than an opportunity to provide real coaching and development.

Broken communication lines between all departments. 
Attempts to share your ideas and thoughts in meetings fall upon deaf ears or can lead to career setbacks. 

Unfortunately, employee engagement surveys don't work. You see a lot of people talking about the survey and the results, but don’t see any action towards change.

This company has a hard time attracting, motivating and retaining talent.

 This company advertises as diverse; false advertisement!

Management makes decisions based on perceptions they get from people not involved. They have an Accountant who is never there and a Sales guy running the Logistics for the company. They learn a small amount and think they are experts and in turn make drastic decisions which cause months of headaches. The time lines are unreasonable. 3 people ask for critical 4 hour reports due by noon. Or if it is late in the day you must have them done that night.They chased off an excellent inventory team in Ogden because Management didn't have a clue as to what they did. The turn over rate for Ogden is over 70% Everyone I know here is looking for a job. They will work you around the clock and on weekends. There is no balance. If you like to trash other people, aren't married and like to work ALL the time this is the place for you!
Good Luck!

I enjoyed working with this company for almost 8 years until the plant shut down and was moved to Germany. I typically performed 15-20 blind counts of materials from a list that was handed down from corporate. After the counts were performed, I compared what the system showed to what I counted. I then addressed the counts with the Plant Manager and the Controller prior to entering the counts into SAP. The crew I worked with in the office were incredible people that I have kept in contact with since the closing of Otis Spunkmeyer. The hardest part of the job was the traffic in the warehouse while trying to move pallets of materials around to find what I was looking for. The most enjoyable part of the job was working with the people that I became close friends with.

I have worked here for several years and it is really what you make it. If you are a person with limited career goals or who does not mind engaging office politics (i.e. brown nosing to the fullest) then this is actually a great place to work. The typical work day is pretty routine. I can say that I have learned a lot (mostly self-taught though) and I have met some great people. Management is hit or miss. We've had some great ones and some terrible ones. I get along well with all of my coworkers but they don't all get along well with one another. The hardest part of this job is staying satisfied when recognition and advancement opportunities are almost non-existent. The most enjoyable part of the job is easy work for decent pay.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Laborer 20 salaries reported	$17.48 per hour
Machine operator 14 salaries reported	$17.27 per hour
Operator 12 salaries reported	$17.88 per hour
Baker 3 salaries reported	$92,000 per year
Maintenance technician 3 salaries reported	$32.25 per hour

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