machine operator

sanitation worker

maintenance technician

forklift operator

senior operator

Barry Callebaut

I  was a temp to hire. I worked 2 and a half months with a few weeks before I was to get hired, I was let go for *being unproductive* I was there almost 3 months, ready to get hired(had to work 480 hours thru temp agency to get hired) and they turn around and tell me I'm *unproductive* I worked a full day only to turn around andhave them  *part ways* with me at the end of the day. the whole time i was employed there , there was absolutely NO inclination that I was slacking...at all. NO progress review, NO discipline, NO conversation, as far as I was concerned, and I was, I showed up for work, and did my best. I worked, and some days I over did it, I was definitely a team player, I did what I was told, I followed the rules and did my job. I was told i was doing a good job,, so i was completely baffled that i was let go.. The place has no communication. There's a lack of supervision and a lack of accountability, and a lack of training. A lot of times there were incidents, due to lack of training, incompetence and laziness that left most of the machines and lines down most of the time almost every day,and things went wrong when team leads were not paying attention and doing  their job. .....lots of waste. Can't be productive if 50% of the production lines are down and you're standing around, but yet you’re reprimanded about standing around, when literally it’s not your fault and there’s nothing to do. The job itself is not hard, but because of the lack of training and  communication , you did alot of senseless, exhausting work, no one would help you....lots of double work, and lots of walking around from floor to floor, machine to machine because one team lead didn't know what the other team leads needed, it was a viscious cycle.  The production set ups weren't set up efficiently. therefore you worked twice as hard to do something that should be simple. Alot of old and broken equipment. There's alot of Team Leads who couldn't communicate efficiently, I think if you're in charge and you can't articulate a sentence to delegate responsibilities to your team you shouldn't be a team lead. In the end I was overworked, underpaid and underappreciated...and in the end I was only hired during a peak time, only to be let go for no reason.  The job wasn't rewarding at all, and I certainly wouldn't recommend anyone to get a job at Barry Callebaut. The pay was undesirable for the excessive amount of work you did. There is no appreciation and no incentive to work there. I was showing initiative, and I made it known I wanted to explore the various opportunities. But I was completely shut down on the idea of any advancement in the company.

You are better off cleaning toilets; don't even waste your time. This is a slave factory with no respect for human kind. Money is more important than your health(no surprise). With temperatures reaching 120F+, was told to stop drinking water and work faster. The molding lines are the worst as you must run back and fourth making boxes, shaking the chips down, and stacking the pallets with bathroom/water/lunch breaks being a major issue. The chocolate chips do not even fit in the boxes because the company is run by 'YES' men. You are required to shake 50lbs of chips into a box that only holds maybe 40lbs and mind you, one box comes off the line every 30 seconds for 12 hours straight. This is clearly a job for machines, not humans. If you speak up, you are treated even worse. They will find something to fire you on by monitoring every move on camera if you don't already quit. Don't worry, as they will have some degenerate on stand by to save the day. If you want to be a dumper, good luck. I highly doubt 12 hours of breathing in highly refined cocoa powder is good for your lungs. They do provide a wrinkie-dink mask that does not even seal tight against your face, which is useless. If you want to move up and be an operator in the back, good luck. Conditions are not even legal to work in(unsafe equipment, hot to the point you will pass out, unsanitary, loud, the list goes on....). If you think working in sanitation is a walk in the park, think again. They will force you to mop for 12 hours with a dirty/smelly mop full of chocolate and oil that hasn't been replaced in a week. The moment you get tired of mopping or feel the need to pass out in the heat, go straight to the bathroom stall and start looking for a new job on your mobile. The only real job worthy of fulfilling at this company is an electrician. He walks around doing nothing, but when you need help doesn't even bother and calls the mechanics who are busy. If you ever get hurt and feel the need to go to the clinic, forget it. The guy is a washed-up doctor who does what HR tells him to do. Do yourself a favor and get your own doctor. Yes, HR is very dirty here(lies/cheats). Management and HR should get an award for being such great criminals. Corporate America at its best as money will always take precedence over human life. This country is a disgrace for allowing corporations to do whatever they please. Worst of all, people who buy and consume the chocolate from here have no idea what goes on behind closed doors.

Work for 6 years first half year was great it was  Privately own Mona lisa foods then it was sold to berry callebeut they promise a better work place better  Oportunities better quality the first year seemed great after not so much it seemed like they were more intrested in more production then quality they pushed us to create and put out more chocolate then the machinces were capable of  Producing notice this machinces where home made so you would have to understand how many problems we had never did this billion dollar company bring engineers to improve this machinces and when they tried to make machinces that where suppose to be better they failed quality seems to be second and the santinon part seem to always be second notice its food we are talking about ..as work goes its easy but as a operator u where expected to do what they thought would be good if u werent able or the chocolate wasnt able to do what they wanted it wasnt the machince they blamed it on you for not trying and when you were successful you were never appreciated or the workers who help in the project ..it got tiring after a while because even mangment didnt know what they were doing ...i believe that barry callebuat is great company just the people in this branch are just not good at what they wanted to  Accomplish honestly at this moment i would recommand working there

we have to deal with broken machines constantly. when tech is called over they just make the problem worse. Horrible management, they don't help out at all and just nit pick every tiny thing you're doing. Stuck up coworkers that think they know everything. and  concentrate on everyone else but their own machine ( not even helping, just yelling at you for doing something they don't like as if they're not the same position as you), overworked, no communication, unnecessary meetings that we have to come in early for or stay late for and usually don't find out about until the same day. HR could care less about employees health. I went home early due to a health issue and got a call from HR telling me "we have a business to run". Cant have piercings, and no phones for emergencies. cant listen to music which would at least make this place somewhat bearable. no food  or drinks even bottled drinks on floor. Hot uniforms that are especially uncomfortable in the summer where we have no ac or even fans. new highers stay for maybe 2 weeks then leave to no surprise at all. Cant sit down for 2 seconds  during a 12 hour shift when there's nothing to do without management yelling at you on their way to sit comfortably in their office and chit chat with the other higher ups. do yourself a favor and apply to literally any other job. 

i am so much elated to be worked at that company, my typical day at work i remember i always get to work premises 6.oclock every day and what i learned there was team work, ideas inculcation, inspection of all machines before starting the production, report anything unusually to the general board for urgent ratification, ensure proper safety of the workers, we are from the same nation but culture varies but at work environment we are strongly one and you cannot discriminate. this is where some of the sticky cocoa got stock in metal holes and prevent the free flow of the cocoa so we have leave our area and lose all those pipes and work so quick and it can takes us two to three week before getting it better because the company is so big, i always free happy that we are producing healthy things for general public to use and they too they love it so much and how our board treat us so well in and out of the company God bless them      

The Management team were excellent to work with. I learned a lot about management and managing a fast paced company, Obtained the ability to troubleshoot and make important decisions in a fast paced working environment . Assuring Scheduled product was on time and also direct contact with customer with incoming product and that it was on time. Auditing Lines for correct information assigned on orders. Managing Staffing, Training New employees. 
The hardest part of the position was managing the staffing which was 40 to 50 % temp agency employees. Training was constant and Employee selection were critical.
The most enjoyable part of the job was the interaction with the staffing and seeing them grow into excellent operators, as well as being able to improve my own personal growth.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Working at BC will be temporary.  I worked there for a year plus and recently left. In that time they did no retain one single employee for than a few months. Most were days or weeks. So good place to get some cash and move on.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
This is a petty company.  They play the blame game about everything. Usually in manufacturing companies want to spot flaws in their process, not blaming the least paid lowest ranking involved people. But that is how BC operates.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
They have no culture. They are trying to develop one but all their words to the employees are empty and hollow. So, the culture is not developing quickly especially due to the 100% turnover. BC has a sense of soullessness.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
7pm start little group huddle, then go work your line. You get three breaks and if you go one minute over god help you.

What is the best part of working at the company?
There’s always overtime available, but they also only let you work a maximum of 20 Hrs OT/week.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
No accountability, high demand for things to get done that were other shifts responsibility, and always short staff. The more you know, the more you’ll do with no extra incentive.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Sadly it’s every person for themselves. You have to take pictures of all the things you did that were asked for proof because management doesn’t believe when you say something was done. They put each shift against each other like a competition.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Stressful, tiring, hectic. It’s very high demand if you work in a particular area and you think you may have a chill day, they will make sure you’re doing work. Unless of course you’re night shift. Night shift is more laid back because they’re less people working.

The work isn't very difficult or demanding unless you are in the liquid area - its a warm and laborious area to work.  The people generally are nice but this is definitely a company where everyone takes care of themselves, and it is NOT a team friendly environment.  Some supervisors have been around a long time and only know the Callebaut way - so new ideas are not received well.  The office area can also be chaotic - way too many side conversations that distract people from doing real work.  Lastly - some folks cannot keep to themselves; they are in everyone's business all the time and micromanaging areas they aren't associated with.  There are some extremely passive aggressive folks at this company that ruin the spirit of the hard working people.

You must have a pair of safety shoes or boots and you are not allowed to wear no sleeve ts because it's a climate control warehouse other than that it's a great place to work. I personally loved the schedule where I worked 3 days one week and another week I'd work 4 days which balance your pay . And from time to time they would provide you with bags or boxes of chocolate to take home. Plus the benefits were amazing. It was unfortunate that I had to leave the job because of my health problems.it became hard for me to perform my duties to the fullest of my capabilities instead of dragging the job down due to my performance I chose to leave.  I honestly miss the comrades and the management 

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