truck driver

merchandiser

forklift operator

order picker

brand ambassador

Buffalo Rock Company

I worked like a Hebrew slave  the little time I was there at corporate in human resources with no resources! I was there almost seven days a week trying to catch up on work that was all on me (No support from Management at all) I left and found another job and moved back home for a better paying and better environment. They were mad when I told them that I was leaving and they tried to intimidate me with the things that they said to me. This company is over 100 years old, and these so-called smart people that run the company with no common sense and treat their employees as if it is 1900. The benefits aren't all that and to be honest with you is too high for anyone's salary. I couldn't afford it.  Whoever get the job that I had, God bless them because I highly doubt he or she will stay long. They will work them like a slave, and he or she will find out all the dirt that they are doing over there and leave just like I did. Fortunately for me, I have my own business on the side and came to Birmingham with money in the bank so leaving wasn't a big deal for me. I was in a better place than most there because I had no bills or responsibilities. So, of course, some of the people that worked there didn't like that. I picked up and left with no regrets and got a better job. They really hated the fact that I had other irons in the fire and didn't need them. The entire HR department is low down dirty people that will see their dirt again one day. And the head of that department, well, lets just say how in the world can that person sleep at night? Anything negative you read about this company is true. Don't let those folks in HR sell you a pipe dream because all they want to do is work you to death for pennies! While they receive bonuses and you don't get any money or recognition. They didn't tell me that they received bonuses from my work. Yet, I was the one that did all the work. They have a convoluted way of thinking, and they think that the people that work in the plant are beneath them. The company is a "us verses them" mentality. The only reason why some of those folks are there for 30 plus years is still there is that they have gone alone with the foolishness of that company and the people that own it for years. They have no other resources or skills to leave! They have no sense of integrity. Don't get caught up in the unctuousness of that company. Find yourself another job and run the other way!  I have been in human resources for almost 15 years and never in my life have I ever seen a company ran the way they run it. This is not how real manufacturing facilities are ran. This is the worst example of one. Don't let this company change your mind in being in manufacturing because it's unreal. And if you don't believe me, just read the comments! everyone is not lying!. They will tell you the same thing! I have no reason to lie to you. The proof is in the pudding! Find work somewhere else.

My typical day as the money room clerk was to fill out deposit tickets and coin/currency bags for bank balances that would be used for later in the day, put out new sign in/out sheets for route drivers, clean the coin/currency counters, clean my office, the main desk to process routes, the break room, the kitchen, the lobby, the bathrooms, and vacuum 5 different offices. I would also wrap coins, do safe counts, take out trash, wash windows, make and clean out popcorn machine, make and clean out coffee makers, restock kitchen and bathroom, dust, sweep, and mop. When route drivers would arrive, I would run reports on the semi drivers, distribute paperwork, check for loss/damage invoices, and return hand-helds. When the vending drivers would come in, I would take all of their bags and count their coins/currency using a computer program to calculate loss/overages/theft/issues. When all drivers were in,I would total all monies collected, place them in their correct deposit bags, and put them up for deposit. I would go over reports to check for shortages/overages.I would let the other person in the office know when I was done w last reports, pass out end of day paperwork to other workers and lock up my areas. I usually got all of my cleaning done in an hour after doing all of my deposit bags/slips. Then it would be dead until lunch. Its a very fast paced job, must be able to multitask, lots of lifting heavy bags/crates. If you're not good with numbers and doing 2 things at once, the job isn't for you. I left this job because you have to wait on all drivers to come in. Even if it's 11pm, you have to wait. You cannot leave until they're all in and all their paperwork is processed. I also left because you are in constant contact with dust flying out of the coin and currency counters in your face. They had poor ventilation (freezing all year around in that office).  They had a "filter" in the office but it did nothing for me. The last reason I left is their was a lot of gossip, drama, and laziness in the area I worked in. My immediate supervisor was always on her phone or work phone discussing personal issues. She was very critical and rude. If I didn't understand something, she would make you feel stupid for asking for explanation. The company is better in different departments just not the front office or money room area. They do have decent benefits but I couldn't afford them due to my situation. They have great company parties. I did feel like the doormat of the office. They had a janitor and he didn't do much office cleaning. I did. If something needed to be done, I wouldn't mind doing it at all but then my immediate supervisor would get upset if I worked for another department for a day or helped out for an hour. Not worth the pay.

Our boss told one of our previous top drivers, directly, "I fought for the warehouse employees to get a raise, but not our drivers. They don't actually work hard." If that doesn't express to you how you are going to be treated, nothing will. 

Sure, you could get a nice route, assuming one of the current drivers would actually give them up. Or, you could any of the rest of the other horrible routes. The ones where you are given 18 pallets of product with the expectation to unload all of them by hand and stock them yourself. Yeah, I got my CDL to stock shelves, look at me go. What's worse is that they have merchandisers, which they also underpay, and don't even use them for those dollar generals receiving 200 cases of product.

Communication from management is one of the worst I've seen. The higher ups will assuming everything you say is in bad faith or an attack on them personally. We've had meetings where the boss condescendingly said "What you need me to teach you how to wrap a power cord?" when people were discussing their lack of resources of who to call when equipment fails. Policy changes are explained so atrociously that half the drivers thing the system is one way, the other half think another, and both are wrong to what corporate meant.

Last note, you'll never get a raise, you'll get replaced by someone fresh out of trucking school. Enjoy getting paid below industry rate for more work than you'd ever find at Swift.

Any company with a major turn over rate, needs to realize that it's not "People" being lazy, but it's the way the Employer handles it's people. The worse thing about this company is 2nd Shift Warehouse Support. Job is not at all hard BUT the hours are long and I don't mean long cause of the production, but long because you are expected to stay behind and work all day and night with a small team of 3 to 4 people loading large trucks. They hire help for every position, BUT this one and it burns you out fast. You'll start at 10am and won't be off till 10 (which is a good day) till 3 or 4 the next morning. Now you're probably thinking "That's good OT" no, no it's not, cause Uncle Sam taxes you for all your hard work. So you pretty much paid for your own extra labor. The long hours wouldn't be such a issue if you actually had enough people working and helping to get the job done.  But they leave it all to 2nd shift small team to get it done.  With the other positions, you at least have the leisure of a certain time to get off and can CHOOSE to stay longer if you want. But with 2nd Shift Warehouse Support?! It's mandatory that you stay. 
I understand most jobs aren't perfect. But this is by far the most easiest-made Hard job I've ever had. Also some of the "Inner Circle" will try to play the whole "It ain't for everybody" or "People are just weak" but the same ones making those remarks have free reign to come and go as they please. Work how they please. Basically the Oligarchs of the workplace and im not talking about management. 

The first thing you do when entering Buffalo  Rocks property is go through the security.  I usually arrived early which gave me time to put my lunch in the refrigerator and bag in locker. Depending on how much free time there were before our leads meeting,  I would drink coffee in the waiting room and then use the restroom.  At a specific time I would be in the groups lead meeting where all supervisors and bosses would talk. They would alert on how well the company  was doing or how well the company wasn't doing; so we were always told  what needed to change or stay the same. Since I was a drink line worker , they would give us the amount of drinks needed to be picked and who they were going through. This was an all day process typically but some days our crew worked hard and we finished early, that was always our goal. Once we finished picking the many drinks throughout the day, we would clean our are, restock and go help other areas pick their orders. There was a kitchen area that picked cold foods  and there were a snack line area. Once all the foods , snacks and drinks were picked we loaded them into each truck . We did not go home until each truck was loaded and the doors were locked. The best part of the day was completing the day as a team;  there was always a feeling of satifactory completion. I loved that job

I started off as Sales Support,  typical entry level job stocking the shelves at grocery stores. 10 bucks an hour, no raises. Only chance of a raise was moving up to the Salesman position. A shift in employees left a Salesman route open in which they put me in charge of. I never received commission for that route I covered for two months. When I brought it up to management, they stated they were working on something big for me. Their plans were that they deleted that route from under me and I stayed Sales support. This all happened within 6 months of my employment.
It wasn't rare to work 14+ hours in a day. There was a Walmart I worked that would refuse trucks unless somebody was there to work it. This would mean clocking in at 3:30 in the morning and being at Walmart by 4am when the truck got there. With trucks going to other stores and holiday sales, some nights you wouldn't get off till 7 or 8pm. Slinging drinks all day like that kills you and by the time you get home, you can't spend time with your family. You have to eat and go to sleep to do it all over again the next day.
Truly the worst job I ever had. Horrible management,  horrible pay, Back Breaking work,  no recognition.  The head boss where I was, had his kids working there and best buddies working under him. There was never a place for me or anyone else there to ever make something of themselves.

Buffalo Rock seems to be a good company to work for, and maybe it’s just the one in my area that is this stressful. I am a warehouse worker, we pick the orders, load them onto carts/pallets, and get them wrapped and put on trucks to be delivered  the next day. It’s a warehouse so it’s very hot in the summer and very cold in winter(supposedly, again I just started), which is hard on the body with all the heavy lifting and pushing/pulling. The co workers are good, we all work pretty good as a team even though most of my coworkers are just temps. Management is a little bit of a different story, they disappear all the time, don’t seem to work as hard as we do, and literally on my second day was told to do stuff that no one showed me how to do before. It’s great being off on weekends, and not having to come in early if you’re not a morning person like me. Warehouse workers usually don’t come in til 2pm. The only downside to that is we never know when we are getting off. Could be 9, could be 2am. The pay is also not what I would like, a few dollars higher would be better for me. They give you free water and Gatorade and even lay out some sodas sometimes. They also will bring out the grill and make burgers and stuff sometimes, warehouse staff only. Overall, 3/5.

I’m a case picker… depending on the routes I get I can make 700+ bucks a week on less than 40 hours. If you suck you will probably work very very long hours, especially in the summer as you basically leave whenever you’re done with your cases. This is especially bad for slower full-timers who get paid by the case instead of by the hour like the temps. The temps always usually suck and always have very high turnover in addition to motivation issues as they have no incentive to grow or work faster because they make more money if they go slower, which in turn gets them fired. It’s often a vicious cycle but temps are like that everywhere I guess. Good place for someone who is good doing their own thing but don’t expect a lot of structure. Management is very hands off (even downright absent) most of the time and the forklift drivers are always doing their own thing so good luck if you need them to get something down for you. Just learn to drive one yourself and you can go about your business without hitting many snags. Breaks are never a problem, if you’re full-time they especially don’t really care how long you take as like I said, you don’t get paid by the hour.

The company is amazing with its people, they will help you when they can and everyone works as a team. Issue becomes if you need time off, no unpaid time is available, you get 2 personal days a year, 2 floating holidays a year, and 1  week of paid vacation a year once you hit 6 months, insurance is really bad. 

The schedule is awful. You work until your done which could be a normal 9 hour shift or you can work maybe 12 hours. You get paid a daily rate and you only get $90 extra if you go over 40 hours (most likely if they have you work weekends which they might but I haven't experienced it as a mandatory thing)

If you are a student they will try to work with you but I was told by HR that they will not be able to let me  go to college one days a bunch of people call out (I have experienced this near holidays) or if they need help. 

If you need to go to the doctors they use a point system and you get pointed. To my understanding its 4 points before 90 days then after its 8. But they point you for just about everything. Roads are frozen? Pointed. Really bad wrecks making you late for work? Pointed. Should have left earlier than an hour early I guess. Need to leave early? Pointed. 

I enjoy it here but as a student I am severely falling behind due to the schedule.

-You'll be expected to move 8 -10 heavy pallets onto sales floor and stock shelves between 2-3 different stores daily. That also includes changing what's referred to as a sales set. Rotate product according to date. 
-I didn't learn anything, as a matter a fact, I regressed professionally with the time I worked for Buffalo Rock.
-You will not constantly have someone looking over your shoulder and micromanaging you. However, interactions with management during meetings will include being told that management doesn't want you using your brain and being threatened with replacement. Culture is non existent. 
-The harder you work, the more work you'll be expected to do. The best part of the job is there are actually a few merchandisers you may get along with on the off chance you work together. The schedule is 7 days on 2 days off, 8 days on 4 days off. 10 hour shifts generally speaking. 

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