material handler

machine operator

welder

maintenance assistant

janitor

Burgaflex North America

Management is terrible. Supervisors are awful. The GB locations supervisor is rude, dismissive, judgemental, gossipy, and she will stab you right in the back and then walk all over you. Doesn't listen, doesn't care, no compassion, and zero proper work ethic. Doesn't want to be bothered to do the right thing. Won't discipline people properly. Yells at people in front of others without being constructive, just abusive and childish. Takes out aggression on lower employees. Talks down to people. Talks down about people. Has a negative attitude 90 percent of the time. And if shes having a bad day, so are you.  Other reason for quitting would be long hours, without consistency and last minute sundays. You'll work Monday-Saturday and you'll work sundays often. Youll work even if your department has nothing to do (so you spend alot of time doing nothing but gotta act busy)The shop is hot, no ac, broken fans, long hours, short breaks. 
People come in drunk, drink at work, and do drugs on break. These same people are driving hilos and are in charge of teams.

No complaints about staff and management from a front office perspective, have enjoyed working with everyone I have encountered. Communication can sometimes leave something to be desired.

The company fills a niche it has to itself, namely lots and lots of low-to-mid volume parts for heavy truck and off-highway vehicles. This however creates a challenge in that the sheer number of low-volume SKUs means the usual methods of process and quality improvement (automation and sensing) aren't an easy option. Processes are heavily human-dependent and has a resulting quality impact. One is pretty involved in projects and frequently collaborate with customer engineers and purchasing..

Pay seems fair, but benefits are better elsewhere since this isn't a big company and pegged directly to overall performance. Some years are good, some have been lean.

The work is overall fairly easy. Management has a tendency to pass their responsibilities onto workers and not setting up the workforce for success. They push production numbers without providing necessary equipment and safety is not a concern. You'll be constantly stepping over loose scrap and looking for containers to set your parts in all the while being reprimanded for not producing the numbers they set based on old processes. If you start to make any noise (sticking up for yourself or others) they will harass you and ultimately fire you. 
They are late on anniversary raises always and post internal promotions at wages they don't actually pay. 
No community involvement. 
If you want a small business family atmosphere this place is not for you. 
A union would greatly benefit the image of BFNA. 

First day I set foot on the floor and saw how it operated I was in shock of how they even were still in business. . 7 days a week mandatory, you were looked down on if you took a day off during these times. The office and administrative people didn’t have to work this overtime if they didn’t want to unless told otherwise. Safety was not on a priority list. Plants were run down and in need of a ton of repairs. Maintenance workers are overworked and too few. There would be fights between workers on the floor. Everyone was overworked and over stressed. They overlook highly experienced workers because of age. Consultants were being sent in all the time from customers because they were never meeting due dates or quality was overlooked.

All management, HR, CEO, etc. do not care about their employees. They just wanna work you to death. I started at 7 days a week, 10 hours a day for over 6 months straight, then we still worked 9 hours a day after that and 6 days a week with some of us still working 7 days just because they wanted production to continue every single day, I'm a single mother my baby was 2 at the time. They didn't let you take time off work, if you called in they'd just fire you if they didn't like you to be honest. The work we all done was never good enough it had to be better and more work had to be done in a day. I worked assembly the machines are slow they wanted us to do around 5,000 parts in an hour, because other departments could do that on fast running machines. 

Working here was just okay for me. While I appreciated having a steady job and getting to know some of my coworkers, who were actually really cool and helpful, there were a few things that made the experience less enjoyable. One of the main issues I had was with the management. I often felt like they didn’t care much about the employees’ well-being and were more focused on pushing us to move faster, even when we were already doing our best. Another thing about it being SUPER HOTT. , which made certain days very stressful. Another downside was having to stand in one spot for the entire shift with very little movement or breaks. It really took a toll on my body after a while. Overall, it wasn’t the worst job, but it definitely wasn’t somewhere I felt happy or motivated to stay at long-term.

What is the best part of working at the company?
The best part about working here is the people I work with! We all have a humorous mind set and do our best to enjoy our work day!

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Lack of communication and Lack of space of the building which tends to become unorganized quickly and creates frustration amongst the employees 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Not climate control, gets very hot and very cold in the winter.  The culture is diversity 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
The is up and down. Either you are very busy or external slow. No balance with the work load.

Hours are never what they say.  Weekends are mandatory so no time for family.  Then when they ask you to stay as volunteer and you refuse you are put on the list to get fired.  No yearly review have to ask like 20 times for a review to get a raise.  Quarterly bonus doesn't add up to $25 a week so not worth the trouble of jumping thru hoops to qualify for it.  Management has no clue on how to talk to people or how to even stay caught up with orders so you don't have to work on weekends.  they advertise that they have competitive pay but they don't they pay at least a dollar less than the rest of Genesee county.  

Two breaks of 10 minutes am and pm and a 30-minute lunch break. Weekly and Saturday overtime. Management cares more about profits than employees' comfort. I learned that training for most jobs is very short. Hardest part of the job is lack of appreciation for a job well-done. The most enjoyable part of the job is punching out of work at the end of the day. Training of employees is inefficient for doing the required work.

What is the best part of working at the company?
location close to home, hours were normal and fairly easy to maintain 40 a week, five day work schedule, and good benefits 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
couldn’t get a raise increase for the skilled work that I performed 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
stuffy for the most part especially with management. Didn’t seem like they cared great deal about their employees as a whole, just certain people 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
busy, with very specific tasks needing to be completed daily

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Material handler 1 salary reported	$15.50 per hour
Machine operator 4 salaries reported	$15.50 per hour
Welder 1 salary reported	$20.50 per hour
Maintenance assistant 5 salaries reported	$18.85 per hour
Janitor 1 salary reported	$17.50 per hour

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