inspector

machine operator

maintenance technician

quality assurance technician

manufacturing supervisor

CENTRO, INC.

I worked at Centro, Inc. for about 4.5 years and want to give a fair assessment of the job. I started out half my time on the floor as Finisher/Inspector and the other half as an Assistant Machine Operator. Over time, I was given the opportunity to work at other machines, both on the floor and on the machine. After a couple of years,  I was given the Sr. Inspector/ Finisher position at my machine and could thrive as a Finisher or Machine Operator at all the machines. Soon after that I was promoted to Lead Machine Operator at my machine and continued to work there until late last year when I suffered some health issues. Over those years, there was definitely overtime, there were definitely times I was asked if I could stay over or come in early. However,  I put in the work, and when the time  came, they showed me that it hadn't gone unnoticed. I saw several reviews that spoke poorly of Centro, Inc., but I can honestly say, that wasn't my experience,  nor is it the experience of most people who work here. As with most things in life, you'll get out what you put in it. I worked hard, learned everything I could, and was given opportunities and my story is similar to many others at Centro. If you're willing to put in the work and stick with it,  you'll do well there. Their training program is very in depth and will prepare you for most things you'll encounter in the job. You're given the freedom to work fairly independently,  without being micro managed after training, and most times, your coworkers will gladly help you with any questions you might have. They offer good benefits,  and will do whatever they can to help you out. Due to the nature of the industry,  there may be times that you're gonna be asked to work overtime and they'll almost always try to fill those hours with volunteers, if possible. It's overall a great place to work,  and like I said before, you'll get out of it what you put in it. 

Centro in North Carolina Claremont lacks in the "Floor Management department" Most If not All your floor managers have no formal Education ( Collage of any kind) as in a Bachelor of  Business Management and or leadership Degree or Certifications.  This also applies to your "Senior Finishers and or Trainers" below the floor managers they have No Formal Education ( Collage of any kind) as in an Associates Degree in Business and or Leadership Degree or Certification of any kind as well. Yet both upper Floor Managers and lower Senior finishers are in charge of regular workers on the floor most of the time with higher educations . Most of the people in management positions have been promoted and or put in place based on IF they like you , You are family related or have been there a long time. This makes for a very Unorganized, Uneducated workplace managed by  Power hungry Managers and a very Unstable working environment no one really wants to work for except for the money and hours. A non Educated Leadership is this companies downfall. They Can do much better by Employing Floor Managers and Senior Finishers with Formal Educations and Proper skill with Degrees that really know what they are doing. HR should do a better job of looking for more qualified Management candidates with Formal Collage Education and remove as well as replace the Unqualified and Uneducated ones they have. 

I worked for this Centro for MANY years. Every year it got worse and worse. Corporate doesn't care about the manufacturing employees at all! Every one is just a number, and can be easily replaced. Bigoted, lazy shift supports treat everyone on their team like a burden. They all have their groups of buddies, and those are the only people they care about. They will let those individuals get away with anything! I worked many positions throughout the plant, and the one thing that remained the same throughout is the lack of teamwork and respect. Every one is out for themselves and themselves only, and will throw you under the bus in a heartbeat. Its sad really,  because I always liked the job itself. I always worked hard, and did the best I could at my job, but never got any kind of appreciation.  Lazy employees always trying to throw you under the bus because you make THEM look bad,  just doing your job! Its not all bad. The work isn't bad, the pay is decent,  there are some good people working there, and the benefits are pretty good. Its just too bad that a company that prides itself on being a close family run, everyone matters type work place, treats the employees so horribly! Be warry getting a job here, the training is awful, they will lie through their teeth to get people in the door because they are STARVING  for people right now. You will work your (blank) off, work a ton of overtime and weekends, all with hardly a thank you. Then eventually you will probably either get so angry you walk out, or are fired out of the blue. 

8 hour shifts, usually start people out in 2nd/3rd. Their training program is great and the trainers are very helpful, but that’s where all the good parts mostly end. 

Once you’re out of training, you realize not everything or everyone is as nice and welcoming as they may have made it seem in the beginning. Various OSHA and safety violations, no proper use of PPE, especially when it comes to people who have been there for a while. Fumes and gases are sprayed without proper protocol or with the mindset of “you’ll get used to it”. 

Majority of the employees are wanting to leave as the managers rarely ever pay attention to what’s been going on such as people working heavy machinery recklessly or under the influence.  Managers also show a lot of favoritism and won’t listen to you if you’re relatively new.

No work/personal life balance. The company portrays itself as a family friendly company but unfortunately it’s quite the opposite. 

The employees are also extremely over worked. If you’re injured on the job, they will provide you with a bare minimum treatment but will continue to work you. 

The most enjoyable part of the job is that you build connections and get to know people as there is a very large team. I think I would’ve thrived and done really well if I was under a different supervisor but I had a great team 

Every job you work for is going to have its ups and downs, disgruntled employees and drama but overall my time here at Centro has been very positive. They went out of their way to make sure I was trained properly. They checked in multiple times over the orientation, training, first 90 days phase to make sure there were no issues. I have seen them give employees many chances to redeem themselves or step up and get things right. Everyone, including supports and leads, have been helpful. As long as your willing to do the work, always ask questions, and willing to be part of a team you'll do great here. Fast paced easy work that keeps you busy and makes your shift go by quickly. Promote from within, plenty of room for advancement. This is manufacturing work so there is no climate control. If the quota's/goals are not met for the week then they do require Saturday production but you always know if your working Saturday by start of shift Thursday, most of the time on a volunteer basis, and if there are to many required weekends in a row they will shutdown for a weekend for rest and recoup. 

I was recommended Centro as a steady place to work with decent pay. At the time I did not know in the past year the plant I was hired at was no longer profitable and roughly 85% of their employees on second and third shift had quit over the summer. This was a non-issue during the first couple months of my employment, but it gradually became a worse and worse place to work. There was unneeded workplace drama nearly every week, the amount of new hires coming in and subsequently leaving seemingly overwhelmed the management staff and took up much of their time that should have been used to coordinate machine operators etc. There were also serious issues with paperwork getting processed for certifications and raises, such as being trained as a finisher and failing to receive finisher pay despite doing the work. Overall the middle/lower management along with the people that have been with the company for a long time were all great people, there is just too much pressure placed on people that have just been hired to compete with the numbers posted by the experienced employees that came before them.

Centro Inc. is a quality job that can reward those willing to work. Unfortunately, management has lacked proper training procedures for new associates and retention has faltered because of it for the production floor personnel. The atmosphere is what you would expect from a factory, it will be hot in summer and colder in winter. Accommodations are plentiful with fans and ice machines throughout the factory, but little has been done in terms of ventilation. The hardest part of the job is the constant training of new associates and working the required overtime to make up for lack of coverage. The Management does what they can as a whole to better the daily routine of the production floor, but individually you will find Supervisors who are at times unreliable and hard to please. The people there are without a doubt some of the best you could know. Everyone with a work ethic understands the daily responsibility and those who don't tend to not last. The people I work with are the best part of my job, you will always find someone willing to help you when you fall behind in production.

Every single day additional tasks are heaped upon Trimmers/Finishers without giving them additional time to complete them.  And in fact machine cycle times are now being SHORTENED.  On top of that we have to stop and gather parts every time we run out...except that there's NEVER anyone in the cage to hand them out.  And if you dare step into the cage yourself you're yelled at like you're scum. 
 Also have to go and gather pallets and build your own boxes to put finished products in...all the while waiting forever for material handlers to come clear out your full/finished boxes to make room, and all the while the work continues to stack up.  So it's like Pharoah in Egypt:  "Every day you must make 20% more bricks than the day before.  And now you must also gather your own straw to make the bricks.  We will provide you nothing!"  They say they'll hire additional help, but that's total bunk.  They can't keep the help they've got.  You'll never see a Saturday off for the rest of your life.  Have to request vacation time 9 months in advance or you won't get it.  I would highly recommend working somewhere else.

I have worked in designing AI application and Code building, sometimes I have Interchange my idea with teammates.
I worked from Mon to Fri in a week.
In Centro,Inc, as a AI engineer, I've learnt a lot of knowledge including AI Engineering, the methodology of building Real-world AI application and more.
The most important thing I've learnt is Team Spirit, co-working with teammates and sharing ideas, help each other.
It impacted our team for getting success.
For workplace culture, we had a clear mission and values. 
we were, all teammates were transparent.
Also, we had wise team leaders who were present and accessible.
we often hired people who understood and believed in our work.
And pay more attention for leveraging our team memebers's strengths.
The hardest part of my job was shortage of time, I was often sleep deprived. It was really tough one I should overcome.
The most enjoyable part of the job was co-working with my team members, even there was a failure.
The life in Centor,Inc was memorable thing for me.

A typical day of work consists of clocking in and going to your machine. Often times previous shifts leave you with a majority of their work to catch up on. And Issues like that never get fixed. After you catch up any work that they've left behind you would start working on your own stuff. You would possibly trim your arm(s) and then build your parts and finish them before more of your parts come out of the machine and you would repeat the process over and over again until the shift is over. Overall, It can be exhausting most days and repetitive. When you pair that with poor leadership or constant problems that don't get fixed. Then it becomes a really annoying place to work at. Besides all of the negative things, the pay is alright, paying than most entry level factory jobs. But the raises they give every now and then are so minimal that you won't even notice it. Another benefit besides the pay would be the matching 401k

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Inspector 21 salaries reported	$20.56 per hour
Machine operator 9 salaries reported	$21.64 per hour
Maintenance technician 3 salaries reported	$30.33 per hour
Quality assurance technician 2 salaries reported	$21.63 per hour
Manufacturing supervisor 1 salary reported	$24.88 per hour

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