forklift operator

assembler

production operator

welder

senior technician

CFS Brands, LLC

A typical day at work involved handling customer service tasks while often being asked to cover responsibilities outside my role, such as assisting the front desk and even managing order-related tasks for account managers when they were on vacation. Despite the added workload, training was minimal, and support from SUPERVISOR was lacking.

I learned how to adapt quickly and manage multiple responsibilities under pressure, but it came from being thrown into situations rather than being properly prepared. Management, particularly in customer service, was rarely present or encouraging. When asking for help, we were told to refer to our notes, even though training was brief and inconsistent.

The workplace culture lacked fairness, with poor communication and little recognition of employee effort. The hardest part of the job was feeling unsupported and constantly stretched beyond my role. The most enjoyable part was the camaraderie with a few coworkers who made tough days easier to handle.


Basically lied to me about possibly working from home during the interview process. I definitely think they fed that to me since I was big on having that flexibility. Turnover there is atrocious mainly because people desire that ability to have a work life balance. If you do decide to suffer in their building for 50+ hours a week, I suggest you use CFS as a stepping block until you find something better. Fortunately most of the people there are good to work with, however the majority of directors and some executives really don't know what's going on in their own departments. Communication is horrendous and your priorities are always shifting. 

If you have a family to take care of, this isn't a bad landing spot. The price of insurance is top notch, so that's a very good perk for CFS. However you'll often times leave there depleted and defeated, so it's important to weigh the cost of benefits against your own mental health. 

In summary, take the job here if:
You just need something in order to pay the bills, but continue to interview with better places. 
You need the insurance.
You like being stuck in an office all your life.

Do NOT take the job here if:
You value your time outside of work.
You want career advancement.
You don't like micromanaging.
You need clear and concise organization alignment


My typical day at work consisted of reading emails and updating customers on status of orders and provide estimated delivery information. Following up on orders that were to ship for the current business day as well as make phone calls to sales representatives advising of order status.
Each day was a learning experience, be it new product, system updates, etc. I enjoyed working with my co-workers as we had to communicate and help each other with questions and concerns. We worked as a team to accomplish and provide the customer with quality service.
Learning to multitask and keep detailed records of accounts as well as know the product line to better serve our customers and answer their questions to the best of my ability. 
The most enjoyable part of my job is knowing the product so that I can service my customers. I believe in going above and beyond to provide information to the customer and give them a sense of capability. To hear a customer say "Thank you for your help" is what I strived for each day.

The only thing good I can say about working at Carlisle is that it's never a dull moment. Every week brings long time people getting let go or demoted because the powers that be decide to change their job titles or need to make their numbers look good at the end of the year. Some people leave without new jobs lined up when they can't take it anymore. Of course, people are rarely replaced so everyone else is left with 3-5 full time jobs to cover and long work days.

There have been people who have relocated their families to Oklahoma City for promotions, only to be demoted because the company decides to change the org chart. People have also relocated to new cities because of a facility shut down only to have Carlisle change their mind and shut down the facility they have relocated to the following year and reopen the original facility. Of course Carlisle didn't help those people move back.

Basically a frustrating place to work. Hard to stay postive and watch people being treated poorly.

San Jamar was a fun company to work for. Then when CFS took over it went downhill. Upper management has absolutely no clue how to run a warehouse operation. Buy and close great companies that produce products right here in the good ole USA and outsource them down to Mexico. Rather have cheap product , built with cheap labor that to have reliable, quality product. Cut staff that knew the operation only to have people take over their jobs from a facility hundreds  of miles away . Cut bonuses even tho the company takes in millions , pay is a joke. Company hired two DC managers who probably never managed a warehouse in their entire life . Always promote the weak  people who they can bully and will be a Yes Man . Never trained new hires the right way, old , outdated equipment that’s never maintained properly. Only good was the great people to work with. And an awesome  HR rep who was always there to help out. 

Compensation and benefits depended on who you knew. The values let the company pick and choose what programs it would use to save money. It was the one that led to pay freezes for hourly while salary posted promotions on the board. Those values are the ones I remember. The job was secure when you permanently took on two or more job responsibilities and didn't ask for more  pay, Life balance was tough when I started, We worked an average of 76 to 80 hours weekly. After that, it got easier to manage. I liked being free to work alone without management and the fact that I got the job done. The hardest part of the job was dealing with upper management. They had trouble understanding the practical workday.
After graduation, my HR rep let me know that my previously denied requests for tuition assistance were never officially received nor evaluated by HR.

CFS brands is an unreliable and highly erratic employer who will work you into the ground without a second thought. Highly ineffective management that thinks your life should be this job and nothing else with no incentive for hard work besides more work. Do not expect raises or weekends off even if they hire you on and say it's Monday through Friday it's simply not true you will work six days a week until a holiday comes and then maybe you'll get a weekend. Do yourself a favor avoid this place and maybe look for a union job where you have flexibility, advancement, and some ability to add value to your work and having a sense of ownership and pride for what you do. If that doesn't appeal to you at the very least you would be properly compensated and the ability to have a life.

Zero work-life balance
ZERO COMPETENT MANAGEMENT..
benefits .ok at best...they say competitive with surrounding companies..NOT TRUE
bonus structure sucks... doesn't matter if your perfect...your bonus is affected by the worst employee... everyone gets the same...so no reason for the worst employee to strive to do better.
Too much favoritism.
Zero room for advancement
Overall...worst company in every area...I've ever worked for.
The best part about this company...is leaving
HR Department is useless
Neither a employee, nor a customer oriented company.
The salary I put is from many hours overtime..

Do not work here if you are looking for opportunities or advancement, management is aware of the work culture and the lack of work life balance but in response all they can say is everyone else is the problem. Absolutely non existent safety standards or work procedures just get the job done and if anything goes wrong well thats your problem.

Consistently preach about accountability but refuse to be held accountable with anything related to a office position and all issues are solely because of hourly workers. I highly recommend you look for employment elsewhere if you can, just to save you the trouble of looking for another job in a few months.

The production team is mostly people from Asia that don't speak English. These are people that are assigned to be your trainer. One slight mistake they shout at you. Call you stupid, slow, lazy. Make up stories about others.  Supervisors do nothing when a problem is reported like anther person stealing. Some shifts don't even have a supervisor. Reporting a problem to HR took 3 months for them to get back with me. The machines are not properly maintained. They leak oil on the floor in high puddles. You expected to work 6 days a week. You must be there for one year before you can apply for a different position. Then they say we need you on the production floor.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Forklift operator 2 salaries reported	$18.00 per hour
Assembler 6 salaries reported	$21.83 per hour
Production operator 3 salaries reported	$14.50 per hour
Welder 8 salaries reported	$25.75 per hour
Senior technician 2 salaries reported	$29.40 per hour

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