forklift operator

sanitation worker

order picker

shipping and receiving clerk

packer

CJ Logistics America

Fix the pop system because its flawed, stresses out employees and allows for case pickers to cheat by fake staging of pallets and reactivating them. Which gives them points for work their not actually getting done productively and extra time to stand on their lift socializing. When case pick isn't done others have to do their job while making 2 dollars an hour less than the pickers who are making more yet causing the back log of work and hours, it's normal to work 6 days a week 12 hours a day. If you complain cause you have a family they tell you how the Lebanon, Tennessee location works 7 days a week 12 hrs a day. This fake staging also causes mistakes as to the staging of those pallets. Pallets are staged to dock doors but aren't necessarily their causing you to search the warehouse (layer pick, other dock doors,  case pickers forklifts and/or buried in between staged rows up to 4 pallets high to find it. Other people's mistakes will affect your points and then your bonuses and if you let it your job. Management is aware and doesn't care because the production numbers affect their bonuses (ie more cheating)= better numbers, higher management bonuses. For loaders Ltl lanes are the worst you'll have to label specific pallets with specific labels buried in the rows and completely break down others to label each package for the customer. However the system doesn't give you enough time for this. This should be a function performed by quality assurance employee not a production based employee. Then you need to use your indirect time which may very by location but when I left it was less than 23%. Because your paid lunch which effects indirect time you could only use approximately 1 hour of indirect time the rest of the day these are indirect functions you'll have to squeeze into that hour( wrap pallets, find missing pallets, clean up a spill, report and fill out damage sheets, change a battery, manager approval, countbacks and reload trucks caused by mistakes or damaged trailers). So good luck staying under 23%. However if you have to load 2-3 LTL's and have missing pallets that day on those or other loads staying positive with numbers wise is almost impossible unless you then cheat to recover your numbers while your helping case pick. So it will test your integrity for sure. There are just so many things wrong with the culture and management here. They would rather have you bring up to 60 pallets staged 30 doors away or more from the trailer than to ask a driver to move the trailer to the door the works at. Even when the entire load is staged at one door and the trailer is at another makes no sense. I have over 7 years of dock operations management and never have witnessed anything like this. So in short if you need a few grand in as many months or less this is the job for you, but turnover is constant and other people's mistakes could cost you at the least your job and hopefully not worse based on the number of pallets I've seen mishandled and dropped from 4th level racking.

Worst place I have ever worked. Incompetent doesnt even begun to describe management/trainers. Good thing I already knew the WMS system from previous employers, and trained myself. Nobody without at least 5-10 years in warehousing will do well in this environment.  I wound up training new hires so they had a chance to make it. 1st manager was escorted out of the facility due to mismanagement and it only got worse from him on. Next manager made 1st seem competent in comparison.  Favoritism is off the chain. Even from HR. They illegally disclose info gotten from personal/confidential conversations, with friends they have in management. Then the manager uses that info against the employee. One favorite they had, literally ripped a pole out of the concrete floor by backing onto it, and he was promoted within weeks, while someone else took an emergency phone call in the breakroom and was fired for "stealing" as they looked at using time on the clock for personal reasons "stealing money from the company" yet others spend half their time in the breakroom WITH MANAGERS and it's ok. Ypu can wait HOURS for trucks to be put in doors because the shipping office is horribly incompetent and so are the drivers/yard jockeys. One was caught sleeping in the jockey truck while guys were waiting for their trucks to be put in doors, and nothing happened to him. I've seen some companies poorly run before, but never anything like this. Morale couldn't be worse. 12 hour shifts for months for no reason. A supervisor takes the managers place while he goes on vacation, eliminates the overtime and we still got 3 days ahead in work. Because we werent absolutely exhausted from the nonstop overtime that week. One dude videotaped a guy taking a dump in the bathroom and the manager was going to let him slide until the manager got threatened with being fired, so he fired the guy . There is so much more I could say, but people can see for themselves. There isnt one facet of that place that is run properly. Everyone is ready to walk out. You are lied to everyday, to your face and blamed for mistakes the office makes. I'll never work there again. It might be there much longer the way they manage the facility. I'm surprised it's there right now.

DSC is a decent company to work for. They have all these ways to advance in the company but to quote a wise man, "it's sometimes best to shake hands and kiss babies"

A typical day would begin with a shift meeting like any other warehouse and then the fun starts.

The work isn't hard but it seems like every week there are hurdles created to block whatever success and or goals you planned to achieve that day. The supervisors aren't so bad. I honestly think a lot of the negative associated with DSC is corporate's fault. That's not to say that the supervision isn't completely absolved of such but the longer you work here, the more you empathize with them.

We get paid lunches which is always a bonus but if you're working an 8 hour shift expect that's all you'll get. If you're on a 10 hour shift, you get one 10 minute break and a 30 minute lunch. The turnover is extremely extremely high. Some of it is definitely on the associate's heads but there are plenty of instances where management was awful. Right now we're on red prairie wms and to say it's the worst would be an understatement so there's that.

The company has a program where you can travel to other facilities on the company's dime (hotel, airfare, rental, etc) but make no mistake about it, you will work. In a lot of cases 12 hours a day 6 days a week. But you get a 220$ a week siphon for odds and ends on top of a 2 dollar pay increase while you're where ever you may be.

Just like every other warehouse you have plenty of snakes in the grass so just use your best judgement. 

Of course all of this could change soon because DSC sold themselves to CJ Logistics which is a north korean business. So umm...yeah?

Oh before I go, the point system is horse you know what. We use to be at 10 points and would have 31 days to get it stricken from your record, that was great until someone came up with a great idea to make it 4 and gave us all 90 days to get it removed. If you're at 3.5, it's best to start looking elsewhere because someone will make it their priority to get you up outta there.

What is the best part of working at the company?
If you're lucky enough to get one of the very few supervisors and/or managers that actually care about their people then you MIGHT succeed there. If not its just a step to a better job. No training and sub par equipment.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The company stresses Integrity yet has none frequently issuing policies then issuing other policies that directly contradict each other. Controlled by Kraft, processes and procedures are illogical. Their Matrix system is a farce.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Laziness and sub par performance rewarded, while hard work is   frowned upon and punished. must be perfect in your performance to be eligible for bonuses. Culture is everyone for themselves, no teamwork anywhere. Corporate has no real idea how to interact effectively with operators. Have cameras to track your every  move and record you. No equality in accountability for discipline or performance.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Use badge to get into facility. Clock in on the time clock, Hope I can find a fully functional fork lift, Hope that lift has computer and scan gun that works( this is only possible about half the time). Log into lift go through start up procedure, log into matrix  warehouse system, log into one track camera monitoring system, go through pre-shift huddle, and finally begin your work day. Work day consists of loading trucks, circumventing bad load plans, trying to find the correct pallets to load, no mistakes allowed otherwise progressive discipline occurs and you lose your bonus opportu ity if you can make rate.

● Work-life balance
The hours are not bad at all. They have a lot of VTO ( Voluntary Time Off) for the first shift. VTO only pays you for the hours you worked that day. If you decide not to VTO there may be other work for you like cleaning up spilled products in the bays or cleaning up the warehouse assisting maintenance or assisting other forklift operators putting away product.

● Job security and advancement
There is no growth and it's based off who they like as opposed to job performance and skills.

● Management
Management only cares about numbers and consistently threatens employees that they may be fired. Overlooking the fact that faulty equipment and unorganized planning is more so the reason things are the way they are.

● Culture
People here are very unprofessional. Talk to you rude and any kind of way without being reprimanded.

● Overall
There is a lot of changes that need to be made at DSC starting with management. The entire warehouse is unorganized and extremely dirty. Employees are not held accountable for the errors especially those who deliberately do so. Management knows who's behind this and choose not to reprimand those individuals which continues to be one of the reasons you get behind in your work. Every morning it's very difficult to get a decent operating forklift. Computers do not work efficiently, keyboards are missing and rf scanners do not work most of the time which also puts you behind in your work. It's a horrible way to start off your day.  Inbound clerk in the shipping office is very rude and unprofessional and speaks on the radio with a nasty attitude. Management hears this on a daily basis and does nothing about it. I can't speak for the other DSC/CJ Logistics but the one in McDonough, GA for Georgia Pacific is who I'm referring to.

Got here as a Forklift Operator, however it will be months before you get to touch em without being yelled at “there ain’t enough equipment” however they will let the forklifts sit up front for nobody to use or have people come in for overtime last second of the day they tell you “mandatory overtime” otherwise you will be pointed with their stupid point system. I was sick I left early and spent 60 dollars for an urgent care visit , got a proper doctors note and excused me from the day I left early and Friday after that, however they still pointed me for leaving early Thursday, Regaurdless of what my note said so I lost money leaving work, and lost 60 dollars for the note. Thai company will point you for every stupid thing, and if every second of your day ain’t what they want you doing they don’t wanna pay you for it. They pay under average for case picking what they want you doing the whole time , motivate you with an incentive program they haven’t come out with yet, but still expect you to work your A## off harder than usual, get yelled at for talking with your coworkers, then the managers will proceed to be up front joking all day as well as constant smoke breaks. They want you to come in on weekends as well when we’re already ahead on production they just don’t care about work and life balance, nor do they care bout what you have to say. HR will tell you oh I’ll look into it and no change will ever happen.

They lie to you through out your training the timer that your time on is not right because when your doing bad your numbers are positive when your doing great your numbers are negative when you ask other employees how to get positive numbers they will tell you that you have to cheat in indirect in order to be positive on holidays whole shifts will not show up to work like easter only 2 people from second shift showed up to work causing a ton of work to be put on third shift this also cause them to work many 10hrs shifts the numbers on who is positive from who is negative are manipulated by leads with the hand held. Aside from all this i was told by some one in the office that the turn over ratio in two years was 400 employees either walking off the job or being fired totaled  these are all factual things i have seen working their people have left  this company making 16 to go back to a job making 12 to 13 a hr because of these problems so i would not suggest working here if you are looking for a steady job thats not gonna fire you based off a bogus number system you have 4 pts after taken off or missing work for 4 pts they will fire you if your mom is sick or dying you will be pointed if you take off to see her or be around her if your child is sick you will be pointed for taken off to take them to the doctor they dont care about your family at all they just want you to work and i can provide text messages from my boss to prove this this is not a company i would recommended for anyone

Started as a Lead man then I stepped down to lift driver after being told numerous times that I could  not do the task they put me on. Was told by Dsc that I do not know how to load a truck. I loaded trucks at every company I worked for. I many have had 5-6 trucks return for over weight in all the years I have been doing loads. I worked with Kraft products at most of the companies. They need to take into consideration the views of the employees that have worked with the products and set ups for numerous years.  It has been an established way from Kraft of doing the task with their products.  I loaded trucks at every company I worked for even while in High School. I want to work for a company that appreciates their people. Most of the lift driver do not like the way management works there. Management treats the employees like they are beneath them. Hardest part of the job is dealing with the management. I have never had any problems working with management before at any place I worked. I have high respect for management, but not when employees are treated bad. One example was my daughter was going into the hospital for a personal emergency procedure. I was told by management to leave and go to my daughter. When I got back the next day, was told I was given a point because it was not an approved absent.  Only allowed so many points and then fired. No matter how well you work.

This is one of the most poorly ran warehouses I ever had the displeasure to work for. 
Started on conveyer as reach driver and was constantly left alone to handle the pallets coming from Kraft. The rate system wasn't terrible but given the shoddy equipment you were on, you was set up for failure ultimately. Good luck finding a forklift with proper wheels,a scanner that worked and a computer that didn't kick you out every 5 min. 
Later I got a schedule change and then was on truck loading. The rate for that was near impossible again, shoddy equipment and truck loading that was left to you to figure out. It was a constant game of beat the clock. Now I get it's important to get loads out but the way it's all set up you HAVE to break the rules. Pushing/bulldozing two/three stacks high was required to make rate AND if you hoped for a bonus.
Then there's MGMT. MGMT LOVES to scream and holler and curse you out OR ignore you out right OR talk to you like you're a teenager. Nobody in MGMT hardly talks like a adult. They had a meeting once to ask us about changes and making things better, all just a smoke show. They are more interested in putting cameras on the lifts and Bluetooth detection devices on the lifts than rewarding an employees workmanship. 
Case in point just find something else.

Here's a good story
Your allowed 6 points before termination.
*you ask for vacation time for Tuesday after memorial day.
*They denied vacation because of a policy update.
*You have 4 points on friday.
*you check your points on memorial day to double check. And it says 4 points used. I have 2 points available. If I call out Tuesday it would make 5 points.
*you call off Tuesday. 
*HR calls that Tuesday to tell you you've been terminated for being at 8 points???
*why am i on 8 points Tuesday but I checked Monday night I was at 4?
(ANSWER)

HR- Well it was because no one was here to update the system on that payroll week, because of memorial day.
It ultimately had to do with "someones" negligence. But unfortunately we cant do anything about it because its already inputted in the system. 

Ok?!? Can I atleast claim unemployment. 

HR- Yes you can we only deny unemployment if it involves gross misconduct. 

(Applied for edd.)

Edd response:
Unfortunately edd has denied your unemployment because you are uneligible by DSC for personal attendance related work issue.(My Fault)

WHAT KIND OF SHADY COMPANY DOES THIS TO THEIR EMPLOYEES! 

My BEST advice! 
DO NOT APPLY, DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME!
I REPEAT 
DO NOT APPLY!!!
Apparently they do this all the time to their associates.
The reason they post so many job positions available is because they always let someone go!
***Always hiring 
Because their Always Firing!***

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Forklift operator 206 salaries reported	$19.73 per hour
Sanitation worker 26 salaries reported	$14.75 per hour
Order picker 35 salaries reported	$21.27 per hour
Shipping and receiving clerk 18 salaries reported	$20.02 per hour
Packer 2 salaries reported	$17.50 per hour

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