warehouse worker

warehouse associate

packer

maintenance technician

machine operator

CKS Packaging, Inc

Things really depend on what plant you work in as well as what shift. My managers, supervisors, and leads were great. The plant supervisor/manager were great. The interview was easy, comfortable, and chill. 
The hours are 8 hour shifts 7am-3pm 3pm-11pm 11pm-7am M-F two 10 minute breaks and one 20 minute lunch break. Straight paid 8 hour shifts. 2nd and 3rd shift has $1 pay differential. However, Saturday is mandatory. Usually 8 hours, sometimes 4, sometimes off. You can work months before having one Saturday off. 
I wasn't able to get things done for regular life because the work schedule was so constant, especially on weekends. 
The work is fast pace. If you're older with no experience you more than likely won't be able to keep up. You don't have one person to a machine. You have 2-4 machines going at a time from what I saw, paper work, computer work, clean up work, grinding bottles after a machine jams, assist other departments with issues, etc. It's very labor intensive most days. If you're lucky, and the machines are running properly on a good day, you'll be able to sit back and watch for jams or issues.  
Health insurance is Anthem health, MetLife vision and dental. Not too expensive, about $75 for all 3 with family, but doesn't cover a huge amount either. Pretty standard but accepted most places. They also have 401k and set a small amount of life insurance for you on the company should anything ever happen.
You won't start out making great money. Not sure what each position pays, seems to be a do not talk about subject. Which is fair, but adds frustration as to what to expect or what to shoot for going forward.
Very outwardly religious company. Some people like it and some don't. Prayers before safety meetings and things like that. This doesn't affect working at the company at all, though. Pray if you'd like, don't if you don't. 
That being said, everyone there seemed like really great people. Everyone helped to accomplish tasks and played a role in the company. Not a bad environment as far as people go but the work can be strenuous. There are times when they have cookouts and everyone is fed and can mingle a little.
In my time there I learned how everyday bottles are made, the machine process, how to work on the machines to keep the bottles running proper weight and size, how to bag, how to place on shipping containers, inspection of product, etc. Interesting job but not one I'd call fun. But it is work. 

A typical day work involved getting to work at 7 a.m. and going to my station. I would do a quick inspection to assure that the product was coming off the line good. Then go to the computer to measure and weigh the products to assure they were passing inspection. I learned how to work in a factory environment and how using teamwork in a noisy environment can be the key to making sure things run smoothly. Management was sort of all over the place due to the way things are spread out but they did their best to appease everyone. My co-workers were cool, hard working people who were just trying to feed their families. The hardest part of the job were the long 10-12 hours on your feet constantly moving, lifting, and adjusting things. The quota was difficult at times. I enjoyed the routine of it all. Knowing my responsibilities and what needed to be done from the time I walked in the door till the time I left.

I worked with them almost seven months, and I come in with a class A CDL took the offer the give me to start say I would get a rise,25 cent, very dissatisfied,I moved there from mobile Alabama, the money that they was given me was unfair and the cost of living,and to offer 25 cent is nothing in the state of georgia, and I told my supervisor that I was not going to be able to continue working for under a dollar, and doing this cov19 the are trying to stop me from getting my unemployment, said I moved back to mobile and the reason was the money,I talk with five big people and all the can say was 25 and I had no complaint a great evaluation.

What is the best part of working at the company?
I like working at night because I'm up all the time at night any way so it really benefits me. And I like my co workers. The job is not that strenourous.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The only thing that I can think of would be if you're line gets backed up. And it's really not that bad then because someone will come and assist you.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
The work environment is very cool. There are like a variety of cultures working together to ask achieve one goal.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
My night is very smooth. I get my assignment I go to my line and just keep my focus on what I'm doing and my night goes by fairly quick..

What is the best part of working at the company?
Doing my job and doing so with little to no micro-managing

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Paperwork, data entry, and making sure not to let one product leave the warehouse under quality standards

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
It dynamic. everybody works by their self so there little interacting with one another, outside of the job, it's a bit different we all act as if we are family

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Clock-in, work for about 3 hours, go to my 1st 15min break, come back and work some more, then take my lunch break at 1pm, come back and work and then take my 2nd 15min break and go home at around 4p

Worked there for several years and have first hand knowledge of the poor management staff.  From floor supervisors to middle management to the owners sons, if you are not included in their list of favorites, you will not get raises or have a pathway for advancement.  Even if you do get a raise, it won't be more than 25 cents.  If you are not a favorite you will be subject to what is called constructive termination, which means they will move you to a position and or shift that management knows you will not like in order to get you to resign.  Low pay, poor management, poor working conditions.  Save yourself much grief and don't bother with trying to work at CKS.

Good company and very nice people to work with on a day by day basis. The leadership is great and everybody is willing to work together as a team. A typical day starts out with a prayer followed by auditing lines. As a team we depend upon one another to do his or her job in order to make everything flow easily and without complications. 

The hardest part of the job is when somebody gets hurt on the job we know deep down inside our hearts that all of us fails because safety comes first before anything else.

The most enjoyable part of the job is working as a team because when we work as a team we will succeed.

What is the best part of working at the company?
this company has great management and they treat they .employees fairly and room to advance and train on the job and it pays well .

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
When a machine malfunctions.And your pressed for time.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Positive its fast pace robtic technology and precission work provides for a good product.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
I wood assist managers as a lead to help new employees get acclimated to the system on conveyerbelt bottles packageing and inspection of bottles.

I have 12 years of experience work QC , 8 years of experience packing. I am a hard worker, and I believe that I have became an asset to this company. I never miss a day of work, I never come in late. monday - saturday
I asked for a position as a machine operator & was given the opportunity, however the pay is not what you would imagine for apmeone with the experience and skills of 20 years

The company is a good company but I think they don't treat there temporary workers right then the don't work u that long if u from a temporary service that's so wrong and the works that been there for a while they try to tell you what to do I just don't understand old people being very disrespectful to the temporary people like that right there was not right and but other that they was ok I appreciate the dayzs I did get to work but I don't no I would love to come back threw the the company it self  but over all its a good company 

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