packer

assembler

area supervisor

senior maintenance person

senior process technician

Cambro Manufacturing Company

Overall it’s a job. But things could be a lot better. The pay is decent for what you do but with cost of living rising it’s not ideal. So if you come here I hope you have a strong resume otherwise you will be lowballed on starting pay. The hiring manager is a jerk to say the least. He feels he can talk to employees any kind of way just because of his position and they have to take it. People there who’ve been there awhile or from California, where the company is based, are the same way. So if you don’t have a backbone this isn’t the job for you. The culture is as expected. People stick to their own. Mostly. It is a few good people here I can say. Just for the most part the majority ethnic group here are rude. So if your looking for great co workers again this isn’t the place for you. The work varies. Some days you may have it good others you may be working your tail off to keep up with 2 or more machines. Meaning you’re packing them out also while having to make your own boxes. So if you have a couple of fast machines you’re not gonna be able to keep up. You don’t want to if I’m being honest for the pay. There isn’t any opportunity to move up. Which again is typically. Unless you have a strong resume. They tell you you have a fair chance to move up but you don’t. The home work balance is ok. You don’t work weekends(sat-sun). Lastly cross training is available. But don’t expect to get compensated for doing more than one job. They’ll use you to fill in as needed and say you’re “doing what yo have to do”. Where as to what I’m used to if you’re doing 3 job titles I get paid accordingly.

Cambro is an industry leader for plastics/food service. Management in the Customer Service department was poor at Cambro and consequently this department sets the tone for the business. Upper Management is aware of the problem but slow to fix. Gathering much needed information from this department was a challenge but not impossible. This would turn out to be the hardest part of my job  as I was directly responsible for documenting ALL processes and procedures from the CS accounts to upgrade to EDI Processes. There was no growth in this EDI Coordinator position at Cambro with limited access to new projects. I enjoyed documenting and implementing the procedures that I put in place. I was in complete control of the inbound EDI workbook and processed all the documents which I enjoyed as well. There were many strange anomalies to account for in some customers orders. This was a challenge to move EDI orders through the antiquated computer system at Cambro. Day to day process could be challenging at times. The EDI group worked very close with the Order Entry group on a daily basis.

if it's a temp job you're looking for this is an okay option. If you're looking for something long term find another job. If you decide to work here make sure you document EVERYTHING or else they'll use anything against you. Once you see what's really going on don't expect changes. They just feed the higher ups a bunch of nonsense and nothing is done about it. So just keep to yourself and don't talk about your personal life, if you do it'll be all over the plant by the end of your shift. Also if you show you're a good worker expect to get the harder machines. They like to overwork the good workers and once they leave they're struggling to make production. That's another thing all they care about is making production, which is funny because the company was built on quality. You also don't get your 40 hours even though they tell you you will, and other places have better pay rates. Basically it's too much stress for the amount they're paying you, it's just not worth it. 

I worked at cambro 3rd shift, hours from 10pm-6:00pm.
You don’t really get out exactly at 6, because you have to wait for someone to cover you from next shift & sometimes they would take their time to go to the machine. Supervision was very nice, always giving good compliments about the hard work! The agency would call you everyday if there’s work or not, the most I’ve gone without working was 3 days. That’s not good if you really need the money. The supervisor kept putting me on a machine that was pretty tiring/heavy for more than 3 days in a row. Until I complained about my back & a permanent told the supervisor that he needed to give me a break from there. But by that time, I already found something better! He kept putting me there because there was not “enough” people to train me. But that day he moved me, I went to something easier that it only took literally 10min to train me. The people there are friendly, willing to help you out!

For the amount their paying it’s not worth it in my opinion. Supervisors don’t like teaching new employees , and when someone teachers you they show you for like 5 minutes and leave you on your own. I’ve cut, bruised, and burned my hands working there didn’t even tell me I needed gloves. There are good days where your job is good and calm but there are other when you have 2 stations that stresses you out because it’s coming out so fast and the product starts stacking up it’s a very fast paced job. When you ask the technicians that something is wrong they don’t show up to your station like 15 minutes later their really lazy you have to go look for them and beg them to go fix the machines . The schedule doesn’t make sense either you have to basically clock in at 3:20pm to be inside at 3:25pm to start at 3:30pm . 

This is a great company to get experience working in traditional office environment. Many of the office staff working at Cambro have been working here 15+ years. There is a benefit to staying a long time - certain number of vacation days per year, job security, growing close with coworkers etc. I'm sure many people have kids with braces, mortgages to pay, mouths to feed. The most enjoyable part of working here are close knit departments (very silo'd), no overtime required and proximity to home. Downsides are little promotion opportunities, gossip/cattiness and people in upper management who really should consider doing things a different way. Company culture is very traditional; if you are seeking this, then I urge you to apply to Cambro.

If you like doing the same thing everyday then give it try. If you want to move forward and be more productive then don’t waste your time.  Nobody will listen to new ideas some of the workers just like sucking up to the managers.  Management is poor and they act like tyrants and constantly tell you what to do, argue with eachother and never listen to their employees, and are not open to new ideas.  Company is very old fashioned and thinks they have new ideas but you can’t teach an old dog new tricks.  

Typical day is fixing other people's mistakes and getting blamed for it or doing others jobs because they throw it at you. While management says you're in the wrong. 
No one will take responsibility despite how small or big an issue is.
Management can be completely incompetent, and simple processes take days to accomplish from their lack of knowing.
The amount of racism to whites is sickening, especially from HR.
Temps are regularly here for years at a time being lied to.

my typical day at work, graveyard shift, work is non stop one mistake can conflict with the whole warehouse. There wasnt any safetey equipment, everything in the warehouse was harzardous. i learned alot of from this warehouse. operating machine controlling the speed of the system. assemble products, packing recieving.power tools. and melting products with machine and tools. my co workers were very nice. the hardest part of the job is keeping up with the production. it was very enjoyable i always love to learn new things

Cambro is not only a corporation, but an institution as well. The knowledge and skills I learned will stick with me forever and allow me to stand out from the crowd due to my willingness to learn and their willingness to teach. From customer service, to administrative,  safety, and  the practice of efficiency, Cambro excels at allowing their employees to learn and thrive towards any position they desire, and knowing that is what makes any moment the most enjoyable part of the day.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Packer 30 salaries reported	$17.40 per hour
Assembler 26 salaries reported	$17.54 per hour
Area supervisor 10 salaries reported	$28.40 per hour
Senior maintenance person 12 salaries reported	$29.71 per hour
Senior process technician 16 salaries reported	$30.19 per hour

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