maintenance technician

reliability manager

production worker

quality assurance manager

warehouse worker

Champion Foods

-you will be pushed until you mentally or physically break
-management picks and chooses who is allowed to break the rules
-management RUNS off their emotions, mainly anger
-you will work in temperatures up to 110 degrees with no air conditioning (it’s “broken” has been for years)
-none of the machines work properly, always broke down but management gets mad at you for it
-management never allows enough time for maintenance and still expects you to meet the quota with everything breaking, down for hours at a time, sometimes DAYS
-you will be on the line all day struggling while management stands there and watches you, while pointing out everything you do wrong instead of helping (staffing is always an issue)
-you will be promised a raise and never receive it
-EXTREMELY POOR training, half the people there have no idea what they’re doing so you will be trained incorrectly, but expected to be perfect
-the rules change DAILY, something you did yesterday is not allowed today, but is allowed tomorrow
-management picks FAVORITES and treat the rest of employees like they’re stupid kids, when we’re all adults
-management thrives off of drama, gets you in trouble for something they caused to cover their own tracks
-you are not allowed to have a voice, they expect a yes man, even if they’re telling you to run into a fire

There are so many more reasons I could list. DO NOT WORK FOR THIS COMPANY. They are the most unprofessional company I have ever worked for and will deteriorate your physical and mental health. It is not worth the paycheck. 

I only have experience with the third and first shifts. Work is steady, and you often know what to expect based on the schedule presented at the beginning of the week. There are opportunities to be taught new skills, and overtime is unlimited. 
However, 6-7 days a week work. Days off are CELEBRATED because no one gets any. Supervisors conflict each other and will tell you different information. Shift leads really do decide how your experience goes. There are some good and bad shift leads. Breaks are short, and you're lucky if you actually receive a working key card to get back into the building. 
You will be judged by how much you complain and your flexibility around the factory. Be careful what you tell your supervisors. Supervisors talk to each other and get stories twisted in the process. Don't be afraid to correct them. 
Supervisors get 3 days off a week at times but act like you never need a day off. 

A typical day for me at this job was never typical at all which is something i loved. I held various positions at this job from production worker, to production technician, to production lead, then finally maintenance technician. I even acquired a forklift licence and assisted logistics on weekends whenever i was not working maintenance. The management there were about as good as it gets. There approachable and will help anyone who is motivated to advance. There was not anything hard about this job everything was easy. Sometimes you will have to do tedious jobs and its hard to be motivated but that is anywhere really. The most enjoyable part of this job was having the privilege to learn everything i learned and advance as quickly as i did. I am not saying everyone will be able to advance as quickly but if your motivated enough there is no limit to where you can go, and no telling what position you may end up in.

Management is constantly power tripping, small mistakes are “unsatisfactory performance” “carelessness” write ups, even if you do 3x the amount of work of their average worker. 3rd shift you’ll be over worked and micromanaged, 2nd shift keeps all of the wash ups and 1st shift is Only the people that will allow the supervisor to talk to you however he pleases, and overworked. Expect to always have to work 6days a week and to have a write up waiting for you the next day. They have a store in the lunch room and it’s all nasty and unhealthy foods that are over priced. The freezer is -15 in the summer which they tell you but don’t say it’s -25 in the winter. 30 minute paid break. 10 and a 20 you have to clock in and out for them, when the time clocks are messed up which is always good luck dealing with your supervisors attitude. 

You have to go through some tough times I.e. it can be really cold in the freezer and you must pick up the product and move to the pallet. If not you won’t last that long. It’s pretty easy once you get the hang of it however, sometimes you may be asked to take a really short lunch because there is no one at the warehouse to pick orders. Short breaks when you return from your route. Just keep working really the breaks don’t keep up with how long you spend away from home. But the pay does suffice a little but there were absolutely no benefits whatsoever. If you got hurt on the job the boss would allow you to go home but won’t help for medical cost. So please be very careful when handling the products and how you lift the products. Still the atmosphere there may seem rather strange or demanding ,at first, it’s okay for the pay because once your place it’s easy to get along and develop day to day as a driver for Champion Foods Service Inc.

my work day is typically fast paced and detailed work. checking cleaned work areas for quality assurance. my training as taught me what foreign materials could contaminate food products and what proper procedures to follow to decrease or eliminate potential problems. my supervisor is a great guy to work for we share the same passion for our job making sure we do our part in providing safe food to our customers and families tables.I enjoy my job as a sanitarian i take pride in knowing that safe food is being produced do to my cleaning practices and knowledge of cleaning procedures

What is the best part of working at the company?
Very nice, caring owners and coworkers; making meals to feed children 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Having the only machine operators call off; not having enough staff to finish orders that are due to ship; having your daily tasks planned out and assigned only to have everything switched at the last minute due to a work order being incorrect or skipped over by management 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Work environments depends on the shift. When upper management is present, the environment gets stressful and hostile.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Meeting new coworkers, and training.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The overwhelming schedule, with hardly any days off. They only care about the brand and not their employees.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Ok work environment, no kind of culture. They don’t value their employees, they just want to overwork them and under pay them.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Hectic, lack of communication all around the board.

A typical day at work is hectic with change overs and no one is ever on the same page. You work hard with little to no recognition. I've learned how to do every job within the plant but no room to move up. Management is fine depending on the shift you work and some co-workers are good people while others are not. The hardest part about my job is getting the dough to stay consistent threw temperature change. The most enjoyable part about my job is getting to conversate with co-workers and working.

To start off its the worse job i have ever work in my entire life .
They dont care if you get hurt or killed. 
They only care bout their profits.
They take forever to hired people in.
They use old moldy bread for dough and stuff that is expire and shipped it out to there customers.
The employees that are hired in boss all the temps around to the point where they quit and wonder why people dont stay .
They worked you into the ground and they get upset if you take days off and they dont like to give days off .
They aslo let their employees come to work drunk and high on drugs and they dont care.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Maintenance technician 2 salaries reported	$30.00 per hour
Reliability manager 1 salary reported	$85,000 per year
Production worker 3 salaries reported	$15.00 per hour
Quality assurance manager 1 salary reported	$19.50 per hour
Warehouse worker 1 salary reported	$15.00 per hour

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