warehouse worker

production operator

maintenance technician

process operator

packer

Church & Dwight Co.

I was assigned a full-time night-shift position at Church & Dwight and remained an employee for roughly three months. During those three months, I experienced the highs and lows that accommodate any warehouse job.

My assigned tasks included the removal of defective gummy multivitamins from production belts to be disposed; use scanning, weighing, and packaging resources to ensure the safe storing and distribution of the products; maintain a constant cleanliness of my work area; wear appropriate PPE at all times, and report any product defects or machinery malfunction to the appropriate supervisor on duty.


During my time at Church & Dwight, the work was either a night of rigorous movement and fast-paced production or it was slow and full of busy work for the sake of not standing around doing nothing. This was expected; however, unlike a lot of other companies, we were not sent home mid-way through our shifts--that meant being paid, guaranteed. The lunch/smoke breaks are generous so long as they are not abused, and as far as I know the benefits are satisfactory. The noise and cold/heat levels can be extreme, but not horrendous with the proper PPE.

The entirety of my experience there, however, was mostly negative. The cattiness and "drama" between co-workers was above the bar as far as how often it occurred and how hard it was to avoid. In addition, the management suffered from a severe lack of communication between themselves and between other employees, leading to mishaps in reporting defective product, machinery malfunction, etc. There seemed to be a focus on quantity that overshadowed quality, and because of this, gargantuan amounts of product went out of the door that I personally would not find edible. As a consumer, I will never purchase vitamins (or any other edible product, for that matter) from this company ever again. 

This need to be fast-paced over safe and efficient also caused issues. There were times where some workers were sent into other parts of the building to perform tasks that were not just above their pay grade, but they were not trained to do, which in turn violated their safety as well as their SOPs. This bleeds into the issue of the SOPs not having been introduced to me until I had been employed for a significant amount of time. I learned that there were other employees that had never been given their SOPs to read at all. This was alarming, and made me second-guess the company's concern with worker safety.

A final problem was that of employees having reported discrepancies in their paychecks; they would review their pay stubs and often find that their wages were not paid in full. These concerns arose frequently, and, quite frankly, caused lack of trust between them and the company. Without trust and respect, worker morale can be lowered and in turn production and quality of products declines drastically. I, for one, recommend this place if easy work and high pay is what is desired, but as far as employee respect, communication, and safety, I give this company a thumbs down.

Church and Dwight is a good company to work for overall, the management is abysmal and I say this as a current employee with numerous years at the facility. Human resources here is the biggest problem, they create more problems and resentment than they "FIX".

There is little to no advancement opportunity unless you're prepared to participate and help fuel the day to day chaos. To say that adults would find it pleasing to comport themselves in such a fashion within a "professional" work environment is laughable. Another thing to expect is leadership personnel that find it acceptable to talk a good game about changes that are coming and improvements to strive for greater success only to either not implement what they say at all or worse start but them not follow through on a consistent basis. There's always a high level of animosity among employees of various shifts and various departments. There's little to no sense of comradery which once again is spearheaded by lower/middle management open and blatant disregard for the company in general. 

The worst part is that most people that you talk to have a general sense that things are bad and getting worse but it honestly not true, they are doing very well from a production stand point in all areas but the culture and poor management make it hard to bring the people together to get the over the hump and onto greater things. There adding jobs at a descent rate and are expanding all the time.

Lastly, if you're looking forward to working here expect to not be trained in any real way for all positions which only hurts the company and the day to day performance of the equipment/personnel. In my years here I have not seen any real effort to implement a formal training program only half hearted attempts. When you have employees that run machines and don't know how to power them down when asked, there is a critical disconnect that will eventually cause a serious if not deadly injury.

Upper Management should consider being more reflective on their role to help everyone succeed. Less bureaucracy more action.

Lower/Middle Management Stop trying to be friends with your underlings and realize that most of the culture change should start at this level. Talking bad about your place of employment to the people on the "floor" isn't acceptable and is a primary reason they have bad things to say about the company. They only know what you come out and tell them. This should go without saying, but maybe don't try to date coworkers, especially if you're the person they report to.

Honestly I have never found a job like this. I would give about anything to go back. But over the years as management changed things got kind of bad. I remember in one meeting, a lot of us were upset because we were only given one week notice of our shift being removed. And they weren't even going to give us that, but one guy demanded we know. We were used to working 6pm-6am.. and it was all changing. We were forced to change our shift to 6am-6pm. Someone spoke up about it, and the plant manager was completely rude. He said, "If you don't like it, quit." It just didn't seem professional at all. The new management knew nothing about the place. The Human Resources lady banned tank tops and short shorts... not realizing, HELLO everyone here is over 18 and there is no AC and we work with hot machines. It wasn't until a girl passed out on the line they realized they should allow us to wear whatever we wanted. I did a lot of hard work for this company. I went above and beyond my job requirements. But they REFUSE to hire me back. I left on good terms, and the only reason I left was so I could join my fiance in his home country. Things didn't work out between us, and I tried to get my job back. I called once a week.. they always told me to call back, but after months I realized they were stringing me along. I am re-hireable, my direct bosses loved me, but for some unknown reason they wouldn't let me come back. The people I worked with on a daily basis became like a family to me. It was almost us against them when it came to those in the cool air conditioned offices up front. The job was stressful at times, but the reward was great. My production manager would be so proud when we pushed the numbers, and a lot of times at the end of the day he would be smiling as I came in his office, and would tell me I did a good job. When things didn't go so well and he knew it was not my fault he was sympathetic and didn't hassle me. When I had a problem I could always go to him. So basically.. if you can put up with the management in the front office, you are pretty much set to love this job.

Let's lay it all on the table. The work environment is cool sometimes depending on the department you're placed at and the people you're working with. Management utterly sucks as they're willing to discharge hard working super productive employees due to minor attendance issues. They favor some employees over others and are not open to corrective suggestions from employees, though they pretend as though they are. Out of every department at this location, you'll dread the Material Handler department, i.e. "Cartoning Department". Here you'll find the most ghetto people on the planet, co-workers who have shady attitudes towards new faces, and trainers who talk and play more than they train.

If you're new, expect to undergo massive criticism about your work methods, even if you're doing everything correctly. The Assemblers are the most complaining people in the entire department as they seem very bored of there job. The spirit in that department is very low sometimes and can feel as though hope has gone out the window. It's a very depressing wave of energy that you may feel from time to time. Work there seems like a sweat shop as you're constantly moving. The Supervisor there can be very condescending and makes you feel as if your'e incompetent even when you've done the job properly. Some trainers show unnecessary nasty behavior towards you if you're found to lack sufficiency in a task they themselves haven't properly trained you in completing. If you're improperly trained, you'll be blamed for it as a trainee and the trainers will be immune from any backlash. There are temps there whose displayed that there more than capable of completing every job task required, has reached beyond the 500 hours required to transition into full permanent positions, but are still unfairly kept as temps. 

Other than the above, the compensation is beyond reasonable and most people found within the overall site are pleasant to get along with. The only problematic department is the Cartoning department as it needs major readjustments.

I worked as a contractor through Joule. If you are applying for a Full time employee at C&D, that is another story and I heard the benefits are pretty good including a 4% raise every year and bonus depending on company performance.

The pay is ok for entry level, however as a contractor you are not treated as an employee of C & D. You are typically not invited to lunch meetings, company events and some employees treat you like a second class citizen. The worst part of this is some days when my department went out for an event or town hall meeting, I was not invited and I had to stay home without pay for the day. In addition to that the work week is only 37.5 hrs. This means that at 16$ hour I expected to make 33,280 a year however it my actual net pay was under 30,000 with the shorter work week and unpaid work days they force you to take.

 The Full time lab techs I was working under treat you like you were expendable and basically make you do the majority of the work, while they go shopping on amazon or pay their bills over the phone (not joking). 

Also it is very rate for a temp to be converted into a FTE. In my position, the last person converted to FTE was over 5 years ago. Joule also does not check up on your performance. And I have seen some temps all of sudden be told to pack up their things and leave the company.

However that being said there are some pluses, you do get free food occasionally, some employees treat you very well, (many of the engineers are very kind) and joule does have some events like a pizza party for Christmas.

Overall it is okay to get some experience working as a temp at C & D, but do not have the expectations of becoming a Full time employee. work 6 months and try to find something else. But you do not want to apply as a packaging lab technician, trust me.

If it wasn't for the people I work around, I would have left a while ago. The management really doesn't care that much for it's employees and although they stress that that idea comes first, that is a fallacy. An operator who has worked there for 5 years, makes as much as somebody with no experience who just got the job. They have no solid business model to help people advance through the knowledge and experience they've gained by working there. They expect you to learn other job positions, but not be compensated for your expansion of knowledge by taking on more tasks than what you were initially hired to do. I have a relative who works for the same company but in a different state and during this covid outbreak, my relatives management took it very serious compared to the one here in Vancouver who are just doing the bare minimum that the state requires. The management here is more worried about hanging banners of our success, spending money on unnecessary signage to hang throughout the facility and making the place "look" good as opposed to actually being a good company to work for. Every year they do give pay bumps depending on what shift you work. If you work days, you get .50 cents every year. If you work nights, you get a dollar. To move up in this company, it is now required that you have a business degree. It does not matter if you know that plant like the back of your hand, if somebody straight from college came in and applied with a business degree, that kid will get the job over you despite you knowing every position there and how to work in each category. If you want to settle for okay pay, this is the job for you, but don't expect your hard work to get you anywhere with this company.

This company has a strong portfolio of products which makes them stable.  The pay structure is good, and the benefits are on par with other employers.  
 A typical day is fast paced and chaotic, but product is made.
There is a lot of opportunity to learn about manufacturing  and production, although there is little incentive to do so.  
Corporate management is  good to work with and seems to have a good plan and vision for the direction of the company.
The local site management is hit or miss.  Some are capable and well meaning, some seem overwhelmed or lost, and a few others will barely acknowledge your existence or are outright hostile.  HR is too busy conducting petty investigations and sending out mixed messages to put any effort into seeking out decent applicants for open positions.
The workplace culture among the hourly employees at this plant tends to be very negative.  A few of them are extremely unhappy and very disengaged despite having easy jobs and a relatively high pay rate.  The diligent employees who put in the effort to become strong contributors make the same salary and receive the same bonus as those who cannot or simply refuse to achieve a modicum of proficiency. The recognition scheme for the high performers is just a lottery. Over time, this reduces everyone down to the least common denominator.   
The hardest part of the job is maintaining a positive outlook and not be weighed down by the constant barrage of negativity from miserable coworkers. 
 The most enjoyable part of the job is the diversity of learning opportunities available.   This could easily be one of the best places to work in the area if a few issues could be fixed.  
    

One of the best for benefits but that's about it. workplace is dirty with mold on the ceilings producing food!?? Someone needs to investigate. Lots of favoritism in the company and clique like environment which makes new employees discouraged. Physical fights among employees and only God knows how many drug over dose victims. Training isn't good because the people who train you are people who have been there for a period of time and they are miserable. The morale in this place is unheard of. Management has a very small group of people who actually care. The other managers party with employees and involve themselves in drug activities. There was a recent firing of a boss who partied with temps and pictures got out of naked employees. Very professional? this place is perfect for people who only care about money. There is very little promotion within unless you're close with management. They even have open  harassment case where a manager was accused of a certain activity on an employee and the HR manager swept it under the rug. Not to mention she resigned for better opportunities in life. Yeah right. And new HR management has just as much knowledge as temps. Once they started changing management positions and handing jobs to friends based on social reasons instead of job knowledge and skill set, everything fell apart. Not to mention all the lawsuits this place has faced over the past 10 years. all of this will be brought to the media of these unfit working conditions.

When starting the work day, management will conduct a daily recap of events before assigning tasks to staff.  Throughout the warehouse facility, there are various job functions that you may be assigned to in order to satisfy the customer orders.  Customer orders are available via monitor screens in select locations of the warehouse or through computers which hold relevant information

The training in all of the possible assignment tasks helps develop broad skills which can translate to adaptable working experience needed to handle each day differently.  Church & Dwight have several core principles that they uphold to the highest standard in their practice; which are not limited to safety, quality and attendance.

Despite the urgency of safety, there is an increasing demand for individual goals to be not only met but pushed beyond to meet company standards.  This used to be a less pressing matter until about a year ago when the direction for accountability shifted in order to meet quotas.  This in turn shifted the pacing of fellow associates to induce a more panicked tempo that necessitated the delicate juggle between working safely and performing to the company standards.

If you are one who wishes to challenge yourself in pursuit of improving your abilities consistently, then Church & Dwight would be an excellent recommendation.

Coworkers can't train, so u can't learn efficiently 
Management is unprofessional always on phone but will tell on you if you even look at the time.
Workplace culture a bunch of Islanders so if you're one this might be home for ya, people on maintenance supervise you as if that were their role,
Hardest part of job dealing with unprofessional people.
There is nothing enjoyable about this job 
You will not feel appreciated here, you will feel used.
You constantly inhale dusts,  all type of vitamins acid fumes without no proper mask to help your lungs, not only do you operate machine but will also be doing sanitation job for no extra pay 
You expected to be at work 15 minutes early then you actual start time or else, a very communist company
Can't forget the Very nosey people that can't mind  their on life.
More cons
Starch will ruin your clothes if go into the mogul
Colors will ruin your clothes if you work kitchen 
A lot of water everywhere so your constantly be gon be wet.
your coworkers will take longer brakes then you making u work more then them.
Don't believe when they says we are family here because the parents there don't care for no safety concerns.

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