product manager

manufacturing engineer

human resources generalist

assembler

warehouse manager

Colder Products Company (CPC)

This pertains to the Roseville building.
Applies to production, clean room, and logistics (shipping/kitting) 

Pros:
OT opportunity, Night shift premium, & free coffee, are the positives

Cons:
No respect. This place lacks professionalism and you will be treated as a tool.

No training. Training specialists don't know their job. You have to figure everything out yourself. Or whoever isn't busy that day will show you what they do. Key word what they do and not what you are supposed to do. Good luck.

Management promotes wage secrecy! You will be told to not share your pay. Management play's favorites. HR will not have any complaints about pay.

Most of your co-workers are uneducated people who just came to the states with this company being their first job yikes!

You will not find true professionals that you can trust to work together. People are short sided and lazy! They will do things that cause issues in the long term. Everyone is out for themselves because numbers number numbers.
  
Social distancing does not exist. People horde by the time clock and socialize in the break room and blocks hallways. 

Mandatory overtime or else "Don't ask for a pay raise because you are not a team player."

If you can keep your head down and be a tool this place is a good fit for you. They won't fire you no matter how lazy or incompetent you are. As long as you're on time for breaks and act like you are busy you will be fine!


When I started early last year, I thought this was a great company who really cared for its people. Because of COVID-19 it was revealed to be the opposite. We're now being required (per the ELT as told to us) to work in office 100% of the time, despite the fact that I've not worked on any product related to the virus and nearly 100% of my job can be done remotely. I've also got high risk family members at home who now stress every day because of this.

You see, CPC is currently using their essential status to maximize their profit, like so many other companies that are deemed "essential". Despite what the leadership SAYS, what they do is much more telling. Actions speak louder than words and sometime you don't see who people are until times of crisis. It's a shame though, when something you cared about and believed in does not reciprocate. Nice to know we're just tools until we get sick and aren't useful anymore.

As long you work in the Office Hours then it is not too bad. They can be flexible with your time if you call in sick or have reasons to call in. If work from home, make sure to document everything that you did (including time and history of making any changes). All employees are friendly and helpful. Free lunch almost every month for team building, training, meeting and other events. Daily job: depending the amount tasks or projects you are assign to. There are days that can be slow but that is why we have the Dover Goals yearly. Each employee has their own. Your yearly raise will be determine base on your goals and performance. Goals must align with CPC core value. 

I would say that the typical day or time work would be the meeting time as there no fixed meeting time for weekend shift. I would suggest do meeting 15 minutes beginning of work every day. and let management team answer the floors question on the spot in a mass.I have learned to Assemble the different parts in to one, learned the name of parts, learn a little to fixed the 299 machines. I have no idea about the hardest part of job because I have not done any training except in machine 299 and 520 since the start of my work. I found the trained area of work the  most enjoyable.

I have been here for several years now and feel that the company has lost its way. Management seems concerned with themselves and not with the people generating the income. They used to have great benefits like summer hours and profit sharing but all were cut last year. They say they will come back but actions speak louder than words.
Speaking of which, when we tell them that we are unsatisfied, via an employee survey they asked us to fill out, they double down on nothing. Thinking that if they only would explain why they had to cut benefits the morale would improve.
I miss the small company culture and it is a shame it wont be coming back.

Pros: Team members gets along and are like family.

Cons: Management is a joke at this company. Everyone is overtasked and there are un-realistic expectations for all employees. Employees that are working way over expectations never gets recognized or acknowledged for their work meanwhile the ones that does not improve at all or shows no interest gets the best treatment. Business direction is always unclear which causes Team Leads to treat their work like it's a competition. Favoritism places a huge role also. If you're not part of the manager's circle, do not expect to be heard or listened to. 

The business unit I worked in is wonderful. The leaders I reported to were very poor. The general culture they try to make positive, but don't back it up. Cupcakes and pizza are supposed to be seen as incentive and rewards. The Sr. leadership team is all trying to take their teams in different directions which made it very hard to know what to do. 

It not a professional place. The supervisor plays favoritism and expected everyone to work at a fast pace with a hour by hour form. Poor HR Services. There are cameras on every corners watching employees inside the cleanroom. Leads and cell leads and supervisor monitor employees like prisoners and expected everyone to work fast like how people were working in China. The clean room was hot and humid. 

While working at CPC I felt like part of a family. The people that work there are respectful and always willing to help and make a change for the better. 

The executive committee is going to be the downfall of the company.  Their inability to forecast future sales and business needs has caused them to over hire and expand. As a result they have had 4 rounds of layoffs and now two empty buildings. 

Job security is not good here and pay doesn't match what the industry is paying now. 



What is the best part of working at the company?
The culture is really good, and the engineering community is top notch.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Company leadership is out of touch with the workers, and the pay is not competitive.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
The work environment is mostly pleasant. People are friendly and easy to collaborate with for the most part.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Product manager 2 salaries reported	$97,500 per year
Manufacturing engineer 3 salaries reported	$65,000 per year
Human resources generalist 1 salary reported	$65,000 per year
Assembler 1 salary reported	$16.00 per hour
Warehouse manager 1 salary reported	$107,500 per year

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