assembler

maintenance technician

production supervisor

warehouse worker

forklift operator

Conner Industries Inc

Not the best experience at a job. Poor corporate management that constantly creates obstacles for plant staff to overcome or convince employees to work through when they should be encouraging them or showing appreciation in some way outside of a free lunch occasionally. Poor equipment hinders the site's ability to complete orders in a timely fashion. Poor transportation contracts hinder the ability to get customers their orders in an effective time. The Customer is NOT always right and this mentality needs to be corrected. Yes, customers are necessary but they should not be given the status of a king who can treat the employees however they see fit with not regard for common decency. Schedule said one thing but when a carrier was late, my team was forced to wait for them regardless of personal plans. "It's your job" was the typical status quo. 

My day usually began at 8; however, I was usually the first one there and prepared the office machines and coffee.  I usually spent the first 2-3 hours answering and printing emails and faxes from our plant facilities.  I sorted, coded, posted, scheduled for payment and filed all payables in the appropriate places until ready for payment.  I spent much of the day working with plant PO coordinators solving problems and reiterating company AP procedure (I enjoyed solving the problems; however, the constant repetition of their not following procedure was frustrating).  I enjoyed the "detective" part of my job...resolving vendor issues/discrepancies on statements, etc., and training new plant employees.  The management and co-workers were like a large second family...I thoroughly enjoyed working at Conner.

One of the biggest issues at this company is the lack of leadership when it comes to handling conflict. The plant manager avoids addressing serious workplace issues and would rather sweep problems under the rug than deal with them appropriately.

There have been situations where supervisors have gotten into heated, nose-to-nose confrontations, yet nothing meaningful was done. Instead of involving Home Office or Human Resources when necessary, these incidents are kept in-house and ignored. That sends the message that accountability doesn’t matter and that certain behavior is acceptable.

A good manager addresses problems head-on, follows company policies, and creates a safe, respectful work environment. Unfortunately, that has not been my experience here. Until leadership starts holding everyone accountable and stops ignoring serious issues, I don’t see the workplace culture improving.

Job security and advancement
The company believes that they are Lean. The company doesn't understand 5s, Continious Improvement, or Waste Management.

Management
Being Production Manager at Conner Industries is worthless. The issue is no one on the managment team level has a clue to correct any issues, when it comes down to Root Cause Anaylis or how to begin a Kaizen project or how to eliminate or reduce waste, within the facility or company as a whole. The supsvisors are not capable of making obssrvations and certanily no able to investigate issues.

Overall
I knew whithin minutes after orientation I made a bad choice in accepting a job at Conner. I have been in Manufacturing, since 2004. The 7 months I worked at Conner I took more team members to the emergency room, including one amputation than all years total of being in Manufaturing.

Very poorly managed. No proactive planning, everything is reactive, and because of this lack of planning the employees on the shop floor pay for it. Extremely high turn over at this site, due to this. This facility has an issue with nepotism and favoritism. Friends and family are hired and given better treatment than the regular hourly employee. The employees, including Supervisors, see this going on and it leads to resentment and disgruntlement. Working conditions are terrible, non climate controlled metal buildings lead to employees being exhausted and dehydrated. Holes in the roof, so if it rains you have the potential to get soaked, depending on where you are working. I don’t believe the executive management team knows of this, or at least I would hope not.

Needs alot better air circulation in the building especially due to the lack in the vaccum system  the job is easy but it would be alot better work environment if there was more regular air to breathe in than saw and concrete dust that is being blown up from the ground by the forklifts driving through the building plus coworkers blowing the machines and the ground covered in inches high saw dust

A thriving workplace strikes the perfect balance between energy and focus, where employees genuinely look forward to coming in each day. Collaboration flows naturally when people feel comfortable sharing ideas without fear of judgment, sparking creativity that no one could achieve alone. Celebrating wins — big and small — keeps morale high and reminds everyone that their contributions actually matter. When people laugh together, trust each other, and share a clear sense of purpose, productivity isn’t something that has to be forced — it becomes a natural byproduct of a culture worth showing up for.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

What is the best part of working at the company?
The hours are great. 7m til 3:30pm.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Corporate in Texas does not necessarily understand th needs of the site in VA.
Different states have different needs.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
The VA plant is great. Supervisor teach their Employees and provide support and knowledge.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Busy from start time until the end. Sometimes shifting gears, production goal oriented.

You Can Work your hardest and lt still want be good enough unless you are one of their picks.

You can literally get away with anything until they start disliking 
 
Day to Day duties are never permanent you hop around the plant multiple times a day 

Work with people that barely meet bare minimum but is punished if you don’t meet goals even if the goal is not achievable with the person they pair you with 

 Production Manger with smart mouth comments and always try his hardest to make you look stupid 

Start @ 7 am prompt! The front office staff look for reasons to write employees up & have their own interpretation of the corporate employee handbook rules. Job is not terrible, it is dangerous, dirty, hard work; but not much different than most production environments. Equipment is old & work environment is not climate controlled. Hot in the summer cold in the winter. The biggest problem for hourly employees is office staff constantly looking to write ppl up instead of coaching. 

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Assembler 7 salaries reported	$16.50 per hour
Maintenance technician 10 salaries reported	$25.90 per hour
Production supervisor 1 salary reported	$49,920 per year
Warehouse worker 1 salary reported	$15.00 per hour
Forklift operator 1 salary reported	$16.50 per hour

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