distribution associate

senior production operator

packaging operator

laboratory technician

accounts receivable clerk

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I am reviewing the site at Livingston NJ.  It was formally known as Reprogenetics.

There is extreme micromanagement where it disrupts workflow. There is no trust in the associates. There is no ownership of work being performed. All issues are resolved by contacting outside vendors, in turn slowing down processes, and ignoring experienced associates knowledge. It undermines purpose and motivation.
Hypocritical statements and actions abound in management.

There is no extra compensation working holidays or extra time. No, time and a half. You are expected to be in during weather emergencies, such as storms and blizzards. Agan, there is no extra compensation in the form of money or extra time off. Be prepared to work on Thanksgiving or Christmas, or other major holidays.
There has been no increase in salary. There is no end of year bonus.
Individuals are exempt from rotating weekend and holiday schedules because of personal relationships. 

The social atmosphere is political and immature. It's a nasty and scandalous environment- with some employees who have jobs based on who they know or their interactions with them.

Accomplishments are recognized in the form of motivation printouts.  There are no incentives for going above and beyond.

I've been with the company for over 10 years and have seen it grown from one building to three.  For some departments, it is a great company to work for but it is definitely dependent on the type of manager you work under.

For hourly people, it is very hard to advance unless you are someone's favorite.  If you have a mentor with clout then you are golden.  However, if someone feels slighted by you, it will be hard to advance.  There is too much ambiguity and little support if you have a weak manager. Some departments actually get upset when someone wants to advance because they expect a person to simply stay in one position.

Thankfully, there have been some management changes so some departments are starting to have clear benchmarks and levels within positions but unfortunately, some departments are very adverse to change.  Within a few years, I believe that the departments will not be so dysfunctional but as for now, there are some growing pains.

Job has no security!! They will fire you without warning ( if your temp ) they are extremely behind because they have a new system. everything is a mess nobody knows what they are doing including the managers/supervisors. And if you aren’t a “ teachers pet “ they see you as a threat. They give you mediocre training which you are assigned to in a cubicle. The first 3 weeks you are on site then going forward you work from home with one day coming into the office. By week 4 they expect you to know what you’re doing and if you don’t FIRED! The trainer that I had was obnoxious and talked and rambled on making it hard to even stay focus. To be honest I was miserable but I’m glad I got the experience. The pay is decent but not worth all the work your expected to do. If you get hired be prepared to be used as they are already secure with who they have in the company as permanent people. Anybody coming in are just the help. They expect you to be on phones and answer the calls which are NONSTOP. Getting fired was the best thing that’s happened to me and I would not recommend copper, the best part of the job is the cafeteria.. that’s literally it. Beware! 

Cooper Surgical culture is not conducive to reflecting a thriving employee focused environment. Executive management is oblivious  to harsh non-empathetic treatment imposed on the worker base by senior leadership. People are leaving at an alarming rate either to find new opportunities or are forced out through threats and intimidation. Be aware before pursuing employment here. They currently have an authoritarian negative minded Director who does not care about the employees who is both un-approachable and unfriendly. Although I brought this company a fresh perspective and experience level these skills were not appreciated. I could not in good consciousness recommend Cooper Surgical for employment at all. 

I was hired through a temp agency and was unsure about going this route to get a position at a company. After only a few months i was approached by my coordinator asking if i would like to be hired and be a team player at Cooper Vision. My first position was an area called Voice, then i moved over to the shipping department. I liked the fact that the company wanted their employees to be well rounded and knowledgeable about all areas of the distribution plant. In my opinion this is great business ethics as you don't become bored working on only one area of the plant and the employees become much more productive in the end. About one year of my employment i decided to apply for QIC/inventory control. This was definitely a step up in the company with a pay raise and also training to get my man- up license which i did complete and enjoyed very much. I had to leave the company for personal reasons and to this day,i miss my job at Cooper Vision.

I worked for Coopervision as a temp to hire (with Randstad) from August to November 2022. I was pregnant at the time, so I did not stay long, but in the time before leaving, the company was offering $4 raises to all employees and had construction to expand so they will be hiring frequently. The scheduling was different because it was a 12-hr shift rotating schedule, where you would work through the weekends one week and have the whole weekend off the next, it wasn't too bad especially because you get some days off during the week and that makes it easy to schedule other personal matters that you usually can't with regular business hours. 

Management was okay, there was always people there to help, whether it be a trainer, or supervisor. And most people were friendly, but not everyone can be like anywhere. 

I probably would have stayed there if it wasn't for my pregnancy and other matters, but it is a somewhat physical job where you are expected to stand for a good amount of time. 

A Typical Day: taking 70 to 130 calls, filling out paper work, tracking orders, placing orders, assist with fitting

What You've Learned: Never knew there was so much to a contact lens. How to be patient and use keen listening skills

Co-workers: The ones that you sit with on a daily basis you get to know and become very close with. Everyone is there to help each other. The co-workers that have been there are always willing to help the new reps.

The hardest part of the job: Sometimes you get that frustrating call that bogs you down. You need to learn to brush it off and don't carry the unhappiness to the next call.

The most enjoyable part of the job: Hearing the joy in the customer's voice knowing you helped them out. Also knowing that you improve the way people see every day.

Engineers at this place are not appreciated and given hopeless tasks that were left behind previously employees. Because of bad management practices, they want you to fix all the issues and have no guidance or direction as to what the end goal is for production but just band aiding the problem and hoping they can limp along until the next guy solves it. Machines constantly break down even though the constraints of finding everyday resources. There are a lot of very hard working people but managers will not have your back whether you work hard or not. Its a good company with potential but ran by a lot of incompetent people. Engineers are coming and going as problems escalates from machines, QC, and, production issues. Don't take the bait if you are looking especially in engineering.

I have this position because 4 of my friends who also work here helped me get in, the economy is terrible & I haven't found anything in my career field in a few years!! I'm grateful, however I am in a department that was my last choice to start, but I did it anyways. It's very boring, repetitious, monotonous, and not rewarding at all. It make me feel like a human robot just doing the work for their quota at the end of the shift. I am not happy at all & it brings me to tears knowing that I had a much better job than this. They have me on a machine for a year now, I stand for 4 hr.s hunched over, killing my lower back, so it's affecting my body. I don't like a job that kills you. I would much prefer something that I can use my brain & imagination & skills, rather than being a shop rat.

At first, it was good working there but through a change in management, it was clear that there is advancement for but only a select few.  It honestly depends on which department a person works in but as for mine, there were only 3 promotions during my 9-year tenure.  There's no clear path to advancement or title advancement.  Positions can be created for a selected person then disappear once they advance to another position, never to be refilled.  Assessments were done TO a person rather than discussed with a person before becoming official.  Too many times a person was confronted with an issue during the yearly review which was recorded on their file with no previous or follow-up discussions.

They need to polish up on some basic soft skills in order to compete in this market to attract high-quality applicants that want to stay.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Distribution associate 46 salaries reported	$19.04 per hour
Senior production operator 68 salaries reported	$21.28 per hour
Packaging operator 34 salaries reported	$21.43 per hour
Laboratory technician 4 salaries reported	$25.55 per hour
Accounts receivable clerk 19 salaries reported	$27.37 per hour

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