maintenance technician

shipping and receiving clerk

production associate

injection mold operator

quality engineer

Creative-Liquid-Coatings

If you want a career with a future and opportunity to be recognized for improvements or innovation and a rewarding inclusive experience, do not look fo it here. You have to be one of the social circle members, to get anywhere. Those that put in the hours, mentor the people and make differences are looked down upon. You can expect to be offered a great benefits package and opportunities to grow and increase, only to find it was lip service. The pay is marginal at best, the training is near non-existent, no one has time for you and belittling is to be expected. The facility is filthy, the restrooms are worse than the pot-a-potties at a community fair, cockroaches thrive in the break areas and there is disrepair in every direction you look. The insurance is expensive and covers very little. There are no benefits, bonuses or rewards for making a positive difference. This facility is the most unorganized and chaotic place I have seen in decades. Note that if, they offer you production bonuses, a raise possibility or team efforts (to help accomplish anything), it is not to be trusted! They will act as though it was never discussed or offered! 

What is the best part of working at the company?
Was able to work independently the first few years with CLC and was successful in many different ways with little mgmt support required.  

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Limited support from the leadership team as a whole.  Very poor training in using the MRP system and in finding company information for even simple, common documents such as current internal contacts and current training guides. Communication as a whole is lacking and information is not shared appropriately nor timely.  The same broken processes limp along year after year and mgmt staff is regularly replaced with little to no improvement at staff levels.  

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Most of the mid and lower management team members work well together but all are overworked and stretched too thin so the environment can be aggressive at times between departments.  Blame for failures gets thrown around a lot and accountability for improving relationships and communications is in no way a concern.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
At least 4 miles a day walking between and around plants on campus to do tasks normally done by other positions but due to constant staffing, inventory, shipping and production problems, I had to do all to fill gaps while ensuring communication with customers and internal staff to avoid impact to customer as best I could as a CS rep.

Employer originated in Fort Wayne relocating into Kendallville due to incentives provided by the city in efforts to increase employment opportunities. Management is understaffed with a few running the company which is not open to any ideas other than their own. If you have ideas this is not your place. The 8th Waste of LEAN is truly a waste here. Majority of employees are Hispanic and speak little English, and after a while it is realized they are 99% illegal aliens hired through a temp agency known by this demographic as a doorway to employers willing to employ them. Wages are very low for automotive because of the Hispanic's willing to work for $8.25 an hour traveling from Fort Wayne just to work. Expect 10 to 12 hour days, 6 days a week. Safety is overlooked with shade tree mechanical fixes made to forklifts, and chemicals handled with no requirement to wear respirators. Acetone is used by many employees and in some cases in confined areas resulting in symptoms including headaches, and dizziness. The combination of chemicals, low wages, long hours and exploitation of an illegal workforce leads to an undesirable workplace.

The facilities technology is beyond antiquated and needs an over hall, The IT Lead needs severe leadership training and lacks communication skills.

Top leadership seems mostly oblivious to employee needs and concerns and focus entirely to much on filling there own pockets.

When the company loses a customer for whatever reason, they let go of higher paid employees usually the ones not liked as apposed to the ones that aren't benefiting the company through hard decent work.

The company itself is growing and it still acts entirely to much like a small company, there are 3 manufacturing buildings and 2 warehouses supporting more than 200 employees and constantly struggling to fill the work load because upper management wont make a move for better pay and benefits to entice people to join on, especially since one of the factories right next door to Creative Liquid Coatings is offering $7 more hourly to there new employees

I've worked anywhere from 30-80 hrs a week. Pay is low but it's easy work and sometimes a little to relaxed. Don't get caught up in the details or you'll go crazy. Although pay is low a raise is always at least .25  As long as you stay busy for the majority of your shift know your job and show up your secure. Turnover rate is high making advancement pretty simple and a yr makes you look like a lifer. Management is... bipolar? Sometimes they're great they make you feel like you matter they listen to what you have to say and help you if needed. Other times your realize how replaceable everyone is, and they can't be bothered to look up from they're phone while talking to you. Culture can be kind of rough. Don't bring anything to work that you're not willing to lose or can't keep on you because theft around there is really bad.

What is the best part of working at the company?
This is not a company you would want to work for.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
They work overtime 6 days a week and they don’t have ventilation for burning resin in the building which caused me serious health problems.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
They are bringing in people from other countries so it’s hard to explain exactly what they should be doing, the environment is so unorganized by management, they want the work done but don’t have the products to complete the job.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Waiting on the machines to be fixed so you can complete a job.

working at CLC is not hard at all. Some of the jobs do require physical activity and are fast paced but many are pretty laid back. There is a lot of new work so you can move up quickly if you show interest and good work ethic. It can be stressful sometimes but the people you work with on the floor make it ok as long as they are working together. They gave me an interest free loan in order to take care of a personal problem. Its a great place to get into manufacturing and earn decent money.

What is the best part of working at the company?
There are no positives. Bad management and HR. They will lie to you about overtime to get you in the door. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Incompetent management. No training. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
The environment is one of egos and managers trying to save their jobs at the cost of employees. The culture is non-existent as foreign workers barely speak, or do not speak English. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Literally misdirection and miscommunication of expectations from management.

What is the best part of working at the company?
There is none, poor benefits, company forces you to work through breaks. Horrid management in this place, they encourage a hostile work environment. Not to mention all the disgruntled and angry people that work there. I would not recommend.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Everything, no leadership, no training, substandard pay and terrible benefits.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Very hostile, very dirty and dangerous conditions.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Extremely stressful, easy work but terrible working conditions.

The work for the most part is very easy. There are too many family and friends that work there that get special privileges, such as extra long breaks or the better jobs, or even get to stand around and just look like they are working. Some area leads/managers ride rough shod over employees in their area. Employees have little or no chance of advancement.  Some areas have way too much product to move and not enough employees to get the job done.  Management is very inconsistent and very out of touch with what goes on in the plant.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Maintenance technician 4 salaries reported	$21.33 per hour
Shipping and receiving clerk 4 salaries reported	$17.39 per hour
Production associate 1 salary reported	$17.00 per hour
Injection mold operator 3 salaries reported	$21.89 per hour
Quality engineer 7 salaries reported	$86,429 per year

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