forklift operator

truck driver

injection mold operator

process technician

packager

DINESOL PLASTICS

Dinesol was supposed to be a stepping stone while I went back to school to earn my degree in Information Technology. The 12 hour midnight shift did not allow time for me to go to school. A typical night at work (8pm to 8am) consisted of me showing up and hoping to get a press for the night. After you prove you are a strong, reliable worker they will automatically give you a press and you will not hae to worry about being sent home. The downsides to Dinesol are they will NOT hire you into the company, meaning you will be a temp for the entire time you work there unless you become one of the 3 supervisors: Plant supervisor, shift supervisor or technician supervisor. You will only get paid minimum wage, with the exception of midnight shift, you get a .25 cent differential for working midnights. 

All I learned while I was there is that Dinesol is a place to get a paycheck but you can never make a career outof it. I learned that the technicians in that place do NOT care about their job and they certainly do not care about the product. I learned how to drive a fork lift and how the material for the plastic products are made. I learned how to change the dye buckets and even unclog the machines stand alone grinders. I learned the proper way to grind material and how to enter in product codes into the computer. All of these jobs I was never supposed to learn how to do, but with the way that the management and other handlers worked if I did not do it, then it never got done and I (the press operator) would get yelled at and written up for it; even if it was not my own responsibility. 

My co-workers were a blast to work with, that place gets a lot of interesting people, lazy people, talkative and slow people. Some like to work and others like to stand around and talk. The main ones I liked, I made sure to work with because they were the hardest workers in that place and they trained me on every machine that was mostly important. 

The hardest part about the job was the standing in one place for 12 hours straight. You can get past the technicians telling you to pass bad parts, (A smart operator would just laugh and throw them into scrap anyway) telling you that the white part is supposed to have a black swirl mark through it (again, the operator should know better) and then the tech will make the part so horribly disfigured that you can not fix it within the allotted 15-30 seconds time frame between parts. Another hard part is being yelled at for everyone elses mistakes. If a Floor person forgets to log in a label, you do not realize it, then you get yelled at for it because that label is now gone and the part is still listed as being in the warehouse. If it is not entered into the computer, letting the system know that you now have this box of lids, the system will still list it in the warehouse. This essentially messes up the entire inventory of it. 

The most enjoyable part was learning how to drive a fork lift. Which is incredibly simple to begin with but learning how to navigate through tiny isleways and manuvering around various objects was the best part of the entire job. But not many people are allowed to learn to drive the fork lift.

Management was good, communicative if you talk to them. When I worked there, I knew I belonged. But I left after a couple of years because I wanted to try working someplace else that pays more and has some better benefits. Dinesol is an all inclusive employer, jobs are offered to just about everyone, even people with disabilities have been taken into consideration. The press operator jobs can be exhausting if it’s fast paced, but there were several presses to work on at the time, each set at a different pace. Management does treat new employees well compared to other factories in this area, and they are usually very patient and accommodating when training new hires. Not much hostility between management and employees, unless it was due to personal issues, rather than work issues. 
Overall from my experience there, Good management (they actually talk with employees) and hey! Free lunches, which isn’t bad because most factories don’t offer that around this area. Actually some factories here don’t even make sure that their vending machines are stocked with enough water for people, but this place does and they even give employees bottled water each day, at least one bottle. Also, most of the Press Operator jobs are not hard or back breaking. They definitely don’t want to injure their employees, which is something to really appreciate in a manufacturing environment.  Some of the Cons would be: Low pay, benefits could be better , and ewww the rotten egg smell sometimes when purging plastic molds. They definitely need better air circulation in the Niles plant. The smell of piping hot plastic can be nasty, dizzying and cut your nose like a knife! So can the bathrooms! They NEED to clean the bathrooms there more regularly and get better cleaning products to the employees who are working their best to keep the restrooms clean. Those bathrooms have ZERO air circulation. The material handlers should be provided PPE as well considering what they are handling, breathing in and getting covered in, plastic, cancer causing plastic. 

This is a thankless back breaking, brain breaking and ultimately Unrewarding job that is absolutely NOT worth the miniscule pay!!! I have had difficult jobs over the years such as line cooking and warehouse work so I don't have a problem at all with a decent day's work, but the SUPER LONG hours and VERY physically demanding/degrading work combined with the horrendous environment such as breathing in hazardous fumes and microscopic particles and moving Nonstop in temperatures exceeding 115 degrees are a recipe for guaranteed disaster. If you have ANY physical health conditions of ANY kind, DO NOT work here!!!! You will be sorry!!! If you want to acquire health conditions, then go for it!!! And work/life balance is non existent because after your shift ends, you won't be able to do much else except attempt to sleep while enduring extreme full body pain. I didn't even have time to make ANYTHING to eat at home because I rolled out of bed barely able to move about 40 minutes before having to be back again. I wouldn't do this job even if it paid double what my wage was AND with benefits! And lastly, don't use the restrooms unless you want to throw up or get sick due to COMPLETE LACK of sanitation standards! This job is NOT worth it, and that's coming from a lifelong blue collar worker.

First off they hire anyone with a pulse. Secondly, if you arent familiar with factory work, or like me, coming back into it after 10 years of being out of it, you had better think twice about even applying here...because the Big Green Dinosaur (Dinosol) will GRIND YOU UP for that measly 8.50 an hour! The "on the job training" training pretty much boils down "hey, see this book on the work desk? it will show you how to assemble the parts and how to place the parts in the bin, OK? Alright, see you when I come around to (maybe) give you a break in 3 hours." The parts come out quickly, so you get buried and its extremely hard to catch up. No one comes by to see how you are doing. they don't care, because they have 10 more warm bodies waiting that they can replace you. You are just another face. The place has a big turnover rate due to the pace, the heat, and the apparent lack of interest taken in its workers by these "floor people".. 8 hours in this hades on earth would be bad enough, but twelve will break you in two if you arent up to the task.

Basically as long as you don't draw attention to yourself, you can get away with whatever you want. It's typically the hard workers that catch all the flack. 

I'm mostly posting this review to warn the females that harassment is rampant in this place and they do nothing about it. If they think you're attractive, these boys will surround you like vultures and will not leave you alone. They neglect their jobs to do this and never get in trouble.

They're also very passive-aggressive in how they handle EVERYTHING. If they want you gone, they'll start doing ridiculous things to p you off or even injure you. They don't care. They'll even speed the machine up to prove you can't really handle it like you think you can. They'll even sabotage you when they cover your breaks by adding to your scrap pile to make it look like you can't hack it.

Keep looking for something better. There are companies out there, somewhere, that actually care about their employees. This one does not and they literally hire anyone with a pulse.

First off, I Worked only one day at this company, and that was all it took to tell me it was not worth it. They give no job training, pretty much saying "Do this, and don't fall behind even if you are new here" most of the employees didn't speak a lick of English so we had to revert to primitive sign language. The environment is unhealthy, and no PPE is provided in areas that could severely injure you. At the end of the day, I could barely move or pick thing up because my fingertips were burned from the hot plastic and torch. And don't get me started on the breaks. Yes they give 3 ten minute breaks, but it takes you five minutes to get to the break room. And the free lunch is not worth it. The sanitation is horrendous and i wouldn't be surprised if you caught something by being in close proximity to the restrooms. 

Overall, The best thing for this company is either new management and work force, or a squad of ICE Agents.

The managers a rude and not helpful as a fresh worker they don't teach you anything they just throw you in and if you mess up from lack of knowledge and training you get in trouble and/or fired. The pay is $9.60hr 12 hour plus shifts of non stop hard work to be treated like dirt. The company is sexist and allow men to work themselves to the bone no matter how old they are or injuries they have women only do the easiest of jobs, ontop of being understaffed almost every day, I got fired for a broken hand that they threatened to fire me for the hole time it was healing and I still did the job. Others who worked there with me have permanent spinal damage from lack of space for fork lifts to pick up pallets so workers have to push them and get fired when they are hurt. Ontop of all of that alot of the people are drug addicts working there stealing and not doing their job then blaming it on the good workers. Dont work here 

The shifts are long,literally the whole day taken up by working the presses never stop some are fast paced,some are slow. The pay is false advertised  daytime makes 13.60 an hour night shift makes more,like 30 cents more...there's 100$ attendance  bonus for being on time and not calling off,if something  comes up in life ,like a sick child or appointment  comes up you lose  the bonus plus 12 hours of pay that equals out to like 260$ for one day...they do buy you lunch,vending machine food,it's not bad. Lots of employee drama,fake people don't trust ANYONE. Advancement  isn't about what you know it's about who you know,I've seen ppeople work there 3 days and get promoted simply because they know someone . The turnover rate is ridiculous, I've seen people work for a couple hours and just quit. It's a descent place to work if you don't talk to no one and can plan your life out perfectly....they're quick to fire someone too

What is the best part of working at the company?
Good management down to earth employees fun job had a great experience and time with dinesol plastics Inc I wish I never left but was having marriage problems would go back in a heart beet but had to up and leave Ohio without notice I loved dinesol the management, employees and the job thank you for the time we spent together would come back in a heartbeat if circumstances were different 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Wasn't really stressful at all 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Positive work environment. Diverse culture. And no discrimination, fast pace,and if you couldn't keep up someone was always willing to help

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Positive ,and learned something new everyday

I worked there 8 years ago when economy was terrible,(only reason I excepted job).I did advance quick from press op-floor person-tow motor driver(all within 5months).Only reason I advanced quick was my drive and ability to run circles round the jokers they hire.Like said prior they will hire ANYONE....So if you take the job plan on working around the sketchier people in your county.Oh I should mention i was paid the same for lead person/press op.I think I made a whopping $9/hr for tow motor.(pretty sure mcdonalds pays that)Also the person saying they learned computer skills is a joke,its a simple format my 9yr could do.Its not excel or microsoft word or anything you can learn and utilize at a new job cause trust me you will continue job hunting after excepting this job....

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