machine operator

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maintenance mechanic

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DYMA Brands

Absolutely the worst place to work for, do not be surprised if this company will go bankrupt in no time. Management is a joke at Ontario. There is absolutely no direction given to employees. HR is a joke, the most unqualified lady to ever run HR at Ontario. The company is very scared of the local Union, the hourly employees dictate and demand HR. Pathetic! Most terminated Union hourly employees get their jobs back after legal battles.The Production Managers do not have a clue on how to run their team, buddy system is incorporated. A British Production Manager got hired a year ago and he already got a promotion, he had no experience or degrees from the USA, they accepted his limited British qualifications, he has only been in the country for over a year. Absolutely clueless! He gets influenced by his peers who feed him false information. No Processes for any department, each department selfishly works for itself and at the expense of others. Purchasing is a joke, Safety is even worst, the very core basics or fundamental set ups are missing. Very unorganized. Most new comers are made a scape goat and get fired for nothing. No consistency! They bombard new managers and supervisors with tons of responsibilities which is very unrealistic, the layout and the design of the building is horrible which creates no productivity and the building is crammed. The new hired plant Manager/VP of Operations cannot multitask, just greedy about money and climbing the ladder! Audits get failed almost every month. Q.A department head makes scape goats to cover his own mistakes and has a reputation of doing it. Spanish is widely spoken and encouraged as the first language. This company is meant for Managers who just want to count their years before they retire. Maintenance ,Q.A, Production, Sanitation and Distribution is extremely under-staffed. There is no talent in the talent acquisition team, they just cannot sustain or retain employees. Average tenure for Management is less than 3 years. Words like being proactive, trust, competence, results, reputation, credibility, experience, performance, integrity, fairness, authenticity or caring DO NOT EXIST AT VENTURA FOODS, ONTARIO.

STAY AWAY FROM THIS COMPANY, THEY ARE STILL IN THE STONE AGE!

Chambersburg, PA Plant: If hours are what you want this is the place for you. Typically 48hrs a week minimum. Be prepared to work multiple 12 hr shifts including weekends with hardly time for yourself. Hard to get hired there directly, so go through a staffing agency to get hired on within 4 months to a year. No room for advancment unless you have a degree. Employees with higher seniority seem to know how to weasle their way out of working weekends, as well as them being immune to some of the rules (ex. Sneak extra breaks, pawn off work to others, not wash their hands when returning to work multiple times) There is a lot of drama between coworkers that isn't dealt with when it first begins until after it escalates, and MANY supervisors DON'T hide their favoritism, especially because there are many relatives, friendships, & relationships throughout every department. Don't upset the wrong person(s) and not make any friends, or those "cliques" WILL band together to get you fired. Hardest part is keeping up with the production schedule and having multiple equipment failures because much of it is outdated & patched up parts. *Don't make any adjustments to products/paperwork without a person in QA management signing their initials on it first!* HR Assistant, Front desk, Safety staff are wonderful & you can take 1 free product home from the pantry each day you work at the end of your shift as a temporary or permanent employee.

Low pay for high expectations, in the last four years lots of turnover in management and supervisors, very disorganized, poor supervision,  lots of employees unsatisfied and do as little as possible leaving the work load for others, if you are a hard worker you are expected to pick up the work load while others are able to sit and talk without any consequences. PM's and assigned tasks not completed are reassigned to those of us who complete task and those who don't complete does task sit and watch. New management team looking to be recognized have disciplined and terminated good employees without regard to long time good standings and  hard work not recognized. Then after these changes the whole management team is replaced once again. Very disappointed that after years of dedicated hard work new management team looking to bring something to be recognized for will do so by making an example of a good employee then leave the company. Long term supervisors and managers that have moved on end up offering better paying jobs to the few good employees that are faced with losing their jobs.  This could be a  good place to work if there was a  stable management team but it's a revolving door for management which does not look at years of dedication or time of service. Instead they want to have something to bring up regardless of how it effects the long term employees.

It's typically a 6 day work week. Has to be a major catastrophe to work less than that. There's always that one person that wants to work 7 days a week in excess of 14 hours a day that eats, breathes and generally oozes of company.

I've noticed different rules apply only to those singled out in each department.

It has become a rotisserie of employees, Management and HR dept leaving for a less stressful, non-offensive or abrupt workplace.

Big wigs will watch the hundred cameras or so, and call you out on infractions. Writing you up, if necessary. 

Talked to a co-worker too long instead of working? We saw you!!
Didn't recycle or take out the trash properly? We saw you!!
Been in the break room too long? We saw you!!
Big brother is watching. Big sister and grandmother's dog were watching you too!

Existing Management is regularly getting new promotions. There are typically more than you can shake a stick at. 

Throw in hired contractors and on-going construction and you'll see millions of dollars of changes.
Sounds great until you realize the traffic and near misses from machinery zooming by.
New, mid or long term employees (and leads) have generally the same thing to say:
No matter how much something is brought up. "They (management) doesn't listen." And depends on the big wigs best interests and general favoritism on how to pursue it.






The pay is average but you'll get burned out very quick.  The people at the top have no clue what it's like to be on the floor.  They waste money bringing in 3rd party corporate advisors while the machines fall apart.  The managers routinely get scheduling wrong, you'll frequently not have what you need for a run, workers who constantly make mistakes or are just plain lazy somehow keep a job and are rewarded.  Politics goes a long way there as managers aren't above lying to your face and clearly favor the ones who sit around talking to them over the people actually working.  Things like this puts everything behind, then they start mandating unrealistic overtime requirements that the people on the floor pay for.  During the meetings it's 'quality first' but once you hit the floor the people who cut every corner they can to produce sub-par products as quick as they can are patted on the back while a true 'quality first', let's address the machine, let's clean the area, let's take time for detailed paperwork employees are told to hurry up and be like the person no one wants to come behind because everything is a wreck.

As with most jobs it can be summed up with poor management who haven't spent 1 day on the floor yet they act like they know what's going on and how to improve things, when all they do is make it worse.

I worked as a temp for 6 months. Need to watch to say and walk on pins and needles or you get let go. Management is not up front with you of when you go permanent. They like to keep you wondering but will hire other temps there that’s been there before you. Weekly meetings is always opened up for discussion; however it really isn’t. Employees there is all in clicks like high school. When you first start, they don’t talk to you or introduce themselves to you until you approach them. Some employees kiss butt to management so they think they are all that. Pay is good where they start you off at $15 an hour but it is a stressful job. You basically answer up to 50-100 emails a day with communication of where is the order or why is there a delay. Sales does treat the customer service dept. like trash but the company’s view is “we are all a team”. I don’t recommend this company and I was the one who looked at reviews when I got interviewed and I ignored them. Benefits are raised every year but you start as a temp first so it’s questionable if you go permanent.

The pay is decent, but you'll get burned out very quick.  The people at the top have no clue what it's like to be on the floor.  They waste money bringing in 3rd party corporate advisors while the machines fall apart.  The managers routinely get scheduling wrong, you'll frequently not have what you need for a run, workers who constantly make mistakes or are just plain lazy somehow keep a job.  Things like this puts everything behind, then they start mandating unrealistic overtime requirements that the people on the floor pay for.  Politics run amuck.  During the meetings is 'quality first', but once you hit the floor the people who cut every corner they can to produce sub-par products as quick as they can are patted on the back while a true 'quality first', let's address the machine, let's clean the area, let's take time for detailed paperwork are told to hurry up and be like the person no one wants to come behind because everything is a wreck.

As with most jobs it can be summed up with poor management who haven't spent 1 day on the floor yet they act like they know what's going on and how to improve things, when all they do is make it worse.

The atmosphere is dark and weird. Everyone is waiting to get a meeting when walked in. It’s awkward for individuals who don’t know how to talk to co workers and waiting to get started. Feeling by yourself in hot temperatures and a smelly warehouse all together. I can understand why people walk out and leave this establishment. If you have nothing much to do you play the waiting game. Lots of maintenance issues throughout the warehouse. I’d rather have someone with me at all times doing simple tasks. Instead I was standing there with my arms crossed for hours while forklift drivers honked at me. In all, nothing against the people because they can be kinda friendly and some not that don’t want to be bothered or talk to you for that matter (understandable in a way) but the way the whole system of the establishment at Ventura is rigged for new employees in certain tasks. I was switched in a position that felt easy but just tiring and not worth it in the long run. No one really even talked to me while being the new hire on. They were busy talking to the people who have been there for a long time never even asked who I was. Just don’t work here is not fun and you will be happier without this job.

I was hire thru a temp agency and then after 6 weeks was hired by Ventura. My Manager agree at the interview to pay me a certain wage. When it came to be hired in the six weeks, she didn't keep her word on the amount per hour, by .50 an hour. I worked for them for over a year and confronted the manager and she would not admit to the promise. I was not the only employee at that time that was hired that way. The company it self is great, but I do believe that the employee should be able to feel free to talk with there manager and or upper management to settle a problem. I would suggest to any one that is in my situation to get it in writing then there is no problem on what your wages are when hired after the 6 weeks. It is to bad you can't take people at there word, but in this situation I thought I could and learned the hard way.

The company has great benefits and for  the food industry it has great hours. The people in production could work 4  10 hour days. But they did have to work over time if it was needed. Great people, you become one of the family

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Machine operator 5 salaries reported	$16.11 per hour
Sanitation worker 7 salaries reported	$24.71 per hour
Forklift operator 6 salaries reported	$25.32 per hour
Maintenance mechanic 2 salaries reported	$30.88 per hour
Processor 3 salaries reported	$45,000 per year

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