order picker

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operations associate

field sales representative

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Dpi-Specialty-Foods

Just overall a very bad company to work for, the management doesnt know whats going on and expect the supervisors to know, the supervisors dont know whats going on so they come up with sayings like " the employee's are the ones that run this place so we are leaving up to your hands " i worked there for quite sometime i enjoyed my work and liked my job but when the employee is training the supervisor that come in and being told that you are not qualified for the position there is something wrong going on... also its bad footing to start off a position telling the entire crew things like " to be honest i dont know anything about this position " or a " just do dont think " mentality so many times i heard " i used to be in the military and when someone tells you to do something you do it " civilian life is not this way especially if your wanting to know if the job that you are doing is correct. Id also like to note this is coming from someone that has worked there for roughly around 8 years including being a temp, just don't do it i feel bad for anyone that gets hired short term you are good until something new comes along long term your going to regret it.

DPI Specialty Foods is a great place to work, whether it is the beginning of your career or a place you want to retire at. I've been with DPI for 5 years now and it's the best place I've worked. Management is very supportive and have been flexible. They have COVID protocol in place that makes me feel safe and trust that they want the best for their employees. My position (office job) allows me to learn different aspects of DPI. While there is no room for advancement in my particular position, I am offered other tasks that challenges me and I am able to learn and increase my skills/knowledge. My supervisors and team have always been supportive, encouraging and offer positive feedback. Their benefits package is on par with other companies; they offer medical, dental, vision which the company pays a portion of as well as 401K. There are other great perks for not only my position but others as well.  Everyone I've encountered or interact with have been supportive, happy and inclusive.

I am somewhat new to DPI.  i have only been here for one year.  i loved the job and company.  it was a very rewarding position and offered a decent and liveable wage.  As of this week the pay was cut to the worst rate in the grocery industry.  I work 50 hour or more weeks. I do good, order well, and take care of my stores.  i have seen so many problems with poor management, sales reps not ordering enough, stores with 50 holes or more, and reps that barely work their loads and shelves.  if the management was on  top of bad reps , dpi would increase sales by 30 percent. Reps were at 5% commission, creating opportunity to make anywhere from 50000 to much more if you take care of accounts.  to save money DPI just dropped the pay to just above minimum wage.  that's a 50 to 60 percent drop in pay!  Make people do their jobs and find actual people that have actual good experience and real intelligence and your company will make so much money!  Too bad I will have to leave my route and quit because I loved this job! DPI get your self together!

Transportation and warehouse departments run on favoritism. The only way to move up in the company is to be "buddy buddy" with the director of operations and the transportation manager. DPI is always losing business and employees. Communication is practically nonexistent between departments which causes drivers to have extra long days. Driver wages are just okay. If DPI lost their main customer, they would go out of business overnight, so job security is a big issue. Dont take this job and expect to get your CDL right away. It takes 6 months or more for DPI to train due to the constant shortage of drivers. I spent 5.5 years at DPI, and planned on staying a lot longer, but current management is so terrible that I took a pay cut just to leave. There are much better companies out there for new and experienced drivers. Avoid this company.

DPI Specialty Foods is a great company.  I was the only employee working for them with independent stores in Utah.  I had great established customers and great relationships with them.  I enjoyed that I was alone here in Utah and that my direct manager, the Director of Field Sales, was located in Denver and that he knew that he could trust me to take care of my customers to the point that there were often times that we wouldn't actually speak on the phone for months at a time.  

At the same this position let me have the freedom to work with my customers without direct management, it also left me in a position that I didn't have a person familiar with what I did here in Utah that could cover vacations and there were times that I was just not able to take time off for a year or more at a time. Even traveling out of state for company Food Shows would only put me in a tough place.

Very disappointed with the DM in San Diego.  He tries to intimidate and bully you into doing things his way.  Also, they require all employees to carry higher than legally required limits without any reimbursment.  Drove up to 70 miles in one day and received zero gas money.  This company has a horrible culture within unless you are one of the boys.  HR is a joke.  They do not take situations seriously and break confidence and "tattle" on you to the dm you are complaining about.  I would never recommend or suggest anybody work for this company.  Also did not receive instructions for the following day until approximately 8:30 p.m. p.s.t.

I was lucky enough to be brought back on the Safeway Team after being laid off in 2008. DPI lost the Safeway account and I went to work in another department as a Promotions Manager. My Supervisor was GREAT to work for and made it enjoyable for me to go to work. The team I was on worked great together. The downfall of this company is they have basically shut down the Denver division. When I returned to DPI in October of 2009 there were 74 employees. Now there are 19 so I expected the lay off but was glad to be taken on another team that extended my employment until 2012. The only reason for my low rating is the fact DPI is no longer a stable company and anyone that went to work there would find themselves waiting for the lay off day

Management is the worst I’ve ever seen.  They have unrealistic expectations for the employees and do not support employees at all.  You will work 60+hours a week and not be compensated for it as you are paid 100% commission.  They will expect more and more out of you and never appreciate you.  Do yourself a favor and do not work for this company.  It’s absolutely a terrible company to work for.  They claim they give you vacation and sick days but then try to make you change your already planned vacation or threaten to fire you if you do not. You’re better off taking a job with any other company.  DPI Specialty Foods is the worst company I’ve ever worked for!

Their trucks are always breaking down, sometimes the reefers,lights,and the liftgate aren't working properly. Some drivers are so lazy that the helper has to pick up the slack. You have some drivers that want to milk the clock so they can get their hours, so don't plan on getting home early. If you're applying to be a driver helper I would advise you to bring a pair of headphones because you get some drivers that won't shut up. The warehouse people suck, don't know how to load trucks or on time and usually forget to put proper equipment in the trailer that the driver and helper need to do their job.

To be quite honest I would not work for this company the management and human resource department are horrible. Is a company that operates on favoritism That I can say with full confidence at least in the transportation department. They absolutely do not care about their drivers nor do they care about safety. There have been multiple accidents in the warehouse as well as with their drivers. The work is easy however, your shift in your days off can change at any moment. As long as you don’t raise any safety concerns or any concerns about routes basically keep your mouth shut you will do fine other than that management absolutely is horrible.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Order picker 2 salaries reported	$18.58 per hour
Truck driver 2 salaries reported	$28.82 per hour
Operations associate 3 salaries reported	$18.00 per hour
Field sales representative 1 salary reported	$19.00 per hour
Warehouse clerk 3 salaries reported	$18.68 per hour

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