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Started out great but after 6-7 months, everything started to plummet. HR and management DO NOT CARE ABOUT NIGHTS. Some supervisors were good but did little to nothing with problematic employees while others patted those employees on the back and treated the good workers terribly. Terrible drama like people are still in high school. Learned multiple areas with NO raise per module people take on, only a $1.50 increase after months of people complaining and leaving which still wasnt enough for the employees who went above and beyond. RIDICULOUS AMOUNT OF MANDATORY OVERTIME (5+ days a week last I heard from people still there). Turnover rate with people is HIGH. Point system literally is a joke with only 8 points per YEAR, meaning that point drops off a year from the day used and you cant use PTO for emergencies or sick days (also no sick days) and you even get pointed for giving doctor's notes, so they want you to risk being around food product while sick or force you to leave and point you if its that bad... SET UP TO FAIL. Didn't want to leave because I genuinely liked what I did and some of the employees there really were great as teams and cared about their jobs, but people who've been there 4-8 years (before the place was bought out) started leaving and recommended everyone do the same with how bad it was getting... don't recommend unless you want to work all the time, giving up family/social lives and just money but you WILL take on a lot more than you bargained for. 

You will be given a crew of about 8 technicians, the job is 12 hours shifts a day,  rotating 3 days one week and 4 days  the next. The pace of the job is very fast most of the time and the quicker you pick up on things the better. Currently the maintenance system is run to fail with a small group of pm technicians. I found the maintenance and production departments easy to work with and really want you to succeed. There is a great maintenance scheduler who can help you get hooked up with the software you need and can help you get a grasp on things. The manager is a great guy, but not to his fault, is wearing too many hats and you will need you to be as self reliant as much as possible. You can be successful here if you understand and accept this is a run to fail environment. You will be on your feet moving quickly between breakdowns and keeping a running list of what was done and where. You also will need to evaluate and train technicians while on these breakdowns and when possible post breakdown. Just know it's gone to be a long hard slog till things turn around. They want to turn it around and get away from run to fail, but it is slow going. I just want you to know what to expect and hope for you the best of luck.

12 hour shifts already are not for everybody. The work is fast paced and very tiering, and OT can be mandatory up to 70 hours a week depending on what line you get assigned. Communication is also not great, schedules don't get posed on time, if at all. There has not been a cost of living adjustment to pay in over 3 years, and the last change to our pay was a $1 pay cut right before the pandemic. 

The company has cut quarterly bonuses, the company store, and company meetings. You really just feel like a cog in a machine. It often feels like success is not because of the company but rather despite it. There are so many layers of management and so little communication, everything becomes a struggle.   

Co workers are often pretty nice, and there is a strong bond between teams. I don't see very much discrimination, but there definitely is favoritism. This goes not only for individuals but also some lines are given preferred treatment over others. 

Lastly the company is expanding and employee facilities are always what gets put off. There are not enough Bathrooms. You change in and out of uniform in a tent, the parking lot is nearly full and finding a spot can be tough, the lunchroom can get crowded. 

What is the best part of working at the company?
I worked for Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream before it was acquired by Nestle. Those years were amazing, fun, and exciting and was everything I could have asked for in a company. Nestle bought Dreyer's in 2005ish and left us alone until 2007ish. Dreyer's was still a great company up to the point Nestle sold it off in 2019 to a company called Froneri. I can't speak to the new company personally. But the original owners were amazing to work for

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The original owners believed in their people and empowered everyone to make decisions. We didn't have a policy handbook, we had something called the "Grooves". They were basically the 10 commandments for the company. One commandment was called "Ready, Fire, Aim". This allowed employees the right to come up with an idea and run with it without a bunch of red tape or bureaucracy. After launch, you would circle back an redirect if needed. The stress came because you didn't want to let the owners down

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Very Entrepreneurial, very collaborative and friendly culture

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Hard work, but fun and rewarding!

  This is not a good place to work at, they will lie straight to your face about any benefits within the company and place the blame on you. The regular employees themselves are wonderful to work with, however upper management lacks any accountability for any actions that any other higher up makes. They’ve taken advantage of the new hires naivety over the work place and have managed to avoid union being brought in. For any hard workers out there considering this job I would not suggest it in the slightest because you like many of us working there will be taken advantage of and will have to deal with team members who get paid the same amount as you but don’t work nearly as hard. You will work for a promotion for years and may never actually be considered for it. And you will not be able to take time away for your family’s as needed nor your own health with out having to weigh your termination within the decision, they hold no room for a family emergency nor a medical emergency and you will not find any easy way of achieving your goals within this company.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Overtime. If you want to work you’ll get an opportunity to work. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The management. Specifically the green hats. How things are ran are terrible, from the day to day work and how they handle situations and people are incredibly poor. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Unprofessional and hectic. Very discouraging if you are wanting to grow in a company this is not a company to do that at. It is great if you just want to make money for a time being as a means to an end but trying to make a career in a place like that I do not recommend at all. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Again, hectic and unprofessional. Very discouraging. You may get lucky and work w/ people that actually do their job or you may get the complete opposite. Working w/ people who don’t do their job whatsoever and who aren’t held accountable. My suggestion is, when you first start out DON’T show ANY good work ethic and you’ll be okay. As crazy as that sounds it’s the truth. You’ll be expected to carry the load and when you don’t go above and beyond you’ll be ridiculed and scrutinized.

Typical day is having to be on the floor by 5 and if you’re not they threaten to write u up but you don’t get a point unless you clock in having 5 so I don’t know why u have to be on the floor at 5. Mostly everyone is rude and miserable. Machines are always breaking down and instead of them shutting the machines down to fix them they make you work 10x’s harder because they want to make their quota for the day. They don’t care about their employees, all they care about is numbers. They went from giving you 4 breaks to only 3 breaks. Your 30mins start as soon as you leave the floor so it’s really like a 25 min break. Most of the lines don’t rotate so you’re stuck in the same spot for 12 hours. Favoritism is at an all times high. Only the brown noses get leveled up IMMEDIATELY (it’s all about who you know) EVERYONE is quitting left and right. They shut down for two weeks in nov (thanksgiving) two weeks in dec-Jan (Christmas & New Year) if you dnt have PTO you’re left to figure out how you’re gonna pay your bills. The pay is ok but it’s definitely not worth the stress, anxiety and depression that come with it plus having to wake up at 3:30am. I left to get paid less somewhere else for a peace of mind. ENTER AT YOUR OWN RISK!! 

Cold, hard work that is enjoyable because it is constantly changing - something new every day.  I actually very much loved my job, just couldn't stand the managers.
Management has problems with not being truthful, changing routes (to the detriment of) because they go by a computer model that doesn't always work in your day to day work, discriminating against women (in the field - huge pay disparity).  If you tell the truth and call them out about their practices, you will be on limited time, they will search and dig for a reason to get rid of a good and loyal employee, only to replace them with a yes-man.  I watched that happen to 6 people and felt betrayed that they didn't follow their own work place philosophies.  I couldn't get out of there fast enough!
Co-workers used to work together quite well, now everyone is afraid of losing their job and will sell each other out to insure their own job.
Current management needs to have a top down replacement in this area to get morale and job vision back on track.
Honesty needed here, input into what works on a route, and general re-vamping of policies and procedures at the field level.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Just always be on time that's it and you will be a good person to drive


What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Keeping yourself and do what you need to do at work maintain a study position and hold your own ground

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Tried to learn all the things that you can before somebody gets upset with you when they do not have no patience at the site listen when it's time to listen but you're not let nobody run over you or take over you at your job when you out of position that you're trying to learn to get better at

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Some days a lot of the machine and equipment is not always at the park so you have to go to another line and work but if you do not know the line at dryers is sometimes can be complicated but take your time and just get through the day

What is the best part of working at the company?
The pay was nice other than that I felt like I was the walking dead 12 hour shifts weren't kind to me. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
When your arms start to burn Because you're not used to lifting at that speed And you can't do anything but just continue

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Everybody seems like they're mad at the world. They look like the walking dead as well

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Very hard to deal with if you have to use the restroom often, if your stomach is upset, then you go get looked down on for using the restroom. It's true, and also, you're not allowed to smoke at the building, so it's really hard to get a cigarette break or a nicotine break because you have to take off all of your clothes. Within the time allowed for break

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