laborer

operator

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shipping and receiving clerk

Ed Miniat LLC

Horrible place to work if you’re non-hispanic. They act very I’ll towards you and act like they can’t speak English later to find out they’re fluent in English as well. Horrible management. They haven’t had a supervisor on the shift I worked in a year. We’d literally have to figure it out ourselves and management didn’t even know how to assist. The lead is never there basically leaving the shift in shambles. You get bloody all the time. It’s cold very cold. No room for advancement inside the company. No work life balance. Literally work six days a week and sometimes five days every other week. Only thing good about this company is that it’s an easy job and they paid well for the position I held. On certain holidays they give out food products but there’s a catch. The meat they give out is either close to expiring or was done wrong somewhere in the process. Provide Healthcare but located downtown and only has specific hospitals you can go to outside of the one downtown for a cost. 

I didn't like working here because no one really spoke English besides the supervisors and only the temporary workers got yelled at for getting dressed late. Three minutes to get dressed was not long enough considering all of the items that had to be put on (gloves, two trash bags to protect coat from blood, lab coat, shower cap, clean boots, etc.) My co workers (other temps) were pretty cool and straightforward whereas the supervisors would only just continuously spy on us hoping for us to slip up which bothered me because we received more unwanted attention than the actual workers. The hardest part I would say would be adapting to the cold work environment. There would be times where I would continuously have to warm my hands up before starting back up to work. The only enjoyable part in my opinion was going on breaks because we get some breathing room. In my opinion this job is great only is you can speak Spanish fluently and you actually work there and not as a temp.

The staff at South Chicago Packing are one of the hardest working group of people that I've ever been with.  However, their risk averse corporate nature has lead them to a point where they need to expand their production and storage facilities.  This lead to some internal disagreements about needed production improvements.  My typical day there was one of trying to work out how to perform my daily tasks in an incomplete facility and where to scale up new formulas for large scale product trials.  On the upside, I was given a free hand to do whatever needed to be done to come up with new and innovative products in the laboratory and the Maintenance staff cold cobble together necessary items based on simple sketches and conversations.

A typical workday starts with a  review of the previous days planned work completions. Planning set for todays work and review of any forward work required. Confirmation from other team members that all necessary materials are ordered and arriving on-time. Check with management for any possible changes in project plans or any possible upcoming potential projects to start planning for. Check with co-works to see about any concerns. Confirm that all documentation is being gathered and being put together with any new production procedures. Also confirm when necessary that production managers and personnel get the proper Safety training. The best part of the whole project is completion on-time and on budget with operations working as planned.

You'll have plenty of money, mainly because you'll be forced to work yourself to death. Most of my workweeks were 50-60 hour weeks, and if they ever give you a day off, you better believe you'll make it up that weekend. Many days felt wasted; my team and I would stand around for up to 2 hours doing nothing because a part on the line would break and Ed Miniat refuses to invest in higher quality machinery, or because there was nobody available to fill the line (the high turnover exists for a reason), or there was simply no direction from the higher management and we had no clue what to do. Management also had a habit of assigning Saturday shifts on a whim, or changing their minds suddenly, or making generally stupid decisions.

A typical day at work is normally satisfying; however it has it's off course moments. You a can work as an individual, or in a team based environment. Management are great. However, do set the bar extremely high for performance goals to be met. Normally, having one shift to come in early to finish, or fix what should have been by that shift. Staying late passed the time of excepted departure. Somewhat concern of current welfare of the employee. The hardest part of this job is the extreme temperatures, and sometimes the operations of machines and equipment. The most enjoyable part of part of the job is the opportunity of growth, and the bound you get with other employees.

I've not had a Saturday off without eating an attendance point in over 3 months, except for holidays. The hardest part of the job is they expect you to WANT to work in excess of 50 hours a week. That being said benefits and pay are good, they don't test for weed and they hire felons and those on the ankle band. Background check is a loose term here. The supervisors ARE NOT PART OF THE UNION and their union is BOUGHT OUT BY ED MINIAT. THE UNION DOES NOT ACT FOR THE WORKERS, IT WORKS FOR THE OWNERS!!!!! If they tell you in your interview the Saturdays are volunteer or optional, that lady lied to you just like she did me. 

A typical day at work consisted of coming in getting dressed as far as work boots and coat; getting my assignment and going to work. I would work for 2-3 hours then have lunch/dinner break for 30 minutes. After break work agian for 2-3 hours have a 15 minute break. After the 15 minute break we would work for another 2-4 hours then get sent home.

What I learned at this job was patience, because alot of the employees were disrespectful. For the most part I liked the other employees. The hardest part of the job to me was dealing with the discrimination. The most enjoyable part of the job was knowing i was working hard for a good cause.

Observe plant employees and temps working as a team in all respective departments - raw and finished work areas including Shipping and Receiving

Management always working behind the scenes figuring out how to make product better and competitive

Most if not all co-workers willing to help and assist

The most difficult part of the job is working in cold temperatures

The most enjoyable part of the job is knowing and observing the final finished product packaged and shipped will be on some family table and enjoyed over gathering of family or friends

It's a  warehouse, processing, manufacturing type of environment. Most places onsite are cold. Very few areas are warm. Dress accordingly and you will be fine. I recommend over dressing in layers to get a feel for the environment and make adjustments as you need. Most people wear hoodies under their company issued outer layer.(white lab coat.) Physically demanding, some jobs are more so than other. Good thing about it is roles are on rotation. So after every break you move to a different role on the line. Best thing thus far is the close people I work with. Cool people and hard working. Makes the job and time go smoother. Also, weekly pay!

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