customer service representative

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customer support representative

assembler

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Elkay Manufacturing

My typical day at work consisted of 
*stretching first thing
then drilling and hinging doors and drilling and inserting for the bumpers in the doors
occasional drilling and inserting of gromits 
transfer carts of doors (or carts of cabinet parts) to other assembly workers where they would piece the cabinets together. 

I worked on machines and it was a fairly easy job. 

I loved my co-workers.  They were kind and gave me more information about the way things run around the factory than the management did.  (Heck they knew more than management)

The hardest part of the job would have been dealing with Human Resources.  They never gave me my 6 month raise like they were supposed to and to this day I still haven't seen it. 

(I was terminated June 25th 2014 due to attendance related issues.  In the handbook it stated we were supposed to get written warnings to which we would sign and human resources would put it on file so that we could see that we acknowledged that we were through a tier of points (3 points per tier and there were 3 tiers) 
I had never received a warning at all, and was terminated after I had told the regional Human Resources lady that I thought I was close to termination but I had never received a warning. I never got my raise, i never got warned. 

we were told upon hire that it would be only occasional overtime (voluntary) 
and that we would work occasional saturdays 
it ended up being every saturday 11 hr days

the most enjoyable part of my job was indeed my co workers
to which i still have contact with some still. 

Over all, Elkay Medallion was the worst place ever.... of all time.....

A day at work is spent recruiting people, typically via Linked IN recruiter. When I am not doing this - I interviewing candidates or working on other various hr projects, on open hire ( which is our employee and resume tracking system), or in meetings with hiring managers for the positions I am currently trying to fill.

I have learned a lot on recruitment, business cases - and what to do while creating a new position, posting a position online, and how important team work and organization is.

With management, I feel it is important to not babysit others and let them learn and do on their own. I am a fast learner and work well in a fast paced environment and because of that it is important for management to have trust in their employees. This is an important value that they should carry with them in their style.

With co-workers communication and teamwork are two of the most important values one should hold - so everyone is on the same page. Projects are finished in a timely manner and we represent what the company stands for.

The hardest part of the job is having to leave at the end of the day, I love what I do. Having to part from it and go home and find a place to stop is difficult.

The most enjoyable part of my job is speaking with people and convincing them that they will love it there too. I am able to show them my passion for the company, and encourage them that they will have that same passion for the company that I have.

The company has been around for 90+ years, and is committed to being in business "forever" -- when was the last time you heard of such a thing? The business is run with that notion in mind -- decisions are made based on long term impact (not just how the company is doing in a particular quarter which is so often the case in publicly traded companies). The company values are central to the culture - they are often cited as the main reason why a particular decision has been made. Leadership is a mixture of long term employees and newer folks who have brought experiences from other successful companies. This mixture keeps the culture strong, while making it easier to be innovative. The economy these past few years has had a huge impact on the company (and the industry) -- and this has made for a rough time the past couple of years - not as much opportunity for career growth, etc. But the company has made it through, unlike many of their competitors. This too shall pass, I would say. One nice thing -- in keeping with the values, the company puts an emphasis on giving back to the community -- they pay employees for volunteer time off, and donate to a number of charities based on the giving choices the employees have made. Good people. Good company.

It started out great. They put on a great show at the beginning. And make u feel like they really care about u. Don't be fooled they don't care. After about a month or so u r not important. Management is horrible big time. They say to go to ur supervisor if there is any problems. Good luck with that. U r wasting ur time they will do nothing. Everyone has next to kin so if u don't... watch ur back cause u r nobody. U can bust ur butt everyday and be the best worker but if someone don't like u or 1 of their family members don't ur done. They offer benefits but the health ins. Is very high. And if u don't mind giving up ur whole summer life well then it's the job 4 u. The pay is not good. They say u r on a pay scale for raises but good luck with that. U might see 1 pay raise right off the bat to make it look good but good luck seeing another 1. U bust ur butt 4 very little pay. Some people r great people but the majority of the people r rude, snooty, and act as if they own the ground they walk on. No teamwork at all, very unorganized and u can never find the tools u need. Also machines break down constantly but if u don't get ur rate out...it's all ur fault. They don't care if the machines r broke down or u don't have the tools. I could go on And on about how horrible of a place this is. I have worked factory for 20 yrs and no company is perfect and they all have their issues but this place is by far the worst I have ever experienced in 20 yrs.

There is little negative I can say about Elkay - Waconia. It was absolutely in my top 3 favorite jobs and I wish with all  my heart that I could have stayed there. The upper management did try and give decent notice of OT needs (Saturdays) and departments Leads were good enough at getting the management info down to the production workers. The plant manager gets a lot of flack but I personally thought he was a good guy that had a tough job trying to please a tough crowd. My direct supervisor, on the other hand, is the reason I wont give a 5 star review. He directly destroyed my transfer to a different Elkay facility for reasons unknown, which caused severe difficulties for my family that could prove to be devastating.

I loved being in Accessory Pack and working with the shipping crew. You won't find a better group or a more diverse group of people.

Door pick and Face frames was amazing! Working in the whitewood area was something new an different daily.... Same basic skills but never the same nor boring.

Elkay - Waconia also has one of the best training programs for the employees I have seen outside of military schooling. Its pretty newly implemented but has made all the difference in the world to the employees.

The whole management team sucks. production managers, facility managers, shiftleaders all have HR in their complete control and protection, to say the least they get away with treating employees as a laugh as people they look down on. Management will use you only to take the credit for a job well done for themselves, only to get rid of you afterwards for being a threat in succeeding in ways they never wanted you to. Any success you achieve above being a sink maker will be short lived usually by termination.Their entire management team is a bunch of liars thieves Narcissist. HR's door may remain open for you but there's no one inside that's for you. Pays good. Works not for every one plants hot and dirty yout working with raw steel and heavy machinery most positions are hands on, wet with either oil water mixed with sanding dust somewhat fast paced. Point system is outrageous, they say 10 pts a yr each point remains for a entire yr 7pts is actual termination when including their write up process. People working beside you are against you especially seasoned employees. Training sucks they have very few employees that know enough to correctly train. Nothing's fair at Elkay stay to yourself if you try to impress anyone share what you know succeed in any way even if its helping others it will surely backfire on you 

This is the worst managed company I have ever worked for. Loyalty means nothing, moral is the lowest I have ever seen. You can forget about any raises after the first year. Even if you get a raise they can take money back the next review for any reason. They constantly hire new people because they can't get new hires to stay. Promotion is based on how much butt you can kiss not on skills or education or ability. Favoritism is rampant. They change the vacation and attendance policy almost daily. They have lost a lot of good people in the last 3 years. Used to be a good place to work, not anymore. Currently they are looking for a product engineer, process engineer, senior buyer, CAD drafter, 2-3 shift maintenance, 1st shift maintenance, a maintenance manager, and numerous production people to name a few. Check the other elkay reviews, the good reviews come from oak brook which is the headquarters. People get days off no pay for anything they don't like. Now people are being threatened with 3 days off if the attitudes don't improve. Upper management in the Savanna plant have ruined that place. First line management is clueless. I could go on and on.

Corporate makes a good sell for how awesome it is to work for their company, they're con artists.  Was told I'd be working 8 hr shifts and no saturdays. First week we were working 11 hr shifts and saturday. Talking to the other employees they all said how much they hated it there and the only reason to stay was for the benefits NOT the pay which is mediocre for the work done. I have never seen so many cliques in a workplace before, the day I started I was inundated with multiple people talking about who I should associate with and who not to. Then production started and while a few people worked very hard others would walk off the line and not come back for hours. No one cared about the product, they would chase each other with air hoses etc. playing around seemed to be priority and I knew it was pointless to tell management as the team leader was running around giggling with them. I honestly don't know how anything gets accomplished there. Worst organization I've ever worked for.

If you like working alot of hours including Saturdays and never know what time you are going home each day than this place is for you. There is no work to home life ratio. They do not care what you need to do outside of this place. You are forced to use your vacation time if you need to go to the doctor because you are never out of this place on time and anyplace that closes at 5 you will never see. Management here is blind at best. They believe they have all the answers but yet none of them talk to you about it, they talk at you and threaten that if rate isn't met then there will be accountability.  If you would get correct parts or the right parts it would be able to be done. Most Co workers here are great to work with but the management is poor. Leaders lead, bosses dictate. All they have are bosses who don't even know how to build a cabinet. STAY AWAY!!!

So, they are welcoming, give good benefits, Healthcare time off over time after you are unionized and can be seen As a reliable work associate. They have a points system (unless if they changed) but in general were okay. I was dealing with interpersonal issues with an associate at work, but it wasn't their fault but it was a main reason why I left because without him I didn't have reliable transportation to work, and it was really difficult for me to ask family for help because I was scared to. I'm not gonna mention his name but I wish things could've been more wholesome and not really like a forced situation. So I then quit on my own means, was having other issues myself outside of work other than that too. But their culture is great and alot of them are kind too.

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