maintenance technician

recruiter

machine operator

laborer

quality assurance manager

Elwood Staffing

When you are in the branch, you feel great. The team you are immediately around feels like family and it feels great to work there. When it comes to the executives, they are cheap, things end up being paid out of pocket by branch or you go without. They spend their money on resources that are not practical & they think it will benefit the company, but in all actuality it hurts the branches which in return hurts the company. The executives do not take the time to learn certain branches that are just far different from the branches in metropolitan areas. The owners are very driven in customer service, which is great! However, they are not driven by keeping the team or “family” with them that have been with the company for years or even short term who have really helped their locations. They rather lay off and then hire new individuals who now need to be trained and taught the processes which exhausts the branch manager or hire up vs. rehire individuals who were producing great numbers prior to layoff. They will have hire ups filling in and helping to recruit because they have gotten rid of so many people, rather than hire the ones back who had a great track record. This makes it very difficult when you have orders that need to be filled now and you have to train someone and you have no one else in office to help train but yourself. And let’s not have to train multiple people. Now you’re really in trouble. Non the less, you’re never guaranteed that because you hire someone that they will actually be a good fit for the branch or company in general. You’re not guaranteed that you hire someone new that they will work for the company long term. That’s the pressure they put on the managers and now you’re in a continued cycle. It’s exhausting! Multi-billion dollar companies with many employees usually call back people they let go due to layoff. It just makes sense! You loose money and time retraining new staff. And we’re talking lay-off because of situations like COVID. Not layoffs to just get rid of the ones you no longer wanted.

 If you’re a staffing recruiter, you sometimes have to work from home and source and recruit. Especially on social media. You will never be paid for all the time you give. Overtime is something that is mot even mentioned. And if you’re on Salary, you’re working from home still and not even seeing bonuses in these days. Elwood executives do not care about the team they have now. They rather have individuals take a personality test and if they meet their target they can be hired. Not to mention these personality tests can be misconstrued with home personality vs business personality. At home you may not have customer service going at all times, at home you will be more relaxed, at home you may not be as trusting, and as outgoing. But at work it may be the total opposite. Most people have a work switch and a home switch.  Elwood Staffing has now showed me and other colleagues that yes of course, they are a business but they are a business that is driven solely by money and impracticality. If you are working your butt off and unable to take vacation because you are the only one working in a branch because of whatever reasons... Good luck the following year to get any vacation rollover. Good luck with moving up in the company. You’re more than likely going to be at a stand still. Elwood will recognize you all day long for baseline achievements and if you work for the company for a certain period of time they will give gifts. But good luck in these days hitting goals of making it with this company for long. They will take individuals on a trip, but good luck with that in these days. They put so much pressure on you with minimum pay that people are starting to quit.

At Elwood they say that we’re family, but this is far from the truth. Only the Executives are family and they are all about getting their money... together! This company no longer is what they use to be. 

On two different occasions on the same assignment I was told by Elwood from the assignment(company) I was sent to that I didn't catch on quick enough for the job, it didn't seem like I was able to do the job, or it didn't seem like it was a great fit for me. Even though despite working in a warehouse and was told on average one time how to do a task at the job and immediately caught on quick. The company(the assignment I was sent to) still felt like I wasn't adapting quick enough to certain tasks. Even though I didn't require mass accommodation and didn't have to constantly be told over and over again how I'm supposed to do something. But instead actually did every job well. Plus, the heads at the assignment I was sent to didn't communicate to all workers everything they needed to know. I was told by a worker there instead. And then asked one of the heads at the assignment if this is how things are going to be in which one of them confirmed to be true. But they never told me at all. All they(the heads at the assignment I was sent to) did was tell certain workers something important that all workers needed to know at a certain time. And every other worker that didn't get that information the heads told the other coworkers, those workers had to ask from other workers or the heads to see if it was true because the people that were in management positions(the one's in charge) they never communicated with all workers there. They just told some workers but not all. Which made it harder for workers who didn't receive the information from the one's in charge because they didn't communicate everything to everybody there. So you pretty much end up finding out later on or by surprise because the one's in charge at the assignment you were sent to(by Elwood Staffing) just didn't communicate with all workers so it made it harder for everybody to be on the same page because the people in charge never communicated with all workers at the assignment on every important piece of information that needed to be known. So the assignment I was sent to ended up ending for me. I just wish Elwood would at least try to hear their employee's side of the story instead of just the assignment(company) they send you to. Because there were certain things I did at those assignments(specifically the tasks there) where I never needed mass accommodation from anyone nor struggled in a way where I couldn't do anything. And some of the things the assignment(the company) I was sent to said was completely false.

assisted in opening a branch with another mistreated employee who ended up leaving due to being denied a position she was offered and why she moved across the united states. With the turn over in the branch i was never asked but expected to pick up ALL the duties with no assistance and never offered as well. Not only did i take on the additional work load on top of my own and maintained the office recruiting and interviews all by myself till they found another employee off the street no recent relevant experience and offered way more salary AND I HAD TO TRAIN. i was constantly denied a raise and told i would need to do this test in order to be considered for compensation or promotion which they demanded that i do during work hours not at home which was impossible with the amount was put on me i did not have the time. they had not one care in the world of how much was put on me nor did they pay attention because at least it was getting done and also done perfectly. Payroll, maintaining the office programs to reflect accurately and recruiting and searching for applicants, on boarding new applicants and also answering all client phone calls and emails ETC!!! and not to mention NOT WHAT I WAS SUPPOSED TO BE DOING. they have hired a new branch manager that ALWAYS had something to say about how i did everything and also had something snarky and rude to say and always wanted to argue. NOT once did i slack with anything. Filling positions in a timely matter or literally he would make a promise with out speaking to the team and offer same day temps which i filled but was not enough i suppose. with the others in office i hate to say but i did have more passion to do my work but THEY WERE CONSTANTLY praised and never asked what they were doing. I could go on and on with this review for Elwood Staffing i truly felt taken advantaged of taken for granted under appreciated beware working with this company many empty promises and they are very well at sounding/selling they are the wonderful company they are NOT. some internal employee are wonderful but business terrrible. but they better thank the employees who make it happen to make them money! btw since the company hasn't or probably doesn't want to contact me for a exit interview here it is publicly for all to see. BEWARE you will be expected to do EVERYTHING for no decent pay or growth. but know they will always hire off the street and give terrible people everything and nothing to a really great employee.

The position I applied for online showed $15-16/hr, depending on experience. When they offered it to me they said $15 so I inquired about the range. I was told no, it's 15 and depending on which site I saw that on, they may sometimes have errors from the original. I then went online & confirmed it was on ELWOOD's own site and the header actually showed $16, with 15-16 included in the details. I called back with those details and was STILL told only option was 15. I was definitely high on the experience level & over qualified based on education & experience. I still took the position as I needed work at the time. But I did call the corporate office about this. They were supposed to look into it and call me back. They never did.

Also, they make the employee pay for drug testing! I have had drug testing before & never had to pay for it myself. It's stated on the authorization form you sign. But I was handed the form in their office & told it's the authorization for them to do the drug test, NO mention that it included me paying for it. Of course I usually read documents before signing, but those authorizations can be lengthy and when I'm told that's what it is, I may not read the entire document. I think they have a responsibility to at least verbally inform people that the cost is included in that authorization. Better yet, they should cover that cost in what they charge the employer (their client), not the employee. I also contacted the corporate office about this & never heard back.

Their website had a listing for an "open" position for data entry. I got signed up with them only to find out that their position wasn't open and I would check back weekly to see if it was open (considering it would continue to show as open on the website). When I finally got a call for an "open" position it was not for the job I wanted but instead as a warehouser. The job description had it stating that I would be lifting between 20-30 pounds, but when I got there it was 60 pounds on average and they had me stacking pallets, which was not a problem except due to my height, I was unable to stack them high enough after a certain point and the job did not provide a step ladder. Because I was unable to perform the job well due to misleading information that I was given, I was taken off the assignment after the first day. 
Finally, about a month later, they had the data entry assignment that I originally wanted, but the problem was that I had moved. First the staff said that there were two shifts, one that was Tuesday through Friday that was eight to ten hours, and a swing shift on Saturday. I was told that there was public transit for each shift, including the Saturday one. When I called later to negotiate to get there by 8:30 due to having moved and needing to make the commute, the staff contradicted themselves and started talking rude, saying how it was Monday through Friday, including Saturday, and that there were no buses that went on Saturday.
Overall, I would not recommend unless you can handle conditions that are not listed in the job descriptions and have reliable transportation.

Upon verbal acceptance of the MD outside sales position employment offering, I mentioned about the sales territory to be covered and was confirmed that I would also be prospecting in part of PA but shortly after employment that was falsified, while I was prospecting accordingly. The only MD branch in the company still can not find a replacement for the Business Development Manager sales position, after a VERY LONG TIME of absence. Poor management of dividing the PA territory properly and fairly and rather a HUGE territory of responsibility was only given to one person that did not perform any active prospecting and I was not the only employee to mention this conduct. I prospected companies and businesses in PA that should have already been visited and many times the responses of them were, “We never heard of your company before”. Three of us were victims of smaller sales territories. Upper management (Corporate) did not intervene appropriately about the ongoing disbursement of sales territory management appropriately and of justification but rather unprofessional neglect. There was no possible alternative for the three of us to make decent compensation and we all were no longer employed within the same proximity of time. There is very little to none for intended reasonable compensation benefits and very scarce of upward mobility and career advancement opportunities. Also, this company has A LOT of turnover!  DO NOT WORK HERE! 

Loaded various unmachined heads into automated CNC milling machine, removed machine heads randomly from line for Quality Control Inspections, loaded valve head components into robotic assembly machine, removed partially assembled heads from the line for Quality Control Inspections, loaded various final head components into the finish robotic valve assembly machine. 

     Use of numerous precision measurement instruments such as micrometer, plug gauge, and depth gauge to perform various Quality Controlled checks  on machined, partially assembled, and completely assembled valve heads, performed visual inspection of finished head assemblies to verify component placement, completion of assembly, and other requirements of the head assembly.

     Performed machine operator duties such as starting, stopping, and monitoring operation of both milling and robotic assembly machines. Monitored operation of machinery, restarted, or performed minor maintenance to keep machines in operated status. 

     Performed preventive maintenance to insure proper oil, coolant, cutting fluid levels, proper exhaust ventilation system operation, and proper start up procedures for daily machine operations, also operated both motorized and mechanical pallet jack to move parts and assemblies.

     I enjoyed performing these duties in this environment.  The reason my employment ended was due to my getting pneumonia , even with doctor excuses, my absences exceeded the allowed maximum days for employment with Honda.

I really liked my job through Elwood Staffing. A typical shift was eight hours and possibly overtime if production was not met. I did not work weekends. It was a very fast paced job with a large opportunity to learn more every day. Management of the company I was working for through Elwood had a lack of organization and ran a lot on "word of mouth" instead of facts based observations. The hardest part was cooperating with the other co-workers who "did not want to be there" and did not care to meet production. The most enjoyable part of the job was being put on a very fast line with competitive and hard working co-workers who made me "stay on my toes" throughout the shift and provided me with insightful conversation on how to work more efficiently. I also enjoyed the fact that this company made automotive parts for Ford (among other automotive customers) and I really like Ford trucks. I would have gotten "hired on" after Elwood's three month probationary work period but was told that there was not a position open for me at that certain company once my "hired on" date came up. All in all, I learned that even if you work your hardest, sometimes it is not enough and you will just have to continue to work harder at a different place. Don't give up just because you have to work for a staffing agency before you become hired on to an actual company or industry.

For what you do, it doesn't pay very well.  My biggest complaint is that the call center I worked at uses a bunch of broken, worn, or faulty equipment.  Your headset never works, people fight over the remaining good ones, which aren't that great.  The keyboards have issues with their buttons, the chairs are so worn that after a 10 hour shift, I go home limping.  The coworkers are immature and unprofessional, gossiping and talking trash about other coworkers, callers, and management. The leads act like the supervisors and the supervisors are non-approachable that stay in their office.  If you close, be prepared to stay from 6 minutes to 10 minutes after your shift waiting for a straggling caller.
The call center is for a cell phone company whose clients are impoverished. The people are rude, looking for a handout.  They whine about their out of warranty free phone no being able to withstand the impact of throwing the phone on the phone. Tge callers are sometimes annoying like that, and my coworkers shove it back in their faces.  We are not allowed to hang up on abusive customers but I did, after warning them enough times.  The retail stores lie to their clients and shift them over to us when the clients can return their phones back to the store.

If you choose to still work here, dont make it your career.  Stay a maximum of 2 years and leave.

They Lie. They always lie (at least to me they did. I called them up in reference to a experienced copier/ Printer Operator  to see if there were anymore opening for that position, and the lady on the phone said "we do come on up and we can get you updated in our system and go from there. I get there and I have to spend 45 mins. to an hour updating my information. After doing all that I sit down with a recruiter and tell her why  I am there, the job I was interested in, and that I was really trying to step away from warehousing and get into more of a office style setting environment. She said okay cool, but currently we don't have anything that fit into that criteria at the moment but our other branch may (mind you I just drove 20+ miles one way past my current cities branch to check out the job at this branch) But we have these warehouse and manufacturing opportunities if you are interested. I seriously was iissed about wasting my time and gas to get told that B.S., and I was crushed, feelings, hope, and all. 

So best thing I can tell you before you waste you time going to a branch office to speak with a recruiter is to "MAKE SURE THAT THEY STILL HAVE AN OPENING FOR POSITION YOU SEE INTEREST IN" (if interested in a specific role). OR YOU WILL BE TOLD ABOUT JOBS THAT YOU ARE NOT INTERESTED IN. ALL IN ALL YOU WILL HAVE WASTED YOUR TIME.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Maintenance technician 7 salaries reported	$24.10 per hour
Recruiter 1 salary reported	$15.00 per hour
Machine operator 9 salaries reported	$16.16 per hour
Laborer 15 salaries reported	$12.87 per hour
Quality assurance manager 15 salaries reported	$91,100 per year

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