FNA Group

Culture: 
You're going to be subjected to a plethora of unprofessional & uncomfortable situations. I've never been so disrespected as a human, let alone Production Manager. If you have a strong moral compass, you are going to struggle here. I've never witnessed such poor treatment of hourly employees. 
Micromanaging is the culture of the top leader, which trickles down. This isn't due to lack of trust, it's the constant uncertainty that you could be the next one walked out. With that said, top leadership's efforts aren't team development or process improvements, instead they focus on finger pointing, shifting blame, and being "the one who found the part". All to feel a small measure of security in your position. People are hired and used as scapegoats to shift fault. I mean the smear campaign that took place after seeing some of these people were walked out, was shocking! As you can imagine, HR is incapable of objectivity within this type of environment. You aren't alone in it, but it sure feels that way.

Work: 
It is a production deeply rooted in chaos. The entire value stream is out of sync, yet they're going to continue scheduling units. In trying to introduce Lean practices, structure, and a continuous improvement perspective for the sake of shifting the reactionary environment to a more proactive mindset by, WILL make you a target. The conversations sound/feel supportive although all evidence shows otherwise.

Work/Life Balance: 
One of the appealing points of this job was the 6am- 4:30pm 4-day work schedule that was pitched to me during the interviewing process. Although, I was confronted numerous times about "Always leaving early" and not working Fridays, early being 5:30pm even as late as 6:30pm. 

Good luck to you should you choose to accept a position here

This job was pretty good I suppose. I enjoyed the physical and mental challenge, learning how to drive a forklift and being in charge of the disposition of hundreds upon hundreds of thousands of dollars of materials, as to their physical location as well as where they are in terms of inventory status in the computer. A typical day consisted, usually, of unloading semi-trailers in the morning, carefully putting them away, which usually consisted of stacking pallets 3 to 4 high and rotating stock. In the afternoon typically smaller freight carriers such as UPS or FedEx delivered individual packages, which i would sort and count and determine the accuracy of the packing slip. After assuring both the order and the delivery are correct, and both our vendor/supplier and ourselves(FNA's) paperwork matched, I would then enter these materials into inventory and deliver them wherever and to whomever in the plant required them. Typically these would be individual packages, or groups of packages.

Pleasant Prairie W
They moved mostly all to a new place in February 2015 from Elk Grove, IL and lost almost all of their employees. and they have been hiring for the same positions over and over again either people quit because of it being overloaded with being behind on work. the accounting department Hired me and one other quickly only because the new supervisor of three month said she was going to quit. hied me as an annalist When I was in btb collection and then wanted you to learn everything in a week. Ideal job if you like to be Micro managed. NO ONE IS HAPPY THERE private company very unprofessional people are very loud with profanity including management they hire people not qualified or never worked in accounting because the pay rate is very low. I worked there one week

I was a manager, but had no abilities to give raises to my associates. We were forced to work 12-14 hour days due to shipping schedules(also was a really bad hurricane year and they manufacture pressure washers, so clean up and sales go hand in hand.) I had a great team will very little turn-over despite the low pay they received. The owner and his two sons have some work to do in order to grow the business the way it intended to grow. The management can often times flip flop from day to day on previously made decisions. 

All in all, I learned a lot, and would do it all over again.

What is the best part of working at the company?
It was not a positive experience. It was a very hostile work environment. I would not recommend it. The owner was very good and engaging but the boys were all about themselves and we always degrading employees and suppliers. NOT plesant at all

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
You never knew what you were going to be yelled at for.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Family owned business. Culture was very chaotic at all manufacturing locations.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Trying to keep company running from all shortages of supplies and personnel

The company as a whole seems lost and stuck in some backwards parallel universe where bad decisions take priority over common sense.  
They care very little for their employees safety and  financial stability during covid. A job that can be done safely at home, forces people to come into close quarters with one another for no other reason but a sense of superiority and control.
Majority of employees are severely underpaid while others are over paid and underqualified for the role they are in. I don't see this company going much further in the next few years. 

During the COVID-19 Pandemic I was fired due to not having care for my children while everything was closed. My children are at high risk and due to this are not able to get care while out of school during this Pandemic. They treat employees like slaves and pay little. They promise advancement, but when you ask to move up or how to move up they say you can't and start to push you out the door. They choose money over everything, but only to pay the upper management! DO NOT WORK FOR THEM AT ANY COST!!!!!

FNA took a chance on me, I think both parties benefited a lot. I was able to learn a lot in my field and the industry, make some good connections and contribute to the growth of a great product segment. If you care about your role, the owners will take care of you. Great family of owners. You can be yourself at work. Towards the end of my time I was even able to lead over a small team. I definitely don’t regret my time here.

Only cons are inflexibility for hybrid work schedule and long commute.  Company has some catching up to do from a technology standpoint. 

Poor management. Poor communication. Company lacks structure - flying by the seat of their pants. Owners have friction between them over project priority. Nothing gets done until the last moment. Poor planning on projects. Lack of professionalism. Management have 'I want it NOW' approach to project management which should take months, not days. Management often don't communicate what they want and offers little to no feedback. Can't recommend this company to anyone!

I started out on the production line. Then was transferred to the shipping department. Through hard work, long hours and alot of determination I moved up. Went full time finally after 2 years. Benefits were there, 401K, pro, vacation and holiday pay, good luck getting approved to use the time off. Management is allowed to yell and cuss at the employees. You are expected to do several jobs at a time and barely get paid for one. The work environment can best be described as hostile. Management is full of lies.

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