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The best part of working at fire dex is when the plant manager, the man child is not at work .  Not being in the plant managers favorites group of 2 or 3 people, The only 2 or 3 peoplethat get his support and backing, The rest of the people in the plant worry about being on his run off list and him finding a way to run you off because he dont like you for some reason, Most of the people that's been fired for no reason other than him not liking something about them or even liking them had no idea anything was wrong and had no idea why they lost thier job so the plant manager is the worst and most stressful thing about working at fire dex, The work environment is tense and awkward most days, The plant manager is disconnected from the work being done at fire dex and has no know how about the product being produced, he would rather sit in the front room away from the work on the phone or playing games on the computer or sitting back there looking around trying to figure out how to intimidate the next person out the door. While the production supervisor runs around doing thier job and 5 or 6 other jobs at the same time while everyone in the plant notices, Everybody that isnt in the plant managers friends circle try to keep thier heads down and work and try not to make the list of people that will be run off or fired out of the blue one day because the manager and his friends (his favorites) dont like you for some reason. While the whole time your trying to figure out what the problem is because you had no idea that there was a problem in the first place. Just because the friend group or the manager dislikes you for some reason.

First and foremost, this is industrial art. You are literally creating finished p.p.e from raw material. At breakneck pace. I am surprised what they let go out the door as a pass. You will thread up your line, changing from one color thread...from the single needle through all the double needles and servers, only to have management plop an entirely different item in front of you, something urgent that needs to get out the door "yesterday"...of a different color. You rethread the entire line, sometimes  for only one piece, and then rethread again to get back to what you were doing. I am shaking my head. The material you are working with is stiff and unyielding. Your hands cramp and lose feeling ala carpel tunnel. The technique requires takes patience, understanding and time...but they will literally yell at you. Very stressful for the little pay you earn. The culture can be very chatty, and favoritism is noticable. If you've even wanted to learn to sew, but don't want to pay for lessons...take this job. Or you are desperate...
or masochistic, I just don't know.
I am shaking my head at how the place operates, keeps the expectations as high as they do in the face of it and still thinks the pay is adequate. But I know how to sew now, so there's that.

Ultimately not paid well enough for the work being done. Mandatory overtime is a constant thing. The CEO stood up in front of the whole company during a meeting and told us that the reason profit sharing was lower than the prior year is because we were not pumping out product and working fast enough, and then turned around and headed to Florida to rot away in his multi million dollar home. Revolving door of new employees, and management changes hands yearly. The PTO policy is one of the worst in the area..you have to show up every day and not be late once in a 90 day period just to earn a measly 4 hours of paid time off. There are a lot of unnecessary positions that are filled and overpaid, like three IT associates  and 4 HR associates, and a lazy project manager. Nepotism is strong here.  All in all the work is meaningful, but in my opinion I would look at other companies in the surrounding area as career choices.

It does take some learning to feel fully comfortable in the role. I felt supported during my training and it helped with my comfort level. It's a laid back environment. There is a serious focus on quality and accuracy because of the safety aspect of the product we're producing. I feel a sense of pride in sharing with family and friends what I do for work. I feel listened to and heard when I have a concern or suggestion. I like my short and easy commute to work. I know my schedule (I used to get it one or two weeks at a time at past employers and that made it tough for planning childcare and family things) and know I'm scheduled for at least 40 hours a week. I can see myself staying here for a long time. 

Hires talent under a guise of a company that will develop you while providing a "unique and diverse" culture. The reality is that anything under a supervisory role is fantastic, however, the production manager has lost four of five supervisors in the last year, two of which were external supervisors that have experience under a functional management structure. To emphasize the poor management and show more red flags, losing 80% of supervisors is an issue with each individual rather than an issue with the manager. They will draw you in by making promises of development and growth but you will never get the carrot, you'll only get sticked. They promote the idea that they're a "big family" only to weaponize it and take advantage of you.

This place has all the potential to be a fantastic company but squanders it by seemingly forgetting how hard the production associates work. The team environment has the potential for toxic behavior, (Enough so to sometimes effect employee turnover). The benefits are decent, but healthcare is somewhat expensive. What perhaps hurts most is a starting-wage pay rise that brought new employees to the same or near same rate as employees with years of experience. Then they only offered a $0.50 raise to long time employees, which is outright disrespectful to those who've worked to grow. They need to do better, and I can't recommend a company that treats its workforce like this.

Long time without basic training of required skills and when I brought it up management found a way to blame it on me instead of reflecting on their shortcomings in training. 
Supervisors have a very close friendship to the detriment of employees that need their support.  
Petty backbiting from supervisors makes a hostile, stressful work environment. 
Nepotism from a lot of family working together; friends of supervisors do not have to follow the same attendance protocols. 
The work itself was ok but the constant micro managing and insecurity of supervisors gets in the way of good workers getting their job done.  
Overall a lot of unnecessary drama that only leaves workers that are constantly frustrated and unsatisfied.  

The pay is decent and opportunities for overtime are good, more so for first shift workers. The management however is run by people whom have not sewn or ignore that they have for their own ego and have little to no respect for their worker bee's. If you're on second shift you automatically don't know anything and are blamed but never informed of changes.Not too mention the objects being produced need a certain level of quality that they just don't care. They also play massive favorites be it shift or and individual that can do no wrong.

The workers are what make things happen there. There are some internal politics and personal conflicts, but that is a reality at any place that I have ever worked. There are some really good people there that are going to make it happen no matter they are up against and if that is something you want it’s a great place to work 

Management is horrible at hearing simple solutions to problems. They will look you straight in the eye when you tell them about problem that you have mentioned multiple times and say “ nobody told me “. 

Corporate is corporate. Or at least that’s how it appears. They don’t seem to care about anything other than bottom line and their image 


everyday was a busy day, fast pace working with others. I was apart of something that i thought was interesting. Fire-Dex is a great team to be apart of but the work life can be a tad bit stressful. Management there was fantastic to me. I got along with my team and team leader. She was there when we needed her. I think the hardest part of the job is to make the team bonus each week. The most enjoyable part of this job was working well with the people around me. Everyone was supportive and helped each other get through the day or any mistakes that were made.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Production associate 96 salaries reported	$16.86 per hour
Delivery driver 12 salaries reported	$17.96 per hour
Operations supervisor 3 salaries reported	$21.17 per hour
Machine operator 5 salaries reported	$16.80 per hour
Compliance manager 4 salaries reported	$85,000 per year

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