injection mold operator

territory sales

project engineer

machine operator

maintenance technician

Flambeau Inc.

Press operator jobs will run a person into the ground, the work is noisy, dusty, hot, monotonous and all around unrewarding.  Hard work and dedication will get you nowhere.  Once an operator is broken and close to retirement, they get fired, I saw it, it was so sad, the place destroyed this guy's wrists so they told him they couldn't use him anymore, 60 years old, done the same job for decades and they tossed him to the curb.  Managers and HR are like a flock of seaguls, they fly in, poo on everything then fly off.  There is no loyalty between the company and the workers.  There is an open shop union here that the owners despise and take out the workers.  Single issues aren't dealt with when they arise on a case by case basis, instead, absurd rules are made up or long standing policies interpreted differently.  Silly things like if you cross your name off a voluntary overtime list - You Get Fired.  If you sign up for a different position, then decide you don't want if, you have to take the job, cross your name off the list? Get Fired.  This company has been shutting down it's American operations and is in love with cheap exploited labor from China and Mexico.  The pay is awful.  They are "self insured", you can figure out what that means.  Most of the workers are nice and decent people, some aren't, same as anywhere.  The intrusion into your personal life is crazy.  They force you to do a company blood draw to check your "wellness".  Refuse?  You bet, written up, maybe fired.  At one time, they even had all the regular soda removed from the vending machines and forced you to buy that diet junk with all the chemicals in it.  Don't even step in the front door, unless you are on huber and need a job.

My day is a mixed bag of capitol projects and putting out fires. Most of the production equipment is in rough shape due to lack of re-investment and short cuts in PM programs.That cuts into time to give
to upgrades as our department is severely understaffed. We are also
lacking in decent machining and welding equipment which unfortunately is a lot of the repair's we have to accomplish. We have
been thru three different managers in the last year and a half which
lends no stability or continuation of process to our department.

The management is very autocratic in nature. If one complains the standard answer is " If you don't like it here, just quit." The HR manager is no advocate of the staff and is more interested in getting
rid of any non-lockstep thinking.

The only saving grace are my co-workers who have also tried to make the best of it and they are moving on as well.

The hardest part of the job is looking at the "The Company Values"
propaganda poster at the time clock every day and seeing how they actually treat people.

We lost our monthly attendance bonus when they came in.
Same for profit sharing.
The most we get is a " Employee Appreciation Day" after working us
2-3 weeks in a row, 24/7, 10-12 hours a day. You get ONE hotdog
and ONE hamburger.Not impressive at all.

When this company came in it stated that it was going to be 8 hour days and no weekends so " you can spend time with your family and enjoy life". So much for that.

At one time it was fun to come in and overcome problems and find ways to improve things. Now the highlight is to punch out at the end of shift and go home.

If you are thinking of coming here, do yourself a favor and keep moving.

This company works people to the bone, 6-7 days a week, asks them to do 12 hour shifts on top of that sometimes. The work is not hard, but the people in management are very inept. The HR manager walks the production floor looking for petty things to fire people over. I have NEVER seen that in any other manufacturing setting I've worked in. The turnover rate is ridiculous. I was there for 9 months, and saw them go through over 400 temps. 

The work is not bad, if the hours were stable they wouldn't be bad either. But you could never be sure you would have a job from day to day. Usually there was no point in learning names because they would probably be gone as soon as you did. This was true of all departments; production, quality, supervisors, techs, etc. They couldn't get enough people to maintain their presses; they'd constantly be leaking oil everywhere and breaking down all the time. People got sick of hearing how it was their fault that nothing worked right or bad product kept coming out of the machines.

Even if you could get past all that, the HR manager is the icing on the cake. Usually human resources is supposed to be on the side of the workers and to help them with problems. The manager is so unsociable, no one would ever want to talk to her about anything.

Production jobs for that wage are a dime a dozen, best thing to do is find another one because you will regret wasting any of your life at this place. No one needs to feel so much negativity and be blamed for everything all the time, it isn't healthy. I wouldn't recommend this place to my worst enemy.

I really liked working at this job. A typical day was fun and exciting. There was some difficult people to work with that like to keep rumors and things like that going on the work floor and the H.R. Manager failed to discipline the correct people for these actions. H.R. manager was solely out for her own benefits and didn't care who was right or whom was wrong she was more like the first person in her office was the person telling the truth and didn't consider the real facts. I had a lot of good co-workers whom I respected very much. The hardest part of this job was not the job itself but the harassment being given by a particular  supervisor on second shift that the H.R. manager allowed to continue in the work place.  The most enjoyable was all the good people I met while working for this company and the fact that it was located close to my residence.

Nobody is paid what they're worth, which is why the turnover rate for employees stands at roughly 80%. Salaries "cap out" after 2-3 years, then you no longer receive raises except for cost of living, which amounts to a 1% raise every year. usually. 

Management has absolutely no idea what they're doing.

You can "advance" fairly quickly, to a different job that you can and will get bumped out of any time business slows down.

Currently they're removing positions, doubling work loads without increasing pay/compensation, and demoting people, due to the board of directors not knowing anything about how their own company works.

My son plays All-Star Baseball. Our family was going to travel a few states away to allow him to participate in his end of the summer World Series Tournament. I put in my vacation request form and a few months later a Corporate Meeting was scheduled over the same dates.

I was afraid that I would have to explain to my 7 year old son that I would have to miss his final tournament to participate in this meeting. When I contacted my boss, he said, "I don't expect you to miss your son's baseball tournament. This week just worked out for the largest number of participants. Go and enjoy some youth baseball."

Working for a company that realizes that my family obligations are important to me; keeps me focused on doing my best for them. I love working for Flambeau.

If you enjoy a fast-paced work environment, the warehouse was the place.  Each of the warehouse staff were responsible for their own set of orders to pull, document, tag, and ship.  There was always something to learn about logistics and we had a supervisor who was willing to teach.  Compensation was average for the region.  At such a small company, growth potential was limited however, the supervisor always acknowledged your hard work.  The most difficult thing about the job was occasionally having to lift 40-50lbs but that was very rare.  The department was willing to cross-train anyone who was willing to learn and it made the job more fun.  I also enjoyed meeting many different people (truck drivers) from around the country.

You are expected to be their promptly to start your day on time.  You are trained to work at many different presses.  Some of the supervisors will lie to your face.  When you notify supervisors about safety violations they usually don't respond to make sure the violations don't occur again unless OSHA is scheduled to be there at a specific time, then they make sure none of the violations happen at that specific time.  They don't make sure people have a safe area to work in, they don't listen when employees give them information about how fast a machine is running when employees can't keep up and they don't give you extra help when it is required.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Lots of potential. Good product. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Extremely frustrating to work for. Poor leadership at the holding company level. No strategic planning. Lots of turnover at the executive level was extremely disruptive to the synergy of the leadership team. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Fractured. Silos everywhere. High executive turnover. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Trying to compensate for the lack of communication and strategy from top leadership. 

Trying to compensate  and make up profit shortfalls caused by monthly, steady (and unforcasted) decline in sales.

What is the best part of working at the company?
The packaging division and the associated team members. There was a wide range of products to sell into major distributors as well as direct sales in to large OEMs

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Working with the VP of Sales for contract manufacturing and fluids division

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Toxic. There was management by intimidation when there was communication coming down from the top.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
I worked as a remote territory Sales Rep. Seldom in the plant.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Injection mold operator 9 salaries reported	$19.06 per hour
Territory sales 13 salaries reported	$85,000 per year
Project engineer 9 salaries reported	$78,889 per year
Machine operator 2 salaries reported	$17.51 per hour
Maintenance technician 3 salaries reported	$30.50 per hour

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