yard hostler

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warehouse associate

human resources generalist

human resources assistant

Flexsteel Industries

Very fast pace and challenging. It gave me a real sense of satisfaction to complete the days work schedules and learning new ways of sewing.I was paid well. I loved the benefits. And vacation and holidays were paid.I was very heart broken when I learned they were closing .I love to sew and this is the only place I know of that has that kind of work in Harrison Ar. If they ever start up another facility in my area. I would work for them again. I was a dedicated employee for 13years and 7 months and they showed appreciation often to the employees. They produce a high end quality product and perfection was a must. That made the job a good challenge for me because I am a perfectionist. Had they not closed the plant I am very sure I would have worked there until my health would not permit it! It had a very family oriented atmosphere and you got to know your coworkers very personally. The hardest part of the job was when we had to work 55-60 hours a week for years on end but we made it through.I learned how to operate a boxing machine ,zipper machine .I learned a lot about handling different types of plastic , vinyl, cloth and leather materials and it was a nice learning experience for me.I dispatched to other sewers. I helped trained other employees. I helped figure out the neatest and fasted way to assemble some of the pieces. I worked as lead to help other employees gain speed and quality in their production. This company went to great lengths to ensure that the work place was safe and clean. They had mandatory safety meetings and kept us up to date with material safety.

Upholsterer

Measure and cut new covering material, using pattern and measuring and cutting instruments. Operate sewing machine to seam cushions and join various sections of covering material. Fit, install, and secure material on workpiece, using hand tools, power tools, glue, or staple gun.Adjust or replace webbing, padding, and springs and secure them in place. Attach binding or apply solutions to edges of cut material to prevent raveling.Sew rips or tears in material, or create tufting, using needle and thread.Read order and apply knowledge and experience with materials to determine type and amount of material required to cover workpiece.Draw cutting lines on material following pattern, templates, sketches, or blueprints, using chalk, pencil, paint, or other method. Attach fasteners, grommets, buckles, ornamental trim, and other accessories to cover or frame, using hand tools.Examine upholstery to locate defects. Remove covering, webbing, padding, and defective springs from workpiece, using hand tools.
Repair frame of workpiece.
Stack, align, and smooth material on cutting table.
Drill or punch holes in material.
Design upholstery cover patterns.
Maintain records of time required to perform each job.
Refinish wood surfaces on upholstered or reupholstered furniture.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Delivery and driving to different locations. The customers.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Dealing with traffic and close timelines, hoping the correct merchandise is delivered to the warehouse on time for the customer.  Formulating a scheduled  week for deliveries and incoming merchandise. Notifying and talking with unhappy customers and sales personal. Always hoping the boss is happy.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Busy. The employees were serious and used professional courtesy. Everyone helped each other, the sales department dealt with high end furniture and directed us in helping the customer with dates and times for delivery. The weekends were the busiest and all of the employees worked hard as it was very busy.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
The daily orders needed to be pulled and then loaded. A call to the customers to notify them a delivery would be made that day. After load was secure, deliveries were made in the surrounding zip codes. Some problems would arise and that was handled by the warehouse supervisor and sales manager. The drivers always put safety first.

A typical day included receiving fabric from customers and locating the COM number assigned.  The COM number is associated with orders and then compared to default yardage to ensure proper amount has been ordered to manufacture the piece of furniture.  Enter the information needed into the computer system to release production of such orders.  

The steps above are followed with purchasing fabric for the company's own orders.  Using the system and measurements, calculations were done to order the correct amount of yardage for each order. 

Other spreadsheets were created in Excel and used to maintain inventory of samples and information of stock on hand.  This information was then relayed to supervisor on a monthly basis to order necessary samples and stock.

A typical day at work was an evaluation of what needed to be accomplished to satisfy our customers. I learned accountability, structure, how to work and manage different personalities and move up within the company. The hardest part of the job was the long hours setting up and managing the trade shows, but this was also the most rewarding part watching it come together. I also learned not to take no for an answer when bringing in the first celebrity brand for the company. Flexsteel culture was one of family values and friendships as we all respected each other’s work roles in the company.

Discrimination runs rampant. There is no growth potential. Very few people in professional positions survive at Edgerton for even a year. The worst is the HR department who has had 7 people in 2 years (for a primarily one person department).  There is zero support and constant lies. From the beginning, there was zero training, zero communication, and 100% determination to move on to the next person to put in a position. There is no desire to have longevity of the professional employees. When asked for feedback, information provided was vague and unable to be built upon. Avoid this place if you want professional development or career potential. Great place if you just need something temporary. 

First off, it's a very stressful work environment, they lie to you continuously, and by they I mean corporate. They prefer to blame the workers rather than blame themselves and their ridiculous policies!!! They break your back and work you 12 hours everyday, and if you even get to work 1 second late you get an automatic point even if you've been busting your hump all week with the 12s (btw in the interview they tell you 8 hour days which is a lie!) As I said before the problem is corporate, they'll treat you more like a robot than a human with a life and a family. Thank you for your time :) 

It’s a job that gets the bills paid, and they seem to pay decent. The people I DIRECTLY work with are amazing and great to work and get along with. In fact, they are some of the best people I’ve ever worked with. Management/Corporate on the other hand is a different story… between how it uses to be and how it is, is so much different. The atmosphere is different and communication is not as effective. Things may be slightly different since I’ve been gone, perhaps it’s gotten a little better at my individual plant who knows. But It never seemed to me that corporate or anyone with actual authority ever cared for my best interest. 

Production goals were superhuman.  There was no positive motivation to reach them.  The work ethic was unbalanced.  Some came in and worked hard every single day (me and a handful of others) and the rest came in and milled around and talked and worked as slow as possible to try and get overtime.  This problem went unchecked.  To balance the workload, they gave the extra work to those that had FINISHED their work because they had been putting in 100% all day every day.  The most enjoyable part of the job was completing daily work assignments.  The hardest part was dealing with the terrible attitude of the management and many of the employees.

A regular day was getting your work assignment and material for that job. Setting the machine up to run that particular job and producing quality parts. The management and coworkers was very helpful if you needed advice or help. Some of the dies on the presses needed repaired and the parts would get hung and had to be knocked out with a mallet. They took good care of the employees and had catered meals usually every couple months that was nice.

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