maintenance mechanic

production supervisor

pressman

press operator

production lead

Freedom-Graphic-Systems

This is not a pleasant place to work. It is very cliquey and the negative people rule the roost. The workplace culture is nonexistent and nothing is being done to make employees feel appreciated or to make this a place you want to come everyday. Most of the staff is rude or has a holier than thou attitude. There is no clear leadership hierarchy and it is easy to feel like you have noone to turn for support when issues arise. The only thing they had going for them was great insurance but that is a no longer the case as they nearly tripled the deductible (individual went from $750 a year to $2000 and family went from $2,250 to $6,000) and significantly raised premiums (families are now punished for having more than 1 kid and it went from $198 bi-weekly for a family of 4 to $298 bi-weekly). At the end of the day, it is clear that they only care about making money and do not care about the employees. They expect employees to work long hours and even though they tell you in the interview you can work from home when the need arises, it is clear that this behavior is frowned upon and people look down on you for utilizing it. 
They only have 6/7 paid holidays per year and no floating holidays are provided.

I wouldn't send my worst enemy here. 
It's stressful, communication barriers galore, multiple supervisors.
I found they tend to get you in through the door about promises of raises and various advancement opportunities. 
There very few raises. They give you a song and dance about what someone COULD make, not what they actually do.
They are only concerned about quantity and bottom dollar. '
There is no upkeep on the machines. 
They are antiquated. Ran 24 hours a day. 
Any problems with it and you're told you don't work hard enough and are too picky and lazy.
There is more and more work added on to you and when you complain, you are told, "I've seen your job; you don't do much."
I've never seen more people high, stoned, or drunk. That makes for a lovely atmosphere.
They take people and use them until nothing is left.
The managers will literally lie to you to your face. About work, about pay, about overtime. You name it. 
There are the "golden people" who seem to advance or make it terrible for the rest. They stay. Usually it's because somewhere, some place, they are related. 
No, I wouldn't recommend ANY ONE go here.

What is the best part of working at the company?
It was a great place to work. If you are a hard worker. Family oriented business you could move up in position and paid good! They will train you if you were willing to work and learn! The upper management is very fair and understanding! Freedom graphics took care of me and my family        for 18 years . Marty, the owner is 
 the nicest man and fairest man I ever work for. He 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The printing industry can require a lot of hours and dedication.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
I enjoyed working with the people at freedom was a good place to work!

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
The typical day at freedom graphic systems was you had to work hard and work with a bunch of great people.

I've learned so much about Print working at Freedom Graphic Systems. I've learned the importance between a spot or PMS color as opposed to four color process (CMYK). My boss was very knowledgeable although sometimes i would have to help him through certain things involving the Adobe programs. I learned how to create PDF proofs as well as hard copy proofs for the client. I learned how to make color corrections to the jobs on press. I also learned how to build jobs and plate them for the presses. I really enjoyed the challenges this job brought about and the sometimes short time spans we had to finish a project. I enjoyed the stressful go-go-go mentality as that seems to be when i performed my best.

What I have enjoyed most about working here at Freedom is the absence of any stress. I've never felt pressured. The management expects you to be a professional and allow you to show your worth. We worked through the pandemic shut down as we where deemed essential workers. Unfortunately the lack of skilled workers does mount more weight on the few that remain but everyone always completes their responsibilities.  The company is growing in huge strides ever since the new President took over.

I worked at Freedom for 5+ yrs. before experiencing 1st hand how little concern they have for their employee's safety. This past year I had to work w/an angry employee who repeatedly expressed their desire to bring a gun to work & shoot other employees. My boss was aware of it & chose to turn a blind eye to it so I went to the CFO & HR Dept. instead. The employee was talked to & the violent behavior ceased for a few months but then started up again which prompted my decision to quit. Management knew it was happening again & did nothing about it. As far as I know, the employee still works there & is a ticking time bomb. No one is safe. If & when they explode, don't say I didn't warn you.

They will hire you through the company I suggest go to the temp agent first the Temps actually have it better. Temps don't have to work every other weekend Temps get paid every week.
They do the bare minimum for breaks and labor laws if ur through the company u only one 30 paid break and u work every other Saturday and sometimes Sunday which they don't tell is part of the at date of hire, they don't even have a refrigerator to keep your food cold Definitely not a career move, some of the people look like they are straight out of can - do, u can do better. Please do better

It's a great place to learn and have them show you color match and everything around it, but you are never going to grow or get what you deserve, bosses ones you tell them your taking your skill to another level and get better pay they will kick you out the building in the same day you tell them your giving 2 week notice they don't care about their employees all they want to do is make make make but will never give back to employees.

Not a good place to work. Compensation is low. They promise you better pay,but when you sign on you are stuck with what they give you. Average raise is 20 cents. Machines are 20 years old and are always breaking down. You go in not knowing how long you will be working that day. I  once worked 4 weeks 12 hours without a day off. Scheduling is bad. All they do is throw hours at the work. They don't think about employees and there families.

~ oversee projects from beginning through completion
~ build/maintain strong relationships with customers and co-workers
~ trouble shoot problems until resolved
~ manage all costs for invoicing
~ personable and results oriented
~ able to apply learned skills to any type of industry

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Maintenance mechanic 5 salaries reported	$25.90 per hour
Production supervisor 1 salary reported	$22.00 per hour
Pressman 3 salaries reported	$23.17 per hour
Press operator 2 salaries reported	$27.00 per hour
Production lead 2 salaries reported	$17.00 per hour

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