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Fresenius Kabi

I work on the inbound/recieving side of the warehouse.  First of I would like to say I genuinely love this job.  Warehouse is climate controlled very clean as we ship actual medicine and medical supplies so has to be clean and and climate controlled at all times.  We'll there are 2 sides of the warehouse inbound/recieving and outbound/picking orders. On the inbound side all of the supervisors managers and leads are great.  There is great communication comradary among employees and great teamwork. There is a great work/life balance, and this is one job I can genuinely say I like and do not dread going to work. Attendance is very important and key. As your team depends on you the inbound team is minimal with high quality employee's with a great understanding of warhouse operations and logistics with noone having a that isn't my job attitude.  We all help eachother out wherever we can and volunteer to help as needed.  Overtime is minimal as we always get the work done in a timely fashion with minimal oversight from managment we are treated like adult's.  Also given enough rope to hang ourselves with and attention to detail is paramount as we deal with medicine and medical devices. As for outbound I know there is double the people at least, and managers supervisors and leads as well.  The both sides of the warehouse do not work together too much directly.  However I do know that there is overtime regularly, but very rarely do they work weekends.  Well the work is easy not all employess work at the same pace  it is a great work environment considering its a different dynamic then on the inbound side this product is being shipped to costumers and hospitals.  DETAIL SAFETY AND ACCURACY IS MOST IMPORTANT.  We ship life saving medications and equipment well there is more people they seem to work more hours, as to this I have no answer for could be numerous different reasons this occurs but overall this is a great company to work for considering its only first shift and with 3 different start times there is room for advancement.  If u have ever worked in a warehouse you will know that temperature controlled 72° warehouse all year long that is cleaned daily in its self makes a world of difference.  Management and the company overall has great communication, great people, good pay  if u have experience and good  pay even if u don't.  Very relaxed work environment you are not rushed, and Management will work with you to help accommodate work schedules and home schedules.  You don't get burned out and everyone is very friendly.  I love this job and plan to work here until I retire. 


Here are a few important things to know before working for the Micro department. The Micro department is split into 2 groups- the analytical group and the EM group. I work in EM. If you're more interested in learning lab skills and are willing to make less per hour, analytical is a better fit for you. EM involves about 1/3 lab work, 1/3 desk work/paperwork, and 1/3 environmental monitoring. Environmental monitoring consists of wearing extensive high-level gowning and taking samples from a pharmaceutical clean room to ensure no bacteria are present while medicine is actively being filled into vials. This is often the biggest learning curve for new hires expecting to do mostly lab work. The environmental monitoring may be stressful at times (making mistakes in the clean room can lead to medicine batches being discarded or held up, you are constantly on camera while performing tasks in the clean room, you must interact with filling line operators who can be rough and unforgiving when mistakes are made, etc).  However, the EM group gets paid more hourly. There is plenty of opportunity to learn and perform lab work, but the environmental monitoring takes precedence. The analytical group is not responsible for environmental monitoring.
There are 5 shifts available to work. 1st shift is Mon-Fri, 6am-230pm. 2nd shift is Mon-Fri, 2pm-1030pm. 3rd shift is Mon-Fri, 10pm-630am. 4th shift is Sat-Sun, 6am-6pm, and one additional week day of your choice 6am-6pm (totaling 36 hours). 5th shift is Sat-Sun 6pm-6am, and one additional week day of your choice 6pm-6am (totaling 36 hours). Each shift has an increasing differential, meaning 1st shift makes 22.50 per hour and each increasing shift makes an additional dollar per hour. 5th shift is paid the most hourly.
 There is unlimited overtime availability.
Management is not great, so being independent and a fast learner helps immensely. 

One of the biggest motivators at FK was the pride id get from completing my work.  Knowing that those vials I ensured were sanitized and safe to later be filled with what would typically be a life saving medicine for someone.  I mean talk about knowing what your doing is actually making a difference.  Not to mention that FK also constructs life saving medical equipment such as dialysis machines, and that their kidney dialysis centers are popping up more and more frequently made me feel like the team that I belonged to was one of the few companies that was really out there continuesly striving to make difference.  They were really walking the walk when most companies are talking the talk.  Fk is one of those jobs that you get out of it as much, or as little, as you out in to it.  A substantial percentage of upper management started at one time in production.  It's always comforting to see when a company prefers to promote from within.  They had competitive pay, but at the same time you could make a substantial amount of over time at 2x your hourly rate after 40 hrs.  I enjoyed their scheduling which ensured we never worked more then 3 consecutive days without ATLEAST one day off, because after 3 12s at that high pace and the heat and gear your pretty tired.  Overtime, like any physical loaf placed on the body, you will adapt.  We were afforded the best benefits ive ever had anywhere ive been employed.  Generous 401k matching and the list goes on.  It is a fast paced, exhausting and repetitive job.  If your looking to skate by at about 70 percent to collect a paycheck  I promise you you'll be out of that place by lunch on the first  day.  It's not even the managers youd have to worry about, but rather your fellow co workers that will  just break you with their relentless pace that seems to never end.  It's not easy at first, but the things in life worth something seldomly are easy.

Fresenius Kabi is not bad at all. With better management, fairly decisions and growing opportunities they will have more happy employees. Every day I have to make corrections was the last shift do not do. Sometimes I do not have spare parts to make corrections and this is stressful. Friendship also make a stressful work environment  because friendship is first than the work efficiency. Dispensary close at 12 AM so night shift workers have not a nurse or medicine in case of any accident or situation. You are not suppose to leave the facilities to buy food outside in the paid break and  night shift do not have cafeteria available, so if you do not brought lunch or forget it at house you will have to eat vending machine food or drinks only.  In resume morning shift have better quality work environment than the evening shift and evening shift have better quality work environment than the night shift. Weekend shift also have the same problems as a night shift or maybe worst because they works 12 hours without dispensary and without cafeteria. The company provide vision, audition and medical examination for free once a year. They provide personal protection equipment too.

You are expected to learn the job in a high stress environment with an ever increasing workload. The Mentors who are your trainers are overworked to begin with and have to find time to work with a new writer. It would be great to have Mentors that can work solely with a new writer, but the job demands too much time and energy for this to be possible. 

There isn't enough time in the day to complete the task, you will have to go in early and stay late to collect all the data you need. There is no clear standard or direction for completing an investigation. There is no accountability for the people who initiate an investigation, often you will be left struggling to find evidence or conduct interviews. 

When you have a report written, a Mentor or Reviewer tells you that you need more, or that the report needed to follow a different direction alltogether. The QA team expects you to be an expert immediately, and constantly raises the bar so that your time management is useless. New writers are expected to do more than what was done previously for identical investigations.

Also, I would say management blatantly disregards people's needs as humans and it is clear from the office chatter. Listening to management discuss candidates was disgusting and depressing. Then there are the MAGA / covidiots in management on top of this. 

Pro's: 
Shift availability. 
Benefits.
OT available.
Great coworkers & understanding supervisors.

Cons:
Pay is not enough for what's required. Between paperwork out the wazoo, and endless multitasking. If you're driven, like helping people and have a great work ethic, you'll enjoy the company. The pay doesn't reflect a good living wage in today's economy, though. I feel like I live there, and without OT I'm not getting ahead, that's frustrating.

What makes it difficult for everyone, are a few different things. One: Those who focus on the number and not what their dedicated workforce is telling them, if they even listen. The #1, and #2, of the plant don't listen to what their mainline workers are telling them, that would end much of the downtime and make things more productive. #1 isn't visible unless it's for a photo op, you'll never see him asking those on the actual line "what are some things we can do to improve productivity in your department, and make the workers happier?". #2 will go around, but only looks at the numbers and fails to understand that production would improve if he listened to what needs to be done. Rather than biting the nose to spite the face. 

The elderly of the company need to retire or keep their constant negativity / b&c'ing away. We get it, you're retiring soon, no need to make each day difficult on those who have many more years to go.

This is probably one of the most stressful jobs I had in my 13 years in corporate world. Dealing with extreme Micromanager to the point that I don’t want to answer when my IM calls. The environment in my team is mostly ok but everyone is scared to speak up when something bothers them. Some people will tell on you when you ask them simplest questions. My manager has a weird management style of calling you 5 times a day and quizzes you on process and procedures and constantly needs to make you feel incompetent and stupid. Everything has to be done in a certain way or you hear a comment along the lines of thats not how i would do it and lets do it this way. You waste doing tasks that will be changed anyways by the Manager. Does not allow you to work in your own paste and puts extreme pressure on tasks that are not due at that particular time. Basically lack of trust in employees. The environment is overall ok and people seem nice but you have to be very careful who you say what to. There is very little work life balance.   Vacation calendar is ridiculous. 85% of the year is blocked of for planning and budget. 

I can’t express enough how transformative my summer internship at FK has been. As a junior in college, I wasn’t expecting to leave with the level of experience I gained. From day one, I was given hands-on tasks and treated as a valued colleague rather than just an intern. The team, both within my department and beyond, welcomed me warmly and was genuinely invested in my professional growth. Throughout the internship, I had the opportunity to attend in-person leadership events, network with fellow interns, and gain experience across various online platforms. I also had the chance to meet leaders who provided invaluable insights. I enjoyed my time so much that I’m continuing as a contractor this fall because I wasn’t ready to leave! The mission at Fresenius Kabi is incredibly important, and you can truly see the impact of your work, regardless of the department. The work-life balance is exceptional, with leaders consistently reminding me to prioritize my physical and mental health. For anyone seeking meaningful experience in their field while contributing to a team that makes a significant impact in the healthcare industry, FK is the perfect place!

When I first applied a year ago, I applied for a day position.  I interviewed with a day supervisor.  I was given the overnight shift.  In the Sterile Core, you are told to move and work aseptically, but the production supervisor tells you to do the opposite of what Quality says.  Since I have a degree in Surgical Technology, I will always put the patient's well-being over production, but it is stressful to always have your boss tell you to go against Quality and the Company's own SOPs.  The constant standing is fine, the work is repetitive with an extremely small chance of advancement.  They have a great tuition reimbursement program, but the 12 hr, 2 day on, 2 day off with alternating weekends makes it very tough to take advantage.  You either have class in the morning, take a small nap, then work 12 hours, or miss every other class.  The Company is also not closed on major holidays, so you will most likely have to work.  You are told that you are being hired to just run a machine, then, once hired, you are required to learn to sanitize and setup the machine.

People talk a lot about team, team, team but they don't care.  All they care about is numbers and getting stuff out the door.  They don't pay all that good, so you get in people who can sometimes not read or understand what they are supposed to be doing.  Most of the supervisors in production have no people skills and don't know how to manage or do the work. We have no space in locker rooms to change and are forced to take our stuff home.  People are overworked and no one cares.  now the germans and CEP are pushing their way into the workplace, coming up with stuff that makes it hard to do your job because no one asked the plant how the new processes would work for us, you just got to make it work . benefits are good but not enough to keep you there.  

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