operator

maintenance technician

packaging operator

maintenance mechanic

machine operator

Gehl Foods

Working at Cnp is the real work life. Barely get any days off with the New AWS schedule. They completely lied to us employees saying we would get plenty of days of but with lack of management and lack of employees coming in and out of this company, there is no chance of getting days off. With our AWS schedule for those of you who don’t know here is an example, if your working Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, you would get Wednesday and Thursday off. Now those days you work in that week are the days you are going to have off for the following week. Here is the con part about it, mandatory overtime so if you worked Monday Tuesday and suppose to have Wednesday Thursday off, and you get scheduled for over time on one of those days, your basically working 4 days of 12s or 3 days of 12s including after a Sunday they will hit you with more overtime on how short this company is and how many good employees came in and out of this company. This company all they care about is production production and more company buyers to make there self look good. No sympathy for any employees only there favorites, which are called the little birdies for the managements aka snitches. They will most likely move up. Other then that if you would like to work at this company beware it’s hot, no days off, be prepared to get lied to, and you will meet good people, also if your line is running bad supervisors will come down and ask what’s going on. If the line is running bad they won’t come help you, always make sure you have your self and be prepared to get mistreated for this type of act of machines aren’t running right. They will put the blame on you just to cover for themselves. Other then that job is hot, good pay, good people to work with, bad management, no days off, and lack of life which cnp doesn’t seem to care about with the production floor, just more for there pack numbers and bringing in customers with lack of employees for us to do the impossible. If you like everything on what I said then this job is for you. 

Working for this company was absolutely abysmal. Between the clueless managers, the back stabbing coworkers, and the absolute joke for safety of it's operators,it was fubar. If you enjoy a massive amount of stress, being lied to at a drop of a hat, and literally having to watch you back every single second your on site then this is the place for you.  Before the AWS scheduling they had us working seven days a week. We had to plead our case to even get a day off to see our families. Then once they finally set up AWS, they stuck to it for about a week, after that it was the same song and dance. A typical day coming across equipment held together with zip ties,forklift hydraulic lines tied off with a rags and pipes shooting out chemicals during the CIP's, this place is the living embodiment of a OSHA Violation. The constant blame game from the mangers towards the operators was something out of high school.The few good genuine people i did meet there, that weren't trying to stab you in the back for advancement with the management, made my time bearable. The toxicity of the people and the shady unsafe work practices that this business gets away with makes this entire company an absolute joke. All in all this company cares about one thing and one thing only,getting product made and packaged and out the door. The safety and well being of its employees are the least of their concerns. 

Very poorly managed company, once the family run portion was sold to a private equity firm everything went downhill. Safety is nonexistent in this company, your work schedule will change at the drop of a hat, expected to work 7 days a week as an operator without days off even when asked for, some operators worked 90 days straight without a day off. Pay is very low among operators; training is also very bad because most operators are new because they cannot keep anyone because of the work schedule and low pay. There were good supervisors there however a supervisor was let go for speaking up about the unsafe issues that took place there on a regular basis. No accountability, No ethics, Safety is nonexistent because people are hurt there on average once every 7 days. Very bad company to work for; however they do pay double time on Sundays. The hardest part of this job was dealing with the overwhelming amount of temporary workers that they have coming in that don't speak English, employees that just don't care or don't understand to care.

Typical day at work is working in a hot warehouse sweating throughout the day, your pants are so wet from sweat they stick to your legs. What I learned is to not trust certain employees because they have big mouths and love to gossip about other employees to make themselves look good. Everyone in the warehouse knows who the biggest snitch is, she's just talking everyday on the line about someone.

My supervisor is a laid back person and easy to talk to and deal with and about the only one I trust to not stab me in the back. Work place culture is terrible, sorry but it is what it is. Hardest part of the job is watching who you talk around, I don't trust anyone there. They hire anyone and I really mean that. Why? Because most leave there after a while when they realize it was a huge mistake to work there. I've seen people quit the same day they started, it's that bad.

Worked there for some time, it was good for a while till management changed. Current management have no organizational skills, no proper structure, and quite wasteful. Employees are a great bunch but mistreated not unless you are in good with management(inner circle). Promotions and raises only happens to those who are management friends and favorites. HR is also bias, skilled internal applicants are ovelooked. Minimal to no training is given depending on the position, even supervisors and managers are not trained. Just ask the so-called Production Manager if he was ever a licensed in VTIS and he won't be able to answer. For a food production company they sure throw a whole lot of products away and it does not matter as long as they hit the volume, forget about the yeild. I feel sorry for the current employees specialy if the investors catch on to what is happening, and how much the company is bleeding. Dont be fooled when they say we will give you room for growth, last person that was told that lost their job.

What is the best part of working at the company?
The benefits are good and pay is fair.  Needs better management and supervisor skill. Definitely in need of diversity in order to understand how to make fair decisions. Good job to be in for 5+ yrs but then you'll notice that if your not one of them you don't get recognition if you know what I mean. Get the experience then move on and  live a better life elsewhere.  

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
All good as long as you do your job. If you like doing maintenance work there's no stress. Learn the system and be safe. You get hurt its always your fault, never there's. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
People are friendly that work with you. But like I mentioned not enough diversity in the upper class. Keep in mind that you are replaceable. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
A days work can be under pressure but stay safe and stay busy makes the day go by faster.

This company is good if you want to work in a fast paste company but bad part of it is bad management and favoritism, hard to move up and use you until you fall, having our days off is important because working 12 hours a shift will catch up to you, constant Overtime working no time off, mandatory it when needed. Company promised us with more days off when the company was 8 hours because we would work 7 days a week and get 1 day off, but they said we would get days off with the new aws schedule but bunch of lies. This company is good if you just want to get more money, good and average pay, but beware of the overtime and getting pushed to the extent. All they care about is pack numbers and supervisors just sit up in the office. 

I wouldn't recommend this place at all. They have this crazy AWS schedule where employees work 12 hours days one week and the next week will be days off. Unfortunately, this didn't work as effectively as many would believe. Scheduling is often last minute so those days off were spent working. The training schedule was all over the place and occasionally they just leave you to yourself to learn everything. When you ask employees questions on the work routines, they treat you like an idiot for not knowing this work. Not like the work is worth learning to begin with. Management is all over your neck with the constant nagging about paperwork and what they expect. Managements main concern is making profits and less on an employees well-being. A work place shouldn't be this stressful to begin with. I would be suggest to stay away from this place.

What is the best part of working at the company?
The day's that we don't work but those are hard to come back and you are not giving much time for your family if they want to use you as a lead but that doesn't mean you'll get paid this one


What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
If the supervisor decides to penalize you and not others for the exact same reason why you were late the company doesn't care they don't supervise the supervisors

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
The beginning everything is nice and comfortable then you notice everybody that's been there for longer than couple months you see them slowly and decrease in everything not as happy supervisors and management is responsible

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
To always do the most for not only yourself but for others and if you don't then you're responsible for the default

This position was to test a new products shelf life, the entire day was spent PH testing a new product to ensure that it had a viable shelf life. I learned how to work quickly and efficiently to complete a very large task in a short amount of time. The management was effective at explaining the position. My two other co-workers were very good at their jobs as well as interesting people to meet. The hardest part of the job was maintaining a pace that would complete the 10,000+ samples our shift was responsible for as first shift had a few disasters that drastically slowed their pace. The most enjoyable part of the job was the people that I worked with.

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