production worker

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General Cable

Pay was good for my area.  Management were pretty decent.  If you did your job and were self sufficient you rarely had pressure from or issues with supervisors (that was my experience).  Physical exertion was what I expected it to be, moderate leaning towards heavy some days.  Scheduling leaved a lot to be desired.  The sequence of orders was not conducive to minimize change overs on machine, which subsequently caused excess downtine (machine not physically running).  The only saving grace there was that unless an order was a "rush" order you could take your liberties and work on jobs in a sequence which made your life easier and saved the company money in the big picture.  Again, not a production personnel responsibility, scheduling/management/supervisors should have had a better grip on this.  Breaks were standard, time off was normal.  Benefits were good.  Safety was practiced above all else.  Much time spent in safety training.  Maybe a little boring at times, but kudos for GC for making safety a priority, they get a 5 for that.  I really enjoyed the work environment other than it was extremely, extremely dirty.  Metal and grease head to toe almost every day.  Had to use seat covers in vehicle to prevent destroying my interior. Come home and shower after a shift a MUST.  Co-workers were outstanding.  I've been in manufacturing for 30+ years and the shop floor employees and management made it feel like you were family.  For a big corporate company, that says a lot.  Best place I've worked concerning that topic.  Ultimately I left because as the new person with no vacation you were forced to work the additional hours.  I consistently had weeks of 60+ hours.  12 on 12 off shifts.  Went 9 days in a row at one point doing this because of forced overtime.  Needless to say work life balance was out of wack and ultimately is why I left.  If you don't mind living to work instead of working for a living, go work there.

There was nothing typical about my day. Everything depended on what transpired on the production line at any given time. There may have been a grievance filed or someone might have been put on probation and I would need to report and investigate, or an employee may have been hurt running one of the machines and I would need to contact family or even take them to the doctor. My office responsibilities included processing all new hire/termination paperwork; posting open positions, maintaining employee files and training documentation. Union procedures were new to me and I definitely learned about their rules, regulations and procedues. I had an awesome connection with the Union Reps and this made my job much more satisfying. The hardest situation I faced was when the Union went on strike and management crossed the picket line but at the same time it showed the relationship I had with Union employees because they never made me wait to cross the line which made me feel very proud,

Lots of clicks even with CEO.  Only sales and IT are recognized and given accolades.  Although regardless of which department your are in, upper management will be the first to criticize and never give you the resources to be successful. Instead pile on more and more and you get no flexibility in the process. Very old school narrow minded employer philosophy that doesn't believe in any progressive policies or work/life balance.  Customers and shareholders are #1 priority,and employees are expendable. Pay increases are nonexistent, you may get a cost of living adjustment every 1 1/2 - 2 years and if you work really hard you may get a bonus here and there but there is no investment in long term development, such asTuition Reimbursement.

Every day there seems to be a different subject traveling around the factory floor in between the different types of processes, however there are always new things to learn from the seasoned veteran operators that collectively have several hundreds of years of experience combined.

A typical day is not easily explained as I was not really assigned to a specific engineer to follow, however, wire drawing, stranding, and jacketing were all areas I have learned to a good extend. The majority of my time spent with wire drawing and stranding dealt with copper and aluminum usage on a month to month basis.  The jacketing processes  was more time consuming since I helped remake an Access database that combined cable dimensions and operator input for tooling to create a run sheet used for machine settings and different cable constructions.

Safety is always a high priority at the facility due to the machinery used and fork lift truck traffic always moving through the plant.

Most enjoyable part of the job was that something new is always available to learn or observe.

The usual work week was 6 days a week, 10-12 hours each day. Our team would work until all orders were filled. The morale was great and our team became comparable to a family. I learned to drive a forklift, cherry picker, and stand up lift, and powerful leadership skills from management. Management identified my abilities to lead and mentored me in key areas for success. During management's lunch and meetings, I would lead co-workers and help them with RF scanner issues, product discrepancies, and handle any other problems that would arise in that time frame while performing my own duties. The hardest part of the job was when my team learned that General Cable was closing their doors. This was a wonderful job. The most enjoyable part of the job were my co-workers and the sense of completion when the orders were all filled at the end of the night.

What used to be a hard place to get a job at can't even keep a full crew now because the environment is so bad.  The company is focused solely on profits and rarely if ever gives the employee much consideration, no matter how adversely they affect the employee and their life. Local management hasn't changed in a long time, thus sustaining a "buddy" system that creates further disdain among floor workers.  The work itself isn't hard but at times has become overly complicated by excessive procedures and poor management. What used to be one of the highest paying places in town is now merely "competitive" with insurance that is complicated and costly and also requires you to participate in outside programs like Go365 or you lose some of your benefits.  The way this place is currently run, it is NOT a good place to work.

The Marketing group operates in a dynamic environment where new ideas, concepts and projects are launching all the time. To excel in this environment, the team must exhibit a "roll up your sleeves" mentality to follow through on the execution.

What's not working? What would work better instead? These are challenges that our group was consistently presented with. Leveraging our collective business acumen and interpersonal skills, we develop, implement and support a variety of successful marketing initiatives. We are strongly supported and mentored by a manager who empowers the group to make decisions, form processes, bring ideas to life, and make a real impact on our group's success.

At the start of the shift you are given a stack of orders that needed to be assembled and produced. You need to read the orders and sit up the machine to run the wire as according to the spec. sheets. Then the orders are sent to Quality. Then to packing, on to the warehouse. The other employees was helpful and friendly. At the end of the shift we would all jump in to help what ever cell member needed help to finish the job so that the next shift will have a fresh start on the orders they will do. The hardest part of the job was learning it. There was many different components and wire. The most enjoyable part of the job was working with the safety committee. It is always enjoyable to have a clean safety record. The company received the safety award eight years in a row while I was working there.

I absolutely love this job but it is NOT for everyone. No central air or heat. Physically demanding, certain managers do pressure you but I look at it as just doing their jobs. You automatically begin on graveyard( after training for a month or so on days). 12 hour shifts, mandatory overtime ( not every week)  management seems to be just like any other company.. some supervisors can relate to you and go above and beyond to work as a team while others are constantly complaining and pointing fingers.  Coworkers are nice, you end up spending ALOT of time with them. I would NOT recommend this job to a single parent that doesn’t have any help. I am recently divorced with no kids.. i have the time and the means to work 13 nights straight with one night off

Beginning the day with safety, then expectations of employees and production goals in mind. Detailed investigations of quality failures with reports given back to cross functional teams. I manage multiple people with products through 4 different processes. I coach and mentor employees for their personal success with leadership and drive ownership. Getting with the production control assocaites for schedule changes and managing daily flow. The hardest part of the job is keeping assocaites focused on what needs to be done versus what didnt get done from previous shifts. Staying positive with good attitude and keeping all reports up to date with information.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Production worker 1 salary reported	$16.66 per hour
Machine operator 1 salary reported	$30.50 per hour
Fiber technician 1 salary reported	$200 per day
Extrusion operator 1 salary reported	$45,000 per year

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