assembler

welder

industrial painter

laborer

truck driver

Great Dane

Typical day starts with safety. Glasses, hard hat, hearing protection.
One shift takes over where the other shift leaves off. Workers find job order numbers and find which jobs are being done and which ones are coming next. Frequently there are safety briefings. commonly there would be 9 trailers built on the line, 2 lines being in operation at the same time. Workers would commonly learn how to work on all positions of the line to accommodate shortcomings or issues preventing the line from moving. Teamwork is essential in Great Dane.
Workers would learn how to use various pneumatic tool use like drills, punches, rivit plugs, or grinders, how to work with wood, welding, and clean up procedures, and in many cases forklift operation.
 Fortunately, co-workers are not only competent but willing to help.
The hardest part of this job believe it or not would be the elements. working in the heat, as there is no air conditioning or ample heating, as the plant is very large and must be an open door kind of place for the most part. The most enjoyable part of the job would be the daily competition with the other line, to see who is better or faster for that day.

They press safety on you as soon as you start at the job everything's about safety but as soon as you start your day at work safety goes right out the door they are more worried about production and not very much worried about your own safety it's extremely hot in the building in the summer and there are a few fans but it does not help with the temperature at all very hard labor for okay pay but as soon as you get injured they really don't care about you they will try to use any excuse that they can come up with especially if you have missed time and you have points they will try to think that you're just trying to get time off but people need money it's not fun being injured and not being able to do the normal things you can do in your normal life so what would be the point of calling off and just wanting to stay home if you can't do anything you want to do because you're injured from that job they will do anything to get you back in there and work somewhere even if that means you are not supposed to be bending or hunched over they will still put you in that position just maybe somewhere else in the facility I'm talking as a current employee that is injured and they are doing this safety means nothing to them.

Pros: 
Decent compensation with Associates Degree.
401 k & Pension 
Medical coverage plan ok for "single" personnel
Tiered vacation time with years of service.
Co-workers  are very pleasant and team oriented.
Scheduled break times.
All the overtime you could want.
Pay increases per year depending on "tier"

Cons:
In the "maintenance" field, hazards are expected but here they are often neglected.  Corporate didn't allow necessary time for the management team to assess and make appropriate actions. 

Production takes precedence over safety.  No hands on safety training, they just read a paper and have you sign it to assume no liability.  

Every tier of maintenance is expected to do same tasks even if not qualified or trained. 

Minimal or no training on operating production equipment.

No placement testing or ways to increase "tiered" level within the company for those on entry level.

Does not allow proper time for preventive maintenance.  Neglects leaky hydraulics, exposed high voltage, faulty safety equipment.  Not from local management but from a corporate level.

Sales calls, order entering, cold calls, and customer appointments all day long. A LOT of driving (your own vehicle, they do not provide a company vehicle!) I've learned to draw a fine line, and follow a strict set of rules when it comes to separating work time from personal time. Management was somewhat fair. VERY strict, especially at times when it seemed very inappropriate. For example: management had been extremely tough against me and made a judgment call to fire me for struggling with a medical condition without consulting the big boss, or anyone in HR. The hardest part of the job was being let go due to a disease I had, and losing such a great opportunity and later finding out I should have and still could open a lawsuit against them for firing a diseased employee without having spoke to anyone in HR, or upper management and was never given a chance to improve and thrive. The most enjoyable part of the job was the freedom of the open road.

Overall, I like the people I work with, I like most of management, what I don’t care for are the politics. While I understand the purpose behind the attendance policy, it hinders more often than not the people that want to be there and productive…there are some that work OT every time they’re asked to a point where their physical and mental health are on decline. Communication is lacking, a lot of good hard reliable workers go under appreciated leading to low morale (and by under appreciated i mean recognize those people individually don’t try to pass off a plant wide holiday treat at a singular recognition). Don’t get me wrong, there are some SUPER employees that definitely go above and beyond that deserve your “champion of the…” title…maybe if you recognized the little guys a little more often they could be champions someday too.

Pros
1) Decent work culture and good work & life balance
2) Decent Pay and benefits

Cons
1) Typical case of higher managment focusing on the wrong things
2) Higher Management does not see the ample amount of obvious waste. Although I've seen some improvement in the last six months with 2 new players in the VP level management.
3) Overall lack of accountability and urgentness.
4) Business Processes are stuck in 1990s (some improvement is visible since the last 6 months, but nothing exciting).

Advice to Management
1) Conduct All-employee employee meetings quarterly. Tell your employees about company performance(within reason) and directions for the next 6 months to a year.
2) Ask employee for waste reduction and streamlining ideas as well as improvement opportunuties.
3) Stop protecting people that create a political and egoistic environment. New employees should feel welcome to bring industry standards that may help the company.

Don’t waste your time here. I already dislike it. You just start and get immediately thrown into tasks not knowing what to do. The warehouse is not temperature controlled. In skirt bay the heaters don’t work so it’s colder inside the warehouse rather than outside. Keep in mind that it’s 25 degrees outside. I’ve already gotten sick twice because of this. The wash bay is right next door so all the cold air comes right through the door or you are forced to walk through the spraying water at 25 degree weather. Management is a joke. Workers take the tools and don’t give them back. HR expects high amount of work but doesn’t give anyone trained employees. It’s a waste of time. You get moved around way too much. I was there a month and got moved to 3 different areas. Workers are isolated and don’t help. Don’t waste your time like I have. 

Overworked, extremely and disgustingly underpaid here with no growth available. Constant revolving door of inexperienced, incompetent managers with no idea how to run a business, manage a team, or retain customers hired by completely clueless upper management whose only concern is numbers therefore they hire the cheapest managers they can find. No one experienced in the industry desires to work here. No one, the attrition rate is awful. Intelligent people need not apply, you will lose your mind in this dumpster fire of stupidity. No overtime to offset the minuscule pay and if you work one minute over 40 hours during the week, you will be sent home early to avoid paying overtime. No bonuses and yearly increases are under .50. Only take a job here as a stepping stone to something better

Come in get tools ready do exercise then get to work then work until break time then go back to work and repeat it 2 times until it is 3:30

I learned from the company and from people that I work with

The management in the place is very good very coordinating and cooperative 

Nice hot and cold sometimes it is a very good experience 

Getting used to everything but after I learned everything it was like a walk in the park 

Be with everybody communication and able to help each other out when help is needed plus doing better at the job and learning everything there

Upper management talks about safety but doesn’t care about safety. PPE yes everything else NO! The equipment is outdated and poor training.  Great Dane will make you sign paperwork saying you were trained, but you were not. Management wants you to look busy and doesn’t care if you are. No attention to fixing issues to make the plant run more efficiently and every night machinery would breakdown. It has an effect towards the team when you’re expected to make your numbers…low morale! People are discouraged and unhappy. For  a 10 1/2 hour day You receive (2) 10 minute breaks and 30 minute lunch it’s not enough time. Every night you walk out exhausted! Enter at your own risk!!! 

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