laborer

machine operator

forklift operator

maintenance technician

operator

Green Bay Packaging

Between the Excessive amounts of overtime Monday-Saturday 60 hours a week and being understaffed by 10+ people every day this job is the sloppiest place ive ever worked for! Management is non existent, and when they are present they are locked in their office playing on their phones. There is NO training there, new hires are training new hires. You don't get paid for training, when you get to use a free day of vacation they dont pay it to you if you work ovetime....which you work overtime all the time so you dont get paid for using that vacation time. When its time for a review YOU have to remind them, i waited for 2 months TWICE to get a raise and the second one they didnt want to give it to me they just wanted to pay me for changing job positions. Most of the employees are AMAZING!!! People get into alot of fights there as well between yelling and actual fighting this company is really sad. Your also expected  to work multiple job positions there but only get paid for one, because they are so short staffed your expected to pick up all the extra slack. Most enjoyable part of the job was the people and being able to go home every night. They produce more than what they have room for, having product unsafely  stacked or in isles where you cant even move your forklift around youll have to move 20+ units just to get where you need or what you need. Having NO trailers to load or dont have the right product because they havent even made it yet so you have to wait to load the doors sometimes you have to wait till the next day or 2 to load the trailer because everything has to be in stop order. The company runs out of pallets all the time and 90% of the product goes on pallets so your stuck having to try to put things away to then later or the next day have to redo all the work just to put everything on pallets. Their systems are all outdated and the equipment they are stuck in the 40's! All the machines constantly break when your unable to fix the problem maintenance throws a fit to even come over to fix it. Supervirsors will sit there and feed you lies telling you they are trying to get you the best raise possible or they are trying to get people to come in and work, and that there is room to move up in the company, only reason people move up is becasue no one ever stays so a new person whos been there for a month or less is expected to take over the whole machine and run it proficiently if you cant management gets mad and gives you a bad review. Management also dosent care about their employes they could care less if you leave becasue you are replaceable.......which is why they are ALWAYS short staffed. The ones who are great workers get used up  to the point where they cant take doing all the work by themselves while management and everyone else sits in their office to watch their employes struggle. They don't pay fair, people with less experience or no experience will end up making more than you do. It is a horrible place for women to work the 1-2 women that actually work there, constantly being harassed by the men in the warehouse its sickning. All in all only thing good about this place is being able to go home so if you enjoy having no life, getting paid less than you should  and enjoy being scrwed over this is a perfect job for you!

Here is a honest truth about Green Bay Packaging. Green Bay Packaging gives back to the Green Bay Community but they don't give back to their employees as what they say they do. If you work in the plants be aware of having terrible working conditions. When you are a new person you will wear a orange shirt which will make you feel as if you are a prisoner but getting paid really well. 

If you get sick, YOU MUST COME IN.
 If your kids are sick, YOU MUST COME IN. 
If you are in a car accident YOU MUST COME IN
If you have an allergic reaction and file workers comp YOU'RE FIRED
(Happened to a new guy)
If you walk outside to your car to grab something while clocked in. YOU'RE FIRED
Use a Utility knife without using gloves YOU'RE FIRED

 Right now there are people at least 3-4 people that are potentially sick with the Coronavirus and people in the plant are getting coming down with symptoms but yet Green Bay Packaging is keeping people to work in the plant while the office people are all at home staying away. 

Green Bay Packaging only cares about Green Bay Packaging and that is all. The HR director at Coated Products is a waste of time and energy to talk to. They seriously need to get rid of this guy there's no reason to have this guy on staff.  The only reason why he is there is because he is good friends with Will Kress the current owner of Green Bay Packaging. 

You see Green Bay Packaging used to be a great company but at some point they turned to be just like any other big corporation. Actually to be honest I think a prisoner would be treated better than a plant worker at Green Bay Packaging. Especially at Coated Products - DePere Division. 
 
Management is terrible all around as well. They carry themselves as if someone put a stick up you know where and will walk around as if its you against them. Since Day 1 that I have been working there I have felt as if its the Union VS the "Company". 

Stay far, far, far away from this company. They might look great on the outside but once you are in you will realize that they are a just plain scum. 

One thing for sure is that I am pursuing to find a different job and running away from this place as quickly as I can.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Paid lunch payed break if you like mandatory overtime there’s plenty 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Management breathing down your neck micro management by supervisors don’t let you know about mandatory overtime till last minute underpaid work go to nd packaging instead this place is a joke was hired as machine operator but my actual job when I got there was assistant machine operator and there’s a big difference this company does not care about it’s employees my team was running our machine at max speed and putting out almost 1.5 times the amount of boxes as 1st shift but yet we where expected to work faster because the supervisor wanted his bonus but yet us employees didn’t get no bonus also tell you when getting hired in that every machine you learn will be a dollar raise it’s lies you are also not allowed to leave the property on your lunch if you like a job that barely pays you for the amount of work you put in and doesn’t care about your home work balance this is the place for you

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Co workers great supervisors are uneducated lazy and don’t know how to do there jobs or talk to employees there’s only one halfway decent supervisor and that’s will on second shift my mistake was switching to 3rd shift lasted about 3 more months on 3rd shift supervisor ended up telling us to work faster and at that point we were running the machine at full speed and couldn’t go any faster we were on an order for about 390,000 box’s I believe I quit on the spot do to the disrespect by the supervisor third shift was down for about two weeks till they could train another employee to do my job I know this because I still had contact with some of my coworkers 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Stressful most stressful job I’ve ever had do to supervisor that had no respect for employees and alway demanding the impossible and having no appreciation for the work we did not once did I ever hear that we did a good job just work faster

This facility struggles with turnover at every level — operators, supervisors, and maintenance — and it’s widely known internally that many employees are actively looking for other jobs. That lack of stability shows up in day-to-day operations.
Leadership is very top-down and heavily involved in routine tasks to a degree that feels excessive. Employees are given limited autonomy, which affects morale and makes it difficult to build trust within teams.
Safety is frequently emphasized, but the consistency between messaging and action is not always there. Following a recent serious injury, management presence and communication with the broader workforce were limited, with most follow-up handled at the supervisor level. Key safety responsibilities like LOTO and JSA training are also primarily driven by supervisors rather than reinforced consistently by upper leadership.
Staffing remains a constant issue. The plant often operates short-handed due to turnover, and temporary employees are used regularly to fill gaps. Training is minimal in many cases, which leads to uneven performance and puts added pressure on experienced team members.
What stands out is that production goals are often still being met despite these conditions. At the same time, weekend shifts are frequently scheduled and attributed to performance concerns, which does not always align with what employees are seeing on the floor.
There appears to be a gap between expansion efforts — including new equipment and facilities — and the available staffing and production demand to support them effectively. Without changes in leadership approach, staffing strategy, and communication, the work environment is unlikely to improve in the near term.

You are lied to during your interview. They will tell you how the company rarely works on Saturdays, and after you get hired, you are working every Saturday. And if you are in a dept that doesnt work Saturdays then you are pulling 10 to 12 hour days 5 days a week. You can't make any weekend plans cause you dont know if you are working the weekend until Thursday. But I never get to make plans cause Im always working the weekend.

Nothing works the way it is suppossed to. There is no proper maintenance.

They schedule everything so tight. Running product at 5 am that is shipping out at 10 am. And everytime there is opportunity to get ahead on the shcedule, they don't.

The union is a joke. Its the steelworkers union. Should have been my first red flag. Steelworkers is a terrible union that only gets into terrible companies.The union chairperson does nothing unless it affects him. The company gets away with deviating from the contract. We have bids that need to go up but he ok the company to not post them. 

We used to get incentive pay. But people were making to much money with it so they re worked it so its impossible to get now. 

Managment doesn't give you the tools or the leadership you meed to succeed. 90% of my shift is my operator trying to get the machine to run correctly. So we are down most of the time. You think management would be asking what the problems are and how can they help with them, but no. They just bury their heads in the sand. 

Im not a bad employee thats mad because the company is upset with me or anything. Ive been told many times that Im an amazing employee. Well amazing employees don't stay with terrible companies, and Im looking for other avenues now.

Just find another place to go. Skip this place unless you want to be worked to death and never see your family.

After getting hired I found out I was pregnant and they where amazing. They made sure I had any help needed and my team was the best. Working 3rd shift was the worst due to lack of sleep, but the people made being there amazing. I was blessed with a kind and caring team. The summer was ridiculously hot due to the corragter but we where allowed water on the floor to keep hydrated. The winter was only completely terriable if you where on the forklifts loading trailers. I truly enjoyed my job like I said I just wasn't a person who enjoyed working 10pm to 6 am. Overtime was always available through the week but rarely forced unless multiple people called out. Weekend o.t. was only required once a month and you new your schedule for it in advance for the whole year. Had I not moved back to FL I would have stayed but taken the first opportunity to move to 1st or 2nd shift. Which they where rotating shifts so one week would be 6 to 2 and the next 2 to 10, but I would have preferred that over 10 to 6 any day. Granted it was offered after I started but at the time it wouldn't have worked for me and my husband. The work it self was easy but could get stressful at times. Management was lacking at times but again you work with bare minimum on 3rd. I can't say how it was during the day but the managers and HR where always kind, to me at least. If you are looking for a good paying job with potential to make excellent money it is worth it. But you have to wanna work. As laid back as it can be when it's time to get things done you have to move quick and work hard. You have to communicate with your team and be aware of the line the whole time. Being lazy and slow is not an option.

A typical day at work would be, arriving at ten for split shift. Relieving first shift knifeman and taking control of operations. At times first shift knifeman would come back after lunch break and I would relieve the other first shift operators until everyone on that shift had lunch.At end of first shift I would take over operations and continued the rest of my shift.I learned that split shifts helped employers save money to avoid paying overtime in my opinion.Management and co-workers were most very good people and easy to work with until one co-worker made supervisor.Most, if not everyone(crew) felt it was getting to his head.Hardest part was possibly running very short orders with very short lineal footage back to back at high speeds. Most times felt like a challenge but when production floor was full it would tend be a little frustrating not being able to move production out smoothly.Most enjoyable part of the day was running operation smoothly without stopping or having mechanical or operational mishaps. Some days there would be machine problems that affected quality,such as loss of pressure or heat.Most of the time operators and myself would try to diagnose and or trouble shoot problem before calling for maintenance assistance.Other times operators would have paper breaks or not enough time to put rolls in for paper change which cause stops.All crew members would help rethread paper,remove waste ,put rolls in and set up splices.

To be fair I only held this position for about a month and a half.  The management seemed to be personable people, but the training left a lot to be desired.  It felt as though I had been set up to fail in the position.  Rather than allowing me to sit in with other CSR/Project Coordinators to see the job from different perspectives, I only sat in with the supervisor and also spent one-day with someone who taught me the basics of corrugated.  

My training never progressed at all, and I was frequently left clueless on what I was supposed to be doing.  Rather than helping me learn these processes, the supervisor would pass the work back to other CSRs.  In my short time at GBP, it seemed that the Customer Service department was stretched very thin.  There was a lot of work and not enough people.  The CSRs appeared to be working long hours every day.  I never saw anyone take breaks or even leave for lunch.  After about three-weeks of going through the minimal training, I was put in a cubicle and told I was ready to be on my own.  Almost immediately I fell behind and was buried in work I was not able to complete.  I asked a lot of questions but often had to wait hours for answers due to how busy the Customer Service department was.

The training at GBP was atrocious and was the main reason I left.  I would not recommend this job to anyone who doesn't already have a background in corrugated.  
  


What is the best part of working at the company?
Pay is ok but not always worth the hassle of being forced into covering someone else's shift when they call in. If your relief calls in then you are responsible to cover half their hours and if you don't you get points for not covering

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Being forced to cover for hours when your relief calls in. Also when your schedule changes multiple times a week or you are forced to work a different department or machine, especially when you sign to be on a specific machine full time

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Sometimes it's fast paced sometimes you are standing around with nothing to do. Most people are friendly but some of the "old timers" get grumpy with "newbies" because people aren't always trained correctly, or at all sometimes

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
My machine is steady but boring as I load paper in the machine and then stand and watch it until the next load needs to be loaded

I was told in the interview about it family oriented business and "not much overtime," which is untrue. The job is what I consider on call, but not advertised that way. I was called in before my shift started, and made to stay over up to the last minute of my shift. It is not uncommon to work 5, 12 hr days and Saturday, for more than 4 wks straight. I encountered alot of gossip of employees by management. The company will use their right to deviate from the contract as often as they can. Machine incentives are out dated and uneven. The union did not support employees or contract, and the international guy said directly that despite the heaps of OT, you are expected to not use your points. The #2 stated to me that HR looks for reasons to fire people. She stated that when you sign up you are expected to show up despite family obligations. Machines are not maintained causing DT, in turn causing more OT.  They let a sick person known to be exposed to covid stay at work, exposing me and another to covid, and we contracted. I was thrown into operating a machine right after being out sick for 6wks with 4wks training. 

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