production

maintenance mechanic

assembler

production assembler

welder

Greenheck Group

This job is the first full time job I have held since I graduated college as a software developer, needless to say I am not impressed. 

First, let me get the more "positive" elements of working here out of the way. First of all, this place is very easy for a college graduate to get into (although that is probably because they have a high turnover rate), their starting pay is decent but not great, and they provide some okay benefits. 

That's all I have to say for pros, now onto the cons:

They are extremely behind the curve to the point their software they have me working on is coded in a laughably obsolete programming language from the 1970s that hasn't been updated or supported by it's company since the mid 2000s. They also have a lot of Jira issues for minor things that have been open for half a decade. There really is not much room for advancement or honing your skills if you are someone looking to build upon yourself by working in more relevant programming frameworks like .NET. 

I'm sure a big reason why they are so far behind the curve is because people don't stay here for very long. The workplace environment has some major cliquish vibes to it and if you are not part of a clique or the most sociable person around chances are you will get singled out, ganged up on, and harassed for every minor minuscule thing you do. There are obvious biases and favoritism going on here too, they will readily throw you under the bus in favor of someone else and some people can get away with being absent for hours at a time every single day meanwhile they will get onto you for being a few minutes late back from lunch. 

Management also plays dirty and is very deceptive. Management here can be very micro-managey at times to the point they demand you to do stupid tasks that have no meaning. They also have no problem with blaming you for everything that goes wrong, especially if you are not part of the clique like I went over previously. They also will use deception to lure you into a grilling with HR out of the blue and then do it again at a later date while assuming you are stupid enough to not see it coming a second time. They will also kick you off a project at the last minute and then swoop in and take all the glory and credit for your hard work. They also love to use guilt-tripping tactics and will find ways to make you feel bad whenever they get onto you about any little thing.

Communication within the company has also broken down hard in recent months. Management fails to communicate between one another and fail to reach out to you, yet they expect you to communicate with them. There is also little communication going on between different business units and other IT Teams and it's hard to know exactly what is going on anymore. This is even harder as everyone is now working from home and the company was unprepared for the shift to working from home.

There also isn't nearly enough vacation time, they put you on 9 hour days, and they have no problem making you work unpaid overtime. This, combined with everything else I just mentioned, is a perfect recipe for quickly becoming burnt out. I've lost all passion for this job and I have not even been working here a year.

I think at this point I am only sticking around to save up enough money so I can leave and find something else. Overall I do not think the pay and benefits are worth the cutthroat cliquish work environment and management or the poor work/life balance and burnout that comes with it. At the very best it's still a job if you are desperate and/or need to find something quick. 

The pay is decent and the benefits are alright too but they constantly mess with you.  Middle-managements obsessive fixation on "projects" and the culture of running at the absolute minimum manning does more harm than good.  If the system is working well and is showing the right amount of profitability then why change it? I can tell you why, they think that if they can come up with the next big thing they'll be catapulted upward at the expensense of those below them.  This doesn't really develop any sort of moral because you never know when you will be the one that's being used as a stair tread.  The running everything as tight as possible as far as manning goes adds an unnecessary level of stress, especially because they're doing it to make themselves look better while not helping to bear any of the weight.  I think upper management needs to be a little more aware of what their underlings are doing and maybe take the temperature of the actual workers directly instead of through the middle-management thats causing the issues.  

Greenheck use to have a reputation in the community for being a great place to work, where you were respected and valued.  Now because of these subpar mangers and supervisors it's just another place to punch the clock and pray that tomorrow will be better.  

I worked for this company for 3 years, I regret making the foolish decisions that I did to get terminated! This is by far the best company in the area to work for. My only major complain was that management in many ways played favorites to particular employees. Ones that they were family friends with got promotions, and they would barely try and hide it. But other then that Greenheck itself is a great company who treats their employees more then fairly, including pay, culture, and work load. They don't ask that they kill yourself like most plant production based jobs would. As long as you stay busy, do your best, and are honest with them you are safe here! It's also an air conditioned environment, which makes it that much better. All training is done on the job so not much knowledge is needed before starting here.  The company is growing very fast and there is a ton of room for advancement. They truly do care about their employees and want what is best for them. They have no problem investing in your education to further yourself either. I cant say enough good things about them! And this is coming from someone who was terminated!!

I worked at the Marion, NC location for almost 3 years. I went above and beyond to try and move up in position and it only led me to being made do more work for the same pay and getting “made fun of” if you could call it that. I tried to have a sense of leadership and do everything I could to excel. They have bad management and treat certain people better than others. It got to a point where I was doing almost every job on my assembly line along with working on another just for people that stand around and do nothing to make more money than me and never get told they need to get back to work. I really wouldn’t recommend working here unless you just really need the money. And even at that don’t get attached because they will lay you off for no reason even if you’re the most productive worker on the assembly line. They will also constantly tell you that you’re replaceable and if you want to leave don’t let the door hit you on the way out. 

First job after graduating college. Very poor work life balance, they will over load you and then wonder why their objectives aren't all easily hit. Worked 60-70 hours weekly, no allowed vacation, even worked holidays to stay on top of things. In the end, local management made up unfounded claims to what I would say was using me as a scapegoat to HR, who didn't even have a local representative to oversee the operation or their claims. Did a process improvement plan, managers admitted improvement every week - "good, but still not good enough" was the typical meeting. Honestly, I don't think I'll ever turn over my badge and smile my way to the door any harder than I did they finally let me go. So no, I definitely don't recommend this place. There are far better opportunities that will pay you better, respect your time better as well as not set you up for failure and actually appreciate your work.

The morale on the shop floor is terrible as I’ve worked at a few of their facilities. The management is very political, no one has any backbone to deal with problems, they all have their favorite minions that work less, get more perks than the hardest workers and continue to get away with it. They have bred a culture of snitches and disloyalty amongst the employees. Quarterly meetings are a joke, nobody ever asks questions because they have checked out and when asked hard questions the management can never say “I don’t know”. They fumble for answers and actually lie, insulting everyone’s intelligence therefor no one wants to even deal. I have seen people that have been fired multiple times and the Union got their jobs back, people warned for the same behavior time after time and still didn’t get disciplined where others did. It’s a dead end job with a check that doesn’t bounce. That. Is. It.

Greenheck has been supportive of me since day one. All of the team members on the floor and co-workers of mine are very supportive and are able to accomplish a lot successfully. There are great resources within the company to learn from so it is though failure is not an option. Everyone is willing to teach you what you need to know to be successful.

Work hours are flexible and management is accommodating to life events that may be difficult. Pay is good, but the workload can be overwhelming at times to where I wish I made more.

Overall, everyone is nice and easy to get along with. We have company lunches/picnics from time to time and it feels like a family environment. Would highly recommend to anyone looking to work in manufacturing. The facility is climate controlled too, which is nice!

Zero professional development, advancement opportunities are few and far between outside the hidden fraternal order, absolutely no tangible employee appreciation or investment despite the overinflated self-promotions published in their periodic employee information bulletins, developing a culture of over-leveraging and micromanaging employees. Had historically been an excellent employer but current senior management will assuredly see to total elimination of that in quick order. If you’re seeking a professional position with opportunity for growth and development this organization is likely not a satisfactory option.

Greenheck is a great company to work for but the management at the plant level in KY is very bad. Plant manager is out of touch with the floor and very controlling. He preaches safety and quality but the focus is entirely on making shipments...not safety or quality. Supervisors worry more about whether or not you are wearing the right clothes then if you're doing your job so there is very little accountability. Union leadership is interested more in politics than actually fixing anything and holds people back more than helping them.

All that said, there are some good people there. If you can stay above the nonsense it can be a good place to work. It could be a GREAT place to work with some changes to plant management.

Coming into work daily is a true embarkment of new journeys; daily updates and changes, flexibility of manpower and required production. All are completed by the time of my departure. It's a real pleasure to go home knowing that all is well after I leave. 

Encouragement and mentoring of co-works is a lot of my job; several becoming Team-leaders themselves. Teaching others is pleasurable and fulfilling, but most of all, rewarding.

Difficulty at the job is trying the find an engineer after 6:00 PM et. When a "curve-ball" is thrown, you have to use your 'own  brain.'

It becomes disconcerting once all orders are not finished, that some are not going to make shipment, that production has not been reached; one gives (literally) 190 percent and all is not done. Frustrating but not disheartening, tomorrow being a new day.

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