industrial mechanic

production operator

chemical operator

quality control lab technician

warehouse worker

H.B. Fuller

Can't speak for all departments but the one I was in was pretty lax, the coworkers were great and the work was doable. Would not recommend 3rd or 1st in said department via incompetent supervisors. 

Production manager is a good guy but unfortunately overlooks said incompetence and puts blame on the lower job titles when training is pure garbage. They stick you to an operator for a few days, with other operators occasionally showing you the specifics of how to package on their lines.

Plant manager is about as erroneous for the position as over half of total management. He's there to show slideshows once a month and otherwise ghost out. Makes sense, business and all, and he's "slightly" more reachable than the previous PM.

Overall:

If you didn't have specific coworkers/supervisors to show you what to do, you were being set up for failure.

Great once you knew what a day should be like and got onto a line you were comfortable with, awful as a new member of the team.

At least they give you a day's worth of heads up for mandatory overtime, they never drop the plate right on your lap.

Would recommend with the caveat that it will take time to get used to, and chin up if you get one of the bad supervisors. Usually your coworkers (and the good/great supervisors) will try to help you succeed.

If you get in at HB Fuller, you have done a very good thing for yourself. The only reason I don't work there anymore is because I moved out of state. The people there (I worked in the customer service department) know what they are doing. The managers know what they are doing. At least, this was the case when I worked there years ago. I enjoyed myself there. I had quit once to move out of state, and then I moved back. My former supervisor called me out of the blue one day asking me to come back. I was permanently employed elsewhere at the time, but I jumped at the chance and went back. I was happy there. It was good work, and I always had a full day. It's not the kind of job (at least for my personality and for the role that I had) that you take home with you. Ever. Once you clock out, it's done. I was on very friendly terms with my supervisor and my former supervisors because I was able to be. There was never a time when I felt I was under some kind of scrutinization or was afraid for my job. I got really good raises and sometimes additional raises. There was opportunity to help in other capacities. I learned a lot about customer service to my fellow employees and about really knowing a job inside and out. The benefits were great.

Management: Genuinely cares about the employees well-being. 
Workplace culture: Very close-knit.
I learned a lot about customer service. It's definitely a different experience being on the other end of the phone. Something I was already prepared for was that the customer always comes first. 
A typical day at work is when a day isn't so crazy hectic yet manageable. 
The most enjoyable part of the job is when we get to spend time together during our lunches.
The hardest part of the job is when it's an extremely busy day (especially when it's raining because then flatbeds would either have to be rescheduled to pickup due to heavy rain, since the flatbeds don't have a roof to park under, and customers they deliver to would have to be notified about rescheduling, which in itself is already stressful, especially if the customer urgently needs the product OR the driver can wait a bit until the rain stops) and something keeps coming up back-to-back-to-back, and all you want to do is do it quickly and not stress anyone else, but at the same time while trying to not stress yourself out because your anxiety is already through the roof.  

Overall, my experience within the organization has been positive. It offers a cooperative and well-structured environment, which fosters a sense of stability. While some aspects of the corporate structure can feel a bit rigid at times, the presence of dynamic teams is a significant plus. Working alongside driven colleagues who are eager to collaborate makes for an engaging daily experience.

The Human Resources department is notably supportive and responsive, consistently addressing concerns and facilitating a positive employee experience. Management quality varies, with some managers demonstrating a tendency towards micromanagement, which can occasionally hinder autonomy. However, many leaders provide excellent guidance.

In terms of compensation, the salary is fair, and the attractive bonus structure is a definite highlight, making the overall compensation package quite competitive. The additional perks provided are also generally satisfactory, contributing to a comfortable work-life balance. It's a place where you can grow, especially if you thrive in a structured yet dynamic setting

Every day is something different and rewarding helping customers achieve their goals and objectives.  Being a Strategic Account Manager has brought me a wealth of knowledge on how to build and expand relationships, develop strategic and business plans and help customers reach a new level in production, waste management, meeting monthly or yearly budgets.  

Being a organized and motivated account manager has taught me to find an ask the right questions and identify the root cause of any issues with our product or competitors products or service.  Identifying the PROBLEM, act on the ACTION PLAN and show the RESULTS give great pride and excitment watching your customer's meet and exceed all their goals.  

My co-workers reach out to me to help find the best possible solution or product.  I enjoy working as a team and traveling to the various differrent accounts I manage because it's a new challenge everyday, which motivates me to find the solution.

A job best suited for an individual who only cares about receiving a paycheck. Management is absolutely clueless about business operations and has zero respect for their employees. Job is severely underpaid for the amount of work load and responsibility given. No clear paths for promotions. Felt like a dead end job. Absurdly under-staffed, which is no shocker based on the toxicity of the workplace and the treatment of the employees. Management consistently chooses production over your safety. This is what you call a stepping-stone kind of job. The benefits are probably the best thing about this place. Overtime is inconsistent and last minute. You live to work instead of working to live with this company. Good luck to all that give this company a try. I did not meet one employee that was satisfied with working here. 

This is probably the worst company I have ever worked for. They play favorites and don't care anything about the employee. When you read the jib posting it will say that you will maintain desired run rates but what they don't tell you is that each of the mixers in the facility run at different rates. So no big deal right? Wrong mixer 3 runs at 3 the speed of the other mixers. So while u are barely trying to keep up Bc your mixer is running 60 lbs per hour and a typical batch weighs 8000lbs, the lazy people around you will either be sleeping or watching you bust your butt and not even get to take breaks. And to top it all off it takes 2 hours to make a batch so you will run out of glue before you can actually complete another one. There is is no overlap at all which means no time to take a break and the team leaders don't care if you don't get a break because all they care about is there lbs packaged at the end of each shift.

Started in distribution, then promoted to run a production and distribution facility for making mortar and grout for ceramic tile.  Traveled as a trainer after moving to Supply Chain. Earned trust and respect at all levels of the business.  Hardest part of job was making plane flights (slept in many airports!).  Most enjoyable to seeing inventory and physical inventory levels better than ever before, passed all inspection and regulatory expectations, and building a "work" family that would do anything for you when schedules were tough.

Hbfuller is a great place to be employed. The Supervisors are laid back and fair, I don’t feel micromanaged. He allows the employees chances to prove themselves and truly care about retaining talent and working with them so they are successful in there position, I don’t feel like they receive enough credit for the hard work they provide. I am on 2nd shift right now and at first I felt like I wouldn’t like it Bc I wanted 1st shift however I have grown to learn my team and supervisor and feel like it is a small family. It is a union environment so it is flexible for the people. As long as you come ito work on time everyday you will grow with the company and will make decent money! There’s opportunities to advance but not much for leadership positions! Overall it’s  a unique fun place to work

Decent place to work, very messy and glue stuck everywhere though.  Could be dangerous, have seen some fires.  

Most of the floor workers work together to get things done.  Run out of materials quite a bit for such a company.  

Can be a hard job, some heavy lifting in some areas, but for the most part its ok.

Schedulers do a really good job of updating things for us.

Most of management doesn't have a clue.  A couple supervisors are decent.  But the two they have running the place don't know what's going on for their position.  They've lost so much business we had to cut down from 7 days to 5 days.  The manufacturing manager is really clueless, and is never on the floor.  What kind of manufacturing person stays off the floor??

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Industrial mechanic 35 salaries reported	$32.84 per hour
Production operator 26 salaries reported	$20.34 per hour
Chemical operator 6 salaries reported	$24.08 per hour
Quality control lab technician 18 salaries reported	$24.92 per hour
Warehouse worker 8 salaries reported	$21.38 per hour

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