territory sales

maintenance technician

key account manager

machine operator

estimator

Hartson-Kennedy

Hartson-Kennedy is a counter top manufacturer in Marion Indiana.  The factory is mostly outdated and needs a major influx of technology.  It is a very dangerous place to work, as they have several OSHA incidents each time they are inspected.  A typical day on the job I used to do for them was to arrive at work, build pallets to be used when offloading the counter tops as they reached the end of the production line until the operators were ready to start running the line.  Take the built pallet stack over to a staging area and place one of the pallets on the floor in the area where the tops were offloaded.  Check miter saws to ensure they were operational and that the bits were in good shape.  Start running the line and offloading the tops as they came down the line.  I would also run a scrolling saw that I would use to trim the excess laminate off of both ends of the tops.  Once the pallet was getting close to the predetermined "full" height I would get a lift and pull it close to the pallet so that once it was completely full I could move that pallet out and the offload employees would lift an empty pallet off of the stack and place it in the same spot as the pallet I removed and continue on.

The employees were mostly young men and it was a light atmosphere.  Supervisor's were not overbearing as long as the jobs were getting done well.  That made it nice because there wasn't any stress as far as that goes.

The hardest part of the job was staying safe and not getting hurt on one of their outdated saws, or pulling a muscle or tendon when lifting the counter tops.

within my first week I witnessed multiple OSHA violations. people on my line ostracized me for bringing things to the line leaders' attention, wasn't snitching or anything just safety concerns. line leader didn't care; he was the biggest offender. I asked to be moved to a different line that took things more seriously, basically told to get over it. office management either had no idea what was actually going on or just didn't care.

The managers treat their employees like dirt. There are favorites. Some of the bosses and line leads are perverts. A lot of lazy people that get away with more than the hard workers. Some people get away with being late and no write ups but others are a minute late and get wrote up. They don’t explain a whole lot. They also are judgmental. I had a family death and they fired me even though I had proof. And did I mention they play favorites?

What is the best part of working at the company?
It's face pace and management will help if you ask them

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
I have not found any thing yet, but that might change 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
It's a fun environment we work hard and we do our fare amount of work 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
I go an clock in and go to my station. My boss well come over and tell me my job and just let me do it

I have learned a lot while working at Hartson-Kennedy.  I have almost worked in every department in the company, ranging from the factory floor to logistics assistant manager, to accounts receivable assistant.  I enjoyed the challenges and continuous work throughout the day.  There was always something to do, which taught me a strong work ethic.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Great company to work for. Good quality product people are real nice 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Trying to get your projects done on time 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Pretty good for the most part 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Busy most of time.  Trying to get projects completed

Hartson-Kennedy is a good job that will give you steady hours (at least 40 per week). There are of breaks throughout the day and some days can be more fast paced than others. The overall job is fairly laif-back for the most part and is a great place to find a temporary job or even to just have a steady paycheck.

Watch your back if you work there be safe and learn what you can while you can but once you start to learn every area and get faster that's when the jealousy comes out good luck

What is the best part of working at the company?
Monday-Thursday work week. Paid holidays 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Product crammed on trailer to the max

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Very busy and dusty very loud machinery 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Laid back pulling orders all day very busy.

Management is horrible. They play favorites and treat their employees poorly. A lot of inappropriate behavior from managers and employees are left to figure things out on their own because management won’t do anything about it. Concerns are not taken seriously often times are scoffed at. This company needs to shut down or to fire and rehire all new management. 

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Territory sales 3 salaries reported	$66,000 per year
Maintenance technician 2 salaries reported	$27.00 per hour
Key account manager 3 salaries reported	$85,833 per year
Machine operator 2 salaries reported	$17.50 per hour
Estimator 1 salary reported	$19.00 per hour

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