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Henny Penny

Henny Penny Corporation is a successful organization that has traditionally treated its employees well with good compensation and benefits and a good working environment. It was especially good when I first began working there in 1996 with a very friendly, family-like atmosphere.

More recently, around 2007, there were some changes to management that took the company in a direction more focused on selling and manufacturing foodservice equipment primarily to/for Quick Service Restaurants (QSR's). And the culture became more "corporate" and less "family-like" with an increase in "politics" and focus on the bottom line and less concern for employee welfare, career development, and promotion from within and more interest in hiring younger, lower-wage, temporary, outside employees.

In addition to its manufacturing facility in Eaton, Ohio, they have a manufacturing facility in Suzhou, China, which is geared more towards manufacturing equipment to be sold and shipped to Asia. However, as the facility in Suzhou grows, there is always the risk of it possibly taking over some of the production that has traditionally been done in Eaton, depending upon the differences in costs/quality/etc. at each facility and the demand for products and shipping costs in various parts of the world.

A few other long-time (16+ years) employees and myself were laid off throughout the first half of 2013. And in 2001/2002 about 50 "non-manufacturing" employees were laid off. They seem to "prune" their workforce periodically, but they have allegedly never laid off "manufacturing" employees, which is a point of pride for the organization. And, in general, there are many long-time employees (15-, 20-, 25-, 30-plus years) who do not get laid off, but employment is not guaranteed, like most other places of employment these days.

Beyond 2013, I do not know if Henny Penny will retain all of its good qualities ("family-like" atmosphere, good compensation and benefits, good working environment, and quality) because of all of the competitive forces and conditions in the marketplace, but based upon its tradition of excellence and success, you should definitely consider working for Henny Penny and at least apply and meet with them and (like at all companies you are considering) ask them questions and look for signs that they have remained a good place for you to work (ideally talking with any current employees you know) before accepting a position and dedicating your long-term career to Henny Penny.

Great company that takes really good care of their employees, except for temporary employees.Employees their will purposely try to get you fired. I'm not saying everyone is like that, but the place is basically a popularity contest. Other than that the work was wonderful, fast paced, yet fun to do. While there I learned time managements skills and how to wire, assemble, and repair the fryers we were producing. Management was spectacular, if I needed something i got it, within reason of course. Always made sure I was safe and did regular check ups to see my progress. The hardest part about the job was when something broke going done the assembly line. It could have taken you ten minutes to build the part, but can take you up to an hour or two depending on the part slowing down production. The most enjoyable part of the the job was working with my hands, staying busy, and also having fun while i did it.

The company offers great benefits such as health, vison, dental, 401k that they'll match a solid percent of, and even stock as it's an esop company. The real downfall is the management is a joke, and the communication between managers that's awful. I've had many issues with dishonest managers and coworkers. The electronic assembly is a very hostile work place. I can't speak for the rest of the areas in Henny Penny, and I hope that they're fine, but personally I would recommend staying away from the EA. The work was fairly easy, and there's a clear progression map for promotion although it's a bit lengthy and tedious to do so. There's a noticeable difference between how 1st shift and 3rd shift are treated. Events are never inclusive for 3rd shift as they're located at very inconvenient times for 3rd shift. Company as a whole has great views but there's a few issues that they have.

Pros: There's plenty of play as far as scheduling. If you need a day off, as long as you request a week in advance, you will almost always get it off; making it easy to have a life. Hours are rewarded to the hardest of workers. On the contrary, hours are deducted from those who fail to do their job. Co-workers have always been great to work with and it feels like is a small family. Tons of regulars to become familiar with.
Cons: No benefits. Minimal pay with long periods without increases. Big-wigs seem to always find something new to add to the already long list of tasks. Even though the co-workers are great to work with personality-wise, most lack ownership and simply don't care about the job making it extremely frustrating to continue doing your job properly and finding the motivation to do so.

I looked forward to going to work, spending time with my employees and seeing that they grew in their positions and made sure they knew that they were appreciated and valued. I had various supervisors who were firm fair and honest for the most part. I appreciated the opportunities that I had at Henny Penny to further my education and subsequently was promoted into management. I enjoyed working on the lines beside my employees when time allowed and helping them build new skills assisted by my own experience on the shop floor. I formed a lot of great relationships with other Henny Penny employees and feel that my time there was productive and helped me to grow as a manager and as a person.

The first thing your told when you come in to Henny Penny is that they are a company that has been around for 54 years and has never had a lay off. That is true almost, except you have to read between the lines on that statement. I was a very hard worker there for 13 months and I got injured on the job. Well Henny Penny who has not had a lay off laid me and many many other workers off. This was not the first time they had a lay off, they laid other temporary workers off prior two years ago. See they don't have lay offs cause they never fire or lay off henny penny workers. They just lay off temps. They have great bonuses but they have the worst attendance policy ever. Very sexual hostile work environment with lazy workers.

If you're considering working here, be warned: this company consistently refuses to hire enough production staff to meet demand. As a result, current employees are forced into mandatory overtime week after week with no end in sight. Work-life balance is completely disregarded. Instead of investing in new hires, management relies on stretching the existing workforce beyond reasonable limits, which creates constant burnout, low morale, and high turnover. The lack of proper staffing isn't due to a lack of applicants — it's poor planning and unwillingness to address long-term issues. If you're looking for a sustainable job with fair treatment and a manageable schedule, this probably isn’t the place. The constant pressure and forced OT make it hard to maintain any personal life or mental well-being.

a typical day is laid back. I learned one good thing for henny penny which was tig welding and that's about it. Management is never around when needed you can never find them you always have to call them there is a very big gap in communication from supervisor to employee. When dealing with a problem or confrontation they never take anyone's idea into consideration THEY are always right. Hardest part of my job is to try and communicate with my supervisor.Most enjoyable part is when 310 hits and you clock out to go home. Ive been there almost a year and i really dont have much good to say about this place its always hard to get something done when you are trying to track down a supervisor to get the parts you need.

Henny Penny would like everyone to think they’re all about the employees. They’re not. If you’re not a favorite, or part of management, good luck advancing in the company. It’s run by a tight group of people that hangout outside of work. You have to know someone higher up to move anywhere. 

You’re also job locked into a position for 2 years unless you’re moved forcefully by management. Benefits are okay. Pay isn’t good. Advancements are a joke. Production line managers are a joke (they date one another). 

The whole place is only worried about their image in the community and could care less about the working employee. If you work on the floor and not the office, expect 20 years to top out. 

They preach how good of a job it is, then the new wears off… every week they fire blue collar and replace them with white collar workers. Unless your a behind kisser you won’t make it. HR makes up rules as they go , you have no job security, if they don’t like you they will find a reason to fire you. The business is so slow they have been sending people home every Friday for the past 9 months, without pay of course.  The place has right at 1000 employees with 700 of them being engineers, managers ,upper management , executive management and office workers. That should tell you everything you need to know. 

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