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Hoffer Plastics

Hoffer Plastic - I was paid a fair wage as a automation technician, they had me work a delayed start 2nd shift -4:30 to 1:00 am and wanted mandatory 9 hr days.
* Issues although they had some premier accounts,major cola companies ,large pharma companies ,engine mfg.
Were they did not excell was overloaded 1st shift, as fas as maintenance personell & AUTOMATION TECHNICIANS & operated a skeleton 2nd and 3rd with same amount of equipment running ?
No back up robots, if they crashed out no back up programs,or robots to switch out.If for example thek lost a main ecm on robot.They were down for the count,I was there in 2016/2017 when this happened. I will not mention vendor equipment by name. Robot started with a De ?
Very poor on boarding, a brief intro on lay of the land & basically you are out there on your own.
Very poor back up on robots in critical areas,example there
major cola account,also sketchy on parts,better know your electronics to make a part substitution on proxes ect.
* understaffed on second shift.
Note : I did not quit this employer was laid off.
 {This concludes my view points on this employer. }

I started around the beginning of the pandemic and initially its ok. However, after about 6 months,  it was kinda bad with specific supervisors and managers as some of them are related to each other in some form so expect office politics to be a issue. From the front end most of the plants are clean yet when you get to bigger production areas it can be disorganized, dirty and may feel overwhelming at times. People are good there, only problem is that the company outsources to staffing agencies so expect to see a lot of temps on the floor. Perks and benefits are good but if you are starting expect most of your pay going to them so don't take any of the positions as a late career if you have never been in the field. If you are young and still finding your place to work then this is for you, but if you are looking to work there new but you are bit older I wouldn't recommend it if you are expecting a big paycheck at the end. Training is ok, but attendance is strictly enforced through a point system (don't be late or skip work a lot).

What is the best part of working at the company?
The environment is all about building up your abilities and opportunities. Whether in house or if you move on you're constantly preparing for what's next. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
High output demands. If not properly managed it can be a compound stress. Stress is part of every business, but I have seen it bring out the worst in some employees.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
It's it's a family-owned business and it feels like a family atmosphere. It's a great place. There's always a good mentor in every department. Your work your efforts they go noticed.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
I generally meet with my Superior and then with my staff as we have a daily routine things do change. So as I go through my checklist I make sure that we're all on the same page.

Used to be a great workplace. It used to be easy to move up and lots of people would apply. But after being under management, the company has gone down. They refuse to hire people, and the people they do hire dont stay very long, and they expect us to do more than what we’re paid to do. Leaders and management do an okay job but they focus more on numbers than people although they say people come first. It’s decent pay for what you do, benefits are great. Vacations are accrued over time, they changed that this year. Overall great place to start and gain experience but wouldnt retire from here. Too many people problems and upper management has gone weak. Hardest part of the job is dealing with people and complainers, but the most enjoyable was the friends that came along with it and the experience you learned along the way

A typical day at work is coming in on time daily. A routine of using PPE and gathering all work materials.  To make sure you say good morning to your co-workers. I learned how to become an machine operator and inspector.  We often had meetings on what was going on with the company. I believe communication is very important for the business as a whole.  Management appeared to be good.  I like to make it my business to get along with my co-workers.  The hardest part of my job was changing over to a knew job.  My enjoyable part of the job is to be able to overcome. Hoffer gave free dinners , gift cards on the holidays, bonus checks, and the insurance was ok. We had thirty minute lunch and two ten minute breaks.

company does not care for its employees they claim they do they do employees feedback  and etc but afterwards just dont care management are clueless and the people in charge of plants are as clueless as their bosses hiring process is tedious HR is super rude and dont do their job you cant complain cause you will receive backlash from complaining they wont give you a chance to grow in company no matter how long u bother them with you wanting to grow youre better off working for other related companies they pay more too

Automation supervisor had a bad Napoleon complex. Very annoying. Counter productive with making his employees meet with him and discuss the work done in person and write an email explaining the exact same thing every day wasting about thirty minutes doing so and the company's money. Employees were great. Pay was competitive but not the best. You will learn a lot as a professional and they encourage family and the culture is great. NEGOTIATE VACATION TIME UPON BEING HIRED OR YOU'LL HAVE TO WAIT A YEAR !!

What is the best part of working at the company?
Working with good/ nice people makes for good experience and love coming in to work.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
When some of the machines broke down. Some you were required to try and fix them.   Didn't always work for me.  I'm no mechanic. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Was not discriminating. Not in my experience anyway. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Went by quick. They tended to rotate you on the machines.

This place has a different workplace culture than I have ever experienced. And I say that is a positive way. The owners really do treat the people that work at Hoffer like family.
I think the most difficult part of this job was all the meetings. Daily meetings, weekly meetings, monthly meetings. This led to a lot of time talking about what needed to be done, but did not leave much time to get things done. Overall Hoffer has a great company, environment, and people.

The maintenance supervisor is very willing to explain what he understands if you ask him questions and he has no issues helping you out the automation department is very helpful when you have difficulty

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Shift leader 26 salaries reported	$22.29 per hour
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