machine operator

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Horseshoe-Beverage-Company

Overtime has been denied since their new policy rolled out. No can get any time. But they will call you in when short staff. And paid double time. They say you have 120 hours of vacation but that is a lie. Change it to accural monthly hours aloted. If you call in sick you will be required to use that PTO receive a point and loose your attendance bonus of $3. If you punch in out for paid breaks and was late by minutes you get .25 accordance point! And loose your attendance bonus.  Wage increase is lie also they get you in and then won't give raises accordingly after your 90 day probationary or after level up in proccess. People there for 2 years make less than me walking in the door because they refuse to give then pay Increases accordingly. You can and will get fired for minor offenses instead of working with you or additional training. They like to write you up to justify their denial of wage increase. There isn't anyone that been there more than couple years at best most employees are new to 6 months a few who are over that. Morale is horrible because of management and hr/corporate policy. No one is happy their and most are looking for new employment. Insurance is bottom bare minimum and pay rates are excessive for coverage you have.  They pay looks good and it sounds all great and enticing but once they have you on the floor it will become a challenge to make those completive pay raises stated at the start of employment to make the desired salary you were expecting from them.  Since I started seems to continue to get worse instead of any better for anything. 

This place is tanking...fast!!! When this company started we had some really good managers. They were on the floor often trying to help us get through a lot of issues with machines and processes. You truly felt like you were a part of something. We were slowly improving as we gained experience and solved some of the major issues that this place faced when it first started up. It was truly a good teamwork environment. Then changes to managers started happening. They weren't satisfied with all the progress we were making, so they replaced the managers with "yes men". The new leadership was way over their heads and had no clue what they were doing or how to treat or even listen to their workers. People got fed up and started leaving, almost seemed like we lost 2 to 3 people every other week. HR only cares about finding new ways to punish employees, not reward, they DO NOT care about anyone. We were called replaceable to our face and told they didnt need us to keep the place running. Machines are always breaking down and product is constantly going on hold or to the landfill. I dont even know how this place makes any money. The plant is now on its 4th plant manager in 3 1/2 years. The benefits here used to be pretty affordable but now those have gotten worse too. We used to get some pretty nice bonuses but now the requirements to get one are almost unattainable due to the way this place is ran. This company has no clue how to run this plant, they also own Trilliant in Little Chute and that place is a mess too. Dont be fooled by the pay, its not worth it!!!

The phrase "the beatings will continue until morale improves" perfectly summarizes my experience here. There seemed to be little interest in addressing recurring problems or implementing long-term solutions. The default response to nearly every issue was simply, "Everyone needs to work harder."

Performance is heavily judged by metrics that are often outside of employees' control. During my first week, I sat down for lunch and the plant manager followed me into the break room to ask why a filler had been down for three minutes—even though brief stoppages were a normal occurrence.

The environment is extremely stressful. A few weeks before I left, a production supervisor suffered a nervous breakdown at work. Management regularly texts and calls employees outside of working hours, and if there was a bad weekend, Monday mornings often became endless sessions of second-guessing and assigning blame rather than problem-solving.

The culture prioritizes numbers above everything else, including employee well-being and even basic housekeeping. The facility frequently smells terrible due to spoiled milk and ingredients that accumulate throughout the plant, but cleaning often takes a back seat because employees are under constant pressure to hit production targets.

My advice: protect your sanity and your nervous system. Unless there are significant changes in leadership and culture, this is not a place I would recommend.  

Horseshoe beverage offers good pay and they will hire anyone because turnover is so bad. Just expect to never be properly trained, do the job of 5 employees at once, attempt to tolerate asinine upper management and still get chewed out when you don’t make numbers.
Everything is constantly broken and maintenance isn’t given the tools to properly fix anything, half the job is troubleshooting machines you know nothing about, because nobody knows anything about them. 
Your safety and work ethic concerns will go unheard as all those who are in charge care about is numbers. Numbers that can never be met, even in a properly running facility. 
Operators and team leads will spend 12 hour shifts working towards an impossible goal. 
Anyone who is still here is watching the place crash and burn and no one seems to care. 
Take your chances if you like, but it’s a really good time to pick up a job anywhere, ANYWHERE THATS NOT HORSESHOE BEVERAGE.

This company is disorganized and it's only getting worse under the new management. We often spend the majority of our 12 hour shifts just standing around waiting for something to do. Often the machines are down. This is often because: 1) there are never enough maintenance people to do PM or to address all the problems 2) management ordering a different size product but not planning ahead to make sure the machines can/are setup to run it 3)operators are given very little training so there are a lot of makeshift solutions. We are often forced into overtime because of these problems, just so we can work while the people who are scheduled stand around and watch us because their lines are down. A very frustrating place to "work". We all doubt this place is planning to stay open for much longer. 

This company is not good to work for. They don't let you know beforehand that you could easily get fired within the first 90 days with no warnings. They do not let you know how you are doing in your position, no opportunities to improve yourself. The pay is okay, but not enough for all that is expected of the position. They are desperate for new employees, but have no trainers; expecting you to learn the functions of your job by yourself, then will fire you if you do not meet their explicit (unsaid) expectations. Benefits are ridiculously expensive per paycheck that you can't even use until after 90 days, but they will start pulling out of your check much sooner. Trilliant and Horseshoe Beverage share one HR person, don't expect them to care about you. 

This used to be a good company to work for. Management used to care about people, retention and servant leadership was valued. A new President was hired in 2019 and while there were problems with overall management it wasn’t toxic. That quickly changed and slowly as people were pushed out or left the organization, brain drain and desperate self-preservation ensued. All of the good people that had made the business successful to that point were gone, demoted or fired and then things really started to get bad. There is no value placed upon retention and the revolving door continues to get worse. This company will learn the lesson the hard way that it’s people were it’s greatest asset and without the ability to attract and more importantly retain good talent, it will continue to self destruct. 

From the top to the bottom, management needs a complete overhaul. Or sensitivity training. Or something. They don’t care that equipment is broken. They don’t care that their best employees are over worked , because they are continuously cleaning up after the previous crew. There is no sense of accountability or load sharing. There are 4 crews and 1 crew is held to a much higher standard than the rest. And the excuses for mistreatment and people not doing their jobs is lack of training. I’m not going to get into my person beef with them. But long story short it just is not a good place to work. If you don’t care about how you are treated and are just looking for a paycheck I guess this will work. But if you want a job with integrity and respect for it’s employees then I would keep looking.

You try to do your part as a team player and contribute your knowledge when asked then scolded for doing what you offer to the table.

A LOT of finger pointing at others and NO accountability.

Management, from plant manager to HR, then supervisors are NOT supportive to grow a positive culture.....VERY negative atmosphere that breaks employees down who no longer care.

The company states you work half a year per calendar, which you do but you're putting in more hours for the though..... less days but more hours!!!

You have to work holidays, and to get off for family emergency isn't tolerated and you'll be written up for taking off.

This place IS NOT a career builder....PLEASE LOOK ELSEWHERE!!!

High-pressure, low-support environment with unclear expectations and little concern for work-life balance. Leadership lacks consistency and accountability, resulting in an unsustainable culture for supervisors and managers.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Machine operator 10 salaries reported	$23.95 per hour
Quality assurance technician 8 salaries reported	$24.12 per hour
Material handler 11 salaries reported	$23.22 per hour
Maintenance technician 3 salaries reported	$34.94 per hour
Clerk 3 salaries reported	$23.98 per hour

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