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senior tax analyst

Hyster-Yale Materials Handling

I have been sold a "Bill of Goods" that have never been delivered.  The terminology "Value Stream" should be eliminated and changed to "Fire Fighting" as this organization likes to talk about Value Stream, but they really do not understand the concept and those at the decision making levels truly do not understand nor support this philosophy.  For this organization to move to the next level, the entire leadership levels below the CEO and President needs to be re-evaluated as there is a significant amount of the, "Good-Ole-Buddy" system at play,  This has led to significant impacts on the success of the business, lack of business strategies and an inability to meet commitments made to customers.  These same relationships have delayed and at times prevented implementing solutions to root causes, which prevent delivery of goods to our customers.  HYG is stuck in the 1950's and needs a wake up call.  Business activities and strategies which worked in the 1950's no longer work in 2000's.  In fact, there are no Top-Down Objectives or Strategies, which drive actions at the individual Business Units.  When you hire someone, make sure you allow them to show you the way to success.  As Steve Jobs stated, "We hire smart people to tell us what to do, not so we can tell them what to do",  HYG has such a great opportunity in this industry, but until they look at the man in the mirror and decide whether they believe what they see, they will continue to flounder and not grow.  They also need to have a leader in position that truly understands integrated program management.  The current strategy of separate program managers does not work.  To be successful, it is imperative that you have a single Program Manager leading the way and organizing, communicating and orchestrating each of the cross-functional leaders to achieve the directives and objectives of the overall program.  Lastly, stop using the words, "Transparency" and "Accountability".  There is a significant lack of transparency and the accountability you place on the VSM's, ACII's ,etc. does not work as they have no influence on the other cross-functional leaders in the organization.  This has proven the fact numerous times.  Basically, you are asking them to cook the meal, but you will not allow them to buy the groceries required for the meal.  It is time for a change.  It is time for transparency and accountability.  I wish you luck and hope you take the time to really investigate what I am saying and react as the workforce hopes you will do.  Good luck and God Bless.

It’s easy to top out in pay once hired on full time. You work four days and are off three. You get two fifteen minute breaks and one thirty minute break. And the benefits are great! And some of the people are amazing people to work with! They make you use your vacation time on holidays and shutdowns. Main line is fast paced but has it easy jobs. They run out of parts ALOT. Lots of the jobs dont have the appropriate tools. Nowadays it’s rare for temps to get full time. They are often given multiple extensions each time they time out. When supervisors ask some people (usually the lazy ones) to work other areas the people argue with  and complain to the supervisors, so they then move people out of areas they are needed in to fill In other areas. Or if they can’t get any help in a area they will tell you to try your best but will refuse to slow the line down. Even when the line is waiting on you. There’s been plenty of times I’ve went weeks without taking breaks just to stay caught up. Covid is not taken seriously in the plant like they say it is. They want social distancing but the place is so short staffed it’s impossible in some areas. Plenty of positive cases in that plant every week. None of the supervisors, shift leaders or other higher up people help out. The only time you really see them on the floor is when they are moving people around or if the line gets behind. When you get behind they stand and stare at you trying to intimidate you to move faster knowing that they are under staffed. Lots of drama in that place that is never taken care of. If you want to be put on a different shift it can take months or years to get that request granted. Favoritism in that place allows some people to do whatever they want to get done early, even if it means making other workers miserable or putting others in danger. Be expected to work two to three jobs at once do to being understaffed. As far as training temps go. They are either trained good or they are cut loose extremely early. 

I have never had a calling to write an actual review before about a company, but if you are contemplating accepting an offer for any position at Hyster Yale you need to read this. 

Most of the people I worked with here at the Greenville Plant in the office environment are genuinely unhappy with their career here and it reflects in the moral at this facility on and off the floor. This seems to be consistent throughout every position I worked with, and many I have worked with agree. From the generally miserable attitudes to the over worked and outdated environment, this place is where happy careers go to die. The pay is mediocre at best, and the workload to pay raise ratio is way off, being that I and most I have worked with haven’t gotten a raise in years. 

The systems are outdated and your manager does not have a real job other than to walk by their employees 20 times a day to stare at you and micro-manage. 

Advice from a former engineer at this company to new talent or experienced: don’t just come here because you need something right away. It pays to search for better opporunities sometimes, and I can tell you from working here for 2 years this is not the place you want to get stuck at.

You are a number to these people and not a person. Please also pay attention to the job title and description on their ads and notice how they say things like “Drives empowerment to success through defining existing systems to excel”. The reason the descriptions make no sense is because when you get catfished into your position you will not actually be doing anything related to it, and most the time just end up being a customer service representative.

Good luck in your search and I hope this comment keeps you away from a negative career choice. 

A typical day involved completing Pre-Delivery Inspection (PDI) reports, preparing and printing equipment data plates, maintaining documentation, and supporting various production-related tasks. The work required accuracy, organization, and attention to detail.

I gained a better understanding of manufacturing operations, equipment documentation processes, and the importance of accurate recordkeeping in supporting production efficiency and quality standards.

Management was professional and provided the guidance needed to complete assigned responsibilities. Expectations were clear, and support was available when questions arose.

The workplace was structured, collaborative, and focused on meeting production goals. Employees worked together to maintain efficiency and ensure tasks were completed accurately.

The most challenging aspect was ensuring a high level of accuracy while managing multiple tasks and meeting production deadlines.

The most enjoyable part was contributing to the production process and knowing that my work helped ensure equipment was properly documented and prepared for customers. I also appreciated learning about manufacturing operations and working with a team dedicated to quality and efficiency.

Hyster is a great place to work and the pay is great for any factory in the area, normally each day is busy but you’ll have your slow days. Generous with PTO and Vacation time and the medical and dental benefits were great. For cons the place is strict, watch your P’s & Q’s, some training that you’ll receive can either be great or terrible, if it’s terrible don’t be afraid to ask questions and get proper help. A lot of stations are labeled as 1 and a half person jobs, never agreed with this concept especially if there’s high numbers involved there will be times that if you work these person and a half stations you will get behind, whether you have a quality issue with a forklift mast or part of the forklift itself. Hyster was a place that felt like home, I worked with a lot of people that I still remember to this day that were not only great workers but great people all around. End note, you work 10 hours 4 days a week and if there’s overtime it’s just for 8 hours or less depending.

A Nice Company To Work For, But Hardly No Chance To Get Hired On. They Mostly Use Temps. And When Orders Are Slow They Will Put Your Job On Hold,Then Expect You To Drop Everything To Go Back. 

What is the best part of working at the company?
The best part for me was having my own office where I could close the door.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Trying to make your voice heard. A large majority of the staff at the location I worked at had been there for 20+ years. New ideas seem to fall on deaf ears. They are set in their ways and don't like change even if it's proven to be more efficient and show better results. Most are waiting for retirement. Some of the management (not all) have no accountability. They will yell at you, belittle you and are just all around toxic people. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
See my previous answer about the stress at the workplace.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Nit far from home and good pay weekly

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Dealing with certain supervisors that thrive mire on retaliation towards employee's, rather than to focus on proper fair leadership & commitment to the customer that we supposed to be supporting.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Nit that great too one sided nit a lot if support from hr staff when we have concerns or issues

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Moderate typical work day usually work aline which is what I like or prefer

This company is not looking for people to stand out and have ideas to create change and better productivity. Management is only concerned about patting themselves on the back on what they used to do and not accept that things need to change. Too much backstabbing. Not a teamwork environment unless you go along with their clicks. Union employees dictate how production will take place. No disciplinary systems in place for employees who deliberately try to sabotage production. Not allowed to lead by example. Union will act like you are taking jobs away even though they are not performing at the level they need to to get what is required done within the time slots allowed. Worst work experience of my life!

My work day I received my parts down the rollers or by a fork truck, I would scan the license plate and then i would put the parts in there order bins.  When order was complete an order sheet would print off and i would put order bin on rollers for the packers to pack the parts. When I would run out of parts I would then pack to get the orders out to be shipped.  Our Supervisor did not need to stand over us, we only seen him when there was a hot order or when we had a part missing or was short on our order.  We worked as a team to get the work done and out the door on time.  There was not anything hard about this job.   Enjoyable part of the job we did not have to work weekends and overtime was not mandatory.

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