line operator

production operator

maintenance mechanic

production supervisor

engineering intern

IKO Industries

Pay is pretty good. Stressful, rushed environment on the floor, not even giving five minutes to at least slow down for clean shift change. Supervisors are more worried about how much is being produced rather than fix issues, most likely from corporate pressure to increase numbers without adding any additional staff of resources. Maintenance and electrical almost seems like they are instructed to band aide minor and major issues so long as we keep making product. Management is still after 6 years of being open trying to find where they need to be. Went months on end without a safety coordinator while I was there due to being let go for office drama that a write would have handled. There are opportunities to move up within the company if you prove yourself. 
Benefits are on the expensive side but good. 
They expect almost perfect attendance for production workers and shipping while certain individuals seem to be able to make their own schedules and miss more days. You have no vacation, one sick day, and one emergency day. You earn pto which you may use after your first year. (PTO is not the same as vacation time.) 
Overall not a terrible place to work, enjoyable even. There is however room for plenty of improvement in several areas. 

I would not recommend working here. I am currently looking to leave this job to go elsewhere. Management fired an entire shift leaving us short handed. It's hard enough to run the production line with a full shift when you have your machines breaking down, and maintenance and electrical can't be bothered while they sit in their office. God forbid you actually get them on the floor to help you and they either blame the issue on the operator or they give you attitude for making them work. Management won't tell them anything though they run a buddy buddy system up here. Management themselves have an ego issue, talking down on the floor workers if they feel they can get away with it. But I get it because sometimes your co workers here on the floor won't be much help also. Some of them are either hiding in the restroom, taking long breaks or just not showing up to work at all. The management here like to brag about the company's values and how they pride themselves on hiring veterans. Well as a veteran my self I recommend you avoid this place unless you want some more PTSD.

Responsible for starting up all equipment for coater that is needed and report defects (I.e. coating mixer, elevator, fife guides, etc plus DC drive).
Adjust coater for back coating of product and check to see that weight stays in correct range.
Control line speed of machine to keep finish product loopiers from over filling.
Responsible for mixing the asphalt for the roofing.
Working with the computer to mix the asphalt.
Working with the machines.
Assisting maintenance with repair of different type of machines.
Driving forklift.
Test the product for the qualification.
 
EXPERIENCE:
 
IKO Pacific
(October 2005-- current)
850 W. Front Street
Sumas, WA 98295
 
Pallettizer, rapper, winder, coater, mixer, fork lift driver, quality control, mix ingredients,production LEAD, put proper asphalt on the sheet and unwind operator,shipping and receiving of raw materials ,weighing in and out trucks and printing bols and shipping lead.cleaning and light maintenance to machinery

We had experienced more turnover than most in my time. 2 new plant managers, several new engineers, 4 new supervisors, a plant superintendent who wants to step down and now there is no one in the office's downstairs! That's just the management side. We went from close to 3 shifts down to 1 due to several employee violations in production. You would think the company would notice that there are a lot of people being hired that break the rules. Maybe Hillsboro's crime rate has something to do with it. Maybe it's the ones saying yes to hiring. Who knows? But my point is that all that turnover is hard on the workers. Constantly training new people only to lose them. I'm doing my best to stay as long as I can, but with all the firings you worry who is next!

Nobody is safe from termination at IKO and the pettiness is out of control. They will let anyone go from the plant manager to the janitor just because it's a sunny day. The benefits are trash, as well as the culture. Best way to get terminated is be a good employee and do your job. They can't stand that at all. But don't worry. They will fire your supervisors, then make you fill in for their role. Then tell you that you aren't qualified for the position after doing it for 6 months to a year. Then make you train the person they hire for the role you're not qualified for. Certifications mean nothing. You are wasting your time working here. They treat employees like there are always more workers to take their place. You're a number here. Not a person. The turnover rate is out of this world.

Very poor on-board process, didn't have any sort of direction neither training nor after onboard training. Horrible coaching and development 1-on-1. So, if you don't have experience within manufacture industry I highly recommended any other shingle manufacture especially because they are the lower pay within the industry. 


I was hired directly after there was a death of a contractor due to the company not having a solid safety culture, and processes In place. I've been in maintenance and industrial environments for over 8 years, and have done many complex lockouts. People still make mistakes, we aren't robots. I forgot to put My lock on a lockbox during a routine job. It was 5 40 am, and I was still in training. I ended up being severely punished and ultimately fired because of it. Pretty sad that corporations make messages of people instead of being accountable of their own failure to properly educate and train their employees. 

The morale is extremely poor, even the supervisors and those in position want to leave. Poor work conditions with lots of dust and little care for safety. Plant manager is a pretty stand up guy but let’s others step over him. There is little to no communication and the schedule is constantly changing because they have so many employees quitting all the time. The workers are more or less good people and try to make the best out of it and other than the health hazards it is pretty easy money but there are better options for this type of work in this area as the con outweigh the pros. Most people only work 2-3 months before quitting here. 

What is the best part of working at the company?
The best part of working at IKO has to be the people that you see everyday! 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The most stressful part about working at IKO has to be keeping up with safety standards as well as keeping the production lines running simultaneously. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Factory work environment with a positive team culture. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Safety meeting in the beginning of the shift then off to work. Two 15 min paid breaks along with a paid 30 min lunch.

Good company and great product. Really making strides to be better; there is opportunity for advancement if you prove value (which makes sense). More than fair employer and offer great benefits though pay averages on the low side of the bell curves. Unfortunately the Wilmington DE office is a nightmare, people barely work, make tons of mistakes, or dont show up for work and they are still employed. The rest of the organization works hard and expects high performance, need to extend that to Wilmington

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