quality control inspector

maintenance technician

human resources manager

shift leader

shift manager

IRIS USA Inc

Worked here for over a year, first shift. The hardest shift to work in simply because they expect more from that shift. I always came in on time, did everything I was supposed to do and was considered one of the best if not the best worker on the line. There wasn't a machine I couldn't keep up with. I never asked about getting hired on or asked when I would get hired on because I knew my work will speak for itself. To this I was wrong to believe. This company has favorites and you will catch on quick. Most of the line leads do what they're supposed to do but you will run into some who plain out slack on the job. Its true what they say, you have to know someone for a better position, take it from me. I don't recommend this job unless you have no issue with your hard work and loyalty being looked over. The job is stressful and you will be up all day but it's not the worst labor job out here. You will see that there are certain people who get certain machines based on their performance. This might be okay for the ones who work at a slow pase as you will be paired with the slower machines but not fair for those with strong work ethic and good self drive and self motivation. 

A typical day at work starts with meetings - as much as four times a day.  You'd be lucky if you only had three.  The management is not very good either.  They do not listen to their employees and they forgot that they hired employees for what they can do for the company.  The best and smartest employees are underutilized.  The favoritism is so blatant to the point where it affects employee morale. Your work suffers from so many meeting so in turn, you will need to stay longer or bring work home which affects a healthy work-life balance.  They discriminate against women and they never promote women.  They only keep employees that just say yes and have no opinion.  The micro management is out of control.  You will need a signature from the "head" of the company just to move on a project that is worth less a hundred dollars.  Every employee is afraid to act on a project if they don't have that signature - so nothing gets done.  They think that the foreign way of doing business is the only way to succeed - they do not know the US market at all.  The only enjoyable part of the job are the people because everyone is on the same boat and is suffering the same fate.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Fast friendly work force.  No margin for error. If you do make rate one or 2 times your out! Other than that it’s great! I was about 1.5 months in on my learning curve of 3 months. Thought I was doing great. Out of no where they let me go as soon as it got slow.  Beware, they say it’s “ Temp to higher” but as soon as there done with the buzzy season your out. They’ll wait till it’s realy slow and get you fir low rate! But there realy nice and to your face.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Fast passed but that’s just how this line of work goes. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Typical Oriental based company. Enough is never enough. Anything less than 3-days ahead is unexceptable….

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Clock in get a pick sheet scan in and go. Only problem is that the workers that have been there and are employed by IRIS USA will only print you work sheets with less than optimal picks and print the good ones with lots of quantity picks for good rate for them selves. Do the new guy is DOOMED from the start!

Like I said  about the girls, I've seen lots of them get light-duty forklift jobs  in a few months (3 to 6) just using the smaller stnad-up, or cozy office jobs.. I offered to pay for my own training for forklift and was turned down. It is good pay with great raises, but it is a "pressure cooker" environment. You feel like you finished a 10K race at the end of the shift it is sort of like a short-term job unless you get promoted. Just like a pro athlete: good pay - but how long can you last? It is very hot in the area with the injection molding machines, and ironically great air conditioning in the offices, so you get a frosty blast if you go into an offece for something. Some of the managers can be difficult, making it look like you caused the trouble, just to give you a "strike" agianst your record. It is naughty but nice. OH YES: they do random drug tests, and they got rid of lots of great workers over that.

The typical work day at IRIS USA is normal as can be. Check e-mails and work on various assignments.

I learned to perfect multi-tasking.

The management is adequate. There are instances that may make it seem weaker than preferable, but that is balanced out by some absolutely phenomenal members.

Most of my coworkers (in my rung of the ladder) are complacent in their position in not only the company, but seemingly in life as well--reminiscent of what psychologists refer to as 'learned helplessness'. 

The hardest part of the job is how few holidays there are. Getting the eves off, along with perhaps a day in March would not only balance out the vacation calendar, but definitely increase morale.

The most enjoyable part of the job...I suppose pay day is nice.

Management only cares to make department fight amongst themselves. You let upper management know a problem and they tell everyone and their mom. If you love drama this is where you want to be. There is a skill matrix and you can climb it really quick and easy and make money fast. Then forget about it. Because they don't implement what they teach you. You can make $25 an hour without knowing what you are doing and they are proud of it. If you have an issue with a machine and you have no idea what to do just let management know and they get people from other departments to do the job you are supposed to know and are getting paid to do. Its that easy. $25 an and all you have to do is give breaks and lonches.

There was a certain degree of freedom that I found to be unique to most workplaces, but that quickly faded when you're thrown under the bus for minor mistakes. Expected to perform outstandingly on the production line without messing up; even when problems are presented to the managers, they are ignored and unaddressed. 

My coworkers were pleasant, save for a few real bas-tards, and mostly kept to themselves. If you're looking for warehouse experience and independence, I recommend it here. But don't bother if you hate working hard when working gets hard. Because keeping up with that production line day in and day out was one of the most draining things I've ever experienced.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Nothing just being honest. They over work there staff for 14 to 15 an hour. Money is money but not for the amount of work given. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
They put you to work on lines that machines constantly shut down or keep messing up product. They will give you 4 5 lines to work on by your self while the machines are set to spit out product at a fast paste sometimes is just to fast to catch up

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Garbage plain and simple nothing special about this place.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Stressful and management sucks so does H.R

Worked there firstly as a machine operator, and from the beginning; the machines were not distributed accordingly. As an individual, you would operate the machine--that are plastic containers. Some machines had a fast cycle time per unit(s), so it made it harder for the operators to keep up with the machines. Machines would constantly break down, hard to find the issue, and machines were still kept on. A lot of favoritism with certain employees. When I became a Quality Control for 2nd shift, nothing changed. The quality of certain products was passed because "it was not noticeable." Overall, it was a fair job, with no opportunity to grow and the job(s) were not taken seriously. 

Great quality products but company needs a lot of work internally. Management is poorly ran in B&M division. Only really great thing about this company are the health care benefits. Company could improve the moral through employee engagement opportunities as well as compensation for hard working individuals. Unfortunately, there is not much training so employees rely on one another to work through gaining knowledge and experience through cross-training. Compensation is an increasingly rising issue. The emphasis more recently on hiring in at lower paying titles / salaries for roles of high stress and responsibility is becoming straining on most departments.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
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Shift leader 1 salary reported	$21.50 per hour
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