forklift operator

maintenance technician

technician

operator

machine operator

International-Vitamin-Corporation

Although the pay wasn't great, It was a nice company to work for. Training is pretty adequate and the work load is manageable. One of my favorite things about the company was the work hours. Monday through Friday 7:30 to 4pm. They were a bit flexible with start times and ending times with coming in early and leaving early. There were occasional weekend hours, and everyone was pretty friendly. The lab was small...but through experience...that's usually a preferable experience in this industry. The hardest part of the job was some samples were very difficult to analyze....at first. But over time, you really learn how to handle the products and can streamline the analysis to be as consistent as possible. When I first started they would buy lunch and have pool parties and special events for various holidays. They were pretty lax with time off. I don't think a request was ever denied for all of the vacations i took while there. There was a bit of favortism, but that was a people thing. The fairly easy going work atmosphere made up for the pay. The most enjoyable thing about the job was helping push product out to market, with as little problems as possible. The company is unfortunately relocating out of NJ. Honestly if that wasn't the case I would have continued working there. The did have tuition reimbursement and pretty decent healthcare benefits and retirement.

This place is only good for people just released from prison or that’s into slave work the pay and the work don’t match they don’t train well and your always the one to blame if something goes wrong never management they don’t value there employees and you’ll see often the people that works and works hard gets the short end of the stick while the lazy workers who are usually friends with someone in a position of power Reap the benefits it has the potential to be a great place with a great work environment but they need better management and better pay fast because every time you come to work you will be working with someone new and they might not be there after break also you get points for using your sick time and vacation time unless it’s been put in two weeks in advance and approved   

The manager of the QC lab is genuinely the most amazing manager I’ve ever worked for. She truly cares about you as a human, your growth, and the lab/company as a whole. 

However, with the average tenure in lab being around 10+ years, there is a lot of… “Stagnancy” feeling. Everyone is very set with what they do and they are willing to help you, but they’re also very structured in their own ways already.  

IVC’s management above QC is not good. I left due to getting a 1.9% raise after my first year along with doing the job of two people for 8 months after our lab tech quit and we struggled to replace them due to pay. You will not be paid fairly for your work here and we are usually always short staffed. 

However, I will say it was a great learning experience and stepping stone into new opportunities. There’s always something to do, so you’re never bored. 

Site was sold to IVC from Perrigo.
IVC is privately owned by a Chinese (mainland) businessman. 
Did not keep first line managers (site controller, plant manager, production supervisor).  Second sting stepped up.
Later I was laid off, supposedly because they were moving all accounting functions to California. (I believe it had more to do with my existing salary)  I was angry for 2 seconds then a vast feeling of relief fell over me.
Accounting issues:  Seemed to be running basic Oracle system with 
no supporting reports, for example when investigating variances the only way to see the labor/overhead entries is to enter the order and drill down to the entry screen.
Variances locked in at time of GR, so even if you correct an entry the erroneous  variance just shifts to another bucket.
Standard costs not locked so they change as the boms/ routers changes...so what cost was the variance based on?

Worked there 1 month. From day 1 I could tell things was not good. No body would help me after orientation on how to put my direct deposit in & didn’t have orientation hours in! 
Management in my time there you hardly ever see them & the 1 meeting I did attend they mentioned about some lines going to 8 hour shift & told me when I was hired that after Labor Day they would be going to 8 hour shifts & that’s a lie. That’s what they have been telling people in there for a long time now. 
They DO NOT communicate well or do they appreciate their employees! They are so unorganized around this place & it really shows!!! 
They DO NOT have you working in 1 or 2 areas! You are all over the place all day! It don’t make since! I would not recommend this place to nobody! I worked here 14 years ago under another name & it was so much better.


At IVC, you are just another number. Terrible company culture, uninvolved leadership, low employee morale, no incentives/bonuses, no room for growth and opportunity (even when you ask!). The company infrastructure itself is falling apart - completely disorganized, no defined processes, weak management, archaic/manual systems, inability to meet deadlines, and constantly a total disaster. Tons of people in the company skate by doing the bare minimum, while others pick up the slack and are never rewarded. No sense of work-life balance, asking for a flexible schedule is like pulling teeth, and don't even get me started on their lack of concern regarding COVID. IVC is complacent, far from progressive, and will not be evolving anytime soon. Stay away while you can.

If you asked me to review this company a year ago, my rating would have been much higher. I came into this company with the promise of overtime, a good work environment, and competitive pay... Not the case. Management is poor, with no direction, they are more concerned with their personal lives than what is happening at work. Lots of things get swept under the rug that you would be fired for at any respectable place of employment. The overtime only exists if the manager who will be on shift that day likes you. The pay is definitely not worth the amount of work they want you to do and expect you to volunteer to do. This is the worst work environment out of all the jobs I have had over the years.

A typical work day is completed by arriving to work on time and being able to complete multiple task while enjoying our self by engaging in interactions with others. Being able to overcome difficult issues that arise by using the knowledge we possess is one of the many difficulties. At the end of the day, being able to learn from the problems that arise and learning new techniques to complete a task are useful in the future. In the workplace, being able to work with others and working individual can help complete the task and solve a problem. The most enjoyable part of the job is to make sure to have fun and laugh while completing many of the responsibilities/task.

What is the best part of working at the company?
The only good part of working there was my manager. He had nothing to do with the downsizing of the plant but the way the upper management just let us clock in and then told 2 of us that we no longer had jobs and terminated us and walked us out like we had done something wrong.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The way they handled the whole terminating part with no notice.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Ok in the dept that I walked in

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Nothing now because I was terminated when they had cut backs

I was already  working  in the building ar the time IVC took over from the previous company which is Nutra. It was through them that I  learned most of my machine operator skills. Even though I treat each work day ad a learning experience. Machines may not run smoothly each day I treated those times as a learning tool. Why did it happen. Could it have been prevented on my part. How much  down time was there due to the issue 

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