truck driver

sales representative

warehouse supervisor

office administrator

safety supervisor

JFC International

No work/life balance and below market pay. Benefits are acceptable but doesn't make up for the fact that everything else is poorly managed and setup. There are no upper-management not of Japanese decent.

Zero training even though there is a supposed training program in place which was "Go out to the warehouse and look at the boxes and eventually you'll know what the products are". Problem is, merchandise are packed in shipping boxes which are not allowed to be opened and thus a trainee cannot actually see the product. 
Another part of training was to learn how to use the ordering system but a trainee's credentials are not generated and thus not given access (login and password) until he/she is assigned their first client, which they will not receive until they finished their training. The ultimate 'Chicken and the Egg' conundrum. During my 3 months "training", I only saw my manager 4 times. The rest of the time I had to ask around and find out things on my own. 

Safety training is a major problem. We'd sit in supposed safety meeting (driving, warehouse safety, COVID, etc.) but the actual "training" part is management putting up a slide of the questionnaire and the employees copying down the answers to questionnaires and signing the forms saying they received the "training".


"Flex schedule" but only if it fits Management's requirements and expectations. 
Mundane work, management doesn't believe in the concept of "Work Smart, Not Hard".  They think that if you're not doing something 24/7 then you're not doing your job. 

Each department is very cut-off from each other with almost no communication between them so when there is a problem, it does not get solved but rather, just "handled". This results in the same problems being repeated and repeated again and again. 

No one in the company takes responsibilities and accountabilities for any actions whether it is resulting from their own fault or market volatility, not even the top manager. Management does not like to hear about "problems", only "good news" and definitely does not take any steps to help employees solve work related problems. 

Sales Reps gets to use a company car and cell phone but both the phone and car has a GPS in it and they track you. Sales territory is poorly managed and not made to make the Sales Rep's work easier.  Each rep receives clients in  territories in all of the Tri-State area. 
The job itself is not hard because a Sales Rep's job is not sales but rather just an order taker but expectations are wild and impossible due to the fact that management demands the rep see at least 10-15 clients per day but they NEVER factored in the travel time in-between clients and the time it actually takes to work with clients.

The only enjoyable part of this job is the people I met. Most of them are hard working and friendly people who helped me a lot even though Management did nothing of that sort.

I am currently in the sales and marketing division with JFC International, a national Japanese food importer, where I work under the head of the largest national account. Though I was new to this industry, I was learned how the industry functioned very quickly in order to become an asset to the team. I relearned many aspects of Microsoft Office and was able to teach myself Visual Basic Programming.
My typical day would include reviewing items added/deleted and modified from the GS1 1 World Sync. I would float between my duties managing the data, and working on different projects, including analyzing sales reports, product placement, and researching our target markets. Working with this particular team was extremely gratifying, and it was a very pleasurable experience. Being the "new kid", they helped to guide me into who I am today as an employee and person. The most difficult part of my job was the lack of experience I had in this particular industry. Although I learned quickly and excelled, it can seem a daunting task at first. One of the most enjoyable parts of the job would have to be the sense of accomplishment when completing projects and duties under severe deadlines.

Start time for work is at 6:00 am , we come in to clean the warehouse. inspect truck before i start loading up my truck using forklift, we leave the warehous at 7:00 or 7:30 depending on how long it takes to clean warehouse, then we  take our delivery's throughout the day. After morning deliver we go back to the warehouse for lunch. after lunch we load our truck for the afternoon delivery. when we return to the warehouse we start pulling orders using forklifts for the next days delivery. Management is very strict on procedures but very friendly and nice. the hardest part for me was giving all my time to this job ,working weekends and hardly having anytime to sleep. My coworkers was the most enjoyable part of the job everyone is treated like family from your first day to your last day working there

What is the best part of working at the company?
Loved working there i gave it my all was meeting all my requirements even went to the freezer.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Not knowing if im gonna be hired for the reason Im a hard worker and never call out nor never late always 1 hour early, but is still up to them.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Was really great experience wish they would've kept me

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Basically u clock in start getting your orders and start picking your orders make sure u send the right item even if u gotta double check stack them up im your pallet make nice and stable your pallet always safety first ,time goes by real fast.

would clock in early around 6 just so we can beat early morning traffic and load up the truck. They mess up 4 outta every 10 times in loading up the pallets, so we'd  do it ourselves and/or re organize the truck to our routes order. My route was okay, but others who had the manhattan route had it worse. The lunch breaks were long enough to rest and eat. If you didnt have routes that lead to warehouses, then a lot of the packages youd have to do by hand truck. once youre done you have to go back to the site and submit your paperwork, and sign off on them.

Takes 5-10 yrs to see a good bonus, not really any advancement here and always work under staffed. It’s alway bear minimum with employees help. All employees go through a staffing agency. They sell you on false hope by saying the more work you do the bigger the bonus and raise will be. They do everything the can to get maximum products out of you. Pay schedule isn’t the best in my opinion.

Typical day includes being short 1 or more employees, and having random issues come up during the day. 

One thing I learned is how poor management increase the work load on everyone.

Co-workers are good hard working people.

Hardest part of the job is always being short staffed and overworked.

Most enjoyable part would have to be being able to buy damaged goods at a very cheap price.

It is not really good place to work, but there are nice people there.
 I check my paperwork about route.
First i have to do in the morning check my assignment Truck, means Pre-check
when everything is correct, start to load my merchandise includes my frozen and 
dry staff.
also,  I have to check my route invoices  and see my GPS  how to take my first stops and schedules to know what time open stores.


Generally start the day at your scheduled time. Deliver food products to different restaurants and markets throughout the state driving a 26ft refrigerated. Load and unload truck using pallet jacks and dolly's. Typically 5-10 stops a day depending on the route. Company has good benefits and good pay. Paid vacation after probation period. Weekends and major holidays off. Guaranteed at least 40 hrs. Non CDL and CDL positions. Nothing bad to say about this company. Show up pay attention to detail do your job. 

The denver location has a manager named frankie, he will breath over your shoulders until you leave . but besides that everybody else is fun and awesome to work with.
Box trucks in alleys and socks 15-17 stops a day 18-21hr pay start with Christmas bonus. Load your own truck and unload after shift. Cheap benefits but no room for advancement. They will hire somebody in japan before they promote a driver. See for yourself

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Truck driver 7 salaries reported	$29.31 per hour
Sales representative 5 salaries reported	$76,962 per year
Warehouse supervisor 2 salaries reported	$55,500 per year
Office administrator 3 salaries reported	$19.33 per hour
Safety supervisor 2 salaries reported	$77,500 per year

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