learning and development facilitator

senior maintenance person

account clerk

Jayco

I worked at Jayco for 2 years until they shut down my plant. It was extremely fast paced. Most people struggle to keep up their production worker usually were good people but it wasn't uncommon to get shady people in there as well. My tools were stolen a few times and a watch as well. They pay very well but most of their plants will be so fast paced and hard on you body that you may decide that it's not worth it. Bosses can often times be vary short with you and just about everyone is talking about one another behind their backs and often times in a way that may damage another's chance of promotion or raises. Its a difficult place to work if you get wrapped up in your feelings or if your not willing to push yourself past exhaustion. You were expected to literally sprint whenever possible while doing hard manual labor. And often will struggle to keep hold of the tools you need due to people "borrowing" them and the overarching choas and mess that surrounds you. Also in my short time  there I saw a few fights breakout displaying just how stressed people are on a daily basis there. And there is only one break for those of you who are used to a break every 2 hours.

Your day starts earlier, usually at 5:00 am. There is always the opportunity to leave before your 8 hours are in, if you get your work done earlier. Be careful, not to hurry so much you make a mistake, as  quality is something that is expected and demanded of you. There will be times you are expected to work beyond your 8 hours as workloads increase. 
   There will be many learning possibilities as you will be asked to work in other departments should the need arise. The management is great and easy going if you are truly giving your best. This is a fast paced high quality work environment, so your first few weeks may take a toll on you, be prepared. 
   One of the toughest aspects of the job is managing your time as it relates to your workload. You will be expected to complete your job in a timely manner as others will be waiting on you, so that they can complete their job. Do not worry, you will find the balance and others will assist until you do. Overall, you will enjoy the people and environment. Promotions are merit based and opportunities will arise to advance. Great pay and great people, I highly recommend.

A typical day was all being in are work areas 10 minutes before starting time and being ready to work at starting time. An all business until we were done for the day. It was a piece rate job , so we were payed the same if we were there 6 hrs. Or 8-9 hrs . So it required team work an great motivation to get the job done first and foremost right and as quick as possible. In the 4 and half years there I had very little overtime. I could count it probably on my hands the amount of overtime hours. We did run as mean as 24 -47 units a day depending on what model we were running. It was majority of the time never the same amount day to day. We also ran up to 40 different models an 4 different kinds on are line . The jobs were set up very efficient, but it also required you to make your steps count. Therefore, with the right people in the right teamwork, we made excellent pay and very few hours usually between six and seven hours a day. A well over a hundred units a week. 

Easy work, but no real training to speak of. Kind of a sink or swim environment, just have to pick it up as you go along. 

A constant feeling being under the gun to get things done, but when you ask the supervisor for work, he didn't alway have anything for you to do?????

Was promised pay raise after 90 days. Got a whopping .50 an hour. Told that was as much as the department was allowed to pay.

Company was having record sales, yet they hired a new supervisor to micro manage every little detail and stress everyone out. A short time after he was hired, 3 or 4 of his buddies were hired as well. Why?

Bathroom was always disgusting and dirty. 

They would not give you a gate key so you had to enter through the back. Dodging semis, fork lifts, finished RV's, trash and other debris that was on the ground, then parking in a mud parking lot. A flat tire from running over staples or nails (not reimbursed for repairs).

I worked there for about a month, and j got "let go" because I asked to many questions, I would not recommend on working at this horrible place, if you show any type of signs that you need help no one will help you and If they do they get upset about it and the supervisors have a talk with you about it, the job is a joke, so if you want a job where you feel like you can't improve or feel like you can't ask questions or feel need assistance this is the right place but other than that this place is completely garbage and a joke I see why all the customers get mad about jayco products because the people and the products suck and if you actually have knowledge of rv units and experience in this field they will treat you horribly but they baby people that never had experience before like they always worked in a restaurant gets babied which Is big double standard, definitely getting a lawyer involved be of the reason of my "lay off"

What is the best part of working at the company?
In most of the buildings  I worked in the workers were decent and the benefits  were among the industry  standards  or above. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
 Very Fast paced and very little  room for mistakes that don't cost you considerable time and money.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Most buildings/ departments  were decent there was only 1 that I worked in that was sub par to the rest of the company in my 10 yrs of employment. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Get in early run/work like your on fire and go home. Some departments  are run like true piece rate many aren't.  Which means just because  you got your job done doesntvmean you get to go home. Which isn't how true piece rate works. But still the money was decent and so on.

What is the best part of working at the company?
The people and leadership. I always felt appreciated for the work I was doing and enjoyed the culture.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Mainly I experienced a stress free environment. The company has been in business for over a half of a decade. There may be stress associated with not letting someone down, when it comes to maintaining the rich history of the company.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
It was positive and family-like. You felt like everyone was familiar.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
It was a basic 8-5 shift, with early meetings to start the day and then a series of rotating projects to feel the day and week.

The RV industry is very unique.  Fast paced.  Feast or Famine based on economy.  I started in engineering at a sub-division.  Was promoted to corporate - doing special projects.  It took over 8 months to get promoted as management couldn't figure out what to do.  Then after being promoted - there was a bunch of upper level turnover - only to end up being demoted for doing a good job and reducing engineering costs.  Then, laid off for the reason of needing to focus 100% on design rather than side projects, when management was the one who assigned me to the projects.  They sell you on wanting your input, but then when you give it - they tell you it can't be done as "this is the way we've always done it" ... a don't rock the boat mentality.  keep your head down, and be a yes man, to the company.

What is the best part of working at the company?
The pay was the only thing I can say was good. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The level of micromanaging that happens at all levels 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
All I can say is you need to buddy up to management, kiss a** and cover your a**. Don’t question things or you’ll paint a target on your back. Along with that change is extremely hard and most would prefer to do things the same way it’s always been done. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Lots of meetings to only move the needle a tiny bit. Try to teach and encourage my team while removing road blocks

start time was 4:45 AM the work demanded very fast paced movement and required strong work ethic. our team would have a set number of RVs to finish per day the faster we worked the faster our we could go home. the work place was set up as an assembly line when you finished your RV you would push it on down on a belt and the next team would work on the RV as they finished theirs.
the culture of the business is demanding and competitive pay, paid very well so a lot of people would try to become hired in this business. 
A characteristic about this job that made it challenging was afterwards you would want to just sleep because of the Physical demand but always felt accomplished at the end of the week.

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