truck driver

forklift operator

driver

heavy equipment mechanic

service technician

Kenco Group

What is the best part of working at the company?
The worst Warehouse ever. If you like working hard, minding your own business and getting harassed for being a good worker then work here. Management doesn't know how to run their business and the warehouse is un-organized, you'll be driving back and forth, up and down the warehouse in a forklift trying to meet your productivity and "YOU" will blamed for it even though you're completing whatever assignments they give you, and everything is flawed in that building "YOU" will be blamed for everything wrong in that place. They have a slogan "Serve" "Be Honest" "Get Better" but not once or ever do they take their own advice. This place is a joke you're better off  somewhere else.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Everything, Making rate, getting harassed all the time for the short-comings of the warehouse. Navigating through the poor system they have in place. Not to mention feeling very inappropriated and uncomfortable when being there

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Terrible very hypocritical, they are a monument of what they strive not to be. The slogan "Serve"  "be honest" "Get better"  is not what they themselves practice. Might as well be "Berate" "Belittle" and "Harass" is what they really mean.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
I drive a forklift all day and on my feet. Usually on a forklift or some sort of warehouse equipment.

Typical day at work at kinko was we had a 1015 brief meeting in the warehouse before the start ofver shift to find out what we have done wrong what is not approved what is acceptable and not acceptable who did what  And how they didn't do something properly it's a real negative situation at the beginning of everyone shift there was NEVER any atta Boys at a girl's good job great production  Poor management and terrible supervisor.  When having personal issues outside the job it is not recognized is they are not sympathetic and they do not try to help out the are only worried about the production and performance and getting product out not for the invidual person. They nag and hound on you to get stuff done in a fast pace according to their LMS system The training for the job is poorly done and managed you're not taught the RF system the scanner or how to do things properly that is acceptable through your supervisor you have yourSupervisor management HR all breathing down your neck and when they find a sore spot they dig dig until you have no other option but to do as they say or walk off the job they do not work with the employees employees on anything that shall interfering with her job at work And when asked for time off you have to get an approval which isn't not recognize or a Approved

What is the best part of working at the company?
Everything my position,  the supervisors the coworkers,  my pay, schedule,  m-f only, weekends off,  my benefits , we were all like a really big family everyone talking to each other no drama, celebrating birthdays,  employee of the month,  everybody respecting each other  , making jokes without offending anybody, it was  really a very nice environment,  I've really enjoyed working there.   So sad the warehouse closed down, and moved farther  where i can't follow. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Dealing with customers inquiries which sometimes they were sorry for the word but ( stupid ) but learned to deal with it and get the job done ✔️ 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
The environment was awesome everyone was incredibly nice respectful to everyone,  if anyone had a problem we'd talked about it and come out with solutions and stick to that solution,  which it was rare to have a problem or conflict between us, we treated each other with care. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Arriving 10-15 mins early get my working stuff organized look in the system how much work we had for the day and what type of work that way we would know how busy we were going to be and if we were going to have time to do some other side works during our day.

The company has a long history and stable operations. In my experience, decision-making can be cautious, and accountability processes are inconsistently applied, which may slow execution. While there is an ambition to scale, some practices feel optimized for the past rather than future growth. Advancement tends to favor tenure, and role changes commonly take three or more years. Training exists but is not uniformly publicized; employees often need to proactively seek opportunities. For early-career professionals, this can be a useful place to build foundational experience; mid-career candidates seeking faster advancement may find the pace challenging.

Pros

Diverse workload and exposure to cross-functional projects
Stable client base and predictable routines

Cons

Advancement often tied to tenure; lengthy time-in-role expectations
Inconsistent accountability and change adoption
Training opportunities not consistently visible; requires self-advocacy
Leadership experience varies by team

Tips for Applicants

Ask about time-in-role expectations and promotion criteria
Clarify how training opportunities are communicated and approved
Request examples of recent process improvements and accountability mechanisms

It's hard to truly explain the love/hate relationship I have with my job without giving details that would remove the anonymity of my review. 

Pros:
I've met so many wonderful people who I'm excited to see in my day. Despite any differences, we're all brought together through mutual suffering and goals.
I've learned a lot about myself and even more through the fast-paced atmosphere. I've picked up and refined skills in both operating equipment and aiding with the instruction of fellow employees.
The pay is well above most, at least during peak season with incentives helping keep people invested. 
Management makes a worthy attempt to keep people motivated despite the long work-weeks. 

Cons:
21+ workdays straight remove time to rest, take care of home life, and any social life.
Management in the upper echelons is very disconnected from the mentality of the workers. 
Work pace required to meet quotas is nearly impossible given the variety of orders that go out - Picks/Packs per hour Vs. performance metric leads to confusion for staff and their goals. 


The job itself was challenging and I enjoyed it. The warehouse is extremely neat and organized.  The majority of the staff were a pleasure to work with. 

I had the misfortune of being "trained' by an individual who was extremely unpleasant to work with. She was verbally abusive, berated me in front of employees and drivers, I was yelled at, ignored at times, had papers and files shoved at me. It made me so angry that it brought me to tears several times. I spoke to the lead about it but nothing changed. I was called in for an evaluation and when asked how my training was going I opened up and revealed everything I was dealing with. I was impressed by how quickly management called a meeting to address the inappropriate behavior. Unfortunately things became even more strained and I resigned. I just couldn't take the anxiety of not knowing which personality I was going to be dealing with any given day. 

I am more disappointed with management because I feel they were aware things still were not right in that office but they were okay with ignoring it unless I made it an issue again. I should have been able to just go in and do my job, not figure out how to manage your unstable employee and deal with whatever craziness she was cooking up for the day.

I worked here for 3 and a half years and it was a great place to work. everybody was great to work with, it was like a small work family. But then you had management, some where OK but others were not. It was like people started friendship groups (including members of managements) out the clear blue and if you wasn't in a group, they gave you a hard time. I saw people get fired over personal issue instead of work related issue which wasn't fair. HR didn't do their job, and even if you leave on good terms with them, unless your a good friend of management, you cant come back and work for them again. And it's alot of butt kissers too, so smile and say hi otherwise they will make sure you get in some kind of trouble. Then you had people talking about you to other co workers and come smile in your face. Any new female was hit on by the guys all day long. Just Drama.....and that was a typical day!
 But it wasn't always like that. The job its self was Super easy, and I had four different positions while working for them. The hardest part for me was not having any work to do on our slow days. during the fall season it's alot of over time.

The company reaches into multiple service markets in manufacturing and warehousing. It also runs logistics. At this current moment, they are expanding into automation maintenance services and there is plenty of opportunity to grow and contribute to the company.

I'm a very ambitious and optimistic individual who likes to create systems. I brought my skills to the company and they seem to appreciate the contribution. Implementation is rather open and there seems to be very limited barriers to entry as far as making proposals to further advance the company's mission. 

Communication is like any other place. You get what you put into it. If you don't talk about problems or ideas, nothing's going to change. I highly encourage you to take the step forward and offer solutions to problems. 

The best way about going about it is to create a proposal and back it up with data. At the end of the day, all companies want to see solutions to problems and be expecting a certain positive outcome.

They have a very healthy work / life balance. Management is good. 

You are competing with the entire workforce for advancement, so do your best to stand out. 

Performance reviews / pay increases / recognition are a complete sham.  Advancement / recognition is not commensurate with actual performance and cumulative work experience.  Poor decision-making by management has created a breeding ground for a culture of disrespect, both directly from management and amongst the employees.  There are inequitable consequences for incidents of unsafe forklift driving / accidents, particularly between the various shifts.  Advice / suggestions from the employees for improvements are rarely taken despite the use of a suggestion board, which expects you to adequately express your thoughts / ideas / suggestions on a very small piece of paper, that management NEVER asks to follow up with a personal discussion of the idea.  Extremely poor / inadequate training of new employees.  Management over analyzes various unimportant work details while completely ignoring focus on basic matters that require attention, which accounts for the micromanagement assessment.  All of the above have resulted in a very high job turnover rate and extremely low morale in the workplace.

You do not get actual vacation time you only get PTO time which equals to two weeks but need to be accumulated which takes almost two months to get a single day off but of course you get 10 floating holidays which doesn't mean anything because if they deiced you are off on that holiday they take one of them. No real work life balance. 
The pay is not that great when taxes and insurance get involved. They also keep changing everyone's shift so don't get too comfortable with the shift you get. The warehouse is not temp controlled either which it could be since all the doors are kept closed. LMS is a joke so don't fall for getting higher numbers because they will expect that instead of their usual requirement. The health insurance is also a joke. It cost too much to see someone and also how are you suppose to see a doctor when you can't get time off. Managers pick favorite so if you aren't willing to suck up you will not be liked. They recently changed their shifts because to have less mandatory overtime but wasn't even a week before they required it again like usual. Fair warning look somewhere else. 

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Truck driver 160 salaries reported	$29.45 per hour
Forklift operator 223 salaries reported	$21.36 per hour
Driver 46 salaries reported	$24.09 per hour
Heavy equipment mechanic 154 salaries reported	$33.33 per hour
Service technician 55 salaries reported	$26.63 per hour

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