machine operator

manufacturing associate

upholsterer

material handler

process engineer

Kimball International

First half of day involved standing, pulling, transferring and walking.
Last half of day was sitting and computer work.
Working at one company for 20 some odd years and learning so many different processes of the trade can only enrichen ones mind. Knowledge is good.
The recent change in management has hurt the morale of the employees.In a workplace with hundreds of employees there will be issues. Some work harder, faster, slower, detailed, not so detailed. Understanding and accepting the capabilities of a group of people to work together with as few issues as possible creates a good work environment. Management matters. A lot of expectations.
Implemented safety procedures, quality improvements, relay for life participation, volunteer and wellness programs. Rewarded employee participation with organized carry-ins, company grill outs, catered in meals, monthly drawings for gift cards, family events, park buyouts and year en celebrations.
Excellent healthcare benefits and paid time off (vacation days).
Being able to joke and laugh around with coworkers while getting the job done is always a plus.

This company calls itself a 'Family', but they're only concern is production and making the most money they can. During orientation you'll be told that overtime is voluntary. But as soon as you start, you'll be required to work 58 hour weeks. That's 8 hours on Saturday. And if you can't be there for whatever reason, it goes on your file and eventually they will make you pay for it. Management is the embodiment of hypocrisy. They tell you to come to them if you need help with a chair and then don't actually ever help you and only blame you for not meeting production. The incentive wage program is the most convoluted thing I've ever seen. Ultimately it's just a way for them to control how much you make everyday. You will never be able to affect it no matter how hard you work. This company does not care about you or your family. 

What is the best part of working at the company?
They work very well with finding you the right job. You may try 5-6 jobs, and they will ask which one you prefer and see what one your better at. Liked the hours , they seemed to work with me on any issues I had and HR was very helpful when I had to take leave for medical issues


What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
If your on the line in packing dept, it's very fast paced , and you have to lift very large parts and flip them over multiple times. Sometimes adding rails and brackets etc.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
It's about the same as all factories, you have a lot of drama. Keep to yourself and do your own job.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Physically exhausting if you have health issues. Can be frustrating at times never knowing your hours til last minute

I usually dedicate about 11+ hours, five days a week for my job and sometimes 5-7 hours on Saturdays and only have about 4-4.5 hours to myself before going back to work the next day. Not much time to do anything after work. I would also like to mention that communication between manager and employees is almost never spot on. Manager will tell one employee something and tell another employee something different. That, or the manager never tells you anything at all and you have to figure it out for yourself from other coworkers.

Production is maddening and some of management seems childish. It’s a great clean work environment compared to most factories with some great people working there. Expectations on production are ridiculous for how much flawed materials workers have to deal with.

It’s like fighting Mike Tyson with your hands tide behind your back. Your getting chewed out for how little you get done yet over a quarter of the fabrics you get are bad. 

Before I left our hours had been slashed so much it was not worth staying 

I worked there for 40 years, both on the plant floor and in the office. There was a family culture, and an emphasis on a good balance between work and home. The last years that I worked there was as Quality Assistant, reporting to the Quality Manager. I performed various functions to support her role, including gathering and analyzing data. I also was an ISO 9000 and ISO 14000 auditor. The work wasn't hard, and I enjoyed working with and helping my team. We also supported other teams with our expertise in Microsoft Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint and Visio. The most enjoyable part was the interaction with team members and other teams.

Do yourself a favor and don't consider applying here at all. The company doesn't care about you. They don't over work and under pay. They hide the things that managers are doing from stealing and affaires to singling out people and getting rid of them if they bring attention to it. They show favoritism and don't care if u have family problems at home at all. They won't even tell you your working Saturday till you go home on Friday. Leaving you to figure out child care in a few short hours after work on Friday. They give u vacation time so early because they know they are gonna lay you off for short periods of time and you won't have time to get in employment. Total waist of your life. Trust me

They didn’t tell me on the phone or in my interview what night shift hours are. I thought it was 3rd shift and I found out my first day it wasn’t. The pay they advertised was $16-$26 my pay was $13.85 plus a $4 incentive if work goes well. I was shorted on my checks many of times and out of the 6 months I was there we only had one month that I worked the 10 hours we were scheduled every day. If you are an employee like I was who just works and goes home you will be overlooked for anything positive. If you spend your night telling on everyone, starting fights with people, coming in high, drunk, or are friends with management you can do whatever you want and get raises. 

Great place to work. It's a better place & your favored more if you're ethnicity is Hispanic or if you have "loose morals; related/married to management (job is safe NO matter what); spouse of management (are allowed to "dictate" to company terms for them & spouse to stay as employees, hince the real reason for my involuntary termination). Aside from these thing great benefits & place to work, just don't "step on any toes"!!!

At our plant our hours are very unpredictable. From one day to the next its a guessing game on when your getting off, therefore making it difficult to plan anything outside of work, especially if you have children. Management seems to keep it a secret  30 minutes till quitting time. You might work 5 hours one day, then work overtime & Saturdays the next. Management (team leaders) take advantage of there workers also, favortism is bad too. Best things are vacation days, benefits & there open door policy. Very family oriented compared to other companies I have worked with.

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Machine operator 9 salaries reported	$19.36 per hour
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Process engineer 1 salary reported	$22.17 per hour

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