maintenance technician

store clerk

board operator

Kronospan

They try to make 12 hour swing shifts sound good by saying you only work half the year.  But those swing shifts destory you mentally and physically.  When you get off work you are too tiered tk do anything other than shower, eat, pack your lunch and then go to bed.  Days off you are still worn out and trying to keep up with nornal house upkeep and struggle to do so.  Switch between day and nightshift every 2 weeks so your body never knows what is goinf on.  2 of the supervisors have no clue how to do their jobs and let their shift not do amything causing the other shifts to do everything for them.  

Then the place will shut down for 4 days because inventory is too high, and those 4 days are all for the same shift and tell you it is either no pay or you can use your vacation days to still get paid so if you wanted to use those vacation days for stuff you had olanned you are tough out of luck.  4 days no pay might not sound like much but thats 48 hours, thats quite a bit of money you are short.  THEN several months later they are begging people to come in and work so they can produxe more because they now set a very high goal of production for the month.  If they wouldn't of shut down for those days and just continued like normal everything would of been fine.  

They buypass safty mechanisms because its not working right and dont tell the workers that deal with it causung an employee to get 2nd degree burns.  

It also gets scorching hot in there in the summer with barly enough fans theought the place to supply any help.  Then in the winter it gets freezing cold and the first several months thry will not turn the gas on to the heaters because "it is not effecthing the machinery" meanwhile workers are huddling for warmth and its not theasable to be in thick gloves or coats because it will just get caught on the machinery. 

Then a bigger joke is the quality.  They constantly preach quality but all they truely care abour is quantity and haveing high production.  Meanwhile the workers on the floor know that 75% that is heing shipped put is gonna come back as a claim that it's bad.  Either the bosrds are warped, chipping, soft, badly bonded together, the list goes on and all quality and those in the office in charge care about is high production numbers and then point fingers at the wrong workers when stuff comes back that is bad.  They care more about a box that is not folded perfect than they do about a board that is warped.

Company overall isn't bad. Work is very hot in the summer though. Toxic management that likes to hire friends and family. No room for movement unless you're friends with management. Unfair raises solely based on how much they like you. Witch hunts over 5 minutes of not being at your station. Constantly changing work specifications and quality standards. Rules change depending on what department you work in or what shift you work on. Absolute HR nightmare across the board because everyone wants to do as little as possible to take home their paycheck.

This is my first review I ever did. I saw on Indeed a bunch of negative reviews about Kronospan. They aint all true. I been at Kronospan for 12 years and have seen alot. Some of the people that left bad reviews didnt do their jobs right or didnt show up for work. I always had good experiences at Kronospan. I started as a LTO and moved up to operator. They help me with promotions and gave me the training I need to do my job. The work is hard but not any different than working construction all day either. Most people and managers are helpful. There are always shift leads that are hard to work with but they are busy to. I like working for Krnospan and have told my family and friends to hire on there to.

I didnt think Kronospan would be a good place to work at first. After a few months i changed my mind. At Kronspan I got a lot of opportunties to learn different things. I started as a forkleft operator then moved up to assistant. I been here 7 months and already had a promotion. I got all the training i needed to do my job. now their training me to know what a operator does even before there is a job opening. They try to treat their people good and give them chances to succede. The hours are long but if you want promotions and overtime you can get that. My shift lead checks on me everyday and my manager sees how I'm doing every few days. This is not a bad place to work.

Good company for the most part. There are many good managers and a few that could do better. The shift schedule has improved dramatically but could still use some work.  It is not uncommon to see day shift workers working 18+ hours at a time or getting called in at all hours of the day including holidays. Its a really good job for people with no kids. Due to this there is a high turnover rate of skilled workers. If you are willing to work then there are many opportunities for you to advance. The training program has done really well to help people get started.

 Bi-weekly paychecks. 401k. Medical, vision, dental insurance. 

Been here three years,one of best jobs in 40+ years. Very skeptical at my age taking a new career. Left supervisor job to entry level. Best move I could make. Now I worked my way back to shift lead. Pay is great with some of best benefit. I got use to schedule by convenience family I get to spend different hour of week with them. Some day l get kid on bus, some day off bus things like this. New training program, help get everyone on right path to success. It's not a physical demanding job, very automated. Hardest thing here is constant cleaning. Hard to get fired just show up for your shift.


Paid holidays. 12 hour shifts on a 2-2-3 schedule allows you to work 14 days a month and 84 hours per check. 
Starting wages are good for the area, but I’m sure they could afford to pay more. 
I find it pretty laid back(as long as your work is up to par. Get ahead, do what you want). 
The jobs aren’t that difficult. Pace is everything. Find a system that works for you and you’ll be fine. But if you can’t develop a working system or adopt one from a co-worker that has it figured out, you will struggle. 
Overtime is there. 
Supervisors are laid back and provide feedback and/or support if needed. 
Easy money, in my opinion. 
I could see myself retiring from here. 

Many fun people to work with. Neither management or HR are great. Benefits are okay but maternity leave is non existent for fathers. The sky is the limit for learning new things in the electrical world. Not enough experienced help which causes an abundance of phone calls after hours and call ins. The experienced ones that are there are more than willing to help but if things don’t change for the better then they will not be many left. 

kronospan is a place that sees everyone who isn't upper management or office workers as disposable cogs. As soon as you walk in at 6:00, you're instantly gross and sticky until you get off at 18:00. Management is solely concerned with pleasing their bosses of whom are completely out of touch. Anybody who's worked here for more than a year hates their job. The hardest part about the job is trying to move departments. There are no enjoyable things about Kronospan. 

Pay and benefits are exceptional for the area, and overtime is always available to those who are willing to work it to earn some extra money. The 2-2-3 schedule allows for plenty of time off throughout the week, but can also make it difficult to adjust your routine when on night shift. There are days where things move at a fairly leisurely pace, and there are days where you'll be on the run the whole shift. The vacation plan works well with the 2-2-3 schedule; two vacation days can get you one full week off when utilized properly. 

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Maintenance technician 2 salaries reported	$29.01 per hour
Store clerk 1 salary reported	$19.26 per hour
Board operator 1 salary reported	$33.01 per hour

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