operations associate

maintenance mechanic

machine operator

instrument technician

Kruger Products

Worked there for 17 years before the layoffs in 2023. The job itself was fun to me. I performed about 90% of pump and rotating equipment rebuilds in my area. I learned a ton about paper manufacturing and union leadership. If you like challenges and a fast paced environment, then this job is for you. You will learn a lot about high speed packaging equipment and other core skills like pipe welding and fabrication. So, at the least, it's a great way to gain experience. A lot of unplanned overtime so the work life balance suffers, but you will make good money and the insurance is really good. The premium was about $500 monthly but it covered everything and had only co-payments for any doctor visit. All of those benefits (pay, insurance, 401k, vacation, etc.) are negotiated by the union so I recommend joining and being involved to keep those. Not sure of the overall work environment now, but expect to run across some bad apples in management roles and in hourly roles like anywhere else. I did enjoy working there during my tenure and the experience I gained helped me land a better job. 

This review is specifically for converting.  Never had any issues with maintenance management but the shift supervisors,  asset owners, and upper management managed to relay constant criticism to the operators for things out of their control. Obsolete equipment up front. Incredibly unorganized. They couldn't keep enough people despite generous bonuses and great benefits. LDC converting operators forced to work 60 hr weeks until enough people could be kept to form the 4th shift. Is a union mill.
Really depends on where you end up. Rotating shift schedule for maintenance ends up with 6 days off a month. Operators are on a 4 on 4 off 12 hour shift up front or 2day 2 night 2 off in Tad converting 
Maintenance work gets pushed off a lot for the sake of production numbers. 

You usually only have one week that you actually get 40 hours a week, every other week is 40+.OT usually is based around another person being absent fo some reason,you will work anywhere from 8 to 16 hours in a day .They rotate from days one week to nights the next and one time each month not counting your other off days you will have 6 consecutive days off which is always nice ,on some occasions you might have to work a day or two or even all of them when your're off.Pay is great and mixed with the over time it really gives you a chance to catch up on some bills or just buy some other things in general.Labor wise its nothing hard or physically demanding.Management seems to be ok,only thing I usually hear people complain about is not having enough time for their family but other than that its a pretty good place to work

I had a love hate relationship with Kruger. A day in the role of Co-Packer consisted of removing product (tissue or paper towels) from the conveyor belt, as it came out the machine. These items would be stacked on a pallet, and shrink wrapped to prepare for shipment. Some days were overwhelming, some were excessively slow. I loved the fact that we got paid weekly. Kruger follows a swing shift. Days one week, nights the next, 6 days straight off once a month. The swing shift really leaves no room for life outside of work, as they are open on all holidays! Also, if your relief calls in, you are forced to stay another 4 hours on top of the 12 you just worked. SMH. I only recommend this job to people who only really work, and go home. Also, if there is no work, or the machines are being repaired, you would have to walk around and sweep all shift, in steel toed boots.

What is the best part of working at the company?
The best part of working at Kuger was it was very close to home.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Plant is was extremely dirty. Excessive amounts of paper dust in the air and all over the floor.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Work environment is hot and dirty. Very poor safety culture. Production was often prioritized over quality and safety.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Hot dirty and stressful. Many tasks would be assigned to you by management if you were a good worker while poor workers were allowed to smoke cigarettes and do nothing all day

the worst work enviroment i have ever encountered. The entire management team including HR needs to be replaced. Very bullish work place. Management doesn't know how to talk and be respectable to employees. No room for advancement unless u are involved in the ongoing buddy systems.. Job skills do not get you ahead they only leave you stuck in that position. Decent pay but you have no time for family. You dont get to take your vacation days when u want them.. The rotating schedule in use is the worst on your body. The Union doesn't do anything for the employees so there is no need to join.

The culture of this company is the worst I have ever experienced. The mill is a nasty place, floors are never sterilized and product is dropped and returned to the line packaged and sold. Out dated machinery constantly back down. Management bullies employees and the union is worthless and uninformed. Schedules are continuously changed, from week to week, from day to night and employees’ lives, health and welfare is totally disregarded. This place is the worst.

What is the best part of working at the company?
pay was good

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
NO PTO NO SICK TIME ONLY 2 personal days A YEAR!!!! They will fire you for anything especially Doctors notes u can’t get sick working here 😊

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Stressful at times on day shift 
Working nights you can do your job in peace most of the time

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Get the money/‘ go home save an invest your money because they willl fire you for anything the union is as

If you're not in the click you will be written up or fired quickly. HR will write you up and won't ask your side for what ever you may or may not have done. They will they and make your life difficult after the write up. Poor communication from managers on job duties and expect you to know everything on how your department works and training is lacking all round when you  need to know something. They change up training around so much that you can't do your job

A typical day was long and sometimes irritating. I learned how to get by with limited equipment. If the management has not changed since I was there, it needs to. They ran the company poorly in my opinion. I liked most of my co-workers. The hardest part about my job was sometimes trying to find equipment to do my job properly and in a safe manner. The think I enjoyed the most about my job there was the number of days off every month.

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