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LARSON MANUFACTURING

I have to say I left due to other reasons out of my control related to my personal situation. I worked at Larson for years and it has been great place for me.  

People here don’t quit.  They stay and like to complain because they can.  I could tell you the same 3 people who complain and probably complained here.  If they really hated it here, they would quit.  A  couple employees biitch about the dumbest things where the majority of all the employees are just fine.  The manager is great to work for and has an open door all the tine to help you.  He works tirelessly to help anyone including myself when I worked there. Everyone works to help one another.  I’ve worked here twice and came back because I found out what I didn’t have and stayed ever since. I missed the people, leadership and the work.  It was a great place to work, lots of opportunity and good benefits.  Company could pay a higher wage but the Albert Lea location was awesome for me and my family. Miss the leadership and Co workers.  I encourage people to realize what they have and culture they have before they discount it.  That’s why no one quits!  There isn’t turnover. A few new comers come and go but that is it.  It’s weard that only people down and out or quitters write these reviews.  If everyone did, this we would read about the negative stuff. Rock on Albert Lea and Larson Manf.

Overall a very poor work environment. Many who come typically leave within a month because the place is very dysfunctional especially on the night shift. No consistent team leader/specialist, very mediocre interview process from when they first hire you and even to when they offer promotions. They will give promotions primarily on experience and they hired one team leader who only worked 3 hours at night and the other one was inconsistent with his work as no one even leadership knew his schedule at times. They will hire anyone, they even had a registered pedofile working in the plant at one point. If you’re looking for a place to work for a short period of time I suggest maybe putting up with the place, but if you’re looking for a place for full time work, do not let the benefits fool you and the Monday-Thursday work week as well because they will make you work nearly every Friday during the calendar year and Saturday if needed. 3/10 overall experience working there

if a little hard work doesn't bother you then you will enjoy a very rewarding career working for Larson. My supervisor was very fair and expected us to manage our territories like it was our own business. We worked very independently as an outside sales person calling on independently owned retail lumber yards and distributors. We also had national account responsibility as well. 
We would pull together as a team for resets for the big boxes which required tremendous amount of coordination , which was supplied by the home office inside support , they were very good at what they did and it made our job easier . Great team in Brookings , SD . 
Enjoyed working the trade shows from late February thru march each year meeting with new prospects and current dealers pitching new products . It gave us a chance to work with other sales guys from other parts of the country and you had an opportunity to hear their pitch and what worked for them .

Every day was something different which was very enjoyable for me. Working through late in bound shipments to addressing customer questions. I learned a lot about myself as it pertained to employee along with customer relations. This education allowed me to improve upon my managerial skills. The culture at Larson was the most important part of the company. In my thirty two years with them I never spoke to any employee that had anything negative to say. The hardest part of the job was the not allowing my location to become complacent, I always pushed my team to be better than the day before. I would remind them that is why Larson Manufacturing was the nations largest storm door manufacturer. I can honestly I enjoyed every part of the job.

Working for the #1 storm door manufacturer was rewarding with it's own challenges.  Goals were set high in every department, yet often attainable.  Good Customer Service from internal to external customers, was highly sought after and often achieved.  Upper management worked diligently at providing the best product for the consumer through employee involvement in every aspect of the manufacturing and distribution processes.  As the company grew, growing pains were felt by many and were dealt with as much forward thinking as possible.

If you tell the manager or the coordinator about a problem it never gets resolved until it affects them. No matter how many people get hurt they don't change the way they do things until it starts costing the company money, even if it cost the employees their safety. Even the leaders on the floor are overworked constantly having to cover for missing employees.

Management could be a lot better, they advance by friends.( not qualified) I did how ever loved working there just a lot of lazy people and they just want body’s not good workers to find your boss go to lunch room a lead ( depending on which one) out back hanging out with there buddy’s and forklift drivers do more then they should to make extra cash but it is getting better HR changes yearly. The  warehouse  supervisor he will ask you how to do his job  but I enjoyed working there but I was a worker and tried to get doors out promptly and some just want body’s no t work  needs to be cleaner then it is 

This job is great for go-getters or energetic individuals who enjoy being constantly busy. If you're not self-motivated or want a job where you can mentally check-out while working, this place will be terrible for you. Being a shipping site means work is dictated by ordering, so overtime is frequent and Saturday work happens regularly in summer.

The company shares the wealth via a cash bonus program and in really good years has even given more $$$ than the program caps at. If you stick it out for a few years the PTO starts to really accumulate.

you come in and start working on the plan from the day before. You have to be ready for change and be able to react fast. You learn to work well with others to get the job done and accomplish your schedule for the day. The management team keeps you informed on the progress and the vision they have for the company. Larson MFG is a very Family oriented company to work for. I can't think of anything hard of the job. The most enjoyable part of the job is  having good co-workers.

Each day I had new tasks and projects to complete that were assigned to me by my superiors or that were suggested to me by fellow employees.  Some of the projects would take a day or two to complete, and others would take a few weeks to complete.  My superior gave me plenty of space to work on my own, but was always willing to provide me with any help and guidance when I needed it.  My projects consisted of creating SolidWorks drawings, machining parts, MIG welding, and participating in continuous improvement events called Kaizen Events.

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