press brake operator

welder

laser operator

mechanical assembler

metal fabricator

Lake Air Products

What is the best part of working at the company?
2nd shift was laid back, some good coworkers. Fun and easy work.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Severe lack of training. Lack of communication from team leads. Got sent home more than a few times due to no work for 2nd shift to do. Lost pay because the PTO policy isn't great.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
The work culture could be better. During my "training" on 1st shift, the team barely acknowledged me. I had to learn everything by watching while being ignored. 2nd shift was a bit better, although not great. The team lead on 2nd like to talk behind my back  because I was still asking a few questions regarding the most efficient way to more the parts around on the line even though I was only there a week and got virtually no training that week. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
I'd come in, clock in on my phone, go to the paint area in the back and check to see what I needed to paint. Then I immediately start working, even though theres a 15 minute overlap with 1st shift, they'd stop working immediately when 2nd comes in and stand around for the last 15 mins. Then, depending on if the other 3 or 4 people came in, I'd paint whatever parts are pulled into the booth. That was the most enjoyable part, painting all night. If the majority of the team called in, which happened more than once, I'd hang the parts, move them to the wash, then dryer, then mask them, then paint the parts, and then put them in oven to cure, and then take the parts out, take the parts down , and move the parts to the proper assembly cells staging areas. I'd repeat that all night on my own atleast twice a week due to my co workers calling in.

After working at this company for well over a year the thing that stands out to me are the people. The community at this company is incredibly inclusive and helpful. The older, experienced employees will take you under their wing, as long as you are willing to learn, share their years of experience with you, and boost your knowledge and skills far past your own expectations. As someone who was still attending school I could not have asked for a more flexible and understanding management team. They are more than willing to accommodate and help with hours or even minor time off related to school. Just like any company there are a few people who could put a sour taste in your mouth. However DO NOT let this discourage you, there are so many good people here who want nothing more than to have a friendly, positive and productive work environment. As far as the work goes for me it is very interesting, we have large customers that everyone has heard of and that keeps me intrigued when making things that I can go into the consumer world and see. There has been nothing about the work that is slow. Lastly the shop, the cleanliness and organization could use some improvement but there have been HUGE strides taken in that direction since I have started and continue to take place. Upper management is very open to a new set of eyes and ideas, especially when you can show them how it will help. Overall I could not be happier at this company with the respect and opportunity that I am given as a younger individual. 

A typical day at work felt like walking into chaos. There was no structure, no clear communication, and no sense of direction from anyone in charge. Most of the time, people were just trying to survive the day, doing the bare minimum to get through it because any motivation or pride in the work had long disappeared. What I learned from this job was how a workplace should not function. I saw firsthand how damaging it is when an organization refuses to follow basic industry standards, ignores employee well-being, and allows toxic behavior to go unchecked. Management was an absolute joke — they treated employees like they were worthless, constantly talked down to people, and never took responsibility for their own failures. HR was completely useless; they existed only in name, never stepping in when real issues were reported. The workplace culture was toxic at its core, full of favoritism, disrespect, and burnout. The hardest part of the job was trying to stay sane in a place where nothing made sense and no one seemed to care. It was exhausting, frustrating, and depressing. The most enjoyable part of the day, without a doubt, was getting in the car and leaving. That small moment of escape was the only time I felt good. This company is broken beyond repair. Something is deeply wrong with how it’s run. If you value your time, your energy, and your self-worth, don’t waste a single second here. The only people worth anything were a few teammates who, like me, were just trying to survive in a sinking ship.

The employees have great skills and loyalty to the company but upper management will not recognize anyone doing a good job even after years after years of above average or over achievement reviews. Also, this company is filled with no advancement of a minority. Everything time one gets promoted, they will hire or bring someone of Caucasian to watch over them or be their boss. All employees gets reviews with no raises even after 3 years of wage freezes and profiting a million each month for 4 months consecutive. New management has no clue to run anything correctly so they come up with a new system to show the owner that they are improving. The truth is they don't want to learn so they have to change everything to take credit but nothing was wrong with the old ways, why fix it? Another fact is they provide no training with the new system. They are looking for reasons failure instead of having the right person in the right position.

Pay is poor compared to similar jobs and they’ll only pay 8 hours on holidays, even though your shift is 10, shorting you 2 and forcing you to use PTO or make up the time. 

Benefits are sorely lacking and the turnover is high as they have a difficult time hiring and keeping people around.

Leadership does a very poor job of handling issues for the most part and is largely unqualified. Do not expect that your hard work will pay off either as promotions into leadership positions are not based on merit whatsoever. 

The job itself is easy but mostly unsafe as equipment is outdated and Lake Air refuses to spend money on improving anything for their employees. This company will not care about  your well-being or safety, and you’ll feel it in the frustration you experience each shift.  

Look for something else if you want to feel valued as an employee. If you’re looking for an employer who will pay and treat you poorly, welcome to Lake Air.

Management always has their favorites which makes The leads awful. The Plants are always at odds with one another cause the new people in the shipping area suck. Management has no sense of direction, they just come in and expect miracles to happens while they kick their feet up. All the older folks are racist and sexist. Don’t work here if you are a young women, the old creepers are non-stop. The breaks are unfair, some of the Plants get two 15 minute breaks paid with their unpaid 30 minute break while the other gets two 10 minute break and their unpaid 30 minute break. The guys on the shop floor are awesome and make you feel welcome but nothing that the company has to offer is worth the unreasonable standards they try to hold you to. 

What is the best part of working at the company?
The leadership doesn't just care about hitting production numbers, but also cares about and invests in the people they rely upon to hit those production numbers

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
It'd high production demand and output with little downtime can be stressful at times

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Very postive. Leadership invests in knowing everyone on a first name basis and likes to give little incentives a day bonuses for meeting or exceeding goals or going above and beyond in work performance.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Constant movement and productivity to meet daily personal, team, and company goals

When I first started there, I loved it. But they kept adding more responsibilities, and no one would help you but you were expected to help others. The material handler there was barely any help. Never did anything more than bare minimum, that’s most employees there. At least they have an HR lady now, when I was employed there they didn’t have one and it was overseen by the the supervisors. They play favorites and very rarely address any issues you have. They lie, they beat around the bush, and I did t get anything I was promised when I started. This place is a joke. 

This is a terrible place to work at. The only thing that was good was that they kinda cared about your safety. I am a woman and I was promised multiple times that I was going to get a raise and a promotion a year goes by and nothing changed. I was working set up and material handing and it was out of my pay league. I was "training" to become set up full time. Unfortunately the only guy thatbwas willing to train me had left and they refused to find anyone else to train me. I had multiple meetings about this and they said they will have me do die maker training. Months go by and nothing happens. They put me in long wrong to do some training and I was trained for one day .

What is the best part of working at the company?
Going home at end of day. This place sucks the life out of a person. Terrible communication and leadership. 
The leads would rather manage from the confines of their offices. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Lack of leadership. Poor planning of work load. Machines breaking down 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
If you like to be under influence of THC and  watch your phone this is the place

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Unorganized   Leads start work an hour after you start your day

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Press brake operator 59 salaries reported	$27.44 per hour
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Mechanical assembler 26 salaries reported	$23.08 per hour
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