production associate

maintenance technician

production supervisor

brand manager

maintenance supervisor

Land O Frost

Sustain and further develop the HACCP and SSOP systems by coordinating the following activities, including: plan reviews,
auditing, verification and validation of hazard analysis steps, reassessments, plan edits, form maintenance, and flowchart
maintenance. Maintain associated databases and issue scheduled reports. o Create, revise, audit and file prerequisite
programs. Backup point of contact for contract pest control provider. Complete preshipment and filing reviews and maintain the hardcopy. Complete food safety and prerequisite program paperwork and procedure audits. Initiate data collection, with Food Safety Manager guidance, to support regulatory programs. Participate in the HACCP team. Create prerequisite, SSOP and HACCP training materials and conduct training for all new hires and retraining as necessary for all LOF personnel. Conduct on-the-job training in the plant for all HACCP CCP monitors and verifiers on all shifts. Maintain Training database for all training as required by the Food Safety and Quality managers. Maintain calibration systems for electronic thermometers and other food safety program related hardware. Interact with USDA and provide them support to locate requested documents, programs, etc. Assist in product retains disposition and trace ability exercises as required by the Food Safety and Quality managers. Present food safety programs and associated documentation during FSARLm and SQF audits. Assist with HACCP validation and USDA risk based product sample pulls by verifying containment, identifying affected product and WIP, and completing ERP transactions. Prepare and organize records and documents for third party audits. Maintain Regulatory SharePoint library and appropriate electronic links in written procedures / plans. Create and maintain physical library for all known potential foreign material contaminant sources as directed by the Food Safety manager. Maintain the foreign material occurrence database and generate reports. Participate in chartered teams as required by the Food Safety and Quality managers. Assist Food Safety and Quality managers as needed with special projects.

Great company for people who want to excel and stand out in a position. The company quickly notices and recognizes those who go above and beyond the normal duties of their job, but naturally those expectations remain high once they are set. I've seen many employees burn out due to the high expectations placed upon them.

Lots of turnover due to overtime (COVID and supply chain driven issues, but were present before), and due to the work being difficult. Not well suited for people who just want an easy day and a paycheck.

Benefits are reasonable, attendance policies forgiving. Company is committed to employee and food safety and advertises as such. Emphasis also on production, but it's clear that safety is first and foremost.

Management is a mixed group of seasoned and fresh employees who set their own expectations according to what's being passed down to them. Management changes at the operational level shake up a lot of entry level employees, can make it difficult to adjust.

Communication is scattered at times. Numerous departments and shifts involved in process changes sometimes don't get all the information. Day to day communication can be difficult with multiple ongoing meetings daily. 

Accountability is a mixed bag. Some employees see severe repercussions for minor issues, others repeatedly violate processes and don't seem to receive any correction.

Training is comprehensive and support is available throughout the shift. Off-shifts with fewer managers still have access to resources to help do their job.

Overall, great company but with some growing pains the last few years. It's a company that once you're in, you're in and encouraged and supported to succeed.

The company overall can be great for some people. 

Pros

Decent pay 
. Friendly co workers
. Decent breaks
. Nice place to work if you don’t want to burn alive while working though sometimes can get very cold during downtime.
. Very clean environment 

Cons

. Training is not handled well enough. They need a a couple lines for training only. But I see it will never happen as that it will slow production. But production is slowed when new hires cannot trayload to save there life, therefore you have to re load the same meat you already did because they can’t get it in the tray right and it gets thrown back at you.

. Sometimes expect to work Monday through Saturday at 56 to 60 hours a week. You will get so many hours at this job at times it will make people quit. They feel as they have no life which is understandable.

. Management sometimes have no idea what is going on. One will say your sopost to do it this way And 20 minutes later another will appear and tell you otherwise. Very mixed bag.

. Some employees don’t pay attention, will leads to having to open boxes off of several skids and re pack The packages because someone was to lazy to read the code date or notice the errors of the packages.

OVERALL

It’s a job that will pay you in a good environment with sometimes incredibly stressful moments. But that is every job pretty much.

So working isn’t a big deal we all have to do it, but management and how good they can be matters so much in an environment like land o frost, sadly I did not get good management. In 2 weeks I was already training new hires, get that 50 cent bonus, obviously I was doing great if they had me as a trainer, it’s one of those hidden raises no one tells you about until you get it. I was being told I’m not performing well, when everyone I worked with explained to the supervisor that I was doing great and picked up quickly, still, if you’re not friends with the supervisor or friends of his friends that work with you you’ll be terminated. I was told I’m terminated for “lack of communication”. Makes sense huh? Overall, if you’re going go to day shift, or sanitation, 2nd shift raw side with Austin Orange is terrible. Work is easy, people are friendly, just not him. They choose having laughs and joking around rather than working, he’s never around when you need him as a supervisor should be, you never know what you’ll be doing until late, and if you’re new like I was he’ll assign you to a place called debox, and then forget about you and the other person working with you after 2 hours the time you’re suppose to leave. That’s all I have to say. Land O frost if you see this, fire Austin Orange and his “super friends”

This company is a revolving gate when it comes to any skilled position. Most people work there a month and are ready to leave. They barely manage to keep any decent talent due to their horrible practices. They don't care about the people, the good old boy and clicks are alive and well here. HR is just as bad as everyone, they always feel that they are being bothered by any issues that people have, that affect them. The barely survive due to the hard working Mechanics and line workers that go out of their way to make sure things run right. If you want a horrible place to work were no one takes you into account and will work you to death combined with bad leadership starting from corporate down to the supervisors, this is the place for you. There were good things before my time from what I hear. They have a great facilities supervisor that cares like their previous maintenance manager who actually cared and looked out for the company but was let go for political reasons. Many in the department just talk about the good old days when he was there and things actually ran well.  The department and much of the Lansing plant never went back to the way it was and probably never will. 

What is the best part of working at the company?
My Supervisors and Managers cared about us. Fun friendly place to work.  Non stop from the time I walked in till the time I walked out.
As QATechs are point of view always 
mattered. Our feedback was always taken into consideration.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
In the beginning it was learning to be neutral and objective.  While having to deal with so many personalities

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Fast paced culture where everyone is passionate about their jobs. Diverse and unique in its own way.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Having to make sure that product meets quality standards. Collaborate with machine operators, mechanics, leads and coworkers.
Documentation of products CCP.
Test products for quality.
Sensory evaluations
Identify issues maintain documentation
Provide work orders for maintenance
Train new employees on regulations and procedures
Assist in audits and monthly GMP
Reports also SSOP
Collaborate with supervisors about any issues for the next shift

Uppe management and floor workers aren't on the same field. Scheduling is ridiculous, and they act like production is never enough. Promises of' " you dont have to work 6 days next week if we get x amount meat packed" falls through everytime. I've been their a year. If you expect to get 2 days off or have a holiday weekend, expect to work the week prior and after  coming in early and 2nd shift working late. The managment is greedy beyond belief. But hey, the have a free meal or t shirts every month or two for their appreciation. The communication is terrible and half of management doesn't agree with eachother. That doesn't affect lime workers too much, but I'm packaging maintenance on 3rd shift and work into my lunches most days moving machinery, through them sometimes. Then get yelled at by my big boss for taking smoke break before production "on company time/non authorized break"

I would walk in and get clocked in then go to my supervisor to find out what line I was working on that night. Then I would get my labels for that line and go through boot scrubber and wash up then put the gear on that was necessary to do the job for the night. I learned valuable skills on how to operate different parts of the machine and was able to do most of the peoples job on my line if needed. My management enjoyed me working there cause I was always coming in with a smile and didn't complain much, only when it came to someone's safety. I did struggle every once in awhile with checking the exp.dates and codes while packing if the line was going to fast, I did make a few mistakes when it came to that, but I took the blame for my mistakes. The best part was working with my co-workers cause I rarely had conflict with anyone, if I did it was resolved in a calmly manner.

I absolutely loved working at Land O Frost. I started as a temporary worker and was hired on directly with the company a few months later. Within three years, I had performed every position on the production floor and was eventually promoted to the backup supervisor. I also wound up getting into maintenance although I had no official past experience in the field. The ability to grow in this company was unlike any other I had worked for. They almost exclusively promote from within. I also had a criminal record when applying but they believed in me and was willing to give me a chance after seeing my work ethic and skills. I can't say enough good things about working with this company.

What is the best part of working at the company?
I started off being a tray load packer. On that said of the plant I was working with what I call adult kids. Because they'll run and tell each other. Then I got transferred to the raw side when we first got there I was working with all adults but then the supervisor changed and the raw side got to be just like the other side. So in all I'd tell anyone that is thinking about working here DON'T DON'T DO IT !!!!!! AND IF YOU GET FIRED YOU WON'T GET UNEMPLOYMENT NI ONE EVER HAD 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Have to pick up the slack of first shift 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Your afraid to make friends because you don't know who the rats are 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Clock in by 3:15 then bust your add till first break then back to work till lunch then back to finish the shift and hopefully you don't have to stay over

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