press operator

assembly operator

shift coordinator

warehouse worker

local driver

Lasalle Bristol

I was secretary to the Transportation Manager. I screened all calls, input stats on our drivers, and typed all of the manager's correspondence. I also produced a report that several departments used on a daily basis. At the end of the day I posted all the outgoing mail and distributed all the incoming mail. I learned about how a distribution center operates and I learned about long distance truck drivers. What was required of them and how to route them for optimal pick ups and delivery. I mainly worked with the manager, but all of the people there were professional and nice to work with. The hardest part of the job was filling in as a dispatcher, I didn't very often and wasn't as familiar with that as other aspects of my job. The data entry and typing were the most enjoyable parts of my job.

The warehouse is completely overfilled with no room to expand. The company is sitting on over 15 trailers of dead inventory they are unwilling to offload due to perceived losses on the accounting logs. This is the situation while they continue to try and push in new lines of product. There is a transfer operation that has to happen in order to support  the network yet senior management is not willing to accept any labor towards this as legitimate. The company is running on old technology, and being run by people who are in the twilights of their careers looking to coast into retirement; instead of doing what needs to happen and putting energy and resources into upgrading the systems to truly make their employees successful. Everything about this company is done in the absolute cheapest way possible. 

A typical day included Selling company products to our customers in the RV and Manufactured Housing markets. The days were busy and the customers could be quite demanding but the job was rewarding. As part of my job I did daily cycle counts of the customers inventory in order to place the needed order for their production runs. I learned different aspects of selling and customer service as well as accuracy in placing orders. The management team at LaSalle was friendly and supportive and my co-workers were considered friends who helped out as a team. The hardest part of the job was receiving early morning calls from a customer who may have run out of parts. The most enjoyable part of the job was taking care of multiple fast paced production lines in the RV industry.

It's a decent sized company and facility is nice however there is NO training for the job and very little sense of direction offered. The management is to blame for this. Any new ideas for improvement are rarely considered.  Average turnover rate is rather high (including management roles).  Lack any employee appreciation. You have to dig for information that will help you do your job successfully. One of the worst jobs I have ever had other than pay.  Some get paid very poorly others very nicely.  Lacks diversity. 

It's important to point out that there's a ton of amazing people at LaSalle Bristol who were a pleasure to work with and made the experience better. Unfortunately, poor management overshadowed the whole experience and made LaSalle an awful place to work. They will over promise during the interview process and never deliver. They will dangle promotion in front of you in order to motivate you and never follow through. Managers are very guilty of taking credit for others work while doing very little themselves. And there is no one holding these people accountable. HR has been on their way out for a while so they are not a resource you can rely on. I cannot recommend working here.

LaSalle is a manufacturing and distribution company to the mobile home manufacturers. I had many responsibilities during my 8 years. Starting with data entry, customer service, office management and finally account executive.
I learned many valuable tools during such as being accountable, hiring,managing and training new hires. Communicating with purchasing agents daily and dealing with irate customers.
In my role as a territory account executive I was responsible for 8-10 accounts. Weekly inventory, product orders, maintaining existing business and proposing new products. Monthly quality inspections to insure compliance and productivity.

This is a company that focuses on cost, not quality.  There is no vision to become great.  Consequently people are seen as a liability versus an asset; little regard for safety, quality, improvement, healthy work environment, etc.  The voice of the customer is not heard without a threat of business loss.
Top down demands without listening to people causes massive frustration and process problems across all functions, especially in operations.
It is really sad since it is a position to be exceptional with leadership that has a vision and a desire to invest in people, quality and listen to their customers.  Can't blame failure on COVID anymore.

What is the best part of working at the company?
This has been the worse company I've ever worked for. You are truly a number and bullying happens starting with management. Management needs to change 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Management is awful. The company froze wages for 2023 but bought a new air systems company and still are hiring. Warehouse starts out at $15 poverty. They suck

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
You can wear jeans that's the only plus.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
A typical day was filled with people talking about everyone. More gossip that productivity

What is the best part of working at the company?
Every team member made you feel that you were apart of the whole team .

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
I didn't feel any stress . Information about daily duties were very well spelled out . So there you were able to complete tasks 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
I felt it was like family . Was comfortable to go to work everyday.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
we had start up and walked thru everything and before you knew it it was lunch. Were able to hit work requirements very easy.

A typical work day consisted of picking orders for various companies and sometimes specific customers. I learned how to pull numerous orders in a matter of time that worked for both the company and myself. Management was okay, not always the most cooperative but always made time to talk and help with any problems that occurred. My co-workers were all nice. Everyone mainly kept to themselves except to occasionally talk to others. The hardest part of my job was working through the hot summer days. The most enjoyable part was the satisfaction of building skids perfectly and getting big orders complete.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Press operator 2 salaries reported	$16.25 per hour
Assembly operator 19 salaries reported	$14.63 per hour
Shift coordinator 2 salaries reported	$20.75 per hour
Warehouse worker 1 salary reported	$17.50 per hour
Local driver 2 salaries reported	$24.50 per hour

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