machine operator

laboratory technician

manufacturing specialist

maintenance mechanic

instrument technician

Loparex LLC

I worked for Loparex for 6 years.  They helped me out when I started there by letting me start a week later than normal, because my mom had died. 

It was a great place to work at for the most part, and some days were really good.  But it's a 12 hour shift in a hot factory. 

Tensions get higher as the temp gets higher.  We aren't allowed to step in a cooled room for 20 seconds to avoid heat exhaustion during the summer, because it means we aren't being productive.  Management tells us that they won't provide bottled water unless the outside temp scale reaches 100 degrees.  

They tell us it's all about safety, but expect us not to have a heat stroke when we miss every break in a 12 hour shift.  They have unrealistic expectations.  Nobody can catch a break ever.

I lived an hour and a half away and made it to work during a blizzard but when the blizzard happens after March 15th(end of inclement weather)  and I can't make it to work at 4 am because the roads in Belle Plaine haven't been plowed, I get penalized. 

I got fired because although we proved that my operator was at fault for a chemical screwup, they refused to fire him because he's black.  

However, I did learn how to drive a fork truck even though I vowed never to, because I witnessed a bad accident at a previous job.  But somebody quit without notice and so I was "asked" to learn. 

The pay was decent, but the benefits were terrible.  Insurance kept going up, just like the gas prices, while the benefits went down.   Everything got more expensive but nobody got paid more.  There were no incentives to do a better job.  

They had unrealistic expectations for our job performance.  We couldn't meet certain goals that were 100% impossible to reach, and they blamed it on the employee and not the conditions or the machinery.  If something didn't work, it went down to the helper(what I was) and not the operator, supervisor, maintenance, or the people who do R+D(most of the issues occurred here when they tried a new formula). 

Anyways, it's an ok place to work. The management was completely unfair.  People were visually breaking the rules but nothing happens to them, while the people who worked hard got treated badly.

Company overall is very stable, recession proof, in many many industries, and is overall growing. They are financially stable and don't do layoffs. 

Work is not difficult, can be stressful at times, but not bad overall

One negative that centers around pay and simple recognition for hard work iswhere the people who work extremely hard, that put in way more hours of work then others, and that care about and are loyal to the company are not rewarded and rarely see recognition for their hard work and/or raises to match their contributions.

Instead, employees that threaten to quit or go and get other job offers will receive insane raises to stay, even if they really should just let them go. The company has incentivized quiting just to make more money to stay. 

As a result, the hardworking people end up getting paid significantly less to do significantly more work all because they are not willing to go quit or get other job offers to force the company to pay them more. The company undervalues these employees and do not seem to worry when these great people leave for higher pay and all say the same thing when they leave. I have seen many great employees leave because of this. These people are also the ones that go and find other jobs because of pay and don't even entertain offers for higher wages to stay.

If Loparex does not start recognizing these people's hard work and effort, they will be seeing more people leave. 

Stop paying bad workers to stay, and then expecting the good workers to pick up all the slack. Let the bad ones leave and hire people who can step in and take the load off others 

What is the best part of working at the company?
My fellowship with the employee's 
Pay, benefits,  and being in N.C.
Sad to see our doors closing.  I hope we all can find job opportunities like we did with 
Loparex 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Knowing that we will be closing  in a few months,  and not having a Job ready, and  still perform our daily work assignments  giving g 110%.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Loparex still has high priority on safety and watching out for each other. We  all work as a team to get customers there products on time , without sacrificing  quality.  This has always been the goal,  and still  is, even though we a closing.  This is a great group of individuals,  and any company will get an important asset when hiring 👍 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Attend  a safety meeting  for 15min. Then check  the assignment  board to  see what process  you will be doing. (Coater  20 operations). Look over our schedules,  make sure we have all the raw matl's and formulatio to produce the order.
Set up machine  with the proper matl. Batch the formulation ,  afterwards set all the  parameters for the run. Start up per SOC, and walk the line to make sure all quality is consistent throughout each order.

My typical day at work required being on time and ready to do the job set forth. I would either come into a machine already running, or have to do the change over set up for the next job. I was in charge of all machine operator duties. I would have a helper/assistant to help with any prep of the machine and any safety concerns they I or they might have.
I learned a lot in the 2 1/2 years i was there. I always asked to learn and do more if other opportunities came up.
Management was always good at helping you with any problem or question I had. 
Workplace culture was excellent.
I would say the hardest part of the job was in the summer on 12 hr days. I have always worked in manufacturing with various temps so I have become more immune in a way. Temps have never affected my work ethic or how view my job.
I would say the most enjoyable part of my day was the co workers. They have many who have been there for 20 plus yrs but still are understanding and help in anyway. Great staff!

Ok place to work for not very much movement once your hired and been there for a while if you are coming in New then you will be able  to progress fast . Most people have been here for years. They have longevity as a job and pay is good as well but talking with mangers or management is a tricky thing that could get you fired ..... Used to be able to talk and get things done but all decisions  that came from the operators are a made by management  as if they are the ones doing the job. If they go back to listening  to the employees more it would be a perfect place to work for feeling like they actually care about you as an employee.  Used to take opinions from operators on what will be better or what could be better or what will make processes better now its all management which  usually is worse for the operators than what they change from.  They don't listen to employees or do anything for them anymore . Was a very good place to work for now not so much .But hey it's a job that pays ok not the best but ok..   

During my tenure, the company has gone through four different CEOs. I genuinely hoped the most recent leadership change would help restore many of the qualities that attracted me to the organization in the first place. When I joined, there was a strong organizational structure, clearly defined processes, open communication from leadership, and a culture that recognized and rewarded employee contributions. Those elements enabled employees to perform their jobs effectively and feel valued.

Unfortunately, many of those strengths have gradually diminished. Leadership now appears more focused on implementing increasingly complex systems and financial strategies than investing in areas that would have a more direct impact on performance and employee satisfaction, such as competitive plant worker wages, equipment upgrades, and operational improvements. While the company still has talented employees and potential, the overall direction has become increasingly disconnected from the needs of both the workforce and day-to-day operations.

If you are a loaner or bachelor or bachelorette this is a great place to work as long as you have nothing else in kife but work, work and work. The pay is fantastic and benefits as well but what good is that when all you do is work? My marriage suffered the fall from working here and my kids missed me. Maybe they've changed since then but doubtful considering the type if work it is. It's also bad for your health with the ever revolving work schedule which makes sense to a point but seniority has to come in play like most companies. They don't use that at Loparex. The work shirts are a plus is any color you please. In closing if you dont care about a marriage or family this is a great place to work. Having to apply through a temp agency isnt fun either. The only time i felt like i was important here was when losing my dad though a few days isnt enough to grieve and points are ridiculous when missing time at all. But i guess the bosses never have life happen so they are excluded from the point system. 

What is the best part of working at the company?
There is nothing good about working at this place. They have women doing jobs men are supposed to be doing. When go to the bathroom they go looking for you and starts to call you on the Entercom  I can't say anything nice about this company 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Trying to a man's job that isn't meant for a lady to do

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
The work environment is very stressful the people are very friendly and they try to help out but the jobs out their consit most of men 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
There is nothing typical about working for this company if you make it working for this company as a female best of luck

Unfortunately this company went from market leader to sinking in five short years. Good people, and potential good product, however the priorities are not there for the ELT making the decisions. Smart people have left or been let go, blessing to them. I read the 2023 posts here that are optimistic and high stars - laughable - however no one is laughing now and I am sure these folks would write again differently after witnessing the umpteenth round of layoffs in 2023. Performance reviews, KPIs, development plans - all nonexistent. I am extremely surprised at some of the people in ELT positions - a few up there deserve it, others are very questionable. Highly recommend steering clear of this sinking ship.

This business will work with you as long as you do your part. They never asked more of me than I was capable of handling. If the starting position doesn't fit you they will move you to something that does. If you seek a challenge they will give it to you and if you want to put in the bare minimum they have spots for that too. 

The hardest part of the job for me was the 12 hour shifts. It's hard to have much of a social life on either shifts. I would honestly work there again if it wasn't the case but I don't believe with their structure that it could happen. 

The people were great there. The workplace culture could be toxic at crunch times but I don't believe there's a place where this doesn't happen.

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