maintenance technician

packer

injection mold operator

forklift operator

shift leader

M&M Industries

This company started in the 80's by the father of the company.   It has not ventured to the new era.  The company makes a commodity type product (Buckets, aka Pails)  and is very expensive compared to other companies that manufacture the same type of product.  QC has diminished substantially.  Customer complaints daily.  Hard to keep hired help.  Turnover runs frequently.  Current customers do not have the loyalty nor does the employees. Customers and People, leave this company for pennies.  
Make sure that whomever tells you they have your back... Beware!!  They will throw you under the bus and they will get rid of you in a nano second without cause.  That's how they roll.  They don't care if you are here today or tomorrow.  It is a shame because there are many people within the company that share this same thought but are too afraid to say so, fearful for their jobs because of the owner.  Prejudice runs rapid within this company. It is a male dominate company. Beware for the women who apply.

M&M is a reliable place to work, they will always have something for their employee's, the management is very involved in the day to day. They always ask for input and care about employee relations and are always looking to grow. Here is where I learned many of the in's and out's of Production, Printing, and Shipping/Receiving. As with any company there are up's and down's with people interactions, and while this maybe true everyone places this aside so that work may continue. the hardest part of working is really just the heat, but then again this is Arizona. the best of working here is the people, they always find a reason to have a laugh, and because of the groove/flow that each department has, things tend to move smoothly and that of course makes everybody happy. anyone looking for a great starter job where they will work to train you in any department, you should seriously consider starting here, they're bilingual, easy going and hard working.

First of all the workers on the floor are an inspiration with all their hard work. They perform well under the constant stress of production deadlines, mixed with long hours and at times extreme temperatures. Employees on the floor are looking for ways to control their hours, including transfer requests to different departments. This results in a lose of talent and training. The employee turn over is high as the workers seek out different jobs with more manageable hours. 
 There are good middle managers in all positions, but the majority of free-thinkers soon discover that if you do not agree with the status quo and if you take a stand for your view, you will be thought of as confrontational and argumentative. Upper management offers 3 day suspensions and termination when compliance to their views are not kept. They use humiliation as an acceptable form of motivation.
  All in all you will gain lessons in perseverance and fortitude here.

The management at m&m is excellent and I couldent ask for 2 better employers. They are understanding, flexible, easy going, kind and considerate and I have to add that they are not greedy o stingy employers either. They start off at about average pay however there are many benefits in many forms, not just monetarily or health either but they certainly do offer those as well. There is room for advancement, cross training if you have the interest and they are very patient when training their employees. Monday through friday work and no nights or weekends and thats impossible to find these days so I love it. If you are self sufficient and can work independently as I and dont mind having your own office and personal space then you would be me right now and thrilled with this job at m & m industries!!


Management at the small branch in Chattanooga is only out for themselves. They will lie to your face and talk behind your back. There is no room for you to improve because they won't make the effort to train you, so you understand where you're going wrong. There is no improvement plan, either you're doing exactly what they want 100% of the time(impossible), you know someone higher in.the company, or you're fired.
The schedule is also horrible unless you're an operator. They hire you in for a 2-2-3 rotation, but you won't work that. You'll work whatever they decide to give you, and it could change at anytime, so you have to check your schedule daily. They also will tell you that they pay their salary members overtime, but that couldn't be further from the truth. If you work 55 hours or more, you will get an additional 8 hours, flat, on your check, even though the shifts are 12 hours.
If you're coming in as an operator, the job isn't bad, but if you're coming in under any other title, avoid this place like the plague.

They baited me with a skilled position I met their requirements for, then hired me for an unskilled menial labor job moving at a breakneck pace, saying it would give me experience with the press before I moved up. There's no interaction with the press on that job, and I would have to wait at least 3 months to have the potential to move up. I'm also pretty sure there was some sexism involved, so I doubt I'd ever have been able to move up at all. Also, none of the people already doing the task I was assigned to spoke english, so my "trainer" couldn't even communicate with me. Also, you get benefits, but you have to be there for 3 months to get them.

•	Inspected inventory of stock items daily, tracked and recorded daily usage of stock items, and coordinated with team supervisor to ensure adequate and efficient filing of replenishment orders
•	Processed customers’ cash, credit, and debit purchases balancing register at end of shift with 100% Poured and regulated the flow of molten metal into molds and forms to produce ingots or other castings, accuracy
•	using ladles or hand-controlled mechanisms 
•	Read temperature gauges and observe color changes, adjusting furnace flames, torches, or electrical heating units as necessary to melt metal to specifications.
•	Operated and used a forklift and pallet jack to transport merchandise from the product storage area to the display aisle with 0 incidents of product damage

Excellent and supportive group with the exception of a few individuals who tried to spoil the apple cart.  Good thing Great Executive Management was in place to thwart such silliness.  Company was much smaller during my employment, and I know many more opportunities and benefits exist now which is great!  I am so proud to see the growth and accomplishments this company has achieved in the years since my engagement with them. Unfortunately the extensive travel which was necessary and fair to the company led to my decision to seek an opportunity outside the organization. This is an OUTSTANDING company, and those offered a position there should consider themselves fortunate.

Very fast paced someone always micromanaging you (even ppl not in your department). Low pay per Chattanooga average. The company wants you to pretty much live there, no work life balance. The insurance is cheap. The company wants ppl who have to stay and can't get jobs anywhere else. That way they own you. I always left with a headache. I worked for 5 different production managers. Could not keep good ppl. It was just not worth it. Thats the reason I left. They prefer to hire immigrant workers. There is nothing wrong with that until you start taking advantage of them. 

A typical day was very routine, yet stressful. The stress does not come from the employer but the plastics industry is an inherently fast paced and competitive field.  I learned things that no one ever thought me in an industry I’ve been in for over 20 years. Management was fair and understanding and flexible. Like all work environments there’s always “that” one manager or two.  The hardest part was just the sheer size and weight of the equipment and tools. The he most enjoyable part was the people I’ve met there and their positive influence in my life. 

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Maintenance technician 1 salary reported	$28.98 per hour
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Forklift operator 9 salaries reported	$17.03 per hour
Shift leader 1 salary reported	$28.98 per hour

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