production operator

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Start - Checked emails – next reviewed daily reports – scheduling what we were to run that day. I would check on the materials needed to run the various parts. Next get a list of the material and right the request to have what materials I don’t have delivered to the coil line area.  Check the Scheduling board to make sure what we were running that day was correct. Do a walk-through of the facility, checking on the staff as they started their shift - while doing a brief safety walk through? Next at 7:00 I would make sure each department head was holding there department safety meeting. Mourning Production meeting. Next meet with department heads on any safety issues – got with maintenance on any emergency issues on the others non emergence issues I would wright a repair request. Next do a walk through making sure everyone was wearing there appropriate PPE – Line-men – welders – warehouse personal- maintenance – and machine operators – as well as checked the machines to make sure no one removed the safety guards from the machines.  Worked toward preventing fires (problem) vs putting them out.

I sometimes felt as though I was on needles with this company as long as so many others, I proved to them many times that my qualifications better fit as a lead in my department but they didnt see it that way. They didnt give reviews at all but you would get a raise but no reviews. I was paid okay and my raises proved that I was what they were looking for in a lead position but they were a little tight when it became raise time. It was usually long days 10-11 hr. days but they treated everyone bad. My co- workers for the most part were great but My work was my work and personal life was just that so I had very few I let into my personal life. I learned how to work machines I have never even seen before but did an excellent job at it.
I never worked in sheet metal before and ran a shear press for the most part until I went to a different department to help them and I benefited in this department where my commmunication and organizational skills saved them money.

They work wiith you and not against you! The best part is, the Production Manager and Plant Manager are great people! They actually care about the employees! They also have great holiday, retirement, and just general incentive parties and   Production employees are in the Steel Workers Union so they do get at least a 4% raise every year. Also raises depending on how many machines you can run, which is nice. Office staff are friendly for the most part. However they have multiple jobs that keep them very busy. This is a Union job, where you negotiate your pay raises and work hours, etc. . Overall a great place to work!

What is the best part of working at the company?
Steady work. Early shift (6:00am-2:30pm)

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Lack of appreciation from management. Low pay.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Non-existent. Management only caters to a specific group of workers and refuses to acknowledge or respect the skills of anyone not in that specific group.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Frustrating. Hard workers are not respected or appreciated. Goofoffs and slackers get rewarded.

Its a typical manufacturing facility. Overtime was constant. When your hired you are sent through a temporary service for 6 months with no benefits. If you survive, benefits are ok and they offer a $1-2 raise depending. Lots of people who have been working there for 15-20 years, so there is plenty of people to teach you. If your just in it for a job you will be put on the press break to pasture. If you try to do your best they will move you around. Expect to spend a year at each station. 



This company is the worst ever. So much favoritism towards management they forget how to treat every other employee. Management should not treat the employees like crap! Management is no better then their employees. The employees are only as good as their management, if you don't like the way the employees work then then start by doing something about management. HR needs to listen to everyone's complaints and concerns and do something about it. Not just take managements word because they are management. When you have several complaints about the same person all by different people, then there is an issue and it should be addressed!!!

After the Berkshire Hathaway acquisition, starting pay for new employees has gone down, potential to grow in the company all but vanished, and none of the supervisors or managers will listen to employees when a machine is broken or when needing new personnel. Employees will be over worked, demanded to stay late to complete orders on short notice or risk being written up, and over all favoritism for certain employees. Production scheduling is a nightmare and will always be behind due not listening to production worker’s feedback/years of experience to stay ahead. 

What is the best part of working at the company?
It was a great company to be apart of until they decided to Austin Texas the Austin branch put up much better numbers then any other branch and when they decided to pick up and leave Austin Texas they put alot of employees in a bad spot all around 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Nothing I enjoyed my place of employment 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
No idea what it's like now been so long since I've been there 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
We all made the day enjoyable

I definitely would not recommend working here to anyone, they treat you badly, they pick favorites, almost everyone is Hispanic so you can't really understand anyone unless you are too, they don't have a bereavement policy so if you need to take off for a funeral you won't get paid and they don't even really care. If you need to miss even one day once you come back you get treated badly. They treat you like you work in a sweat shop. The pay here is not very good, other machine operators at other companies pay a lot better.
Be warned!

Love the work I do, They are very understaffed including management. They are not Lean orientated at all but mostly Crisis Management style. Lots of promises of change and help but never see follow through. They have amazing potential and if they could get a scheduler to help control the flow then I see huge leaps. Quality is simply a speed bump for the shipment and not given the appropriate time to fully inspect the parts.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Production operator 2 salaries reported	$16.00 per hour
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Machine technician 16 salaries reported	$20.44 per hour
Machine specialist 3 salaries reported	$30.00 per hour

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