maintenance technician

regional sales manager

quality control lab technician

shipping and receiving clerk

production supervisor

M-D Building Products Inc.

This is a tough review to write as I genuinely love the owner and his sons. They would not hesitate to jump in and help and give guidance to ensure you were successful. I was new to distribution and was hired as a distribution supervisor. I had a lot to learn but the hiring manager had faith in knowing I could get the job done. He move on to the original position he was hired for when MD found who they thought was the holy grail of people for the new distribution manager position. The new manager came in and led with an iron fist but she like me and we got along well. She spent a couple of months guiding me and ensuring me I was her guy, as long as I "had her back". We got along well until one day in a management staff meeting she asked me to get the distribution floor polished for a visit from one of our vendors. I should have kept my mouth shut and not said anything in the meeting but didn't and told her we can't polish the floor, only sweep and mop it. She became very aggressive in the meeting and began to yell, and said, "obviously you can't handle this" and gave it to someone else  who eventually agreed we could only sweep and mop it.

That day began my down fall at MD Building Products. She looked for every reason to find fault in things I was doing and it progressively got worse. It reached the point where I had to file a formal harassment complaint with Human Resources but the harassment continued prompting a second complaint and more verbal communication on her shaking papers at my face and yelling at me because I would document and record conversations with her for my protection. Both fell on deaf ears with the only concern being that of whether I would file a suit or not. 

With no formal or written documentation on doing anything wrong or not performing my job correctly I was released from my supervisor position, all this occurring after I fell at work and messed up my knee which to this day still hurts. They did offer me a different position with an amazing manager who worked to get me the most money she could for the position I was being offered but in the end I just couldn't take a $10 an hour pay cut. I unfortunately had to leave a company I genuinely loved working at, loved the owners and had great benefits.

Since leaving the distribution manager was relieved of her position and I have reached out multiple times to the Human Resources Department for possible opportunities that I am qualified for but cannot get a response to my emails or text messages. 

MD Building Products can be a great place to work if you are in the right department. There is definitely variances in how issues are handled, especially harassment depending on who they feel is more expendable. You had a person in me with a history of long employment, 18 years at my last and one in the new distribution manager who had 5 jobs in 5 years in distribution management. 

While the decision to release me as a supervisor had to be reviewed by the CEO, I harbor no ill feelings with him or the remainder of the family, they are great people with great hearts that do care about people as people.

For those considering a career opportunity at M-D, I would advise a careful evaluation to ensure alignment with your career goals and values. 

In my experience, the technology environment at M-D appears to lag behind industry standards, void of modern frameworks, libraries, and structured development practices. The software development process seemed disorganized, with assignments lacking clear priorities and requirements. Additionally, I felt a lack of autonomy and trust in the development team, which, in my view, hindered professional growth and collaboration. 

It is my hope that sharing my disappointing experience with this company and the technical leadership will help others make informed decisions about their career paths. I suggest that M-D's technical leadership consider granting developers more autonomy and trust to foster a more productive and fulfilling work environment.

A typical day consists of general office tasks, maintaining the HRIS data system, assisting employees and managers with pay, benefits questions, discipline issues, performance reviews, etc... 
I have learned more about the weatherization and manufacturing industry in the last 2 years that I never knew existed. Because this company has been in business literally over 95 years some old school ways are still in practice that need to be updated. At the same time the loyalty and dedication of the employees still remain as it did in 1960. The HR team at this location are some of the hardest working, dedicated people I know. Taking care of employees while maintaining the legal integrity of the company is bar none. The hardest part of this job is having to let an employee go that you know needs the money to pay bills. As a Human Resource Manager it is part of the job and I tried to do it with as little pain for the employee as possible. I enjoyed working with the team at MD and the employees on a daily basis. Planning and completing the 95th 
Anniversary event was one of the highlights of my time at MD.

Setting up daily production. Ensuring products flowed smoothly from station to station. Making sure schedules were being met. Inventory and procurement activities. Management was very good. Communication was very good both down and up the chain. Very interested in suggestions and new ways of doing the jobs.
The hardest part was communicating with overseas suppliers due to time differential. The most enjoyable was the joy I had working with the entire team. We were like family.

- They had the highest rate of turnover I have ever experienced. (In a year, I saw 4 or 5 people come and go)
- Development ran by a pair of charlatans, with extremely questionable results. (Highly insecure, unreliable software)
- Workplace culture is dismal, low morale. (Leadership accurately used the word "dictatorship" to describe itself)

Do not work here if you are looking to grow your career in anyway... this place is a dead end.

The most enjoyable part of the job, working weekdays and first shift.
A typical day at work, I worked Monday thorough Friday, 9am - 5am. 
I was able to earn 5 years consecutive service that I could later use to my benefit.

The hardest part of the job, Lack of qualified employees.
Management, all white middle aged men with no performed successes at their job. 
Workplace culture, all white middle aged men 50+ & their family & personal friends.

A day at Macklandburg dunkin working hard getting your orders pulled sending them to shipping.i learned that if your working with a team that you have to be open to suctions compromising.I injoyed my management team great people and respectful.my co-workers as a greatful hard working team i loved my  co-workers.the hardest part of my job would probably be the wrong parts being sent out to the wrong business.the enjoyable would be everything from showing up with all my co-workers there and my management happy and greatful to see each other

12.5 hour shifts in a dirty, hot environment with no guaranteed lunch. Someone may break you out for lunch, or they may not. You'll have to constantly nag or make demands to have anything of value happen. The plant hires felons left and right resulting in a high tension environment. Unexcused absences, aggression, and flat out refusing to work while on the job site is accepted by management. The pay is equivalent to a fast food job for far far more stress. 

I witnessed some of the worst communication and working conditions in my entire career. They don't follow their own policies and refuse to address issues between management and safety on a regular basis. Benefits are not adhered to and you will have a hard time using them. Expect to be flat-out ignored and to follow processes that they will not follow on their end. The only thing enjoyable was having a consistent work schedule and the general workers who make the job bearable by being kind and authentic.

Management has really went down hill at MD, production maintenance is not respected by any management on the floor and we are sometimes talked down to like we know nothing. Maintenance manager has good intentions, but constantly changes everything which is running off many good guys because of his actions. Our maintenance team is one of the best, and I have never worked with a better group of guys!

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Maintenance technician 3 salaries reported	$21.86 per hour
Regional sales manager 8 salaries reported	$82,500 per year
Quality control lab technician 6 salaries reported	$18.58 per hour
Shipping and receiving clerk 2 salaries reported	$17.00 per hour
Production supervisor 2 salaries reported	$75,000 per year

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