local driver

truck driver

order picker

warehouse supervisor

yard driver

Martin Brower

Went in loving the job and co workers. Decent pay, union position, small warehouse so it wasn’t as crazy as larger warehouse jobs. Had a one on one with management every week to go over performance and was advised on what needed improvement during training and as the weeks went by, was told I was basically killing it. Then I walk in one day, (I was on time every day during my 2 or so months of employment so getting let go before probation wasn’t due to attendance), and was informed that they were letting me go, due to “performance”. I asked how, when they’ve been telling me my performance has been awesome and he couldn’t give me an answer. Found out when I went outside from the MB veterans, that they let a bunch of other guys go as well.

Here’s the thing. Don’t pretend like your company is like a family, family don’t treat family like a number. Don’t force warehouse management to be the bad guy playing this game just so you can keep your bonuses high, while the warehouse workers get a lousy 25 cents extra to work in a freezer for 10 hours. 

What’s sad, is that I actually liked this job until I was rudely awakened when I was let go because of their lie. MB,  don’t hire a bunch of workers over and over with no intention of keeping anyone to avoid paying raises and paying the hiring bonuses. Just hire for temporary workers instead and inform them that it’s only for 2 months so you don’t have to pay the hiring bonus, the raise, or get them uniforms.  (No wonder our uniforms never came “due to back order”). They also want you to keep building pallets when it’s not safe to do so.

 I didn’t think to check out indeed to see y’all were hiring. Why would a company be hiring when we were finishing up early every night and the warehouse is too small to hold that many bodies? Oh, because they were planning to cycle out old new hires for new new hires. 

Just be honest of your intentions during interviews so you don’t mess with peoples livelihoods! Also, MB shouldn't charge union dues until after probation. Those dues should be paid back, especially when MB doesn’t intend on keeping employees. 

This company’s actions can be detrimental to a lot of peoples mental health and can initiate a bad situation. I believed in the scam your company is pushing to new hires and now I feel like an idiot because I gave up two jobs for MB.  I’m hurt because I worked hard for MB and that didn’t matter to them. Such ā disappointment. 

Work here if you’re ok with something to get you by till you find something better. The other warehouses around MB might pay better with stronger job security. Don’t depend on them to treat you like family and don’t work hard for a company that doesn’t care about your their employees. 

I’ll keep this simple. The job is not that bad for the money. Union job so seniority factors into every task that needs done unless you are one of management’s favorites. The standard for selecting and loading is based off of minutes which you have to obtain before you can leave (you only have to hit 0% most top selectors are 20%-40%). You are not allowed to hand-wrap your orders (which is faster and more efficient) because they have wrap machines (which are always down for maintenance) unless you are a favorite. NOT team-oriented mindset by 80% of warehouse. A bunch of supervisors walking around but for some reason they seem to never know what’s going on. A lot of lazy people which will directly affect your ability to do your job. If you have something to bring to supervisor’s attention you will be brushed off even if it is important. Terrible turnover rate. Constant injuries. A lot of entitled people who feel like they can just clock in and get paid without doing their job even if that job is not physically demanding or difficult. Training not as good as it could be. Your job advancement is a roll of the dice because everything is seniority based; it counts for nothing to them if you are a better fit for a certain position so a lazy person with a little more seniority than you can take a spot from you even if you’re a harder worker. Management seems useless and will only look out for themselves and their favorite employees. Basically punishment-free environment because supervisors care more about numbers than safety or work ethic. Warehouse is constantly dirty (cardboard, pallets, and shrink wrap always scattered on floor). People never seem to be held accountable in situations when they are obviously putting others in danger or being lazy. Most people who get fired end up in that position because of attendance points (they give you SEVEN attendance points and most of your coworkers will have at least 5. Your coworkers for the most part will only look out for themselves much like the supervisors despite the fact that it’s supposed to be a team effort. They seem to hire anyone who walks through the door even if that person is clearly not a good fit for the entry level order selector position. The equipment is not that good (I’ve turned in 5 electric pallet jacks into maintenance because they were not safe to drive. The Bluetooth headset you are required to use are not in the best condition and if you go from a freezing temperature to dry temperatures moisture gets into the mic rendering it useless until it dries out which takes a while so you have to get another one which might also not work.

Only plus here is pay. The scheduling here is spilt days off between Friday and one weekday, which is hard to balance out your personal life due to the long 12+ hour shifts. This DC has a huge turnover rate, Which is a huge problem. Main thing here is that there is favoritism with seniority. which makes sense on paper, but it screws over all the new hires because you get sent to build carts in the freezer which is below degree weather, (which some excel in this area and others don't, chances are that you are not going to succeed here unless you have been experienced for at least a year.) 

Not only that, it means you have last say about anything and that includes the equipment. Every time I got to my shift to start my job, I would get nasty looks and get called out by coworkers fighting for working pallet riders or ones that even had battery. (other shifts don't charge the riders so they were always out of battery.) 

Typical day here starts with a pre-shift meeting, where they announce the minutes for the day (the amount of work you have to do before you go home.) Because of the turnover rate, they never have a full crew. Expect to get 700 mins everyday, which means 12 hours minimum if you bust your back non stop for 12 hours straight.

Because every night is a high volume night, everyone is racing/scrambling to get their work done as fast as possible. Which as a new hire, you are learning and you are trying to get things done (even after they train you for 2 weeks. Believe me, you are still learning to build up your speed) and sometimes you get in their way, which gets you nasty looks, bad vibes, and even confrontational situations. 

which gets me to my next cons about this job. This is an extremely hostile work environment. coworkers here will be stressed all around from the high volume nights and will let out their frustration towards you if you get in their way while working or doing something wrong unintentionally.

If I could give advice to this DC management team, it would be that you are screwing over all the new hires by prioritizing everyone by seniority. which again, makes sense on paper but the reality is that's the reason you cannot keep a full crew and have massive turnover rates, screwing over the whole DC in the process. if they had a rolling schedule with the areas/equipment you get to work with. they would have a bigger crew = less work for everyone all around. 

If you like to work long hours and don't mind giving up your personal life for decent pay, by all means this is the right fit for you.

Not going to suger coat this review Martin Brower is no joke the pay is great! I bring home around 1500 a week there is OT over 8 hours an those by route pay for example if the route says it an 14 hour route an you get it done in 10 you'll still get paid for the 14. But that's only benefits I see there insurance isn't great, management will just tell you what you want to hear, there a lack of equipment (at time of this review) an a lack of communication. And when first starting you don't have a set schedule it something called extra board where everyday you'll have a different start time with a different route, and let me tell you it's not easy say goodbye to your social life as you'll have to go to sleep different times every week. Doing the physical work isn't that difficult as of right now they delivered to McDonald's so you're really just dropping pallets/carts in their back rooms no need to really touch your products unless you're doing a roller and stands which are just sliding the product down these rollers into their freezers and coolers but 70% of the time you're just dropping off pallets. When it comes to management this is where you have to be more cautious they always come out with crazy rules making your job a lot more difficult than it has to be it seems like management works against you than with you. Expect to get writing up for pretty much anything they have drive cam (witch goes off by bumps, hard turning, or hard breaking) if they see you eating it's a verbal, hitting a curb as a will be a verbal, what they really care for speeding an following distance, they say it's for coaching to make you a better driver but some of the things that you get caught on is really annoying like speeding and following distance is understandable but hitting a curb it's part of being a truck driver as I rather hit a curb then hit a sign. When it comes to home time it gets a little fishy as you only have 10 hour grace period so for example they could tell you you're coming in at 1:00 in the morning when you just got out of work at 2:30 in the afternoon you don't really have time for yourself as "depending how far you live from the plant" you'll need to get rest before returning back to work.

Working in the warehouse, you’ll have many responsibilities. You will drive heavy equipment to move pallets of product. Talking into headset while picking boxes. Wrapping pallets and staging them for loaders. Most people start off in the freezer, which does suck. Other areas get hot in the summer, too. Lots of lifting, walking, and bending over, etc. If you already have warehouse/labor experience, you’ll fit right in.

90 days probation before you are union. (Not all warehouses are unionized, but Sumner, WA happens to be) Many new guys run the error of showing either no improvement or bad attendance during this period, which will not fly in this company even with us senior guys. We expect you to show up and pull your weight.

Pay tops out after 2 years. 27/hr is the max currently where I am, starting is 19/hr. They also may provide the option to become a CDL driver if you show initiative in the warehouse. They make about 2/hr more than us. Pension is through the union, as well as medical benefits. You need to work 5 years minimum to qualify for the pension hours you’ve accrued.

Work week is four tens, sometimes you get off early, many times you will be forced to stay up to 12 hours and possibly more. (We stay until all our trailers are loaded) There’s usually overtime available, goes by seniority. 

You’ll start as a floater, so you’ll probably be on nights. But as you get seniority you will have the option to bid for a set schedule which gets re-bidded on 4 times a year. So it will still change often unless you are a top-dog.

The worst part of this job is management. They won’t always be super helpful when you have questions. It’s not their fault as they are often simply too busy and stressed. There is a HUGE disconnect between “upstairs,” and those of us busting our humps on the floor/those driving the trucks. 

They have us using outdated equipment. Many days trailers will break down so we have to unload/reload all the product. The headsets have issues which are sometimes frustrating. It’s a pretty small warehouse with constant activity so you need to pay attention to your surroundings. 

As long as you are flexible you’ll be alright. It’s a great group of guys (and one girl lol) on the floor and we get the job done.

I currently drive for mb Atlanta . 
The job is  it bad however it’s very physical 
And very strenuous. Drivers do a lot of work .
Every body in management hates the drivers simply because the drivers make good pay. And drivers make good pay because it takes a lot to service the customer. The warehouse doesn’t care how they load the trucks so that means the burden is on the driver to sort the problems out . They want the drivers to do the same work but make less . The company is going down hill FAST as far as the Atlanta dc is concerned. There’s nothing wrong with compensating a driver for his or her hard work however the leadership in Atlanta just isn’t there they wanna cut cost so that the salaries and bonuses can be handed to the supervisors and management all while the drivers are going out daily to get the job done . There’s a good group of drivers here but the managements goal is to tear down the morale and run guys out the door . There’s an open door policy but utilize it at your own risk you will be targeted for voicing any concern. There’s no discipline with the customers, and that’s not even a big deal because as long as we’re paid decently then you can deal with it . The management simply cares 0% about the drivers . They are being taught to not be nice to the drivers it’s been showing more and more . There’s also a scheme they do to suppress drivers, they will write you up for frivolous things and even so much as fabricate things in order to put something in your file and they do that so the drivers will be in fear of saying anything or speaking out about the hazardous tactics . They want you to just take the abuse and drive the truck and not speak on anything. As soon as you do you can guarantee to be written up about some trumped up issue fake or minor . Very abusive management. They want the drivers to be switched from
Hourly pay to component pay so that the drivers work equally as hard but make less money which in turn is gonna cause the senior drivers to quit or retire and then they’ll hire a bunch of new guys that they’ll pay less so that they reset the business to one where the driver makes little money . BAD MANAGMENT ! PLACE IS DEFINITELY GOING DOWNHILL FAST. sorry for the customer

I came to Martin Brower having worked for a number of food distribution warehouses, so I know how they work and operate. Martin Brower has SOP‘s that are very odd and caused some people to do little to no work and other people to do nearly all the work. Pickers are expected to complete their own replans. Pick up their own empty pallets, stack them and clean the warehouse as you go, and at the end of the night, there is no Porter at all and there is no maintenance person to change the batteries so you’re also expected to do that. Needless to say all of this stuff adds up, impacting your numbers, making it nearly impossible to get any type of incentive that’s offered, which is also  Significantly less than many other warehouses offer. It is so small that there’s no room to stage any finished pallets and it’s like working inside of a shoebox. It’s more of a Crøss Talk style warehouse with constantly having to bring things off the truck to fill the shelves and fill the replenishment  and the pick for the day so It’s odd to say the least. What bothered me most is that the supposed replenishment drivers didn’t cut their plastic wrap didn’t complete any replenishments, and never got off the forklift at all. It was literally all expected to be done by the picker, which is crazy to me, specially because I’ve been around and been a few places, the management is very nice. They treat you well, but are completely unaware of how to operate a warehouse properly. They asked to expect you to wear this weird uniform, like you’re a mechanic at an auto shop. All in all, if I was allowed to look at the warehouse and see it before I begin working. I would never have excepted a job . It’s a very nonsensical way to operate. 

Overtime after 8 dont matter anymore because all our hours got cut.  Still doing the same job making them billions only the drivers salary keeps going down.  Love how they brag about buying other companys on the drivers wallets. They lie and will do it right to your face.  Health insurance is terrible and dont dare hurt yourself pulling a cart they wont fix.  Hr will fight against you and workmans comp is a joke.  All of management came from the warehouse none of them have even spent a single day in the truck and are clueless of what it takes to do our jobs.  The only time they want to listen is when the word "union" comes up.  After that back to the usual.  They have exhausted the area for drivers and have chased them off.  Being so desperate they still will not acknowledge the problem is them and not the pile of drivers that left to go over the road or got out of trucking.  Management all went to school together and cater to the upper seniority drivers because there all friends.  The other 90 percent will never be able to do anything with there family again.  So if your reading this review know if you get this job and you probably will since they will hire anyone with a pulse your family and the time spent with them will be gone.  Management preaches change as long as it's not them changing.  Our pay is going down and there building lake houses.  Greed at its finest.  Oh and you will be driving in front of a camera where everytime you do anything they get paper happy.  If your looking for work in the area wait for the new milk plant to open that's what many of us are doing.  Get out of a truck and get our family time back.

Anyone who is considering employment at Martin Brower in Orlando, Florida,  be ready to sign your free time away. They make you work six days a week and sometimes seven day stretches. Also if you're an new employee, be ready to only have a Tuesday or Wednesday off for the next two to three years. Management doesn't have a clue what they are doing. Thieves, brown nosers and people that don't have any idea of how to maintain a shift are promoted before anyone else. So forget about getting recognized for your hard work and things you achieve in this place. If you're not one of the three types of people I've mentioned, forget about getting promoted. Let's not even get started on their whole C.A.R.E.S core values. If they cared about anyone and actually recognized how people work so hard, why would they have a point system which only extends to seven occurrences and while they know that they are working you six and seven day work weeks. That's including tardiness and sick calls. That's right! You read it correctly. Arriving late and calling in sick count as the same. So if you're late one minute after the so-called five minute window....you might as well turn around and go home because they are writing you up as if you are absent. Ask anyone who works there in the warehouse. So good luck to anyone that doesn't take my advice. You're probably better off working somewhere else.

Martin Brower could be a great place to work but unfortunately, they have several issues.  First, they work every single holiday, weekend , and 24 hours a day and if your a supervisor your expected to work those terrible shifts and at least 50-60 hours a week. Second, its a union shop. Which means if you work in the union its not that bad but if your a supervisor or anything else on the management side its absolutely terrible.  The union hates you and has all of the power and yet your expected by the higher ups to get things done with no managerial tools or actual authority to do so.  This causes an impossible management situation where the kids of the classroom are in charge and not the teacher. Third,  I don't know the exact numbers but from my own experience I would say they have an average 3 year turnaround on anything on the management side.  Finally,  compensation is terrible.  If your the union side you get amazing benefits and pay.  However, if your on anything on the management side the pay is probably little bit over minimum wage after all of the hours you put in.  The healthcare packages are so expensive that you might as well get your own insurance.  Also watch out if you get promoted.  If work really hard show your potential you may get opportunities for advancement.  Then you find out after getting that job and working even more hours and more stress you find out that they didn't give you your raise because they are "testing you out".   Which of course they didn't actually tell you they where doing.

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