cnc machinist

machine operator

cnc operator

cad designer

manual machinist

Maxcess International

What is the best part of working at the company?
Flexible scheduling. They'll generally work with you. Also, hybrid working schedule.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Lots of conflicting information. You're trained to do things a certain way, then told otherwise by others doing the same job. Then the newer person gets the third degree when something is entered incorrectly, per training protocols.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Very stressful and toxic. The only people that seem happy there are the ones on the verge of retirement. The company as far as sales and customer service are concerned has undergone a lot of changes and it's not being received well. A lot of negativity - loud discussions (often involved swearing), a lot of complaining, some even discussed a walk out. As a new employee, the negativity was very contagious. The training is thorough but with long gaps between which often meant not being able to work on orders, since we didn't have the knowledge. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
We were given orders to enter based on what we did or didn't know, the CSR of the account would check them. Often sat with no work since we didn't have training to proceed (and were instructed to not do those orders until we had proper training). Some days we were busy, most days you maybe had half a days work.

In my time here, the only thing I have witnessed is people with non-skilled jobs getting higher pay employees with skilled positions. You can make more money, packing a box then you can designing and doing the work on the Dies or Gears. New employees have been treated horrible by management because they only have valued the employees that have been there long-term. They do not value any new employees walking in the door. They will tell you a lot of things are not true about things to do with training or the Tier system and then make you feel like scum for trying to provide a better life for your family. They will force you to work different hours, even though they will tell you it’s not needed and if you don’t, you will get pointed. Manipulate all situations to benefit day shift and are very discriminative to anyone that has a background/disability. It’s a good starter job, but it’s not a career job. The turnover rate is outrageous because they hire employees for certain jobs but when they get in the door, they change everything on them last minute, You can either quit or just deal with it is what management says. Recommended numerous people to go somewhere else to find other jobs and they were very satisfied that they did.

Pros:
Maxcess is a solid company with products that are household names in the converting industry. It has an 80+ year history, strong brands, and a deep foundation of technical expertise. The core business and customer base are strong, and when the company is aligned with its roots, it does very well.

Cons:
Following the 2020 merger, leadership changes led to a noticeable loss of direction. Several leaders lacked experience in the converting industry and showed limited interest in fully understanding the customers, products, or market. There has been an over-reliance on price increases rather than innovation and customer-driven growth. Pay is below market in some roles, and career mobility is limited.

Overall:
Maxcess is still a good company, and I would work there again. To reach its full potential, it needs to reconnect with what it historically does best—deep industry knowledge, strong customer relationships, and product excellence—rather than leaning primarily on pricing to hit numbers.

Maxcess changed a lot when it was purchased by Berwind Corp in 2018, and not for the better. The work force was dramatically cut, and the remaining employees were expected to make up the difference without being compensated for the extra responsibilities. They fired most all of the top officers of the company and replaced them with people who come to the plant twice a year. Management became almost none existent, the company structure went right out the window. They made it more difficult for the company to meet our goals, which negatively affected our pay. Turnover was high and frequent. Benefits are very basic and not a lot of PTO.

Here they do have a bullying style culture at work. While i would work hard and do my best it was never good enough for the team lead prompted them to yell. I worked in the finish mill department on the hardest machines to run in the whole building because there was several dye styles that only runs on that machine and no others in my area do and I was expected to be fast and know it all when i was only there for about 2 months. Team lead constantly threw dyes on my desk expecting them done right then right there then tell me take my time because I am new then urging me to hurry up even when I am going fast as I can. These people will single you out, and fhey have incredibly high expectation for you even if you havent been there long. 

Management is from promoted employees.  They need training, including plant manager, on how to provide a positive culture.

Favoritism is prevalent and new employees who have outstanding work ethics will not stay.  

Entire plant doesn't work as a team.  Departments, but especially one in particular allows the day shift to do whatever they want.  They will gang up on hard workers and have gossip meetings about them.  They will leave the harder work load for others to do. 

Pay is based on productivity numbers that are unfair. Day shift will focus on doing easy work and leave the harder work. Thus making it impossible for others to reach unfair goals to get a raise.


Great place to work if you like dealing with sorry coworkers that scream and cuss at you and purposely tell you the wrong way to do things.  And if you try to speak to management about it, they will just try to convince you that it is somehow your fault and you deserve to be treated that way.  Production scheduling is a train wreck, work orders do not have accurate or complete instructions and you will literally have to beg for basic things you need to do your job like pi tapes, indicators, etc.  They won't even give you the uniform shirts they say they will give you when they hire you.  

The overall 'feel' of the workplace was good.  The products were interesting.  Management in my department was good.  I just wasn't making enough money.  Other people may have been doing better compensation wise, I don't know. Maybe I am just bad at pay negotiations.  I you find the pay to be acceptable, then I expect you will like this company.

The amount of things you point out the worse of a time you will have. No matter how serious. Watched a friend literally try to get serious problems addressed and then got pushed out by management bc they will do anything to save face including do your work for you if you can't bc you want to talk. So feel free to see if you are a golden calf for them, they actually might sacrifice your whole life for the sake of management's feelings. There is also ZERO cameras in the shop too, so good luck with workers comp if you get hurt.

One "supervisor" for the whole shop who micromanages to the extreme. She will keep adding to your workload even though you can't handle more. Poor outdated processes they wont change because theyve always done it that way and aren't open to changing. Poor training. Short notice for working Fridays. 10 hour days - you get a 30 min lunch break and a 10 min break in the after noon. Not enough. You'll work 6 hours straight before getting a break. 

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