laborer

maintenance mechanic

maintenance technician

machine operator

shift leader

Menasha Packaging

To begin this plant is completely short staffed due to, overtime, work schedule, management, organization. But you can chalk it up 100% on how this company and management treats its employees, like our regional manager said if you don’t like the changes “there’s the door” . That’s great to hear from your leadership. Crazy how this plant pays the highest in the area anywhere from $20-$27/hr and yet still cannot intrigue anybody to work there! Probably all the great incentives that help people makes the decision to work there, like the awesome no vacation time your first year and the pathetic vacation time awarded after completing one year. Possibly the words out on how Menasha treats it’s employees. I mean we already know we’re all just a number. Menasha Thinks very highly of their management, you won’t find a company that enjoys staffing more non producers than employees, but don’t worry they have plenty of meetings all day. No one knows what goes on in these meetings considering management doesn’t have an answer for anything ever, or claims to know anything beneficial. But don’t worry the employees will just have to work faster to make up for all the poor decisions this company makes daily. I can’t blame them for not knowing anything though, our management isn’t aloud to think, which I ask myself why we need so many managers?  if the only thought that matters comes from our operations manger. The amount of people that have come and go since this man has been in management is insane, the work environment since he’s taken power is depressing around the plant. Our plant took a survey in hopes of getting this man out of here, but nothing has been done , completely destroyed our plants staff culture, attitude, leadership. Besides our plant Menasha as a whole needs to look at improving their staff culture if they want to maintain and attract new employees, you have benefits and vacation time from the Stone Age, wrapping paper for Christmas? People ask about profit sharing and no one ever has an answer?! The only real benefit left to look forward to as employees and the company can’t supply information where we stand for profit sharing? Don’t you think that’s what your employees might be interested in? While we’re on the topic it’s nice to see how much the profit sharing has tanked! Maybe Menasha should focus doing jobs just once instead of seeing how fast they can be done. Because no ones making money if we’re constantly doing the same jobs over and over. Speed is not Efficiency if your constantly doing re work! Maybe look at those numbers instead. But my favorite Menasha lie to its employees currently probably has to be our occurrence system during bad weather, in past recent weeks we had a bad snow storm where nearly half the plant called in, where people looked for help so they didn’t receive an occurrence due to the governor called a state of emergency and to stay off the roads! But instead of helping they’re employees with the situation Menasha stated that only when the national weather service calls for a state of emergency that’s when excused absence would be considered. Well considering the national weather service doesn’t have that power to call a state of emergency only the governor does how does that work exactly? Since when does the national weather service call of national guard service and emergency funds from the government ? That’s news to me! Once again Menasha proves to its employees once again where they stand. Menasha start treating your employees like people instead of a handbook and maybe you could retain good employees.

Started as temp and got hired on, biggest mistake I made considering how well temps get treated and pampered compared to being an actual employee. Revolving door for the temps, expect them to start one day and walk off the following only to come back a month later. Your work responsibilities and workload will double at times while not getting paid any extra to compensate you, because with the seemingly incapable management here not being able to hire direct people to work with you, you'll be understaffed almost always and sometimes alone doing the jobs of 3 people. Good luck trying to become a lead or beyond. Tried to play hero and employee of the month for the longest time only to get burnt and taken advantage of. Hours became inconsistent for the most part, you could work 6 days a week or 3 days a week. The communication all around within the company and between others is some of the worst I've ever seen. 1st shift would constantly leave 2nd in the dark and vice versa, top managers and HR are rarely ever seen if even at the site for the week, everything is planned out at the very last minute, OPs managers have zero clue how to maintain/order inventory correctly leaving some jobs unfinished because lack of resources or way too much extra in which you will just have to return back, increasing your workload unnecessarily. All of the problems here stem from this site only being started 3 years ago and at that time they would give almost anyone with a pulse a leadership position, sometimes off the street, most of which had zero experience. Highly recommended look the other way, there are way better options to work in this area.  

What is the best part of working at the company?
This was the closest to home I've ever worked. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
They were constantly being stricter on policies. They kept moving the time clock closer to our work station for example. May not seem like much but to us it said that they were trying to milk every minute out of us they could. They had just cut our breaks and made it so we had to start clocking out for our 10 minute breaks. Now they were taking the time clocks from outside the break room and putting them next to our work stations. The overtime policy was bad too but that's another monster. The place just became toxic. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Toxic. The factory was already hot in the summer and cold in the winter, so everyone was miserable. The next big thing was that when menasha bought out Georgia Pacific, they cut the benefits. Then they made all of our breaks shorter. Then they moved the time clocks away from the door next to our work stations. Next everyone quit and the people who stayed had to work 12 hour shifts to make up for the lack of people. Not to mention the pay was low already. Lastly every meeting we went to with corporate was souly centered on how much money they were making. I was there 3 months and most of the people there before me on my shift quit. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
You'd separate cardboard stacks that had just been printed. You'd face them all the same way and send them on a trolley to where they'd be cut.

What is the best part of working at the company?
If you are willing to work it's the best company to work for I work there but my car broke down and I lost the job there that was a year ago and I'm still feeling the side effects from not working there first people that you work with like the machine operator they sucks except for like two or three of them but you can't blame them when they've been there all those years and you come in there and almost make more money than they do that have to suck for them also best place to work no

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The job was stressed free for me anything was stressful at the job I made the stressful for myself

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
They make your life very comfortable I can't say one thing bad about that company if you want to work and you want to learn and you want to advance menasha package is the place to work 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
They make you feel like you're on Boss you get a half an hour break and you can take it 5 minutes at a time if you like 10 minutes at a time 15 minutes at a time when you can just take the whole 30 minutes then you get two afternoon breaks I can't say nothing bad about that place

Typical Day - 7:00am to 3:30pm Constantly fast paced through out entire day. On your feet all day other than breaks. ( Two breaks) - Combined for 45minutes. 

Learned - How to work in a fast pace environment.
Learned- To communicate with coworkers and work together.
Learned- Comunicate to a certain extend with other languages. 
Learned- To receive products in with company scanner. 
Learned- How to receive in products and components under quality department. 
Learned - To check production lines with paper work under quality department. 
Learned- To fill out paper for quality department. 

Management - Expects the job done and done correctly. Can be very friendly though if having any questions to ask. (Human Resoures is great an very friendly)

Hardest part of Job - Wrapping pallets for the entire day on an extremely fast paced line. (Listerine pallets 80boxes per pallet 6 bottles in each box to stack in correct way an organized with an average of 55pallets a day. 4800 boxes of listerine to stack up neatly and wrap very tight with plastic wrap. Typically one person. 

Most Enjoyable part - I communicate very well with other. So working in a company with numerous people all day is no issue for me.

There are times when they (management) act like they care about the employees there. But in reality your just another  number there. You never see any  member of the Menasha Hr staff walking around asking how we are being treated or how we like it. The problem there is not the work. It is the disrespect, the discrimination from the white vest and line leads. Not to mention the constant pushing to do more, thats what makes this place bad. The company wonders why people leave and why its hard to keep them, well then open your eyes management. Not interacting with the people and hearing the people's opinions, that is what drives people away. There must be something wrong here, so find out. There seem to be only a few that will listen to you. And they are always working with the people and will listen and are not afraid to interact with you. Guess they are some kind of management because they wear white vest. There is one who drives a forklift, well they both do.  But he will listen and try to help or will tell you the right person to talk with. They seem to care about their jobs and about the people. But the others walk around like they are better then you. Think twice about going there, you are in for a treat.

There are times when they (management) act like they care about the employees there. But in reality your just another  number there. You never see any  member of the Menasha Hr staff walking around asking how we are being treated or how we like it. The problem there is not the work. It is the disrespect, the racism from the white vest and line leads. Not to mention the constant pushing to do more, thats make this place bad. The company wonders why people leave and why its hard to keep them, well open your eyes people. Not interacting with the people and hearing the people's opinions, that is what drives people away. This must be something wrong, find out.. There seem to be only a few that will listen to you. And they are always working with the people and listening and not afraid to interact with you. Guess they are some kind of management because they wear white vest. The one that drives a forklift, well they both do will listens and seem to try and care about his jobs and the people. But the others walk around like they are better then you. Think twice about going there, you are in for a treat.

I'm a Printer, with 25 Yrs offset 7 Flexo. Printed world wide known Co. boxes so there's pride
involved. They do the same,they know respect so if you're not familiar to something on the
Press they make sure you become so and I would think the same for any other dept. They
have a team aspect which works to a extent. It
was a good atmosphere to work in. I like to be
competitive and to leave my work area better than I found it. Printing for big named known
companies say's what they're known for and that is how important it is to the job your doing, it matters, so if you can see like that
they'll see that in you. The job I did is now
making twice the amount of money. So if you
do your job in a safe and productive way they 
pay well and get the same thing you'll get and
that's assured income. Do a good job, it's a
fine place to be a Printer and all the other jobs that that creates there from the process of a
Printing Manufacturer.
 

A typical day starts at 6:00 AM so being on time is important and arriving early is even better since the doors lock and you won’t be able to get in late. I usually get there 30–60 minutes early to grab breakfast, and they have a solid selection of food and essentials available onsite in the lunch room. 
I’ve learned a lot working here and was promoted quickly to a line leader position, which shows there’s real opportunity for growth if you’re willing to work. The pay is good for the level of responsibility, both as a line worker and in leadership.
The culture is diverse and fairly progressive, and the people you work with really make the environment enjoyable. The job itself isn’t difficult as long as you have a strong work ethic and stay consistent.
Overall it’s a positive workplace with good pay, very flexible scheduling, advancement opportunities, and a team-oriented atmosphere. I really enjoy working here. 

Worked here for 7 years as a machine operator.  Been relegated to the shipping department for the 5 years as I have 13 yrs prior experience and they can not keep ppl in that department due to extremely poor management.  The whole plant is in transition as most people on 1st shift are 20+ years and retiring and 2nd & 3rd Shifts are mostly 1-5 years.  Do not expect to have a Saturday off, you will be forced to work 26 or more Saturdays a year and sometimes Sundays.  They are not voluntary.  You will be forced to work 10-12 hour shifts regularly as well.  Pay is competitive and insurance is excellent for Union workers.  Management is extremely unhelpful and in many cases outright hostile/uncaring.  I am leaving this job ASAP as there have been 3 break-ins by intruders in the plant in the last 30 days Sep 23 - Oct 23.  An employee also cot off their finger in this time.  NOT a safe place to work. 

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