production

machine operator

production worker

forklift operator

maintenance technician

Menzner Hardwoods Co.

Definitely a learning curve of a job if you've never worked in a place like this before. Had pretty good coworkers and managers.
There's decent pay, albeit very low in terms of actual livability in this modern day that started at around ~$17.76? Machine operators have a "higher grade" job and get paid more. There's pay grades, and pay caps - even if you've worked several years at the company. 

One of the things that made me absolutely quit: the callout/points system. 
Car got stuck? Half a point. You're late by a minute? Half a point. Coughing up a lung? Half a point.
Which wouldn't be bad if... it didn't take an ENTIRE YEAR from the day where you called out for those points to reset. 5(?) points is a warning, they make you sign a paper saying that you may be ineligible for raises and promotion if I'm recalling correctly. 10 being you're fired on the spot. 
They might as well treat you like you're five. Nothing infuriated me more and made me feel helpless. I'm often ill physically/mentally and it was incredibly disheartening to have to push myself to absolute burnout until I couldn't take it anymore. They tell you not to kill yourself going to work but they still give you points regardless.

Overall: Regardless, it's an alright place. A lot could be better.  Learned a lot of experience from it. Highly dislike the previously mentioned points system. I do not  recommend working here if you have any physical or mental disability that may cause you to call off more often.

What is the best part of working at the company?
The people you work with made the job tolerable.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Supervisors have no people skills. Don't know how to talk to people, just horrible communication skills.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Your fellow employees are mostly great people and easy to work with. The owner is very arrogant though, walking thru the plant and not even acknowledging his employees. Rarely taking even a moment to say hello or even look at you. Supervisors have no people skills and mostly talk down to you and treat you like you don't know what you're doing but if asked about how to do a job rarely know enough to give you an answer.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Start your day by making sure the machine you are operating is working properly. If something does go wrong your best bet is to find another employee to help figure things out because supervisors don't know what they are doing.

What is the best part of working at the company?
It's a good place to work, how ever if certain individuals would take the time to focus on training rather than failure and help one another, it makes for a great working environment. Although sometimes, I understand that with as much of a turn over rate individuals don't want to take time to train! Not all, but few!

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Working with individual people who disregard great input and suggestions as if you don't know anything! People deserve a chance to show and prove their skills once given the opportunity.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Its really a great place and environment once you've been there for a while and get use to certain individuals. Best to do your best and not focus on failure.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
I really like my hours,and the Mill I work in is a great place and we do our best to get along and not adhere to to much gossip from the younger people who don't like being admonished.

My typical work day was very fast paced. I would come in the morning and get lines set up. Clear racking, place carts, and chop boxes by each line. I would look at dispatch for orders that had to be completed. Write up orders. As the line was running. I would grade material for defects, sort by size. Use saws to cut out defects in material. Keep track of all wasted material (if it was excessive). Bundle material accordingly for each contract.Train new employees on safety (banders, strappers, saws) housekeeping. Teach new employees how to grade (acceptable/unacceptable defects) handle material, building loads (piece loads or random length). Create customer tags for each load and for shipping. Check inventory for extra material.

At Menzner they have some great Co-Workers but other than that it’s not that great. You only get two 10 min breaks, it’s very tedious and boring, you’ll most likely be doing the same thing for 8 hours straight (no matter your position) and half the time there’s nothing to do. The management seems like they care about the product rather than employee work conditions. At the location I worked they had zero air conditioning all summer then towards the end of august added it to the end of the paint line to dry the trim faster. You barley get any PTO because you have to earn it either through attendance or time worked. 

U get one ten minute brake and a 15 minute brake working Monday threw Thursday 3rd shift we been working overtime fridays so you go in Sunday night and work threw the week and overtime on Friday you don't get home till Saturday morning so your at the plant everyday you have no family life most of the supervisors don't know what they are doing every shift is a big in organized run around wouldn't recommend this job I've worked there but have found a better one very stressful place and when you get a raise you don't get the full raise for months but are still doing the job

At first, seemed like good, steady work. 10 hours a day, six days a week no big deal. But the management was absolutely terrible. There were three lines in my mill, team lead only cared about one, and when we asked help for ours, he'd often laugh and walk off. Too short of breaks, no time to go to the doctor or anything, as you have to have vacation days to do that. There's barely enough coverage to go to the bathroom and you're expected to do the job of 4 people, constantly. Line ops weren't that bad, pretty down to earth, but the management comes straight from HQ in WI, and they're pricks.

There was no clear instructions. In the department I worked in, the lead didn't really explain things very well. After my training, I felt like I knew less about the job than before I started. Luckily there were a couple decent folks on the line who taught me the things I needed to know. That's saying something because I have always succeeded and moved up the ranks at any job I have ever had. That's why I only worked there for two months; a relatively short time compared to my other jobs. Aside from that, there was only two 5 minute smoke breaks and one 15 minute lunch on a 10 hour shift.

A great place to work, good management, friendly atmosphere. Nice co-workers .  A great place to start a career.  Management is very helpful. I enjoyed working for this company, they really care about the company and the employees, they were very helpful in helping me advance in my position as Quality Control Lead.   I truly thank the Company for the opportunity.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Getting the opportunity to learn new things about the company 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Making sure you are on the same page as your coworkers 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
It's a pretty good atmosphere and I got along with most of the people there 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Continuous work  and focus on the finished product

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
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Forklift operator 2 salaries reported	$20.00 per hour
Maintenance technician 4 salaries reported	$22.49 per hour

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