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Mercer Foods

This place has come along way in the 3 years i've been here, but also has regressed in some ways.

I worked in the Freeze Dry department which is the heart of the production team. It's also the most difficult department to work in if you're not adept to working in cold conditions. Some processes are sometimes very physical, due to the archaic methods that are used to preload the fruit onto the trays.

Schedule is 12 hours shifts 3 days on 4 days off and 4 days on 3 days. Which provides a solid work/life balance.

But it's doable and it's a solid place to gain work experience.

Not a ton of room for advancement, although they are trying to create pathways for entry level workers to move up.

There was a huge shift in management last year. Current management is still largely clueless about the Freeze Dry department over a year in. They implement processes without consulting the people that execute the processes. It turns into an unorganized mess at times. Management has very little accountability for their failures. 


Never in my life have I work for a company and excelled and been lied to and punished for doing the right thing this company has the worst Management in HR department and now the worst owner who will never stand up for what's  rightI guess that's why in the last 3 years they've had a huge turnover in management and can't keep a single person since I've been there I've watched management change 9 times and over 100 people leave sad for what used to be a great company

For th I se that say great place you have to be getting paid for your review! In the years I was there I knew of maybe 3 people said it was OK at best. The absolute least concern for employees, horrible management. They may grow a but but they will never be the huge company they dream of unless the make drastic changes. Hardly any loyal employee because of how badly your treated. And try going to HR...NOT!  The retaliation and harassment can be unbarable..

I only been working here for a month so I do t know much about the benifets or thier 401k ,  but the little time I'm here has exceeded my expectations,  thier equipments is automated also challenging and its so much to learn,  Co-workers are great No seriously, I got lucky in this department cause there's always that "10%".  No one here thinks they're better than anyone else, they all just get on there lans and cruise, H.R and Management seen super humble and want to help you succeed at all cost cause at the end of the day it benifets the company..

I've been with the company for almost 7 months and I love working here. It is fast paced which is why I like it so much. The pay could be better, especially with how much we do and the strain in puts on our bodies. However, Mercer just rolled out a new incentive program. Quarterly bonuses just for showing up for work everyday. Earn 75.00 bucks for showing up 90 work days in a row. Do it again the next quarter and they pay you 150.00 and so on and so forth. You must be able to work well with others as everything you do will be with a team.

I don't know what you're supposed to do to get good acknwledhment because hard work don't cut it. And the favoritism is on a whole other level. For instance one young lady who's job is very relaxed got a great review after only six months another lady, 3 yrs. No review. Very typical. They will switch your schedule at the drop of a dime with no regard to whether you can work it. Family/work balance, NOT. YOULL GET writeups for rediculous situations. I have never seen so many non working managers they just don't/won't get their hands dirt

Got a good sense of what the job was like my first two days. Impatient trainers who only teach you half of what you need to know on your first day and that's it as far as training. Back breaking work for low pay. They don't give you a second break on your shift, just one. No compassion for new workers. People get upset at you just because your new and don't know what to do. If you're going to make minimum wage mind as well work somewhere else.

Bad place to work for    all. The manger's in hr  only think of them selfs  pay is the worst. For the type of work. No  place to move up. Enless u kiss up.     People been working there for  14 years and only making 14dollars a hour    old men talking about nasty stuff about each other  managers know and do nothing   people that just started are making more then. People that have been there for more years   there had been. 3 new CEOs  in the last year and   two plant managers        more then half the works there can not speak English

You're trained by people who started working there a week before you, the supervisors only come by to stare at you as your falling behind. The frozen part isn't bad just alot of arm movement. The worst part is taking the strawberries out of the dehydration unit and bagging them. This dust comes off that choked my throat and burned my eyes and nobody gave a heads up. The days go by slow because if you work too fast you have to wait on the machines to finish their cycle.

We have a fairly good time while exceeding expections in production. This takes all of us working together towards the same goals. I have learned a lot in my short time here ,just over a year. It's a good company. Since the covid issue they have shown appreciation with different things and giveaways. Things they didn't have to do but did.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Production associate 12 salaries reported	$18.75 per hour
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Laborer 7 salaries reported	$18.60 per hour
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