warehouse associate

tire technician

territory manager

operator

line cook

Michelin

I'm just going to first say if you are considering working as a contractor, do so at your own risk; but you're really just there to be abused. Michelin does not really care if you hurt yourself or develop pain anywhere. You're just meat on a machine that costs less money to employ and safety is just a buzzword and means nothing in this place. 

While this is going to be a very negative review, I'll start it off positive with 5 points where I believe that Michelin is actually useful as a stepping stone in the short term.

1. You just graduated high school and want to go to college/university.
This is probably the best situation you can be in if you want to work at Michelin. Inside of a year, if you are good a saving money, you will definitely have enough for a 2 year college course provided you don't immediately move out of your parents place. University will take a little more saving, this will be touched on when I cover point 3. Either way, you will set yourself up pretty good.

2. You are a future student saving money to go to school.
Similar to point number one. If you want to be at Michelin for the short term and have a way of paying rent or having support from someone, then save as much as you can and you should be able to save enough for school. It will obviously be harder with the cost of living involved, but it's very possible but might take longer.

3. You are a current student finishing up your year of study. 
So, you went to college or university and finished your study year, Summer is coming up and you need a job before next year starts. Michelin has a summer student program. I'm not sure what the pay is, probably better than your average workplace, but less than regular workers. Michelin is pretty cheap like that. If you need to replenish your bank account for next years tuition, this might be a viable option especially for university students with 4 year studies. And the best part is that you only have to be there for a few months.

4. You graduated from college/university and are looking for a job.
Sweet. You graduated, congratulations. You need a place to reach 3-5 years experience. I think Michelin is a good place to get this experience. After that though, unless you have your heart set on staying in at Michelin, just work anywhere else. For whatever reason, Michelin pays their engineers/technicians peanuts compared to other places, especially places in the city. I've heard this from multiple engineers/technicians, it's simply not worth it.

5. You have a family
This ones pretty straight forward. You have a family to support and the benefits are alright and extend to family member plans. No one can really tell you if it's worth it or not at this point except your current life situation.

Aside from these situations, avoid working here for the long term! It's not worth it and definitely not good for your health.

Alright! On to why Michelin is just an awful place to work.

1. The awful management.
For production workers, your immediate boss (BUL) is usually a pretty good guy that does his best for the workers and I really have nothing bad to say about the ones I've had. Above that level though, wow. I haven't seen so many incompetent/useless people in leadership positions. Lots of people just doing busy work.

2. Completely ignoring worker health.
Michelin will get its soapbox out and preach about how they value safety above all else. Work there for any length of time and you'll find that is a blatant lie. Unless an injury is so bad that there's no way they can simply ignore it, they will do anything in their power to avoid letting the injury report make it to workers compensation, including not following up on how a worker is doing if they report developed pains from repetitive tasks. Anything to save money. Also, seeking a doctor on your own will land you in trouble.

3. Actually fixing machines is a foreign concept.
The machines I worked on constantly broke... A lot. I have nothing but love for the maintenance guys (NS1 + NS2). They're working with the absolute garbage supplied to them, I don't know how they do it. Everything is constantly in the state of barely functioning. Replacement parts are non-existent because those cost money. The people that do the more complex jobs and problem solving don't seem to have time to work on specific machine problems because there's just so many. This leads to the workers and management normalizing potentially unsafe work practices to get by, sometimes for years, and we've seen the result recently. Honestly, the place is held together by bubble gum and prayer.

4. Different pay scales for older/newer employees
So years back they had the brilliant idea of introducing a new pay scale for newer employees. The effect of which has been that older employees will be making around $9 - $11 dollars more than people that are getting hired today for doing the same job. You sign a waiver during the hiring process that confirms you're okay with that, though if you're just looking for a job then you probably won't really care. The lower pay just makes it less worth it to work at Michelin. Look to the amount of people calling in and the lack of workforce problems they are having now. They want champagne workers but paying out beer money. The work simply isn't worth the pay anymore so people are more willing to leave. In short, no one hired today will ever make as much money as the people before them.
Also, pretty sure another certain paper products factory in the area pays more starting off.

5. Lack of respect for the employees
This ones a big one. So Michelin talked with the workers to convert the 8 hour shifts into 12 hour shifts as it felt like you were there all the time. Along with this came the on-call list, so if someone called in and you were on call, you'd get a call and you have to come in. This agreement was signed both by Michelin and the Employee Representatives and it had a number of safeguards to ensure it wasn't abused by Michelin (along with other subjects discussed and agreed upon). Well, the on-call and other things discussed in the agreement get abused pretty regularly and when employees ask to see the original document everyone agreed on, the company comes back with "We lost the original document". I wish I was joking... All the advantages they wanted with little that the employees wanted. Brilliant.

It's really just a circular pattern of Michelin management disrespecting and punching down on the workers, so the workers don't do their best work, don't work as hard, and other little things, so the company just does a bunch more stuff that makes the workers resent the management more, so the management resents the workers and it just keeps going. Obviously this circle has to be broken by the management. However, due to the cracking down on stupid little things (swiping out at 7:01 instead of 7:00), the continuous push for production with broken machines, ignoring injuries being commonplace, Michelin's inability to do anything that might make it worthwhile to work there, and the incompetence of Michelin management mentioned above, I highly doubt that this is going to change any time soon. Instead, they are guaranteeing that good workers won't stay. See the current workforce shortage (I know, COVID isn't helping) and management practically begging people to stop calling in.

I might add more to this later if I think of anything or if anyone messages me to add something. DO NOT consider a long term career at Michelin. Michelin certainly doesn't consider their workers in the long term. 

Prime facility is entirely proprietary and I am unable to submit a review with any specifics regarding the processes used.
The compensation is average to good, benefits are above average, but the retirement compensation is excellent. Michelin is always contributing extra funds to the employee retirement fund. Put in enough years and you can enjoy a comfortable retirement. Michelin also has several rewards programs such as the Service Award where you receive a generous bonus to be used to buy tires from Michelin (also BFGoodrich and Uniroyal which are owned by Michelin). You can work there and never have to worry about your car's tires again, just the quest for the best bang for you're buck. You also can get 30% off tires at any time if you have used you're service award or not.
Michelin compensates it's maintenance technicians according to their ranking. RT-1 (Reliability Technician) through RT-5, with RT-5 being comparable to engineer level of skill. Michelin sends it's employees to AP school where they learn skills and procedures. Once the classes required to advance have been passed, the employee takes a level assessment where if they pass they immediately receive a pay raise. 
Michelin also gives a cost of living raise at the beginning of each year which is usually fair, sometimes quite generous. Michelin maintenance employees are highly sought after by other manufacturing companies due to the high level of education and experience acquired.
Most employees work a rotating 12 hour shift schedule which can be difficult to adapt to, however, the 12 hour shifts result in longer periods off work. 
The most enjoyable part of the job is the constant demand for you to use your knowledge, solve problems. This makes the day go by quickly and usually you leave with a sense of accomplishment.

In 1978 I was 28 years old and making $2.78 an hour working in the cotton mill in Greenwood, SC. I drove the 55 miles or so to Sandy Springs, SC to see if I could maybe get lucky and get a job with Michelin Tire. I say lucky mainly because at the time I really didn't know very much about the tire business. I did kind of think that  Michelin tire would be a place where I could plan on working at for a very long time if they would only give me a chance to prove to them that it would be a good move to hire me for them and myself both. That was all that I needed for them to do for me. I spent 35 years working at Michelin until I retired about 3 years ago and I don't regret one second of the time that I worked with them. Oh sure working swing shifts for that long was a little hard at times but that's the way life is no matter where a person works if you have to work hard. Yes the work was hard at times but the rewards were worth it without a doubt. I was for sure blessed to have spent those years working for a great company like Michelin all those years. I met and still are friends with a lot of great people that shared those years along side me at work and also at play when we weren't working on our time off together. Michelin allowed me to get from $2.78 cent an hour at 28 years of age to I think around $27 dollars an hour when I retired 3 or 4 years ago. With only a high school education and 4 years in the Navy I think that was a great place and way to make a living for myself. Well I guess that I need to stop now even though I could keep going for a while longer telling you how good a place Michelin Tire is to call your second home away from home sort of speak to make a living for yourself. Again thank you Michelin Tire for hiring me way back in 1978 and taking the chance on allowing me to be part of the Michelin family.

During my tenure, I must say that Michelin is a great company to work for. As an Area Sales Manager, your success will be do in part to your desire to work in sales. Many of the tools are provided for one to assess their territory, however, additional training can be done to help with the effective use (working with longer tenured ASM, more tool usage/analysis in training). 

My manager was a great individual and willing to help out when times were difficult. They made it there business to not only find out about me and what was going on in my life, but ensured that we were mentally and physically healthy as the job is very demanding. 

Colleagues were amazing, and would be willing to help. They were always a phone call/text message away. Whether job related, or personal issues we were able to discuss anything. We would only see each other, collectively, three times a year. It would be good to have more shadowing opportunities to learn more from each other and keep the account management practice fresh. 

The most difficult part of the job, in my opinion, can be the customers (tire dealers) that you are serving. Depending on your territory placement, you may have some hardcore businessmen, or blue collar guys needing your help and more down to earth. If the balance is there, I believe the job can be a cinch. It's important to be very organized, as a lot of information comes at you each month. 

The most enjoyable part of the job for me was correspondence with the men and women at the point-of-sale locations. They are our first line to getting the products sold, and are genuinely happy to see a representative from Michelin walk through the door.

Worked with buyers of major retail stores (JCPenny, Maurices, Sears, etc.). They would come into our company showroom and choose from a variety of samples we would produce catering to the needs of their type of customer for each season during the year. When they make their selection (after tweaking certain styles with either color, embelishments, lenght, etc if necessary) they would negotiate on a price they would purchase each style from the company to produce in mass and ship to their stores within a certain time (usually 3-4 months or less). Then our company would negotiate with the factories overseas in different countries to see which factory can produce each selected style with the most competitive cost while still maintaining the best quality and able to deliver the complete shipment within the timed deadline.
There are many procedures (usually between the factory and the company) to check each step of the process of producing the goods mainly for quality purposes (ex: fabric weight, color, shrinkage, finished stiched garment quality, etc.). This usually happens within the span of the time given buy the buyer from the major retail store. A lot of time is spent waiting due to the time difference of each country between the factory and our office.
After the gaments are finished, they are shipped in the most cost effective way while still being able to deliver the goods on time from overseas, to the United States.
After the goods are delivered on time, and your style sells well in the store, the buyer comes back to give the company more business and the process is repeated again.

I must start by saying this much, Michelin as a company is great. ASRC is a mess. I have worked in security and public safety for many years and have never seen such a disorganized place. Training was minimal, there is not a formal process for training and this leaves you personally responsible for anything that may go wrong outside of your control. The policy book is outdated and continues to be outdated regardless of complaints. There are no armed guards for this site even though there is enough material to destroy half of Louisville in an instant. The security and public safety department is minimally staffed. The job description does not fit the title. Be warned this job is nothing but security work. Firefighting doesn't exist at this facility. The equipment they have is enough and good, but they heavily rely on outside help. This leaves your job title mostly useless. 

The schedule is awful. You do a swing shift days and nights rotation. Be prepared for this as well as your work-life balance will be rough. 

Pay and benefits are fantastic. You won't see nearly as good of pay and benefits anywhere else besides working in healthcare. 

They hired outside managers before hiring inside even though there were many qualified applicants. 

DO NOT SIGN THE ARBITRATION AGREEMENT. If anything happens to you at this place you must play a game of chess with their legal department. Signing this agreement will prevent you from taking legal action. That should be a big red flag for anyone applying. 

What is the best part of working at the company?
Learning a new trade and how rubber is utilized in so many industries .

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Being on an On call list prevents family time and plans for your personal life . Especially when your department is insufficiently staffed  and trained to begin with .
Associates with spousal or other personal relationships within the organization don’t receive reprimands for their actions yet are Allowed to keep their positions no matter how many issues , complaints or concerns are brought to a Bulls attention or associate over the Bull .
That’s just a start .


What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
The associates and equipment are Overworked and Not taken care of Properly .   Repairs on machinery are enough to Make it run at least till the end of the shift.
There are many Two Faced , Backstabbing Liars within this company that will  blame or Destroy others in order to Cover their own jobs .
Most associates Don’t care about Preventative Maintenance or Safety much less Cleanliness . As long as they can meet a certain threshold  Quality Assurance is Not met by the Standards set forth by this company .


What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Disrespected and Demeaned by my shift leader and stressed about the Lack of Integrity put forth by many associates and the company itself .

Michelin overall would be a great place to work IF after the first year you got raises every year, or they didn't put a cap on the pay your making in certain areas in which you have 50 different jobs to do! Also, dealing with management is nothing short of being back in high school! They gossip, tell everyone's personal business to everyone else, there is favoritism throughout the plant! Spartanburg US3 has a lot of bullying going on also! And ANY accident is YOUR fault, they do not accept anything short of any accident is avoidable, BUT you don't have ANY updated machines that aren't over 40-50 years old! Go figure! And I've learned that this particular plant has it's own set of rules that doesn't exist at the others! You are constantly being pushed for numbers that are not possible without sacrificing quality, or yourself! They don't care about safety until someone gets hurt, then management is running around like chickens with their heads cut off! Maintenance doesn't have a clue, when they leave from a project it's still broke! Many people call the Bee Line because they are scared of losing their jobs if they said something to managent in which in return will turn into retaliation! I've heard good things about Michelin, but working there, or should I say US3 is nothing short of ridiculous!

After 12 years, always doing what was asked.  If you are female I would tread lightly.  Working in an mostly male environment with male management they tend to not understand certain issues with female employment.  May it be personal home life which sometimes you have no control over or a way out, or a situation that happens in the plant.  Unforeseen circumstances!!!  If you work with someone in your shop/group/plant that doesn't like you, they will not do anything to protect you as an employee, regardless if its something you did or didn't do, they are in it to cover their own.  Don't tell your personal problems or anything you don't want the plant to hear about.  Something's you can't talk to management about. 1. Your are too embarrassed about it an 2. They come up with all the reasons to help you or what you need to do but can't.  I lost my job due to a situation i could not get away from, was even attacked in the plant.  The sheer embarrassment alone should have shown management what I had been going through...  Some compassion in areas but some there isn't...

At this job my days consisted of doing pre forklift checks to make sure that my forklift was in good running condition so that my co workers as well as myself were safe. Once I done the pre check inspection I had a mailbox where all my orders to either pick pull or stock were and I could pick and pull at my own speed unless a truck needed to be unloaded due to the way the picking order schedule(we was always pulling a day before to stay ahead) was set. I learned the difference between tires for passenger cars, 18 wheelers, nobbi tires for dirt bikes and how to palletize truck tire as well as how to lift and set the pallets on the cone that the tires sat on. My co workers were cool but we were always busy picking and pulling so we never interacted unless at lunch. The hardest part of this job was rolling 235 pound truck tires up my knee and placing them perfectly on the pallet so other truck tires could fit with mixed orders form companies. The most enjoyable part of this job was I could work at my own speed and learning the difference in the tires.

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