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Horrible  Management no HR most of the Managers don’t care about the hourly employees, goes as far as  Treating them like their nobody ,there no good .lying about their performance on their performance review so they don’t give them a raise no training Mizkan on there logo is bringing flavor to life, but the mangers here in  Rancho Cucamonga are the opposite of that they bring no flavor to life . It was at one time a good place to work for .The  last year and a half went downhill due to new management with  no education don’t know how to treat people and  bully  them . You can say anything because they Retaliate someway shape or form.  I think corporate and the CEO’s need to get with the hourly Employees to see how things are getting ran  there

There's nothing special about Mizkan that makes you want to work here. There was a poorly implemented merger a few years ago that upended the 'stuffy old traditionalist' mentality of the company. So now there is a 'fun' half of the company that runs under a new-age/millennial atmosphere. The other half of the company is from the dinosaur age and refuses to update with the times. 

It's the worst of both world, the benefits of neither. Mizkan has a stuffy corporate atmosphere with all the process and bureaucracy of a company twice its size. 

It's an easy place to get lost in and float through your corporate life, if that's your thing. It's like purgatory. Not good, not great.

Being that it is an older facility it has its draw backs but also its advantages. Since it is old the mechanic department is always busy. However since there are many stages of electrical technology there I was afforded the opportunity to learn in older systems that may prove valuable in the future. We also invested heavily in trying to modernize so I was able to see the new technology and how it differed from the previous versions of technology. There are not that many year round workers so that keeps workplace drama at a minimum. The major draw back is that we have to work 7 days a week for 3 months straight during the production period and that is in the middle of summer. However after the season is over the management is very easy going if you ever need to take days off and really good about granting vacation days.

once they acquired new business, started hiring former Kraft, Con Agra type employees who came in with attitudes, chip on their shoulders and most only came to Mizkan until they found better role in larger co. used as stepping stone to have income etc. 
what this did was ruin a perfect co. culture where everyone collaborated, supported one another, leadership was awesome, approachable and the Japanese leadership was focused on employees and their concerns.  
Once the new employees came in and new leaders hired for newly acquired business the culture changed for the worst.  they took a great co. and ruined it.  There was more stress, management only talked about numbers, employees had numerous activities that were all priorities and everyone was overworked and fed up.

Mizkan America is a poorly operated plant that glorifies slack workers and over works great employees who are willing to go above and beyond their scheduled hours. If you work too much overtime they will cut you back and make it a point so that you cannot help out other shifts , in fear that you are making too much in such a short amount of time . They will lead you to believe there is room growth  but once you do grow they can soon after cut you back to dumpers pay which is the most physically demanding positions on the floor for the least amount of money. Almost always they are short staffed so you are working in UNSAFE WORKING CONDITIONS for 11.5 hour shifts. I assure you there are better positions out there .

Too many upper management at Corporate level. Each department is independently run and does not communicate with others. So much redundant work that amounts to pushing paperwork. Corporate employees are given raises and lavish parties while the plants are running on limited budgets. Employee morale is at an all-time low. HR is a joke - communicating with Upper Management only. No idea what the workers feel. Do not work here unless you wish to work for little pay and zero respect.

Management doesn't seem to know how to effectively keep the plant moving forward. Machinery is old and breaks down several times a day. Management spends all day in meetings and are clueless as to the workings of the plant. Very 'clicky' environment. There are 2 types of workers there.. New/temps or old crew since they were another company. To "make" it there you do the bare minimum and try not to get notice. If you work hard they'll pile more work on you till they break you. They reward GOOD work with MORE work. Without any pay increase.

No delegation. All decisions made by C-suite or by overseas holdings company, with no decision-making authority at lower levels. C-suite execs rotated in every two or three years, so they are always new to the American side of the business. Company is constantly shifting priorities, so individuals get jerked around from dead project to dead project and can't concentrate on their day jobs. Low morale due to lack of work-life balance. 

This company has gone down hill ever since Mizkan purchased it. A company promoting used to be a good thing, but not here. It has become common practice to promote employees to positions they aren't qualified for, based on their seniority and ability to brown-nose, rather than abilities,  work ethic and intelligence have become irrelevant. Grossly mismanaged locally(Owensboro, KY) as well as a remote, imbecile management division in Chicago.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Paycheck never bounced and they pay weekly.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Management and HR work together to keep the worker down.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Not a harmonious culture. They do not work together.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Stressful to say the least. Older equipment.

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Material handler 5 salaries reported	$27.09 per hour

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