maintenance technician

production operator

process technician

production associate

technician

OPmobility

During my time at Plastic Omnium/OPMobility, I encountered significant challenges due to a toxic work culture. Management often resorted to unprofessional behavior, such as cursing and allowing chaotic conduct, instead of addressing issues constructively. Unfortunately, HR was not a reliable resource; reporting concerns to them led to retaliation, making it clear that they were more interested in maintaining the status quo than supporting employees.

Advancement opportunities were inconsistent. It was not uncommon for individuals with no prior experience to be promoted to team leader positions, while others who applied were overlooked in favor of external hires. This led to a high turnover rate, as many employees felt unsupported and undervalued. Supervisors did little to assist or guide their teams, often prioritizing production demands over employee well-being.

I also observed troubling disparities in how overtime was distributed. In my experience, there seemed to be favoritism towards certain groups, with some employees being allowed to work extensive overtime, while others were denied the same opportunities. This created an environment of resentment and unfairness.

A particularly distressing incident occurred during my tenure when a young male employee tragically lost his life on site. The company’s response was deeply lacking in compassion. There was no offer of support or mental health resources for those affected by witnessing the tragedy. Instead, the incident was quickly covered up, and memorials for the deceased were removed without consideration for the grieving employees.

It’s evident that significant changes are needed at Plastic Omnium/OPMobility, starting with leadership. A more empathetic and supportive management approach could greatly improve the work environment and overall employee morale.


What is the best part of working at the company?
Simply the pay, not much above that. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The overbearing overloaded workload with the plant only running 2 maintenance techs tops for the entire plant of over 40 machines forcing techs to have to burn themselves out working tons of last minute overtime. Can't schedule life tasks hardly outside of work because of it

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Managers make it all extremely toxic and do not have your back despite them seeming nice until they decide not to be. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
The worst managed automation plant I have ever been too!
- Be wary about working here everyone.

All managers here from bottom to top will lie to you about things they "said" and write you up saying something different than they told you if they don't like you. And sometimes there's no real reason they decide not to like you.

Some of the workers here are cool, but the management makes it so toxic and horrible it'll destroy you mentally from the inside out.

The pay might be good, but be warned, sometimes the higher pay is not worth the cost it has on you mentally and psychologically.

If you value yourself for more than just a paycheck, I would not in good faith recommend this to anyone long term for any reason.

New production manager doesn't care so much for the employees, or our wellbeing. Most of management only cares about how many tanks are produced not taking into account the strain of their employees. The pay is good, with yearly raises, for how simple the work is, although there is little room for any advancement. If you're looking for a career, this isn't necessarily the place but if you've been out of work for a while, or are just entering the workforce this is a good place to start. A lot of management thinks highly of themselves and enjoy treating the workers like they're simple minded even though there's plenty of intelligent individuals working there, but they're overall laid back so long as you do your job. Plenty of OT is available based on how many lines you've learned, or positions you're trained for (waterspider, hi-lo, etc.) The one setback with that is you are sometimes forced to work 12 hour shifts, up to 84 hours a week. It is a union shop, and they really do have your back so that's nice. If you're on the line you get two 15 minute breaks and a 20 minute lunch that are paid. Very repetitive work. Same thing everyday. You're on your feet all night, so make sure to wear lightweight steel toed shoes.

Work-life balance
They expect you to give up your whole life for that place. Mandate you to stay 4 hours over with a 5 minute notice.

Pay & benefits
The pay is actually pretty good along with the health insurance IF you can get hired in.

Job security and advancement
No job security, no growth. They like to tell you they hire from the inside but I saw way too many new faces for positions I know floor employees applied for. The training is mediocre at best. They give you about 40 hours then throw you to the wolves.

Management
First shift and third shift had ok managers. Second shift was a tyrant. The plant manager and her right hand man like to micro manager everything. They also don't have the guts to tell you to your face what you've done wrong. Instead they send an email to shop floor manager who comes and talks to you.

Culture
Don't make enemies with the old timers. Most of them will have you fired in a heart beat. Also don't file any reports for bullying or harassment because you will be told to get over it or be fired.

Overall
Worst place I've worked. 12 hour days sometimes 7 days a week. The bullies run that place and if you stick up for yourself you get wrote up and threatened with termination. Wouldn't wish this job on my worst enemy.

Plastic Omnium is typically a fast pace job. As a team we start out with a 10 minute meeting before shift. Then, we collect supplies that are necessary for the assignment given. As a team leader I would start my documentation as soon as my shift started. I would also step in and help if necessary to ensure that my team is continuously caught up. I learned how to inspect, document scrap, lead a team of individuals, and ship product to our customers in a timely manner. Management started to implement certain tasks that started to slow down production and hindering the employees. The employees were very family oriented people, which created strong bonds between them. The hardest part about the job is getting acclimated to the overtime schedule, and ensuring that everyone's properly trained and working by the process. The most enjoyable part about the job are the employees willingness to not only help someone who is new but start treating the person as family.

If you have no life, no family and no other responsibilities, this place might be a great fit for you. Otherwise, don’t bother. Schedule changes every other week or so. The last one I experienced was relayed to me halfway through my shift to start the very next day. It’s also 10 hr shifts not 8 hr like their job description states and weekends are definitely mandatory also unlike their job description states. The employees I’ve worked with are outstanding and everyone works together as a team. They don’t stay long due to the crazy schedule changes and no regard for their life outside of the company. They have fantastic benefits but forget the 13 paid holidays listed,  Every one I’ve experienced has been ruined with either having to work or having to work extra days the following week. If you have a family this is not the place for you. If it’s just you and no other responsibilities  you’ll probably love it here. It would be an amazing company to work for if they would get the work life balance for the employees in place and have some continuity with the schedules.

The hiring crew will talk about work/life balance, but once you hit the line, that goes up in smoke. Training is so disorganized that most new hires end up just hitting buttons until something happens. Management is disengaged to a nearly dangerous degree. For example, the mandatory overtime required is assigned to you by your coworkers. This means that you as the new person (or the oddball) will catch more overtime than anyone else not because of seniority, but because your "team members" write your name down instead of theirs. None of the management crew ever verifies whether this info is correct. They simply allow the permanent workers to overload the new hires and essentially take a hands off approach to most issues. They are more concerned about the workers using their phone to check the time than anything else. The turnover rate is extremely high. Machines on the line are held together by hopes and zip ties. You can make some quick money if you absolutely need to, but don't plan on staying long term. You'll be broken long before you get any kind of benefits.

I would like to start by saying that Plastic Omnium is a good company to work for on a macro level.  The company pays their employees very well, the benefits are good, and there are opportunities for growth.  I have very much enjoyed working with the people that I work with on the line as well.  However, the facility that I work at specifically is mired with issues in management.  It seems as though a select few are given preference to the rest of the team, to the detriment of the process as a whole.  There are countless problems that they are well aware of, yet seem wholly disinterested in addressing.  The job itself is enjoyable enough otherwise.  It's not very challenging, and the skills are not broadly applicable outside this company as it's very specialized.  I also cannot recommend working here if you have obligations outside of work such as school, as their schedules are inflexible, and overtime is mandatory.

Training was very thorough, plenty of time to become comfortable with duties. Coworkers were very sociable and willing to help. Pace was very fast. On my line, the culture was very friendly and supportive of each other, good teamwork. Hours were long due to a long standing lack of enough team members, so 12 hour shifts were required at least once or twice a week. Job requires you to stand the whole time, so this job is not for people who cannot stand for long periods of time. You are required to operate machinery and perform quality checks on each step. Every two hours you change stations to keep the shift from dragging. Management was very good, they keep in contact and check up on new hires. Your feedback and concerns are taken seriously and they are more than willing to work out any issues you might have. Overall was a very nice job with good pay, but it was time consuming and sometimes physically demanding.

I worked on Kia line in assembly. The coworkers were constantly rude, did not follow any rules (food/drink on production floor, late from break, not wearing PPE) and lazy, preferring to chat amongst themselves instead of doing any work. 
We were also crowded in an expansion where forklifts regularly sped around with no concern for pedestrians, and there was no thought given to where our finished products would go,  meaning that there was NO space to safely move around. 
If we needed component parts and the forklifts couldn't get close to the station, we would have to push the crates to the location because we regularly did not have a pallet jack that would accommodate them. 
We never got off work at the same time each day, production numbers were constantly being pushed up even though we didn't have the space or the parts to make them. 
0/10 would NEVER recommend even though you make 14.02/hr as a temp.

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