press operator

production operator

plastic manufacturer

warehouse lead

operator

ORBIS Corporation

I worked here for several months, the other employees were usually pretty nice and good to work with, supervisors other than the D-shift supervisor are total jerks, they have no standards for the work just for employees individually, some people work their butts off and are continually scrutinized for menial imperfections and others barely work and don't do the job properly and are never asked to bring their standard of work up, the entire place is a cliche, if they like you you get it easy if they don't your life will be miserable. New people rarely stay which means you are always working on overly fast paced presses with someone that doesn't know what they are doing. Cell leads are complete bull  they wander around goofing off while laborers are needing help or a second to get some water. If you are a woman the harassment is through the roof supervisors and other leaders make comments and say inappropriate things to any attractive woman that comes in. Some of the men are down right creepy and will hide behind things to watch women work, personal information is not personal at all, I had a "leader" tell me about someone else failing a drug test, and other peoples testing scores and many other confidential things, including privileged company information. In the end I was let go and the only reason I got was my "assignment was complete" even thought my shift was at about 6-7 people and needs 12-18 people. They tell you that you will work 3 days one week and 4 the next but because its always so short staffed you get mandatory overtime at least once a week and the work is so fast and exhausting that when you do have time off you have to sleep because your body hurts so bad, after a few weeks my hands were so swollen I couldn't wear rings and I would wake up feeling like my arms and hands were on fire because the extreme swelling made my circulation horrible. Another huge issue is d**g abuse, everyone knows when the "random" tests are and the technical people who use cranes and huge dangerous equipment are known for failing tests, they offer a forgiveness program where you can fail a test once a year, but if you need time off you're fired. They point you even if you are vomiting on the floors and in trash cans while working and need to go home, or if you have a wedding planned and you want time off they point you. If a family member dies you have to have the funeral director write a letter saying when and where the funeral is and how you are related to the deceased.

All in all the place is horrible, there are so many factories around here and all pay better for work that is way less physically demanding and have better leadership and business structure.

Some machines arent bad to operate, some take no effort whatsoever, and one machine in particular was bad.  We were supposed to rotate machines so you might have a tough day on a more labor intensive machine one day and then a freebie the next.  For the first couple weeks that's how it worked, and it was pretty good, I could expect to do something different every day so it wasn't such a grind.  

However, a couple weeks in, I stopped getting rotated.  They stuck me on the worst machine, and never took me off it.  I had always dreaded having to work that one machine, and days that I wasnt on it I would watch whoever got stuck on it struggle and get frustrated.  One guy quit over that thing.

I would see the guys who were in good with the boss slack off whenever they were in that spot.  They would shut it down and walk around for 20 minutes at a time.  Of course, since I put my back into it while operating that machine, the boss figured why rotate him out.  So I was punished for working hard, is what happened.

One of my last nights there I was fed up with it, after a few hours working on it, I said i wasnt feeling well and requested to be put on another machine.  Instead of rotating machines with another operator, I was given busy work while they shut the machine down.  Next time I came in, I'm back at the same station.

The work is fine, the pay was lacking while I was there.  Can't speak to how it is now.

This job was very fun because I started off as a production worker and got promoted to Nozzle tech with no prior  experience. A day at work would consist of me cleaning and repairing nozzles for different mold patterns that the company made. I would have to use oxygen and asetaline tanks to melt the hardened plastics off the nozzles without damaging them and run test to see if the thermal cupping wiring is still good to get a accurate voltage reading for the specific mold. If the wiring was burned then I would have to rebuild the entire nozzle. I also had to operate a forklift and pick and pull the nozzle orders for the custom plastic molding injection units. My co workers were great and fun to be around which made time fly by. I learned to use various tools, welding, how to use a blow torch as well as to take electric meter readings on the nozzles to know that they are performing properly. The hardest part of this job was getting stuck by the little wires because you couldn't wear gloves and fix nozzles, the most enjoyable was that the company took a chance and believed in me to do a job I had no prior experience with and was patient until I mastered my job. Also it was fun because everyday I was learning.

I worked at Orbis for a little more than a year, the job itself isn't too bad. You need alot of physical strength and have to keep in mind it's 12hr shifts with only 3 breaks 3 15min and a lunch 30min it can get extremely hot inside the factory so if you can't handle a long time standing doing physical work in extreme weather this isn't the place for you. With that said management at orbis is out of control in the Georgetown location, you can be amazingly good at doing your job but if you aren't the supervisors favorite you won't be able to succeed. You can't get on the bosses bad side or tell if something is wrong because you become the bad person.  Promotions sometimes aren't earned they're just given because you are "the favorite". HR in that building is a unreliable it's always someone new coming in because they can't keep the same person so you don't feel comfortable enough talking to them about the problems. This is what pushed me to quit, the lack of ability to grow in the company do to FAVORITISM. I thought I would write this review in the hope that it will help my former coworkers. Management will always blame the other employees because we don't have a loud enough voice to say what's really going on.

Management is probally the worst I've been involved with, and I've worked for facilities FAR larger than this. Technical manager is a liar and a thief, leaving the department with 0 technical sirectiin, most of the supervisors are blind puppets, favoritism has put very undeserving people in spots they fail at often, but get covered up to save face by the powers that be, HR will not work to help the employee, will not listen to employees, will barely help employees. The production manager is the one member of management that seems to be fair to his workers, and fights for what's right for them, and knows what he is doing. It's extremely hot in the summer. Hourly employees will be given displinary actions, even if calling in while the state is under a snow emergency. 12 hour shifts, no home life for the night shifts. Weekend starts on Saturday, so the workers are either getting off Saturday morning, or going in Saturday night. There's very little room for advancement, the insurance is terrible, the attendance policy is terrible, and the vacation policy is terrible.

The work was usually just enough to keep your mind busy without being exceedingly overbearing. It was an opportunity for me to learn about the industry and meet a few helpful individuals. 
There are backseat managers there that would rarely take involvement in managing anything happening in production. Because management so poorly watched over happenings it created a difficult individuals who in a way ganged up and sort of ran the show from the floor.
The hardest part of my time there was generally the workplace culture, combined with consistent negative feedback despite any effort. This negative feedback would be received from coworkers and management alike.
As far as things I really enjoyed, it would be the benefits and time off. Most of my time spent there was stressful. I often wondered about my job security through my years there.

Have had 3 paychecks so far yet each one is shorted by atleast 6 hours. None have been resolved. Also when you clock in and out if you are before or over the 7am or 7pm mark the time clock bumps your clock in or out back to 7. Have worked 25 min over 12 hours many times and havent gotten paid. Also the job is so physical and repetative that 3 weeks in ive ended up with repetative strain injuries. The employee turnover rate is rediculous, dont believe a single person that started when I did have kept the job. They just took away double time pay along with all of the employee bonuses they offered when i started. Pay rate has been a jumbled lie as well. A company to stay away from entirely!! Leads coworkers and supervisors are wonderful but the company could care less about their employees.

What is the best part of working at the company?
I really enjoy Quality work. So the best part was being able to do my job as a Quality Inspector.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
No communication between departments and coworkers. Most people there have an “I don’t get paid enough” attitude. Or they just say “That’s above my pay grade”. Quite discouraging if you ask me. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
A lot of people don’t know what they are doing. The Morale is awful since the employees that have been there the longest walk around bad mouthing the place and then stab you in the back so they can keep their jobs. “Why? You don’t even like it here.”

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Waiting on a forklift driver. Walking in circles cause no one answers you on the walkie talkie.

I was a very respected employee here and advanced quickly due to my work ethics I was given several raises and recognition by plant managers, supervisors and quality managers. I was let go ten days before Christmas AFTER being given another raise and promoted to a higher position due to old attendance points before our new HR rep implemented new rules. There is no medical/sick days and for me it’s hard with children. No floating holidays you only get 60hrs which is 5 days as we do 12 hr shifts in a whole year vacation and you are REQUIRED to work holidays. There is a lot of favoritism to not so good employees and lots of negative bad treatment to those who intimidate based on work ethic. Seniority is big at this company. I was shorted money on SEVERAL paychecks and never reimbursed. Overall not a good company long term but you do learn good skills if you apply youself

Work-life balance
The want you there when it’s time to work, but will notify you only 2 days in advance when it’s a mandatory Saturday

Pay & benefits
It’s underpaid for the amount of work and stress that they expect if you. The supervisors lack the interpersonal skills that are required.

Job security and advancement
The revolving door in leadership makes advancement unwanted by people who have been there 5+ years.

Management
This company talks a big game, but lacks the ability to back it up. They shoot from the hip, and that’s not what you want from a company that should be producing 5 million a month, with a 97% on time delivery rate. It won’t though due to leadership and lack of communication skills in logistic department.

Overall
They should promote people who have been in there positions to long. They allow for supervisors to settle, and be complacent. It kills moral, and log jams advancement.

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