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Opal Foods

The policies and procedures in place at Opal Foods place people last and money first 100% of the time. They may be the only company you'll ever work for that does not offer annual pay raises, no cost of living adjustments, PTO accrual rates are just under half of the industry standard, and they are cutting pay and eliminating positions. Senior management ignores all calls, emails, and texts from individual locations, and correspondence will often go weeks and months without a response. The Human Resources Team is staffed with individuals focused on making money and not on retention, so all policies are money based first, people based last. Opal. This is a company headquartered out of Missouri, and believes they can offer Minnesota employees the same pay and benefits as their rural Missouri locations despite the difference in employment markets between the two. Hourly employees do not receive overtime until 48 hours have been worked. Avoid this company, and if you decide to take an interview, ask to see the ESST policies, ask to see the Overtime Policies, read the PTO accrual policies, and ask how frequently you'll receive a pay raise.

Opal was a great place to work for the first couple of years. Over the last year, it has gone downhill. The pay is ok, and I like my job/coworkers but that's it. I wouldn't be working here if it wasn't so close to where I live. Benefits are behind the curve, especially PTO and non-existent sick time.  They wouldn't let you off for a dr appointment anyway. And annual raises? Forget about that. HR guy specifically said don't expect a raise. He has been here for about a year (read between the lines). But we also don't get evaluations, so we have no idea how we're doing in their eyes nor how or where to improve.  I haven't received a raise or eval in 2 years. Work/life balance is not valued here. They do not care about your life outside of work.  Communication is horrible. Most of the important things you hear are through the grapevine. So, if you just need a job, Opal is ok. If you want to advance and find your forever job, this is not it.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Absolutely no chain of command no ability to punish people for being late not a following rules. Absolutely no ability to have people complete tasks assigned to their jobs.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
No chain of command or repercussions for people not doing their jobs and in supervisory position are not backed by your supervisors

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Hostile, hectic, and stressful

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Physically and mentally draining

I worked at Opal foods through Manpower was Happy with the position but was not happy that I didn't qualify for Opal Benefits  or pay increase because I was contracted at a specific rate of pay and did not qualify for 4 week pay increase, I quit.
Also they do not pay overtime only straight  hourly rate.
Manpower gave me 90 days till benefits
No pay increase ,then I see same packer position  at Opal foods  in Neosho  For 2. Dollars more a hour. 
Not Happy with Manpower and will never except employment through them again.
Opal foods good job . Great people.

The company’s primary objective is to reduce costs by assigning multiple tasks to individuals. Occasionally, they provide meals to employees as a form of “compensation” during periods of financial need, such as when a salary increase is required. Due to a shortage of staff, employees have been assigned various roles and have been assisting one another. The company’s management practices have been criticized for treating employees as indentured servants, and there is a lack of annual salary increases.

Fast paced forklift certificate offered. Some top tier management and some that are laughing stock. Stressful cold and hot environment. Hardest part dealing with lazy coworkers. Enjoyable part is the few good management personal and the free product the give employee personal and tshirt and hats 

I averaged 50 plus hours in a 3 1/2 day work week. As it was considered farm labor, there was very little overtime pay. It was a high stress job due to the fact that if the production equipment broke down, as many as 20 other employees were on down time. All down time had to be made up on that shift due to a minimum production run per day. Overall I found the job frustrating, very challenging , educational and most days very satisfying.

What is the best part of working at the company?
The team was very much invested in teaching and training in the field.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
I was able to learn and advance through my experience with great opportunities 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
A great teaching and mentoring opportunity 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Team members are ready to help with any project

Overall communication is desperately lacking. Leadership has deep lying favoritism built deeply that undermines operational stability. Multiple roles that are a combination of lack of accountability and conflicts of interests that contribute to cracks and weaknesses within the business. Employees are expendable and are treated poorly. HR at the corporate level is completely about the company and nothing is ever considered for location staff. 

What is the best part of working at the company?
Very likely to be working with Hardworking coworkers.


What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Poor communication from management. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Work as hard as you possibly can, and hope that you may one day be compensated for it. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Very stressful, poor planning and management oversight leads to daily crisis.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Maintenance technician 54 salaries reported	$24.67 per hour
Animal caretaker 46 salaries reported	$19.22 per hour
Packer 35 salaries reported	$18.67 per hour
Sanitation worker 21 salaries reported	$19.48 per hour
Stacker 27 salaries reported	$20.00 per hour

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