maintenance technician

machine operator

material handler

quality technician

laboratory technician

PFNonwovens

After spending many years on the production floor, the company helped me advance my career in safety by providing the resources I needed to continue my schooling. The tuition reimbursement program has made it possible to attain my Associates and work towards my Bachelor's degree.

The company offers an exceptional starting rate for entry-level employees and the night shift differential is outstanding. One of the great things about this place is that you can work overtime without it being mandatory. This gives employees an opportunity to balance their work and personal time.

An important thing about PFN is the investments being made by the company to provide a stable work environment. In the 20+ years that the company has been here there has never been a lay-off or anything even close to it.

Several things impressed me from the moment I was hired. The cleanliness of the facility is second to none. Providing materials for companies that are known for their hygienic products is very gratifying. The on-site cafeteria that can prepare a wide variety of food during most of the day and night makes for a nice option. The facility also provides a well equipped gym for the employees to use in their off time.

Quarterly bonuses, company store, and a nice vacation package rounds out an already generous set of benefits for the employees.

My opinion is this, every job is what you make of it. If you come into this company with a positive attitude you can really do well here.

The people out on the lines enjoy having the opportunity to talk about their concerns with management. It is a good way to understand where our efforts are lagging. more management interaction with production would be helpful

I have worked in PFN for about 4 years. The company used to be called First Quality before. This company is, in terms of the people hired, one of the best around the area. The staffing can be short from time to time, but never to the point where you are struggling, but that's because they seem to be very picky about who they make part of our team. In this company you don't hear about fights, things being stolen, work place drama or nothing of the sort. You work with intelligent mature individuals. 
I have seen sooo many people move up and get promoted that started out from level 1 it amazes me. They provide us with a free gym (that I must say is beautiful and clean) and a third party restaurant onsite in case you don't want to bring your own food or your wife forgets to cook :).
They hold so many employee events throughout the year: employee appreciation, ice cream days, Thanksgiving dinner, Christmas party, Health and wellness fair and so many more events. 
Overtime is never mandatory, you don't even have to do the full 12hours if you don't want to. 
The managers they have all but about 2 were promoted from within so they are really knowledgeable and help you a lot. They are all super helpful, fair and consistent. 
I have seen turn over in the time I've been here, but compared to other companies this is nothing! Most people point out so they have to be fired it's policy and we all know that coming in. Other's just cant do the 12 hour shift or the non smoking policy.
Now that I work the 12 hours 36/48 schedule I have so much more family time than before. I have so many days off that I can actually do mini vacations and fun stuff. 

Overall, everyone always complaints about something but this company is awesome! and interesting type of work.. it actually requires you to think and use your brain cells.. so as you know for some that might be a challenge and then they quit. 

Best place If you are looking for a career, or to move up in the world.

Excellent pay and perks with a good Benits program. BAD ...told things witch never came to fruition concerning pay ,bonuses  , room for advancement and a general typE of work culture that has you walking on eggshells. Because of the lack of manpower that is someone else's responsibility to make sure that you have the necessary environment to thrive. Was never met and a matter of fact they lossed more people. I worked night shift for one year by myself they could not hire a person. Where do you advance at a one man show. I was employee of the month.  I was doing my job. Got Ill had to wait for tests for covid results. Did not have it. The doctor did not treat kept them in the loop my manager and Human Resources. I wanted a leave of absence as I hade an underelying condition they passively led me away from that dicision. went back to work mind you they didn't hire anybody. I was still Ill ended up in the Hospital. They said don't worry about getting points you are allowed only three. The bill for the hospital was 10,000 came back a couple days they tried to give me points I would not sighn the reprimand and they said I did not let them explain. I Said there is nothing to explain I kept you in the loop I know what happened if you need to change the truth to justify how you feel that is on you but I am the person who kept you advised of my situation and wanted information and followed your instructions. So maybe you should look in the mirror and explain it to yourself.because of the lack of effort to bring in employees to run a shift is not my job I shouldn't have to feel or suffer due to the lack of leadership as far as Manning a shift.

I’ve worked at PFN for 14+ years and have seen a lot of changes over the years, some good, some not so good.  One thing that makes PFN stand out in my mind is their willingness to promote from within, I started out as a Maintenance Tech and have gotten at least four promotions over the years.  I don’t have any advanced education, just a high school diploma.  Most places wouldn’t even think of promoting someone into a leadership position without a bachelors degree.  Hard work will get you ahead here!  I can think of 10-12 other people in management or engineering roles that started out as entry level machine operators.

The benefits are decent.  Actually quite a bit better than most places these days.

The bonus program is awesome.  Significant quarterly bonuses for safety, quality, and production goals and a huge Christmas bonus (up to 4 weeks pay) after you’ve been there for a few years.

The place can be stressful due to short staffing.  But if your willing to work hard you can move up to a lead position fairly quickly and make pretty good money.  The work/life balance is excellent.  In most positions they don’t bother you on your days off.  OT is voluntary, but there is always plenty of it, if you want it.

The equipment is big and fairly high tech, but the work is not terribly difficult.  Support is pretty readily available 24 hours a day.  The plant is really clean as far as manufacturing plants go.

Overall, the place is what you make of it.  If you have a good attitude and are willing to do a little work you’ll go far.

They expect you to do the work of several people for lil to no extra pay. If a few people in your department call off your expected to do your job and there’s and it happens on a regular basis. The workplace culture is tight knit for those who been there for many years. New hires are treated as replaceable from the very start. If the so called lifers want you gone they will ban together and go way out of there way to make u uncomfortable day in and day out until you quit. Despite how skilled you are, how many years of experience you have, and how well u do your job, it’s done very underhandedly and vindictive. Even management is compliant in this treatment. It’s done in such a way that they get away with it on a regular basis. The turnover rate is absolutely enormous. They can’t even maintain office staff it’s that bad. It’s a shame cause it’s a great job in itself it’s the employees that make it an unpleasant place to work. If you expect to be treated with respect and have a pleasant working environment I suggest working somewhere else 

I've experienced a challenging work environment where individuals are treated poorly and the initial training is insufficient. There's a constant pressure to operate machines at full capacity from the get-go, as any production delays are considered problematic. Discrimination and favoritism are prevalent in many areas, and most of the leads have been in their positions for many years without a willingness to provide thorough explanations or offer comprehensive training for advancement.

There's a noticeable disparity in workload between different production lines, with some being significantly more demanding than others. Safety seems to be a top priority for some, but not universally embraced by all. While the HR team consists of good people, there's a lack of their active presence and involvement with the employees. It feels like more engagement and support are needed to create a better work atmosphere. 

Poor training, people are fair and will help you.  Demands and expectations are a bit over the top. Favoritism and clicks are big.  A lot of people do minimal things and expect high pay.  Safety is good but no training and training that is offered is rushed.   Training people go to training to teach than refuse to train.  A lot of poor conditions for new people but if you stick it out it can bring you money and benefits as long as you don’t get hurt or stand out to a supervisor or someone to make themselves look better.  Double standards are high 

A very big turnaround most likely due to extremely poor management. They are so busy pointing fingers and writing people up instead of ever solving any problems. You will never see a manager take responsibility for anything when the majority of the issues are primarily based on their inability to navigate or resolve employee issues. Managers are lazy and avoid and ignore real issues. HR is also awful. Zero mediation. Nepotism is a big problem also. Many relatives of managers working. Unsafe work conditions due to lack of staffing. 6 man operations running with 3 people on a regular basis. Managers yelling at employees. Extremely obvious favoritism. 

The benefits used to be not bad but over the last few years they have become terrible . End of year bonus is gone unless you’re salary. Sure there was an option to keep but it was for a price. 401k match isn’t that good. Some days aren’t bad but many days your body takes a beating. People that don’t do the job or have not done it in many years throw rules out that  just create more chaos and other safety issues than they are solving. On the upside if you have been there a while the pay is good but too expensive medical benefits yes they have options but the real option is only pay now or pay later especially if for a family.  If you’re 20 years old and never go to the doctor then you can afford the lowest option. 

I worked there at the Hazleton, PA plant for 3.5 years. At first working there was good. But the more time you got there the worst they treat you. They won't do anything about the people who don't work just expect the ones who do work to pick up the slack. The management there cares about nothing but the machines running. If they were able to bypass safeties to get the machine running they would. HR does nothing but make policies or rewrite old ones to make it harder on the workers. I had accusations said about me that never happen but instead of doing their own investigation into the manner they decided just to write me up. Which was the last straw i quit a few weeks after that. 

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Maintenance technician 3 salaries reported	$30.33 per hour
Machine operator 4 salaries reported	$22.19 per hour
Material handler 2 salaries reported	$21.25 per hour
Quality technician 1 salary reported	$20.75 per hour
Laboratory technician 4 salaries reported	$22.23 per hour

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