route sales representative

transport driver

receiver

truck driver

operator

PRODUCERS DAIRY FOODS

For the position I held it was a standard job. The only thing that made this job difficult was managements unprofessionalism and the toxic culture it bred. Most time you're working your pencil whipping results because if you put the actual information they reprimand you or make you "fix" it. Even if you do report a problem they will tell you "yeah will do something about it", they wont. The milk silos constantly running too hot and we are told to fix it but the cooling jackets don't work so there is little we can do. But we get in trouble for it anyways when the audits come in. The management knows this but they don't care you will be their fall guy. Then you have while doing production you have to take samples to the lab. They will tell you the results are off and to fix it. We will tell supervisors what is out of spec but they wont doing anything. The plant assistant manager will say "just run it".  Quality has really dropped but even the QC techs cant do anything about it because management will just run them over too. When you CIP a line you wont be doing full CIPs because they cost too much money so you will do a rinse when you're going from milk to OJ. Even though milk is an allergen they just wanna keep production moving. There is a lot that goes on for production but if your okay doing these types of things, this job is for you. But they do make school milks and this is why I left the job.

dont work here unless you really cant find anything better. over the years this job has turned my personality into a negative , angry, hostile person who hates their job. trust me, its a trend here at producers. if you walked around uand talked to enough employees here you would see almost everyone hates their job. there is no appreciation here with endless amounts of issues each day. ive never in my life seen so many things go wrong at one job. its like its cursed. from things breaking down, people calling in, having to stay and do other peoples job. this place is almost always in a shortage of people. which makes the job harder because you have to pick up the slack. pretty much on a daily. dont plan on having to much of a outside life because they will work you to the bone here. management acts like the work life comes before family and your outside life. very stressful . the pay is decent but at the same time is the lowest out of surrounding dairies. if you have a problem and need to go to H.R. dont bother. they are all in on it. by the time you leave the h.r. office , and make it back to your workplace the bosses or at least a few workers will know your business. the only thing that keeps people there is the pay and benefits. alot of employees are miserable. all in all this job will end up sucking the life out of you in every department. so many other better options out there. as the years go on it is getting worse. dont say you haven't been warned .

Company has ZERO direction. every day is another opportuinty for someone to mess up, and pass the blame to others. It is a cut-throat souless dumpster fire of a company, and you will be thrown under the bus at every opportunity. Be prepared to work all the time..... and I mean all the time. And that's if your job is even able to start, and they didnt have another breakdown (screw-up) and forget to tell anyone, so you come in for no reason, and get sent home, and are expected to come back when they call. Good luck with a family life, Good luck with Childcare, good luck with planning anything outside of work......because you will not be able to do any of it. They will work you until you are hurt, then try to blame you for the injury. The pay is the only thing keeping people below manager level, because there is so much forced overtime that you make decent money before taxes. This keeps people in the bad situation, while they ALL hate thier job and the company. And God forbid you need something from HR..... never available. IT.......never available. If you don't go in to the front office at the exact right time, you are screwed. And they will tell you that you get this "Great" insurance that is cheap.....but good luck trying to use it. It is a nightmare, and there is always issues when you try to go to the doctor, or get services.

Producers praises to care about the employees and they have meetings to hear employees out and see where they can do better but none of that matters. I can say the pay is good and benefits are great but prepare to have no time to spend with family. I worked with this company over 5 years and my days off were always splits and at times i would spend my days off resting, i worked every shift and ive done 10,12,16 hour shifts with a bad turnover, theyll schedule you to go home and come back to work in 8 hours. They'll schedule to work all day on the weekends and the week starts Sunday so yes you will work sundays. Holidays belong to the company, youll be lucky to get thanksgiving off but no promises. Since ive worked there they talked about giving weekends off when we start producing faster but as soon as we start catching up they take up on more business because all they care is about more money. Last but not least the pressure, management wants you to produce in high quantities, they watch you, they check computers to check your hourly numbers and if you fail to hit their expectations even once they get on you about it, i left for a better company, im also going back to school to grow with this company which is something ive always wanted. If you can avoid working here please do, do yourself a favor and RUN!!

Besides the pay, this place I was told few years ago was a terrible  place to work, but I've tried it anyway. I have worked for similar plants long term that I rate a 9-10 but this place is definitely not what I expected. I give this place a very low rating a 2 out of 10. I wouldn't recommend to any  of family. It definitely needs an upgrade everywhere, positions are overworked, can't keep an employee long enough. Culture here is rough and doesn't make it an appealing place to want to stay at. 1 supervisor per shift, no foreman to assist if needed. You're doing mutijobs for different areas of a plant as I see it. They are not set up in any way ergonomically, injuries too often. Less than 6 months in every department. Safety should be HIGH on the list, but my job requires me to do things that I could seriously get injured doing, but it still needs to be done. Cleanliness in the plant is low score also. Don't give you suitable gear to use, everything is so crammed in to the place ,it's a lot going on there.  I don't recommend  at all.  

The people out on the floor are all pretty good. I would say middle management and down are all down-to-earth and get the job done. Once you get to upper management, the atmosphere changes and they’ll make lots of statements they will not adhere to. That said, the best spot to be is really at the bottom. Being an hourly person on the floor is hard work, but you have the added value of doing your 10hr shift (which is more like a 12hr shift) and going home. Middle management is the worst spot to be in. You’re expected to be able to do the work of the hourly guy (and you will because HR will not hire anyone to replace the 4 people who left) and on top of that, you’ll be pressured from upper management for more efficiency. Use this place to get some manufacturing experience and get the heck out. For the area, it’s fine but my advice is to get to the supervisor level and then leave to be a supervisor somewhere else. 

What is the best part of working at the company?
The best part of working for this company is the benefits are good. Other than that best part is leaving work.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The entire shift. So many problems day to day and poor management. Cameras constantly watch you since they inform you of every tiny thing you did wrong. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Very fast paced! Learn quick and be willing to stay longer or they will not like that. Favoritism; but that's everywhere as you may know. Constantly watched as I said earlier. Equipment problems. Employee to Employee are nice. Employee to management thin line of nice and not. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Fast paced and do not mess up at all or you will be let go quick. Only given couple chances and you will be fired. Stressful to say the least.

I started with producers a little under a year now and all I can say is I love working for the company. I enjoy the environment and some of the people I work with. It’s a good job, I just wish they would give us weekends off or at least a Friday Saturday back to back. Lately it’s been just a regular job to me since my work is being unnoticed and not appreciated by my superiors. My advice to anyone who wants to apply is keep your head down do the job and ask questions about the job. Keep everything else separate because their are some co workers who will envy you if your always in a good mood or have nicer things than them. Hopefully this company starts recognizing the hard working energized enployees and does something about the trouble makers and lazys. Looking for some change around here !

I enjoyed the time I worked there. Recently feels like things have started to snowball in the wrong direction. Late trailers, terrible loading making an already long day hours longer. This spills into your home life. Plenty of work for those who want to work 60 plus hours.. but only when you jump at the opportunity. Otherwise your regular schedule is subject to change. When they fill trailers up to the max, typically routes come off the road. So they'll ask you to stay home sometimes. Things really started to get old. And HR is just terrible. Takes most employees a week for an email response. Apply for a position you're qualified for and watch how long it takes to complete the onboarding.

The job itself is easy and doable BUT they make you work a weird schedule that will leave you tired and management doesn't care if they overwork your legal hours they expect you to get done at unreasonable times and only care about their product getting delivered at the sake of your safety and legal hours Pay is competitive but some of their management can make  every work day a hassle for their drivers and are always calling and rushing them and will write you up for the smallest things as if it were preschool they need dispatchers with driving experience as well as safety team, has potential to be a good company

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Route sales representative 12 salaries reported	$28.08 per hour
Transport driver 8 salaries reported	$30.17 per hour
Receiver 14 salaries reported	$24.24 per hour
Truck driver 4 salaries reported	$33.05 per hour
Operator 10 salaries reported	$27.07 per hour

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