production worker

quality control lab technician

line lead

technician

shift leader

Parmela Creamery

What is the best part of working at the company?
The temperature in the production area

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
They keep themselves understaffed so you will be doing two jobs at once. They focus a lot on production and have all new hires doing all the heavy lifting. If you get tired or sore they let you go. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
They heavy focus on production while keeping their workforce low to improve their profitability. All workers do two or more jobs at once 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Like any other food production warehouse. They have 2nd shift clean and sanitize the machines and areas.

Made a single mistake while already having a rough week and terminated while in training might add. The owner comments if you go to the bathroom without asking you will be in trouble, does not even ask for you name or introduce himself, simply to put they do not care about anything other than you being a body. I’ve worked at some unfortunate places and this has to be the least desirable place to work other than for its nice work schedule. The Lead and people I worked alongside were great unfortunately leadership is absolutely awful and run unprofessionally.

I worked here as the person to MEASURE and weigh the TONS of ingredients. As someone who is 5 feet tall, and 145 pounds, i was EXPECTED to HURRY and weigh LARGE buckets and bags of dry ingredients onto the crooked and rusty racks in the first week as fast as the other workers who were ALL MALE and 6 FEET TALL. I was timed and rushed. SEVERAL ingredients look the same, mind you. Small work station. Not one of the co-workers would even help. Plus, unprofessional. Literally talked down because of a single mistake in my FIRST WEEK. Don‘t work here.

You should be ready to work if you work there.  Everyone is expected to be adult and do there job.  Management worked with me when my schedule changed at my other job and I was able to make up days if I missed one.  You work 10 hours a day and will get your 40 hours by Thursday.  All the leads there were promoted from being a regular crew member. Owner is hands on and is in processing trying to help or fixing equipment himself. 

This place definitely has a high turn over rate.. they have VERY HIGH expectations. Sometimes breaks and lunch get pushed back  if you're in batching  your lunches and breacks will be interrupted. There are constantly issues with the machines and makes the day harder because your being  yelled at to move faster and work harder because there behind on orders.  Some of the people are nice and the owner is very hands on and will take things out on you if their having a rough time... good luck if you get hired.

I started at Parmela bagging and weighing at they’re old location with a lot of new team members. Their new facility is much more efficient, the team is more experienced as well. Things are so different and I'm glad I stuck with it. It’s nice to get your 40 hours in 4 days (no Friday). And now they offer an ownership program where employees can become owners if they’re a hard worker and stay with the company. I'm trying to get there now. 

 

Get in at 6 AM and line is ready to work on.  It varies as to which line which is fun. Not the same every day.  We package product and have fun trying to get more than we are asked to produce. We work as a team and help each other out. There are different positions on the line and sometimes we rotate, which also helps. 
Breaks are 15 min and Lunch is 30.  
Then we hand off to second shift and they continue.

Things could work well here if management knew what they were doing. Clear cases of nepotism & favoritism.  No training programs at all. UPPER management will not listen to anything, just wants production at cost of quality. 2nd shift does not clean up / help advance work setting. No job security, Only workers that are kept can't question anything regardless of management instruction/training/safety/food regulations

I would not recommend it for someone without some time in the industry. Parmela’s manufacturing is advanced and requires experience and practice to learn and even more to master. So be prepared. The team is welcoming and breaks are always fun, just takes a lot to be good at the job. If you’re starting out, know that with hard work and time you can make your way up in the compan

 He yells at his workers that make him his money and I’ve actually overheard him cursing at his own mother, who does that?? He nitpicks every little thing and acts bipolar which makes the work environment 5x harder to deal with not knowing is the CEO is in a good or bad mood because he enforces his mood throughout the work day.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Production worker 2 salaries reported	$19.50 per hour
Quality control lab technician 1 salary reported	$21.00 per hour
Line lead 1 salary reported	$22.50 per hour
Technician 2 salaries reported	$20.50 per hour
Shift leader 1 salary reported	$23.00 per hour

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