machine operator

door person

porter/maintenance

cnc operator

Perryman Company

I have worked at Perryman for several years. It has been a good job with competitive wages and healthcare, with the bonus you will make good money too. Perryman does have serious flaws that need addressed though. 

As others have stated, there is favoritism, you just can't deny it. The workers are required to work 12 hour days period. You will notice some of the favorites get to work 10 hour days and/or their preferred shift or even promoted to a position that don't require 12 hours. Even the troublemakers get special treatment, just so management don't have to deal with it, the troublemakers will get "relocated" to a different area just so they can let someone else deal with the issues. If you ask management about the others that different treatment then you are labeled the bad guy.

Management is in dire need for a overhaul. Not all managers are bad, several are good but there are a handful of managers that have key parts in the production process that just need to go. Cutthroat attitudes, two faced, careless, lazy, among other traits managers or supervisors should not have. It is obvious they are there for the paycheck or just to have a boss status. They are not here for the company or for the workers. 

All workers on the production floor work 12 hour work days with 10 days vacation time. It does not take a genius to understand that people may get tired. They do get a break between Christmas and New year's that is very nice but you have to wait 11 months to get a break. Most everyone is willing to do the 12 hour shifts but a break every so often I feel would boost the morale significantly. 

The morale is severely damaged because of these flaws. There also seems to be a high turnover rate, 
countless new workers end up quitting, several long term employees have even quit. With the high turnover rate red flags should be going up everywhere, but again management just turn their backs like the workers have no value and just higher again. I believe Perryman is in a downward spiral and will continue to do so until these issues get resolved. 

Of course you can never have a perfect work place, there will always be small issues that you may not like but with the issues I mentioned above it really hinders what Perryman could be. 

I can honestly say Perryman has the potential to be one of the best jobs in the area without a doubt but as long as these issues stick around I believe Perryman will keep plummeting downward.

Perryman company has been a good job but after a couple years of the endless 12 hour shift work, 12 days vacation, careless management, among other issues I have decided to leave.  The 30 hours of overtime every paycheck starts off nice but after doing it day after day, year after year it becomes too much. All you end up having time for is work and nothing else. You will do this until you can't take it anymore and will just be replaced by someone else, management do not value their employee's.  I have seen many new employee's leave because of these conditions, even senior employee's have decided to leave.

Like all the other reviews have stated, favoritism is a big problem here.  If you are not already management or "one of the guys" on the shop floor you always get the shaft. One of the leads should not be in the position they are in.  They only care about how management sees them. They will do whatever it takes to get ahead and will make sure management only sees the good they do and try to hide the bad.  I only bring this up because this individual is another reason I have decided to leave.Its bad enough I have to work all these mandatory hours and I shouldn't have to deal with a tool bag like him.

The whole shop is a toxic place to work.  You will make good money with all the overtime and bonus but these issues will just suck the life out of you.  Sadly this place is not a career but only a job.

They are big on hiring high school kids so if you are looking for a good first job to get experience  in the machining industry then this might be a good job to get your feet wet with.

This place has way too many chiefs and not enough Indians.  There is management that I can honestly say I don't know what they are needed for. Walk through the shop and you will see at least two managers  just standing and talking,  guaranteed. You don't see many of these guys working the MANDATORY 12 hour days and if they do they will work a 8 or a 10 hour day when needed. Must be nice to have the flexibility.  

Not every shift lead is bad but if depending on what shift you are on you are far better off just asking senior  operators what you need to do because chances are the lead won't know the answer and lead you down the wrong path. We also have three shift leads but we only work two shifts?  I'm sure management don't know the answer to that either.

Whoever does the production planning does a terrible job. I feel like we could higher someone off the street, give them quick training and they would be far better. Planning IS NOT that tough. Maybe if we wouldn't waist so much time with change overs and setups we could get a break from 12 hour shifts.

Everyone works 12 hours no matter if it makes sense to or not, we try to ask why it's necessary but you get a beat around the bush answer. I don't even know if management knows why we are on 12 hours sometimes, this goes back to there being way too many managers. 

It's a nice shop but these issues ruin it.  It has become a revolving door with new employees and even senior employees have been quiting.

The company itself offers decent wages with an annual bonus that is nice. Benefits start after 90 days at no cost to the employee for both employee and family members. The company offers profit sharing for employees 401k which deposits money into your account once a year that is determined on a number of factors. Mostly a 5 day work week with an occasional mandatory 6/7 day work week but not often. The biggest issue with this place is workplace culture. Every employee after the first year makes the same amount on the hour. That breeds laziness among coworkers which causes issues and hard workers aren't rewarded here either. There is some favoritism that goes on and management from the owner down to plant managers don't like conflict and quite often ignore issues rather than deal with them including maintenance on equipment. If advancement is a goal this is not the company for you. There are guys in here that have been machine operators for 20+ years. Very few management positions and those positions don't come available often and when they do there is usually a long list of guys ahead of you and it's strictly comes down to seniority or favoritism not how competent or hard of a worker you are.  There is also very little diversity throughout the company of 600+ workforce. 

Very clique based work environment, you have to know someone or make friends with the right people or you will be doing the lower end jobs 95% of the time. There are a lot of young kids on the crews out of highschool, so the work environment feels like 13th grade most of the time. Little to no room for any kind of advancement in the company, it seems like most days I’m just a body to do the things the most of the guys don’t want to do. You can learn 4 or 5 new skills that aren’t applicable in day to day life outside work. The worst part is the majority of employees say bad things behind each others backs. It hard enough to work 12 hr shifts, You shouldn’t have to deal with that mental aspect in the workplace, there has also been 1 or 2 locker room issues here. They lure you with a bonus check and “free” healthcare, But the bonus could be docked a substantial amount for a laundry list of things & these things are mentioned to you on a daily basis. A mistake at work , or simply a bad review by 1 person “in-charge”could cause u to lose almost 30% of the promised money, and at the end of the year a co-worker who you’ve done just as much work as or more could end up making 10-15 thousand more dollars than you. 

Ahhhh where to even begin. During my employment at Perryman Forge, there were many good and bad days. The good days (mostly being paydays and weekends) went pretty good. The machine operators and most of the supervisors were nice people to work with. The benefits and working conditions were great. The vacation time, lack of people skills, and 12 hour shifts were the biggest cons.  The opportunity for advancement is quite impressive. If you get suspended for clocking people in and out, you become an engineer. Or if you want to become a shift supervisor, all you have to do is show up to work hammered, call off 16 times a year for a few years in a row, and hang out with the boss after hours. Not a bad gig huh? As stated in a previous review, the favoritism is very well noticed. The use of vacation time and the discipline policy are probably the biggest complaint. The favorites get first pick of vacation and never get disciplined for doing wrong. And if you complain enough about the 12 hour days or working overtime, you don't have to work it!  The managers only give in to certain individuals that they don't want conflict with.

Perryman Company is overall a good company. They have amazing benefits and better retirement packages than anyone I've seen. Many years Contributing 12% total with or without your match. The constant 12 hour shifts and very little work-life balance can get extremely frustrating. Paired with the good ole' boy favoritism with the Daylight manager, supervisor and their cliquey machine operators, it takes a certain kind of mind set to be able to stay there for 40 years. There's ZERO advancement opportunity unless you already walked in the door with a silver spoon as all the managers before you. The on the job training is extremely minimal with the expectations for you to know everything about their products that nobody wants to help you learn. Accountability flows down in every situation no matter that manager or incident. 

Overall Perryman was a not a bad company to work for.  Just need to work out some bugs. The favoritism was probably the worst part. If management did not like you, it was well known. The favorites always got first pick of shifts, vacation time usage, etc. The call off policy is ridiculous. People missing work constantly is overseen and they were never disciplined accordingly. The employees who faithfully showed up were criticized if they had to leave an hour early for doctors or participate in their kids extra curricular activities, even when they volunteered to make up the time. There were very few salary employees who worked the required 50 hours per week. But again, if you were a favorite you didn't have to. The communication was not practiced very well. People just blame each other for mistakes instead of admitting any bit of fault and move forward. To whomever applies for positions at this company, I wish you the best of luck and hope these issues will soon be resolved.

What is the best part of working at the company?
They do give you a paycheck every two weeks but that is the only good thing about working there. They expect way to much  out of their employees and in my opinion the moral there is at an all time low. If you enjoy not having a life, this is the perfect job for you.  I understand a company having goals to reach but when they take advantage of people who really need the job.  Going above and beyond is never rewarded there so that leaves no incentive to do a better job.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Swinging all three shifts.  Lack of communication from the building manager.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
There is a lot of tensions between workers there due to upper management expectations. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Busy and chaotic.  Again due to the building manager.

Perryman Company is what it is. For the requirements needed , a great place to work. I wouldn’t recommend spending your entire life here, but they don’t need you too either. management is made up of those close to the family mostly. Working your way up can be very difficult. Forward advancement is like a 1 star here. That being said, if you can find a company that pays you an above average entry level wage, a large bonus, good 401k plans , with no experience and full paid benefits then more power to you. Expect rotating shifts , long hours , mandatory Saturday work. 10 days of  vacation. If you have experience in related fields and can make more money with better shifts i’d recommend that. If you lack those things or are looking to get it here, i’d recommend perryman. 

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