production worker

production supervisor

environmental health and safety manager

maintenance technician

machine operator

Plymouth Tube Company

A typical day at work: walking through the door seeing at my start of shift seeing employees not wearing their PPE. Seeing Employees not at their work station and music being played way too loud in work areas.

What i believed i learned:  Before taking a new job, read reviews, ask a lot of questions.  Dont trust anyone, people of color have to work three times as hard and keep their mouths shut to keep their job.  I feel like working at Plymouth has set me back. The company is so far behind in times its pethetic.

Management: is horrible.  They "know" they are above the production workers.  They have luncheons all the time and never include production. They have always give production their leftover food from caterors. Communication does not exist.  If your not a "Red Neck" you dont stand a chance of getting a fair shot or treated as an equal.  Everyone is for themselves.  Theirs no teamwork, respect, or loyalty from management.

Workplace culture: its not my job and no one is accountable for their mistakes.  If your not a "Red Neck" or under managements desk.

The hardest part of the job: going in.

The most enjoyable part of the job: leaving.

I worked on the third shift, from 11:00 pm to 7:00 am with voluntary overtime available. Each team on the shift would meet, I was on the production team, with their shift team's leader. The team leader would assess what needs to be completed during the shift and then would direct everyone to their individual or group work area. After that, you were in charge of your respective duties and work area, and were trusted to complete your tasks timely, safely, and productively. Management was available if help or assistance was needed or questions needed to be answered. The workplace was sometimes fun, sometimes stressful. It was safe and everyone was trained and expected to perform tasks safely. The hardest part was learning how to complete different tasks, but with more experience it became easier. The most enjoyable part was learning how to use different machines and learning how factory workplaces go about their jobs.

Terrible place to work. Their safety culture and phone polices are set in the 90s. Safety wise, they cover themselves with paperwork basically. Also, supervision is nonexistent. You might see your supervisor for 15 minutes out of entire day. They will throw you to the wolves and have  one of their "trainers" work with you. If he don't like you, they'll hit you with negative performance reviews and broom you out the door. Reviews are based on what trainer says as supervisor has no idea what is going on. Very discouraging place to work and culture is full of unhelpful coworkers grinning and rooting for your failure. Operators basically do what they want and stop multiple times throughout day relaxing at their station. Don't know how business stays afloat. Standard is bare minimum at best despite whatever they say on paper. 

As a Production Supervisor at Plymouth Tube, my day usually starts with checking in on the crew, making sure everyone’s safe and machines are running right. I help solve problems on the floor, keep things on schedule, and talk with other departments when needed. I’ve learned how to stay calm under pressure, work with different kinds of people, and lead by example. Management is helpful when asked and enjoy getting the job done, and working as a team. The toughest part is juggling everything when stuff breaks down or people call in. The best part is helping the crew grow and seeing everyone hit our goals.

Start by checking dock audits for the day. Along with testing material dimensions for product runs. 

I learned many things during my time at Plymouth Tube Co. including
Manufacturing Excellence, Lean Manufacturing, and Quality Control.

Management  was a real mystery, they where rarely seen. I believe they did there job so good you didn't notice. 

My co-works where some of the best people I ever meet and I am very fortunate to have meet them.

The plant not being climate friendly made it difficult from season to season.

Plymouth Tube Co. always had fun events for its employees. From Christmas parties to Kick-off meetings at the beginning of every year.

A typical day at work began by collecting all production, training and maintenance data in the facility. Afterward, I would make sure that all were entered into the proper databases with reports sent to the proper mangers. Once the data was processed, I would begin the process of inspecting all supply areas within the facility. After this inspection, I would return to the supply crib for more components to refill the supply areas. Upon returning to the supply crib for the final time, I would produce lists of materials to be submitted to purchasing.

What is the best part of working at the company?
The people you work around is the best thing about Plymouth Tube. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Management has serious issues and favoritism among bosses and coworkers kill every aspect of the work place. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Very unclean environment. No cooperation with management on 5s. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
You are “fighting fires” almost everyday. Have more breakdowns and it’s almost impossible to complete work orders. Plus the extra you have to do for management.

Work ten or twelve hour days. Some months you may work four days a week for ten hours then there are months where you work twelve hours a day for the whole month or longer. Management asks for employee input when changing work areas but in the end they disregard anything said and do what they want to do. Work is based on machine capacity regardless of being understaffed. Safety is a concern for management until it interrupts production. The most enjoyable part of the job is when the day is over and you can clock out for the day.

Productive busy work place. Each day was a challenge to manufacture and meet last minute customer"s orders. I worked with a  diversified Management Team where I was motivated. My co- associates and I embrace a family work place atmosphere. Difficult days required associates to work together in mass teams to complete last minute orders and not delay on time scheduled shipments. The rewarding incentive were our common goal approach to achieve by all means necessary.

Everything is rushed and when things don’t come out good they blame it on everyone but themselves. Overall pay is not good they cut hours every so often. Currently we are not working 40 hours we are on a 32 hour week. Management is the worse, they worry about everything but the right thing. Everytime you look up somebody’s watching you they’re on your back 24/7. Not a great place to work. Can’t even provide for my kids with this job cause you never know when you are going to work they put schedule notices up in the middle of the week and sometimes they will change schedule on the last day of the week we are supposed to work. They do not care about their employees.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Production worker 1 salary reported	$18.75 per hour
Production supervisor 1 salary reported	$85,000 per year
Environmental health and safety manager 2 salaries reported	$147,500 per year
Maintenance technician 2 salaries reported	$31.88 per hour
Machine operator 3 salaries reported	$23.00 per hour

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