line supervisor

hi-lo driver

compliance officer

packager

maintenance mechanic

Praxis Packaging Solutions

Praxis packaging is a horrible place to work at. I was a line tech there and was miserable most days. They do not care about your personal life and management only tries to keep their favorite line tech's. Management pushes their workers very hard with very little appreciation. We were mandatory 11 hr shifts 7 days a week for 5months straight. The only department that makes good money are the line tech's and they make 24 an hour. Quality makes 17 an hour. Maintance makes 18 to 23 an hour and are very over worked and not appreciated at all. They do not have enough equipment to run every single line and they do not have enough fans in the summer time which means it gets very very hot. As a line tech you are expected to run multiple lines and jump from line to line while finishing up the previous line along with doing tons of paperwork and quality checks on your lines all while management is pushing you to hit higher numbers. They show no recognition and no appreciation when you break records or run a high amount of orders a week. They are more concerned about paperwork and who they favor. Their favorites are spoiled and management bends over backwards for them. The hard working line tech's do way more work than the lazy line tech's. The hard working line tech's are pushed every day and told to do non stop work and hit high numbers every day while the lazy line tech's just stand around. Many line tech's are miserable and depressed because they have no life outside of work and the only thing that keeps them there is the good money. I do not recommend this place to anyone unless you are trying to pay off some debt fast. This is not a place to grow and is not a place you can rely on.

i worked there for almost 3 years their turnover rate is ridiculous they cant keep people no matter what the pay is they treat you like your less than human they threaten your job everyday and bash the employees they have in the meetings that you have before every shift in front of everyone. they will say a bunch of rude stuff to you if you arent doing your job to their expectations like if you dont do better you wont be able to feed your kids they expect you to be perfect but work 11+ hours a day 6-7 days a week it is nearly impossible to get a day off they come up with any excuse they can to deny you and dont work with you if you really need the day off. if you dont agree with them or something that they say then they just fire you and then do nothing but talk bad things about you to everyone still there especially if you have other family or friends working there they even will lie to the unemployment office so you are guaranteed to not get that as well. no matter how good the pay is i would never recommend someone to work there considering what you have to deal with they treat their packers even worse and only pay them 10 dollars a hour and are constantly yelling at them that they arent doing good enough they have horrible management and wont do anything to improve it they just get rid of the ones that try to make the company better

If you are willing to physically work throughout the day, then I'd say it's fine. It can reach backbreaking levels of pain however.

However, management is quite a pain. They can relocate you from one production line to another production line without much choice, usually with a thinly veiled threat that either you can 'work on the line or you can go home.' The lack of care that management has for its employees is the main issue I garner from it, but as long as they don't give you any attention, the line techs are, in my experience, far more reasonable.

If you're looking for something positive from the job, I'd say that times were flexible, up until they run out of work to do and begin to lay people off. Paid time off was also a good commodity while I still had it.

The workplace and the people you work with are diverse, but that's all I can say about it remotely positive. Because of the diversity, it also makes it more difficult to communicate with others, as you can be speaking with someone who has an entirely different language compared to yours, which has given rise to some arguments before...

All in all, working here was fine and bearable, but it's not great, and I would definitely not think of working here for any long term investment, only for a while.

A typical day at praxis is the harder you work, the more they put on your plate. The hard working people work harder while other employees hide in trailers and bays. The more you know, the more they use you and won’t appreciate you. I learned that it doesn’t matter what you know, but who you know. The management at praxis is unfair, lack respect and have no integrity. HR is there to protect the company and not the employees. They think they can walk all over you and speak to you like a father does to a child. Not the best management to be honest and it’s hard to stay positive in there when all they do is bring your moral down. The workplace culture is bad. They lack training, they lack teamwork, they lack communication and they lack integrity. The hardest part of the job is trying to keep a smile on your face and staying focused when most employees get by doing the bare minimum, but because they are friends with management they squeeze by. There is not one enjoyable part of the job to be honest. It’s just a place to get a paycheck, like we used to say. Eight and skate out of there. No real opportunities to move up in that company and they don’t give out raises or bonuses. 

Work-life balance
It is typically a hostile work environment and the culture is very competitive. You're encouraged to follow chain of command, but in doing so, any ideas you have to improve the system will be stolen. Anytime you go above an beyond your duties, which happens often, it isn't appreciated or recognized.

Pay & benefits
They're lacking

Job security and advancement
They just care about you showing up more than performance. They have a high turnover rate.

Management
You'll either love them or hate them, and you can't trust anybody in HR or upper management with few exceptions.

Culture
They utilize a family culture to rope you into doing things that you otherwise wouldn't or wouldn't do without compensation. Their food chain mentality often means stolen ideas, suppression of truth, and little to no advancement or compensation.

Overall
Given the culture and competitive work environment, this job may not be for you if:

You want to advance
Have input or give critical feedback that would benefit or make the company safer
Feel like you're getting back what you put in
Want to be able to make time for anything other than work as their turnover is high

Working at Praxis is a stressful roller coaster. The pay is great if you are a Line Tech, and they use that to keep you there and use it as a justification for treating you like dogs. You get paid well to deal with all the stress. Management is horrible, none of them listen to the employees, and the communication between them is worse. You get told 3 different things by 3 different supervisors all the time. If you like overtime then this is definitely a job you will enjoy. They can mandate 10 or 12 hour days at the drop of a hat, and weekends are almost always mandatory. There is no work/life balance, management seems to live and breathe this place, and expect everyone else to as well. You only get 1 break a day, which kinda sucks because you are on your feet and running around all the time. The packagers and other line techs are all pretty cool to work with, lots of different backgrounds, languages, and personalities. You really learn to work at a face pace, or get left behind. If you have thick skin, like being stressed out and working all the time this place is great.

When I company lacks communication supervision and what it takes to be a company who prizes  on their mission and vision I think it takes away from the to essence of what I'm used to operate in a capacity where there is less turnover and more preciation and respect. 

Praxis is a company that lacks communication much  would rather communicate against themselves and not the person whose going to affected by the change. Change is good but Praxis needs to change their culture get rid of all their  superviors, HR and hire professional, and all the unecessary titles. Hire thoses who have been in there roles for longer than 6 months and understand the meaning of retention and LEADERSHIP. They all need to read the Servant Leader. The CEO should mandate this and be more integrated in the change.

I am glad that I was working two additional jobs and working there and finishing my Masters degree. The experience has taught me to communicate, train, be professional at all time, and be held accountable to all employees that I supervise.

“Praxis” is a Horrible company. Management/HR etc. is just unprofessional They treat packers/Line Tech like slaves. It’s basically mondern day slavery. They don’t care about you, your family, your HEALTH, or how burnt out people are after working 6 10hr days straight and 4 days off a month! THEY DONT CARE THEY EXPECT YOU TO BE THERE! You get NOTHING if you go above and beyond and exceeded their expectations. Managements/Production Foreman always making you feel like your walking on eggshells it’s a hostile place to work. PACKERS THAT WORK 10-11 HRS A DAY FOR 6 DAY A WEEK ONLY GET PAID $10HR AND THEY WILL NOT GET A RAISE AT ALL. During summer time the temperatures are so bad it’s hard to breath and they can buy signs and banners and remodel their offices BUT CANT ORDER MORE FANS FOR PEOPLE OUT ON THE PRODUCTION FLOOR! There’s not a enough fans for each line and they lied saying more were coming but they never did! Health Insurance is just unbelievable and not affordable for family’s. Trying to request a vacation it’s very difficult, 40% chance it will get approve. Please stay away from this company.

The Quality team is treated like second class to line leaders even though we have final say if Quality is acceptable. This is the only company I know that a line lead earns more than Quality control. Raises are far and few between. You are supposed to get 1 after certify but lots of times you have to fight to get it.You get 1 at 1 yr then no more raises until 5th year review of employment. You almost always work Saturday. Plan on 1-2 Sundays a month. Plan that last week of every month for 10 hr shifts Mon-Fri and 8 hrs Saturday. They are working on policy changes. Currently even few minutes late is 1 point which is same as missing whole day. you are allowed 6 points before let go and takes 1 yr from the date to remove said point.The have a spin wheel for a prize but they seem to only give to favorites. I get called in asked to work half day on my day off and still never received token to spin. QA doesn't get recognized if certified in various areas no incentive to encourage cross training

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Line supervisor 18 salaries reported	$23.33 per hour
Hi-lo driver 2 salaries reported	$19.00 per hour
Compliance officer 3 salaries reported	$24.00 per hour
Packager 12 salaries reported	$31.50 per hour
Maintenance mechanic 4 salaries reported	$24.88 per hour

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