machine operator

maintenance technician

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packer

material handler

Pregis

Pregis has the potential to be a great place to work, but unfortunately, it seems to be moving in the wrong direction. Instead of learning from past mistakes and improving, the company has become increasingly challenging to work for.

One of the most frustrating aspects is the self-review process for raises. Employees are required to evaluate themselves, but even if supervisors validate their assessments, the final raise is often less than expected or deserved. This system feels discouraging and demotivating.

Safety is another major concern. While procedures exist, they are rarely enforced, as the company prioritizes hitting numbers over employee well-being. Morale has also taken a significant hit due to the elimination of initiatives like company barbecues, employee of the month recognitions, and mid-year raises. Now, the only increases come at the end of the year, and they’re limited to cost-of-living adjustments. Meanwhile, the front office makes sure to order food for themselves regularly, further highlighting the divide between office staff and floor employees.

The culture creates a stark divide between the front office and the rest of the employees. Whether you’re the best or worst worker on the floor, there’s a sense of being overlooked or undervalued unless you’re part of the office staff. Meanwhile, there are individuals in key positions whose inaction costs the company significant amounts of money.

Communication is another glaring issue. There’s no consistency in direction or decision-making, which makes it nearly impossible for line workers to perform effectively. Too often, employees are caught in the crossfire of conflicting instructions from individuals on power trips, each convinced their way is best.

While the continental schedule is a positive aspect, it’s one of the few highlights. Overall, the work environment feels like a constant struggle, with management refusing to acknowledge or address these systemic problems.

I worked at Pregis Films as a manager. During my time there, I was moved from day shift, to 12 hour shifts, to night shift, all at the behest of the operations manager. I was promised a merit based pay increase from the previous year's performance (I met or exceeded all of my KPIs). That raise was never implemented, even though I reminded my manager about it. One of my shift supervisor's faced the same issue after a promotion (imagine, working somewhere, where they pay supervisors the same as operators).
The senior management typically spend the bulk of their time worrying about work center organization and time cards; the management admits to being terrible at administrative duties. Instead of focusing on employee management and relations, and continuous improvement, they reprimand supervisors for wood chips on the floor.
The warehouse and process engineers dictate the operations side of the house. If the needs of the operators and customers don't fit what the warehouse manager and process engineer want, then it doesn't happen.
There is no career progression, expect to stay in the same spot for 10+ years.
If you do manage to suggest a continuous improvement idea or a way to cut costs, expect management to not follow up. Anything to do with employee training, quality control, or improvement will get ignored. If there is a major quality issue, expect operators and supervisors to be blamed, and everyone to be fired expect the plant management.
Last fall, they let a production manager go because sales were bad. Sales are controlled at the corporate level, and Pregis Films has no outside sales reps. Not a single salesman was fired due to the "poor" sales. So, if you want to work somewhere were you are liable for corporate problems and not measured against your own work, then this is the place for you!

My duties was transforming plastic waste into high-quality pellets using EREMA extrusion technology. Key duties include operating and troubleshooting, setting up machinery, feeding material, monitoring production data (pressure/amps) via PLC controls, performing routine maintenance, and ensuring safety standards. 
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Key Responsibilities and Tasks
Machine Operation: Feeding production scrap via conveyors and controlling the pelletizing system.
Production Monitoring: Tracking quality, pressure, and throughput to meet specifications.
Maintenance: Changing screens, Pelletizer blades, and cleaning filters to maintain optimal functionality.
Material Handling: Managing the flow of raw plastic waste and ensuring finished pellets are correctly sorted into silos or containers.
Safety & Safety Compliance: Adhering to safety procedures, wearing required PPE (e.g., steel-toed boots), and maintaining a clean work environment. 
I liked it , yes I was new, and yes I worked my butt off,  I also learned some lessons while I worked there, respect your co workers, communication is Key, and follow the rules the hardest part was learning everything to the machine

There are some supportive and not so supportive emmènera of management. I wouldn’t say this is the worst place I’ve worked. There are advancement opportunities. Sometimes it can be tough but if you want to make a career of it there is an opportunity for that. The Ever-tec division is a brand new company so there is a lot of advancement potential. I’ve worked in production facilities that required you to pack all on your own so having 3-4 packers on each line rotating positions makes it much easier as an entry level employee. Employees are constantly being trained and taught regarding positions to advance into. 
However, we have had multiple schedule changes in the less than two years we have been operating and that makes personal lives challenging. It is a matter of waiting out the beginning development of the company. We are still acquiring new clients, growing and we are just waiting out the transition period. Most, not all but significantly more of the people make it worth the wait and working toward the common goal. 

This place would be a great place to work. Good coworkers and decent schedule. Unfortunately, it's ran by a manager who only hires/promotes their best friend or some yes-man.
Always micromanaging the production staff to save them money for their bonuses. None of the issues are ever their fault, despite being the ones in charge. Told that "you learn more=you earn more". That couldn't be farther from the truth. We're the highest producing facility in the company, yet we're the lowest paid, and that's with the other facilities being in lower income areas as well. Hourly staff can't leave to get food for lunch, yet management team members will leave to go use their HOME bathroom, show up late and leave early, get lunch-ins all month, and still get paid their full hours. Will get double the raises  plus bonuses while making 3-5x as much as an hourly worker, and then still laugh at you if you ask for a raise. They will promise you a raise for doing more work or taking on other responsibilities, then deny the conversation even happened.
         It's not hard to take care of ALL your staff C.

The warehouse was better when it was still under TMS it was great, the work schedule was reasonable, it was relaxed, and you had promises moving up is what they want you to do. Once Pregis took over and switched to 2-2-3 schedule they basically want you to work constantly unless it's slow then you get UNPAID days off. Of course you can work OT and make up that money because who has stuff outside of work to do right? The work itself isn't hard, it's the people in charge that make it hard. It became clear early on that management across the board has no idea how to run things nor treat people unless they like you. It pays more than some places sure but the bull that comes with it isn't worth it. Raises and bonuses are the carrot they dangle in front of you to keep you working but neither are guaranteed or noteworthy amounts. The place is a rotating door which is why they constantly hire temps...well that and Temps don't need to be paid benefits. Recommend for experience to add to your resume but nothing else really.

What is the best part of working at the company?
The workers and supervisor are good but it doesn’t matter if you are a really hard worker once they see your background the book is judged by its cover but like I said team is good upper management don’t see hard workers only see what they are told form you past 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Nothing I was the only one who can keep up and stayed in that position longer then they ever had anyone stay yes I was trained well but like I said judges by the cover 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
The workers are like a family and always help each other out but the ones who sit upstairs in the office don’t see that they have and had good workers they only judge what they see that’s on a cover

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Was happy going everyday but I was judge by my past now working somewhere else thru a company that hired me and say me as a hard worker and not a cover

A typical day is management being unproductive in shift long meetings or micromanaging the floor operations to a stand still in productivity. 
What I’ve learned is the people that do the work and the people that think they do the work are not the same groups. It’s far too easy to steal credit  the higher up the chain these micromanagers are. 
Management is young and inexperienced. Very avoidant with staff and staffing problems that occur daily.  As long as the product is getting to the trucks, there are no problems for them. 
Workplace culture can be ok. For the most part, floor staff get along and work together. The continental shifts are the best schedule I’ve worked. The opportunity for OT is always present due to the shop being understaffed in key areas. 
The hardest part of my job is dealing with the micromanagement from certain office staff and working more than we should have to do (running two or three lines as opposed to one) 
The most enjoyable part of my job is working with my team and the interactions  because of that

This is one of the most backwards companies I've ever seen. Several in supervisory positions do not know their job and have to find others to do it for them. Perfection is expected but training is almost non-existent. Questions are supposedly wanted but you get scolded when asking them. The Blame Game is played too often. They've implemented a new point system so that anything you do wrong you get points for (ex. A minute late or leaving a minute early is a partial point, etc), and 7 points is termination. This kind of system keeps those who would normally go above and beyond to not anymore because why give more when you are penalized for every little thing. Write ups are more common so job security is no longer a thing. It's almost like they are looking for ways to terminate. They do have a "team building" event once a year but most people go do their own thing at it therefore forfeiting the reason for it.

There are some good things to working here at Pregis, but the culture is incredibly toxic and micro management is the worst I’ve ever seen in my entire life. Nothing physical about the job is to much to handle, the work is practical, the process in which work orders and preventative maintenance is performed- is questionable. Safety is a concern, the culture is such that is preaches a safety first approach but at the end of the day you are expected to do “priority” work, and many things are completely overlooked, causing breakdowns and extra work for maintenance and operational personnel, as well as opening up hazards of their own. When preventative maintenance cannot be performed, machinery breaks down. And when everybody is held to extreme production metrics with constant breakdowns it’s a system that breeds inefficiency, laziness, micro management, strain, and confusion. 

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