material handler

instrument technician

operations associate

chemical operator

process engineer

Primient

4-4 12 hour shifts, month of day then month of night rotation.  Most management is promoted from operator roles. But usually the good operators with a good attitude. Making the entitled cry babies even more upset because they can’t understand why they’re the best ever but can’t get a management job! 
The job can be physically and mentally draining at times. But most days are routine task and sit around waiting for something to do.  Some of the people are amazing some are just never happy.  Lots will do anything to help you learn and be successful. Some will cry if you gave them a million dollars and tell you they deserve more and make the over all experiences miserable leading good workers to quit and get out of that environment. 

Skillblock system for pay increase and  to prove your knowledge and abilities to train the next new hire on your job. 

This job isn’t for someone that wants to do the same thing every day. You have to learn and take ownership of your area to succeed. You will work with grown cry babies. That can’t stand the overtime but push people away with their poor me attitude. The union is led by selfish old timers that only care about them selves and the good old boys club, not the new hires! 

What is the best part of working at the company?
Pay can be good IF you stick around, most everybody I worked with was helpful. 12hr swing shift is a month long per days and nights.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Having to rush around to accomplish tasks.
Lack of time off, being Forced to work on your days off.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Ehhh... it's factory labor work in a food plant.
Not too labor intensive, but it can be rush, rush, rush.
As with anywhere, your going to run into disgruntled employees, but IF you just lean forward, and get your job done to the BEST of your abilities Then that's what is expected. Most other employees will come to help if you're really trying.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Show up at 340, do your job, and hope your relief shows up, or comes in on time, so you can head out 12 hrs later.
True schedule is 6 to 6, but depts may have voluntarily modified to come in earlier.
I just wish Everyone would stick to the set schedule. Because the company will ONLY pay you for 12hr 15min each day.
Unless you're Forced to work over by hours, (plural).

If I could rate this place a zero, I would. The money you can make here IS NOT worth the detriment that it does to your mental health. It's a 3 days on days, 3 days off, 3 days on nights, 3 days off, etc. You work 4 to 4. They only pay time and a half. There's no holiday pay or overtime pay for working holidays. The benefits are mediocre. The plant uses an outdated management system called Lafayette Management System (LMS). LMS is supposed to promote "self management" but instead, promotes endless drama and a very toxic work environment. There is absolutely no training regimen here. You either sink or swim and if you can't tough it out, your team will get rid of you. Leadership should be mitigating obstacles for operators but they just create more. Aside from all of this, the plant is really showing its age and is in poor condition. Employees fail to keep it clean. Phone time is way more important than picking up a water hose.

Worked here for nearly a decade and made many sacrifices to move up through the company. The company has changed hands several times in the last few years with each transition bringing more, sometimes unnecessary, challenges. This is a very dangerous work environment and little to no care for employee safety. Management often makes promises that they can not or will not fulfill. They have a habit of rewarding and/or promoting low performing employees in lieu of correcring behavior. For many years I did enjoy working here but once Primient took over the atmosphere changed dramatically and it is no longer a place I can support. They do pay fairly depending on your position, benefits are fairly standard, not excellent. 

if you're hourly, expect under experience from management that thinks they are a lot better than you. any skilled trade job there is looked down apon heavily. constant complaining from people. the company trys to distract you from the fact they don't know their own process with "holiday activities" and "family fun days". if you are just a production employee, you may be okay. if you are any sort of skilled trade employee, wouldn't reccomend it at all.

It's pretty much a skeleton crew and you're always covering a force for one out your two days off or two out of three days off. New hires are not treated with respect but at they tell us at least the pay is nice. If you don't have thick skin or if you like your family time, this is most likely not the place for you

What is the best part of working at the company?
You get a check, that is it, this place was horrible. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Every thing, I do not recommend, stay away. You have to do this thing called skill blocks. It’s a old way of trying to show the people that’s over you how to do your job

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Horrible work environment, people always getting hurt then they blame the person that got hurt to cover it up

The site recently improved the pay and vacation benefits at the site. Definitely the highest hourly pay in the area. Still room to go on the overall culture on the floor but with new union leadership, it seems to be improving. I am hopeful things continue to improve in the team dynamics and that new employees and senior employees will be treated equally. 

Would not recommend working here. The only benefit is the pay is good. Don’t plan on getting any days off because you won’t lots of forced overtime. The place is severely understaffed because everyone leaves when they get tired of working swing shift. Zero work life balance. Management doesn’t care about their employees as long as there’s someone here to run the place. They could change the schedule and make it not so bad but they won’t even consider it.

This is an employer that genuinely values people and their future. The leadership team is supportive, transparent, and focused on long-term success—not quick wins. The culture is broadly positive, and collaborative. The union on-site has improved greatly over the last few years in teamwork and comradery. It’s a great place to build and/or develop a career.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Material handler 2 salaries reported	$23.68 per hour
Instrument technician 2 salaries reported	$45.11 per hour
Operations associate 5 salaries reported	$74,198 per year
Chemical operator 5 salaries reported	$31.72 per hour
Process engineer 5 salaries reported	$98,993 per year

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