sales account manager

packer

laborer

territory manager

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ProVia

Very nice and friendly people!  Not one person who I worked with was unpleasant.  You can be hired to hold a route, or run covers.  Either way, we served dedicated customers usually with not a long wait.  Typical LTL where you might go into some tight places.  Don't expect to deliver to massive new warehouses, most customers are smaller, tricky locations.  However, I averaged 80% loading docks and 20% liftgate stops so its not super hard work.  Everything is hand offload, but its not really bending and lifting, you move product on a dolly/cart.  It's not a lazy man's job, but it's not as hard as food service. This is for the Door and Window division, im not sure about Siding and stone. You will get to know the same customers well, and having a dedicated route really helps planning your week.  Equipment is nicely maintained and its never a problem writing something up.  It might be luck, but I never had a single breakdown.  Work weeks average 4-5 days 9-12 hr days.  Mileage and stop pay. Could run two routes and be home in the middle of the week.   You have to be responsible and independent.  You cant really call out the day of, its important you show up or provide good notice in advance if you are sick (especially if you are not at the main terminal in OH).  If you do your job well, they don't really call and bug you much. PTO is average, only downside is sick days are not separate.  However, PTO rolls into the next year if you don't use it all.  You defiantly feel appreciated here, and are treated with respect.  You are on a first name basis with management, dispatch, safety.  

Pay and benefits including PTO are significantly above average for the area.  Management is decent to inept at keeping team morale up and workloads across employees fair and balanced.  Constant nepotism, favoritism, and hiring practices not consistent with most professional job sites. Many family members and spouses work in the same facility often on the same shifts. HR often unaware of internal promotions and department transfers, often unaware of inconsistency with whom senior management promotes and why.  Senior management mostly made up of long term Amish, former Amish and Mennonite employees, many who don’t hold a high school diploma or and college education for the role.  Many judge mental and clicky Amish and Mennonite coworkers depending on the facility. Work is fairly straight forward and easy in production, but backbreaking in shipping.  Would definitely not recommend the shipping department.  Overall, good if you just want a job that pays well with good benefits, but don’t expect a career that’s fulfilling here unless you’re Amish/Mennonite or know how to navigate the corporate ladder well.

ProVia seems like a good company from the outside looking in but a few years here and you’ll see that’s not the case. The Corona has brought alot of there problems to the surface and it’s going to be hard to look past. Some leaders wear masks like the guys of the man who started the company. Those guys are awesome and a good example in everything they do so this isn’t surprising. The prez/CEO won’t wear one and most of the VP leaders don’t either. Mixed messages, little concern. Makes employees feel confused and like the leaders don’t care about them. People at the company keep getting the virus but ProVia has everyone back in close spaces, no masks, no more plexiglass dividers in the plant, the rest of the country keeps their office employees at home as a precaution and we have the opposite. 
A lot of people are making plans to leave for different companies and even retiring earlier then planned because it’s just getting to be to much. Use to be great, now not really worth it. 

The best part of Provia is the company culture. The owners, CEO and upper management care about their employees and seem to always be making improvements to keep employees happy and fulfilled. They also do a lot for the community. They put on events to help those in need and have a fund that employees can contribute to to help each other during financial hardships. 
They have worked really hard to make sure everyone could do their job from home during the pandemic. Very adaptible. I have only had to come into the office a few times during this time and they made it feel safe and sanitary. In the four years I have been at Provia they have always listened to employees and made changes they could to keep them happy. I think soon we will see more ability to telecomute because so many employees are hoping and asking for that.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Great benefits and people who care about your well being. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Endless meetings with no decisions being made.    Management is rarely around because of constant meetings. Middle management that make decisions are either praised for being a leader or scolded for not being a team player. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Easy laidback atmosphere if you are in Marketing. Company is very accommodating but is too comfortable with being “the best”. Their product sells itself and most management is too conservative to be efficient. They would rather higher 3 managers to sit in meetings to get approval rather than just make decisions. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
If you are a manager, sit in meetings quite literally 80% of the time. Everyone else, you’ll get your tasks done and go home, or you will wait for management to give you direction. Sometimes simple projects can take a year to just get done.

Work schedule in the truck garage is hit or miss. No trucks means you can’t work. But you’re told to stay your entire shift. Even if it’s a 8 or 12 hour shift. Then get accused for stealing company time if you’re not “working”. No one there actually works. They play favorites if you’re family or friends with management. Heavily “faith based” it’s uncomfortable if you’re not religious with how much they push it down your throat. Management claims to not micromanage but that’s what the whole company is based on. Too many people in charge of individual people in charge of individual people. You never know who to actually talk to about something because they have to ask other people about the issues to see if it’s the correct thing to do. 
Workplace culture, leans heavy to the right.  Hardest part about the job is not being bored to death and making sure your phone doesn’t die in a 12 hour shift from being on TikTok all day. There was nothing to enjoy about being stuck at a place for 12 hours doing absolutely nothing. 

Some days are fun and its nice to be at the office but most of the time its boring and there's not much to look forward to day to day.They are a faithbased company which I respect. They use that foundation to do a lot of good for families and the community and employees.
With corona I didn’t have the opportunity to WFH as long as some people and it didn’t take long to see so many people including me are much happier, more productive and experience less office drama working from home. ProVia is kind of behind the times it’s obvious they wont be more flexible with employees WFH 2 or 3 days a week even if it fits their life better. Anyway that’s why I’m here. Came to look for a new remote job and wanted to share my feelings. Lucky for me and many others I work with a lot of companies are now promoting remote work and making the shift that ProVia wont.

Outstanding insurance benefits with suitable options for every employee. They do take into consideration what will improve employee's lives and are currently looking into ways to assist with childcare. Pay is average.

Beyond that, ProVia operates in the dark ages. Schedules and remote options aren't flexible at all. Not much paid time off. Not even a way to take unpaid time off that I know of. I've missed so many family vacations working here.

The company is growing and product lines are growing. The sales team is growing, but only with men. Not one woman is on the sales team of over 60 people and they won't hire any. 

They don't realize that employees want things money can't buy. The nonmonetary benefits are certainly appreciated. Childcare help is nice. Insurance benefits are nice. But people want what can't be accomplished with money. They want to be trusted and to have flexibility and to be listened to. Luckily there are more companies than ever offering these things.



What is the best part of working at the company?
Friendly, family atmosphere. Positive outlook shared by all fellow workers.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The normal stress of driving a truck across the roadways necessary to deliver products to customers.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Very welcoming !! Friendly co workers, all the way through the company !!

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Started out around 6 a.m. and drove and delivered products such as doors and windows to various customers. Mostly set route weekly .

What is the best part of working at the company?
Open and Closed door policy. Just do your best and let everything follow/fall through. 
I'd work here again, if offered a different position within the company. 
Thanks. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Being approached by multiple employees at different times, to try to please/comply with their needs and wants. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Depends on the day. Depends on employment. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Laid back in different departments.

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