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line lead

line operator

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quality assurance technician

Red Monkey Foods, Inc.

Schedule changes are a nuisance. We had 10 hour days mon-thurs, 12 hour days mon-fri, and now 8 hour days mon-fri. Now some mandatory Saturday if a holiday is around the corner. Pay is going to really lag behind as MO raises the min-wage more next year. Health insurance is very very cheap for employee only, but is sky high for anyone else to be added. All other benefits are very reasonable from vision, to dental. Also free basic life, and free long and short term disability paying I think about 60% of someone's paycheck. Without cheap employee health insurance I would be looking someone else because the pay needs to also keep up when sales continue to balloon.  Yeah we also have only 2 breaks in our 8 hour shift now. A 15 min first break and a 30 min lunch break with 3 microwaves and an overcrowded lunch/breakroom. Getting a microwave is very stressful. They continue to keep hiring and growing, but space is literally limited now. Work supplies is super unorganized since everyone takes what they see even with locked cabinets. The most important things management could do is be more organized since they hired so many people to keep track of, pay better with MO min wage surging, and expand the lunchroom size somehow

Dreams start in the CEO office. No clear vision, just a dream. The dream is shared with a few "insiders" who are codependent and enable the dreamer to believe it is good. The fractured plan is put into place with no one on the same page. lack of planning and cohesive thought process follows. Things are started basically with the blind leading the blind. At any time if you recognize the insanity and want to point out a deficiency you don't because that would make you an opponent and perhaps end your career early. So you shut up. things predictably don't go well. You spend months trying to fix things. Fingers are pointed. people are blamed. Investor money is wasted. The plan is scrapped for another dream. Don't worry, as long as the investors are kept in the dark, lied to and continue to deposit money in the corporate accounts, the dreamer in the head office will have another dream. The process starts again and with the same result. wasted money, wasted time, wasted breath. This place is the true definition of insanity. It is not unlike the Titanic...beautiful potential, bad management full speed through the icebergs. It's only a matter of time until a collision and the loss of innocent life (employees) except they won't make an award winning film out of this place.

I have ready many a poor review of this company and honestly I don't know why. They have been great to me in every way. From the quick onboarding process (same day as interview), to the understanding the need for personal days, to them providing ample opportunities to display levels of understanding of the process there. Any questions I've ever had or help I've ever needed has been provided almost immediately. The coworkers who stay and have tenure there are more than happy to help as long as an employee shows dedication to the job. This company is growing rapidly and one of the only problems I currently find there is a bit of under staffing due to how quickly they have grown. Other than that issue and minor stuff that is typical with any job I must say I am blessed to have gotten in at the time I did to secure my position before this company gets even larger. Five stars and two thumbs up in my book. 

Ever notice the constant turnover and continual changes in job descriptions and position postings here?  There's a reason for this.  No one with any kind of professional sense or courtesy throws their sanity down the tubes to work here.  At least not for very long.  For starters, the wages and benefits are lackluster, at best.  Throw in leadership that creates constant tension, conflicting expectations, and is the main contributor of drama and you have a very stressful and demotivating situation.  Amazed that the ownership group keeps anyone at the Exec level on the payroll due to their inability build any type of cohesive team.  Building silos and constantly second guessing each other does not lead to the promised land.  At one point top leadership made a comment about excessive yelling, doors slamming, and people being brought to tears as being a good thing because that's being passionate.  Maybe in 1970 that was considered passionate.  Today, it means you have an environment called abusive.  Time to move on.....

When I started at Red Monkey Foods, Inc., it was not a good experience.  My training was anything but exceptional.  I was more lost and confused than I should have been but the more I did my job, the more I understood.  The paperwork is unlike anything I have ever seen causing me to be lost and confused.  

In my short amount of time there, I am enjoying my position.  I have an excellent manager and he is always willing to help and teach you everything you need to know about the job and then some.

Most of the people are very friendly and willing to answer any questions you have.  Some not so much.  

The company is growing at a rapid speed so the work environment is very fast pace.  I feel like I have accomplished something when I leave there at the end of the day.

I do have to say that the pay is improving but it is nowhere near what it should be. 

The management only cares about themselves, they lie to there employees, they play favorites there so watch who you talk to, If 1 person from the group doesn't like you they will push you out the door as fast as they can and make it seem like its your fault even if it isn't ,everything is a competition to them, they will work you to death just so they get the numbers they want, they keep it understaffed so they don't have to pay as much money but still expect you to get everything they want done with no excuses, they don't care about your health and if something does happen to you on the job they will find a way to get rid of you, I was the senior lead over 2nd shift for years and I finally couldn't take it anymore, nothing but gossip and rumors, trust me it isn't worth it unless you have no other choice

What is the best part of working at the company?
The Chestnut location is very laid back, expect to take on other people's jobs. Team leads are highly trained in unspoken delegation and lethargy.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Varying levels of active participants

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
This seems like a question about the atmosphere created by the workers. Its a combination of toxic dandies, and a very small group of people that elevate the environment, however, there are specific people that will try and punish you for social diversity.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Clock in, PPE, find your mode, a break, a lunch, and finish out the day.

I met some cool people working here.  But that’s about it.  The biggest flaw I saw while working here is that planning is a foreign concept.  Work orders are practically put in a week before they need to be shipped out to a customer.  This is not a strategy.  This is called fly-by-night, and this results in many quality issues, missed/late orders, unsafe working conditions, and stressed out staffing.  This is bad, but wouldn’t be as bad if the pay were better - it’s not.  It’s not worth it at all.  If you’re a supervisor with some experience, there are plenty of great manufacturing environments to work at in the Springfield metropolitan area.  This, however, is not one of them.  So pass on it if you’re tempted to apply.

The executives are a joke.  I watched them play game of thrones at good peoples expense, only to self preserve their own incompetence. It's a trainwreck.  They clamor in their offices covering for each other, this couple of puppet masters dictate behind the scenes and when it fails, someone else takes the fall.  There is alot of potential with RM but it will never be realized until people are valued, respected and appreciated, the puppet masters are gone, and their is some form of cohesiveness. Everything was finger pointing, deflection and hostility. Sadly, those things will not change, since that is the example set by the VPs and above.  Don't let the "under new management" campaign fool you, it's new, but just as bad as before, maybe worse.  I would never go back.

I started out in Reception/HR assistant and thoroughly enjoyed my job. After a couple months I was offered a "promotion" in QC and was promised I could return to receptionist if it didn't work out. I showed up everyday eager to learn and did everything I was asked. The management took no time to train me and I was left in the office to clean and organize. I later announced I was pregnant and a day later was fired and given no opportunity to resume my previous position at the front desk. Management here is a joke and are overpayed with no qualifications while employees are underpayed and aren't valued. This is why the turnover is so high. Beware before applying.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Operator 2 salaries reported	$15.50 per hour
Line lead 3 salaries reported	$17.67 per hour
Line operator 3 salaries reported	$14.67 per hour
Forklift operator 2 salaries reported	$15.00 per hour
Quality assurance technician 7 salaries reported	$16.00 per hour

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