packer

material handler

shift manager

senior marketer

senior financial analyst

Revlon

Most coworkers are great. Some managers don't lead by example, that makes other employees act badly. They don't understand that those whom are enabled to act as they do is not only damaging to the departments, but to the good employees who have to withstand the behaviors and situations. Those good employees are often then treated as the problem. Poor leadership demonstrated through passive-agressive undermining of employees, making decisions in the most gutless way possible to avoid having to talk with or explain why the decisions are made. Managers should have a check by employees, not ultimate control and rule. Employees should not be afraid of retaliation from their manager or their clique because of disagreement or not being on the same page. The fish rots from the head. The culture is lacking and the management doesn't support improved culture. Wages are mostly non-negotiable, or so you are told. Their favorites are given generous raises and others are given so little, you may as well give nothing, it's less insulting to get nothing. The best part of the job is successful products. The hardest part is navigating who is okay to talk to, who will get you in trouble and who is actly friendly to throw you under the bus, who wants you to succeed, who wants you to fail and management.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Having consistant work in multiple areas of the company due to the different work ethics I acquired.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Having to do someone elses work that does not follow standard processure for processing invoices or auditing completed work.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Good environment to work in and grow into. I went from :
1. Prepacking Lipstick , mascara, eyeliners and shampoo.
2. Inventory Tech cleaning & setting up Line to be run for the shifts
3. Accounts Payable Invoice processing
4. Internal AP Auditor

Diversed culture
I worked and trained all nationalities and was happy where ever I had to work within the company.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
I was happy and I loved doing the job. When I did not have work in my department I was asked to go into another department to help with the work load to make production complete. example: Finance filling, or pulling inventor orders of paperwork and finance receipts.
I assisted with the internal and outside audits and where any other assistance was required in the areas that were not restricted or segregation duties.

THE GOOD:  
The work is generally easy, and most of the people are good to work with.
On getting full time, there are fantastic benefits and paid time off.  
For what we actually have to do we get paid decent money.

THE BAD:   
There is little to no promotion from within the company.  The only way I was able to get anywhere was by changing to a completely new job in a new department every few years.  It took one guy I knew 25 years to make it to a supervisor position (lowest level of management) even though he had PRIOR EXPERIENCE.
In the seven years I've been here, I've never heard of anyone getting a raise of more than 35 cents and most don't even get that much.
Most management is oblivious to what actually goes on on the floor and how their decisions make our jobs harder.  Most also come across as very arrogant and only thinking of how to make themselves look good. This leads to extreme mistrust and resentment from hourly employees towards anyone in management or corporate.

All in all, this is a good place to get a job if you need a job, but (especially if you're young) you shouldn't come here if you are looking for a lifelong career.

A typical day is usually spent standing at the station (stools are rarely available for some lines), checking whether the product has been properly stamped or labeled, placing them into bigger labeled boxes which then get taped up when full and placed onto a pallet.  This is repeated on end for hours until a break comes up.  You will often be asked to manage two stations at the same time, which means things are likely to overflow at one of them unless the supervisor covers it, though you are still to cover the bulk of it.  You will end up traveling a few miles a day going back and forth between the two (not running of course, due to safety issues).  If you do share a station with someone else, you cannot expect them to work at the same pace as you, and they often take additional bathroom breaks or just flat out ignore the station.  Management's solution to people taking too many bathroom breaks or machines breaking down is to force weekends, or to force 10 hour work weeks, and to reduce the number of mandatory breaks (while increasing the period of time for the remaining ones).  Overall it is not worth it.

Revlon Oxford is a typical manufacturing location, producing a large range of cosmetic products. 3 8 hr shifts with pay compensation for working later and overnight shifts. EXCELLENT prescription benefit for employees and families. Wages are average to substandard.

The work day is repetitious and machine driven, keeping to a production schedule. Employee turnover is very common putting those schedules behind each time. There is a definite lack of interest in retaining quality employees. There is a diminishing  drive to 'go the extra mile' in the employees. New changes are being put in that are driving experience workers to seek other employment.

If you have a family and need a decent insurance/prescription program, apply. If  you are young and do not have family obligations, the work and pay rate are probably not for you.

There is no quiet day at Revlon. There are always a myriad of problems and issues to keep you busy.

There is no company vision, although the CEO issues a new one for every stock report. There is a complete lack of understanding about what the Company identity is, what they want to be, and how to get there.

While they will try to differentiate themselves from their competition, their R&D and Marketing departments basically copy the latest innovations and trends. The components and packaging materials purchased are usually the cheapest and lowest quality which create a lot of variability and issues on the manufacturing floor.

There is no concept of "incoming quality assurance". Any problem with materials and/or components (and there are many of these) will impact production efficiency, as they will consistently end up stopping the lines.

Revlon is for Revlon granted they have/had good medical benefits but management is horrible and not organized at all. Revlon preaches quality over quantity in company meetings but when it comes to production that goes completely out of the window. The supervisor wants those lines running as quickly as possible regardless of the type of product that is being produced. The machines are rigged up and believe you can fix everything with silicone and a hammer. There is really no training process. You may get maybe a day on the machine and they expect you to know how to run it as if you've been there for 5 years if not more. Whatever makes sense, Revlon does the complete opposite. Will purchase material of poor quality but expect the associates to produce high quality product.  Revlon also has shift favoritism at an all-time high.

My day starts with three or more lines. I make sure all the components are on the line, also make sure there is a master for the right color. I'm a self-audit now. Once the job begins I go from line to line to inspect the product that's going out. Whether is good or bad. Management is changing in our work place, everyone is rotating and moving around at the moment. The hardest part of my job is to make sure that none of the work return wrong. Because if it does then that's a lost for the production time. Also a right up for me. The most enjoyable part is looking at the color of nail polish that's beginning made each and every day. I have learned to approve products that consumers are willing to buy. So, making sure that every consumer is satisfied. The work place culture has been going extremely well until now. The lack of work in serval departments is calling an up roar.

Work day begins with multi tasking to ensure department is ready for the shifts production schedule. I have learned to successfully perform all duties required in the department and manage other co-workers and personalities with great feedback and response. My co-workers for the most are good people, but there are some who will only perform the minimal required, which does make it hard to keep the employees who go the extra mile motivated to continue to do so. The most enjoyable part of my job is knowing at the end of the shift, that I was able to complete production in a manner that is more of what the company expects, and keeping the group or co-workers positive and continuing to perform their duties effectively.

Revlon is too top heavy. Too many managers without experience on the actual manufacturing floor. Too many managers in general. The pay was decent for certain positions, but the room to grow is very slim. Favoritism plays a big role in how far you can climb the ladder, and often times management is hired off the street rather than promoted from within. There's alot of us vs them mentality between operators/mechanics/management instead of a more team oriented vibe. The PTO plan alright and most supervisors will work with you to approve your requested days. The scare of shutdown is always looming as the company is in financial despair. A good amount of paid holidays, and the insurance benefits are nice. Very low raises yearly though.

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