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Very poor management that is un knowledgeable and unskilled to run the department.
Very stuck in the 1990's way of doing business. The workers in the department haven't a clue as to what they are doing either...except for the "job"...and not a thing more regarding what they should, to be in this particular area of a very important part of a Global company that does a tremendous amount of International business.

What a shame both the Director and Manager of this department are completely clueless and this BILLION DOLLAR company allows this to continue.

A manager that will try at every chance to make you feel like you are less than him...that your are unknowledgeable. A man that enjoys talking down to people and for sure taking his title to his head.

As a billion $$$ company who has paper time sheets???? Why no time clock....?

Copy a department team on emails.....every email whether it pertains to that person or not ...then print them out...each one of them....for the files....??? Complete waste of time, paper, and accuracy when one does not know what the other has or has not done...due to the multiple confusion of emails.... ridiculous and such un professional 2013 office like behavior.!!!

The reason I believe this was being done...the manager was/is incompetent so he thought his team was as well....so he needed to keep tabs on everyone. So Sad!!!

Manually entering thing into spreadsheets when that is what your operating system should be used for....reports should come from your system...not from a person manually entering the data!!!

Very 1990's way of doing business.... 
AUTOMATION that is the key word for 2013/2014 for Rust-oleum!!!

I would never recommend this company to anyone...well at least working for this area while under this management.


The company and brand have limitless potential, but the company is stuck in the past and will lag behind forever until that gets fixed. Too many lifers who are out of touch, bring no new knowledge or ideas to the table, which has prompted the need for multiple consulting firms over the years. Lots of rules that show that management cares too much about all of the wrong things - hybrid work means only 2 days WFH, you have to pay for casual Fridays, everyone MUST be in the office these 2 specific days every week (so that we get use out of the big parking lot we have down the street because there aren't enough spots in the main lot for everyone). Meanwhile, lazy and careless employees skate by because managers are scared to be seen as "mean" by actually correcting them.

In a phrase, the company has a huge problem with "getting in its own way". "More bureacracy always makes things better" is an ideological through line of management; simple things can take a shamefully long time, and require a ridiculous number of different hands, to accomplish. Managers make up "standard procedures" for everything, always for the purpose of being able to say, "It wasn't our fault, we did what we were supposed to", rather than a consideration for how to do something most effectively and efficiently. Lots of people in power are scared to make decisions, so the underlying principles and philosophies behind subordinates' jobs are always changing, which becomes frustrating very quickly.

All in all, the company itself is great in many ways, but working for it becomes far less valuable after only a short while of tending to the massive apparatus of BS that management has built upon it, in the name of making Rust-Oleum "a world-class organization."

I only made it just over a month working in the main factory for a temp agency. Management demands speed and perfection even when they know some workers are brand new. If you don’t meet their standards after a month, you’re automatically written off to not make it. When you are new and not part of their group, you are guaranteed to be ignored and given the cold shoulder. The machinery sets everybody up to fail because nothing is ever working right.

  Maintenance is constantly fixing machines when they can’t even fix the problem. 

 I had way too many problems with supervisors over me because they wouldn’t listen to my input and that resulted in me having to step on toes to push for problems to be fixed but they kept getting ignored. They habitually tease you about permanent job offers under the conditions of efficient and quality work but you can’t do that when machines are running in the ground ALL DAY EVERY DAY. Management expects workers to deliver strong with their expectations but consistently fail to deliver on their expectations end. 

There’s too much that people are left hung out to dry about with employment there and when I was told not to be sent back, I saw it as a blessing in disguise. 


The starting pay is very fair.  The problem is that is basically where it all ends.  If you say anything against their agenda (because the agenda isn’t good), they don’t like it.  It’s a warehouse, you either pick, do paper picks, load trucks, receive trucks, or do various other tasks.  The work in itself isn’t bad.  Picking is probably the most physically demanding.  The equipment is very bad, the wrappers don’t work right, the WiFi isn’t good, the system is very flawed and the inventory is a complete mess.  The inventory people don’t even know what is in their warehouse.  It’s not all on them.  I feel like things should be better organized and that management should take better care of their employees.  It’s a very high turnover rate job.  Some smart budgeting could likely fix many of the issues.  The ventilation is non existent and the warehouse is very dusty.  Horrible breathing wise and I fear long term ramifications to ones health could arise from prolonged exposure here.  They don’t care.  There are always good people and bad people wherever you work.  The job itself is a good starting job because it’s fair starting pay.  After you build up experience it’s better to go to a much better company with a better route to the top.

Well this company has altered our shift twice without notice or accommodation to us. We went from 8 hours 5 days a week to 10 hours 4 days and finally 12 hour rotating shifts. The way the raises are handled is very outdated for today’s economy in comparison to other places. You won’t get a dollar raise you’ll get a percentage which is usually anywhere from 10 to 40 cent which is insulting.  All of the machinery is constantly breaking and is also very outdated and worn down. I get the very strong feeling from the top of leadership all the way down that they do not care about us or our abilities to feed our families their only some concern is production. There is only one HR person on site who is barely ever there since she “allegedly “ handles three other sites out of state. so when there is an issue we are left playing a game of “catch me if you can” to get our issues addressed. I have watched this place become a haven for temporary  employees while full timers just resign after not being paid fairly and others search for better opportunities… I’d suggest u look elsewhere unless u just wanted some quick cash or just needed an in between job , this company definitely isn’t something you’d want to devote yourself to long term.

First off no matter what you're labeled as a "packaging operator" but then you're saddled doing more and more tasks with no increase ever in pay. So the guy just making a cardboard box incorrectly will make the same as the guy making a box, stacking the boxes, getting the materials for the production lines on a forklift and handling the raw materials for blending (a higher paying job). So if you love doing more for the same pay as a worker at sheetz you'll love it here. Upper management has NO IDEA how anything operates here and they somehow get away with making a night shift production manager do all of THEIR work. Again, with no pay increase. Night shift blows the other shifts out of the water far as actual production yet for some reason upper management absolutely hates them. I assume its because they're proof the plant runs better without their incompetence slowing down production. This places puts high value on 2 things. Yes men and belittling any workers. You cannot get more backward than it is here. RPM is either blind or completely stupid if they can't see it. The ship is sinking and it deserves it.

My day at work may include the fast paced operations involved in picking customer orders to pallets, unloading material from trailers, moving materials to strategic locations within the warehouse or filling the needs of voice-pick training.

I have gained much knowledge of the warehouse environment and operations. 

The management at Rust-Oleum is enjoyable to work with, and their compensation is very fair.

For me the two hardest parts of the job are continuously lifting heavy paint products and the troubleshooting of computer issues.

I really enjoy the ability to perform differing duties that can eliminate the monotony of repeated daily tasks. Also, many associates and supervisors consistently offer praise for accomplishing tasks accurately and efficiently.

working for rust-oleum it was fun. i have learned how make diffrent kinds of products like domestic and industrial. Also its kinda fun becuase you deal with all types of colors and large amounts of gallons from 25 to 5,000 gallons. It is very challanging to deal with chemicals because one mistake i cant hurt my self and many people. So always got to set my mind on safety first. i have learned how to manage time, to make my day easy and productive, and get finished the fastest as possible my batches. i really liked this job because we make products for millions of people that are buying for painting houses or buildings. It make me proud to see something i make with my own hands go to peoples houses or propertys. i really have very good communications with co-workers. helping each other because thats what we are supposed to do. the hardest part of my job is when the equipment is not running properly and you have down time by the end of the day i am totally dissapointed because i didn't finish my order.

I was with this company for nearly a decade, and it took me quite awhile to get hired in. While others got off the street, and showed no drive to work hard unlike myself. The managers there aren't very smart with decision making. Very incompetent when it comes to scheduling jobs and how they treat their long term employees over new comers is down right disrespectful. HR almost never answers their phone calls nor returns calls for emergencies. Also the machines whether they are new or used, yes they buy used or refurbished machines, always never work properly or are brand new and fall into disarray as no real maintenance work is performed on them.

Its extremely hot , you literally will be soaking wet in sweat after your shift.  The breaks are not long enough and considering the fact we have to park in back we should have a time clock in the back, its not fair that we only get 30mins breaks and 5mins is already used just to walk to parking lot. Its a pretty outdated environment and the pay should be a little more. I’ve also talked with a lot of associates there currently and the roll over rate is extremely high & the department I got sent to they said the max someone lasted after getting hired  was one week. !! The type of work depending on where you are placed will lead to health issues if you ever was to stay there for years. I think Rustoleum needs a lot of work done and needs a employee opinion committee. I would definitely think twice before ever working here. You also might find yourself doing 3 peoples jobs by yourself.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Material handler 16 salaries reported	$22.14 per hour
Batch maker 7 salaries reported	$24.65 per hour
Machine operator 2 salaries reported	$23.03 per hour
Maintenance mechanic 7 salaries reported	$33.13 per hour
R&d engineer 4 salaries reported	$25.00 per hour

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