machine operator

technician

operator

maintenance technician

injection mold operator

SIG Group

cooperation, dedication, experience, leadership, mentorship, social and technical skills - everything needed to foster a healthy and successful work environment are not appreciated here. 

conditions are rapidly deteriorating as a result of favoritism, nepotism and mismanagement. years of downsizing through attrition has left our teams overworked and understaffed. turnover is insane. management does nothing to retain experienced employees. instead they actively push out their best workers by denying them raises, promotions or additional training. do they really think the occasional gift card or potluck is going to cover the ever increasing cost of living?

my department is a revolving door of new employees. the blind are leading the blind, new employees are training new employees. hardly anyone knows what they're doing and many don't even care. simple mistakes are increasingly common and routine among "certified" employees and yet nobody is coached, retrained or held accountable. a job that a single well trained employee can do now requires several and yet they still fail from incompetence.

recently, in their attempt to address the high turnover rate, management decided in secret to award the lowest ranking and least experienced employees a significant raise while those of us with advanced certifications received nothing. when news of this hit the floor, a few of the whistleblower operators were swiftly retaliated against and terminated.

morale is incredibly low, especially among the operators. we are burned out, overworked and overwhelmed with the burden of carrying the success of this ungrateful company on our shoulders. people with less than a year on the floor now make more than those with a decade of service and all management has to offer us are bullsh!t catchphrases and empty promises.

knowledgeable and experienced people are your greatest asset, they are not just a placeholder name on a shift schedule and it's a shame that management doesn't acknowledge that.

12 hour shifts. At start of shift we have team meetings with our shift team lead, supervisor, and shift manager. (about 10-20 min long) Head to our assigned machines and would perform our autonomous maintenance and crane/hoist checklists. During production, troubleshooting if any issues with machine or quality. When orders are completed to the customers needs, would change over the machine to produce a different product. At end of shift, would record our production, scrap, and runtime of machine and turn in to our team lead. Working at Scholle, Ive Learned how to work with tools i was not familiar with, Developed leadership skills as the back up Team Lead for the shift. Management was not the stong point of the company due to poor communication, inconsistency in dealing with employee issues, and updating on changes around the plant. Would sometimes give false information to its employees. There is way to much gossip within the company's employees, a lot of employees are either related or dating. the work experience was great. the company has good intentions, but bad leadership. The most difficult part of the job was dealing with the bad communication from upper management, and the gossip within its employees. The most enjoyable part of my time with Scholle was Learning how to run the machines, developing my leadership skills, trying to do my best to communicate with my co-workers, just the overall work experience was great!

For me when I started at IPN it was a slow process. But that quickly changed, the company is fairly new and there is a lot of chance for advancement. You have to be willing to put in the time and effort to better yourself ( as goes for most jobs). My time here has been positive to say the least. I have had many different jobs at IPN and have had the privilege to see both aspects from a production on the floor type of position to a higher up side as well. While I am no cream of the crop
So to speak I have had my chances to move up and I have seized them. If you put in the time and dedication to the company it will pay off. Some practices aren’t great but those things you just have to work with. This is a company, and as such company choices are made and as an employee you just have to work with them. The benifits are great and a yearly Christmas bonus isn’t anything to complain about. You either work a rotating schedule of 12 hours 3-4 days a week or a 8-5 position Monday - Friday. They have a  family style about them and are willing to help when needed. Upper management does have an “open door “ policy that is very much appreciated. While it’s better  to schedule  a time and place to meet with your higher ups, you will have the ability to just walk in their office and have a chat when needed. I plan on working here for a long time if not retiring from IPN.

A typical day at work involves opening packages and receiving them  into the warehouse MRP system. These items quantity and quality are checked and put away physically in the warehouse. An full list of back orders /new orders are printed out for all items being requested. These items are then pulled and packed to client's location using UPS Worldship /FedEx online.

In this job I learned to multi-task and to communicate efficiently and professionally with co-workers to reach an understanding that helps finish whatever needs to be completed.

My co-workers are a bit on the loud side, but it was definitely a pleasure to work with such up-beat and energetic people who can communicate personally, professionally, yet keep focus on the job at hand.

The hardest part of this job was keeping up with the so many projects. There were plenty of easy days but heavy days as well. Sometimes there would be the "typical day at work" on top of clerical work, side projects, and really important projects with high priority.

There was no boring day here, always busy, always something to do; which I like. I don't like sitting around not doing much. The greatest part of the job, I get to run around, be on my feet all day. Though some days I was really exhausted, it is something I enjoy: the feeling of being active and getting things done.


On your feet for 10+ hours a day in a loud environment. Must wear hearing protection steel toed shoes and a bump cap. Some of the departments are climate controlled with AC/Heating. Job can be physically demanding lots of box folding and repetitive tasks all depending where you are working that day. 

Pay used to be decent but now other companies are catching up and starting to pay more. Benefits are decent with different options depending on what you would like. Some people may not like the 12 hour shifts but you do get a lot of time off with three day weekends every other week. Typical work week consists of 36 hours one week and then 48 the next. Also overtime is typically available and offered if you need it. It can take a while to get trained up as there are a lot of new hires in the process of being trained right now. You start as a temporary employee typically and once you are trained up tested to get hired. Once you are hired though it can take a long time for further promotion as training really is only available when a position becomes available and often requires going overnight.

Management is pretty hands off which is a blessing and a curse your usually allowed to do your job with out interference and how you like to do it but some people defiantly take advantage of this. 

What is the best part of working at the company?
The culture and job opportunities over the years have really improved. The current management has really made improvements to the overall environment. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Depending on position the work load can become stressful due to most supplier support being in Europe with an 11am c ur off . Meaning if you haven't fixed it by 11 and need support you are just down 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Positive environment. Management attempts to keep employees motivated and up to date. The core group management and non management really keep things moving well 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Tier meetings until 10 am gathering and reporting information. Then your day begins depending on position

This place has positive people. They are really nice in management.  However the walls close in as the job goes on.  It is one where if you go to your car in the parking lot on your break you're supposed to clock out.

You get 20 minutes for lunch, and two 15 minute breaks during the day.

If you work overtime that is not scheduled they don't pay you for it.

The guys working here do the best they can with what they have though.  They are good salt of the earth people.  However, there is a lot of time wasted with inefficiencies.  There seems to be an attempt to bring in the military mindset but only part of it was translated and that proves to be partially ineffective.

The air is hard to breathe as it is full of plastic.

If you get hurt on the job or as a result of the job they are very frantic and will give you a pink slip if you follow their instructions.  So even if you're broken just show up to work or you'll lose your job.

Scholle is a really good company to start an entry level job. I however don’t think it’s a place to start a career for most people. There are workers who have been there for 40+ years and make approximately the same amount that I make and haven’t advanced in any way. Like a lot of other jobs, it is a place where you advance if you know someone. This job is very generation based meaning grandparents, parents, and children all work at the same place and they get preference based off family history and reputation. So where does that leave 1st generation workers like me. It is a great place to work if you just want a job, but not so good if you want a career.

2020-2022 was tough but was manageable. Everyone was working hard, including managers. We were like a team. That was until 2023,  everything went downhill due to leadership changes . So many good managers and good people resigned. Reassigned responsibilities were stacked onto our plates without additional compensations or rewards. Current manager and higher up abused the phrase “this is a good opportunity” and pushed us pulling nighters for days during peak periods. The latest that I used to work was until 7pm or 8pm during peak periods (2020-2022). After November 2023, 1 in the morning if I was lucky. Sometimes 2 or 3 in the morning. I couldn’t take it anymore as my health started to deteriorate. With supports from family, friends and my former colleagues, I managed to let go of this place and move on.

The group of people I worked with made me looking forward going into work. We are like family.  Over the eight years of working there I learned a lot about the mechanics of the machine, a better understanding of "what makes the clock tick". Meaning learning the process from start to finish. A typical day of work, could be very stressful or easy going, depending on the machine and the demand of product needed.  If the machine was having issues and or causing quality defects to product, locating and fixing the problems could be difficult and time consuming.  The most rewarding part was if I was able to fix problem with the team without having to get maintenance involved.
Very lean company.

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