forklift operator

maintenance mechanic

machine operator

maintenance technician

senior database developer

SOUTHEASTERN CONTAINER

I arrive at work early, about an hour before the night shift goes home. I check the production that has been completed in the last 24 hours. I go to the plant and I review line by line to check what problems have occurred with the machines and then check in with all the engineers to see what happened in order to have a better understanding of any problems that may have occurred. Then I go to my office and prepare production reports based on efficiency on hourly production. Then with the production mangers we have a meeting based upon the results of production, also in the room are the operation managers, maintenance managers, quality managers, and the general manager. In this meeting we analyze the problems that occurred and make decisions to take corrective actions to fix the problems and find beneficial solutions. Then I dedicate a few hours of my day to spend time with the P.M. mechanics and shift mechanics. I also work on specific project such as finding ways to create a software to enhance overall production and efficiency of machines. I help the mechanics with troubleshooting errors if necessary. I check the production versus the power used in order to calculate total costs. Then I leave at around five thirty P.M.

Long 12.5 hour shifts, short half hour lunches, overworked and mandatory ot makes home life hard on a family, lots of missed family events. Yelled at like dogs at times. Hard to work there at times. Very stressful. Often made to work what two people are needed for. Pay is good. Good strong team. Poor morale, they a quick to tell you you are wrong and you always worry that you can be let go at any moment, and almost never told "good job". Nightshift is hard on the mind, body, sole, and family. Insurance is a joke with a $1500 deductible, dental is ok, and 401k is matched up to 6%. Easy place to get hurt, oil on floor, lots of moving part, battery acid leaks from forklifts, long shifts makes for tired employees that lowers alertness. I think factories like this would benefit from a union that would look after the well being of the hard working employees there. Lots of favoritism and unhappy employees. Teams do work good together and are willing to help one another out. Hard to find employees who will stay around and training tends to be sink or swim. I feel with 10hr shifts, a 45 min lunch, some positive rewarding to employees doing a good job, more training and a safety coordinator would improve some of these issues a great deal.

The day would start with a group meeting for  the department I was in.   I worked by myself in Production and helped out as needed in Shipping & Receiving, assuring that the everything was set for the next shift coming in. 

Most days we worked as a Team, and I learned a lot about production, and applying team ideas. 

Management was ok, but due to fluctuating production schedules, occasionally there was miscommunication. But it was always worked out eventually. 

My co-workers were fine. The only obstacle I encountered was occasionally a language barrier as I do not speak Brazilian. 

There was nothing really hard about the job. I enjoyed it. 

The most enjoyable thing was that my commute was short. I enjoyed being part of a Team, and the company was generous to their employees. John Fischer was a good manager as well. I was not there long enough to rate the existing manager as I was laid off.

A typical day of work would consist of checking for any alarms on the plants fire, water and air systems.  Making sure that the plant is fully functional, this would include start[-up and shutting down the systems.  Then I would move on to any special projects that the Plant Manager requested to be done.  During the day I was also in charge of taking any vendors or contractors through the plant in order for them to provide SouthEastern with their products and services.  The most enjoyable part of my day was knowing that the plant was running efficiently, meeting their production schedules and knowing that I had a large part in making this happen.  The hardest part of my job was the many hats that I wore.  I was in charge of the safety committee, I was sent on many re-builds out of state and to various training courses, including train the trainer for forklifts.  But I must say that although difficult at times I greatly enjoyed the diverse responsibilities that my company entrusted to me.

It was an ok place to work overall, got paid every week, which was great. 12 hour shifts and every other weekend made it challenging to have a social or family life. Lot’s and lot’s of OT from April 1 to Dec 31 then hours are cut down drastically. I mean, down to 32 hrs p/wk and sometimes they would ask employees who wanted to take voluntary time off. In the end right before lay offs and eventual shut down, some employees who had been there from the start were let go before newer employees, it got to be very political. They got away with that coz it was none unionized. Try that in a unionized Company and see how far you get. The Company no longer exists at this site. The building is now occupied by Hudson Valley Lighting. 

I was responsible for the creation of solid 3D models using SolidWorks software and the production of 2D mechanical drawings for tooling shops. I worked closely with senior project engineers as well as other personell on specific tasks. I learned the value of co-workers and the advice that they have to offer. I also made some really good friends. The hardest part of the job was some time constraints on projects when they were assigned at the last moment. The best part was finishing most task ahead of schedule and seeing the surprise on my bosses face.

Management has no idea what goes on out on the production floor. There's no understanding between scheduling and maintenance (or production employees). Maintenance is constantly looked over by salary employees while they work like crazy. The people on the production floor are pretty good to work with. Everyone tends to get along and have a good time while working. People "on shift" are forced to cover on their days off (short notice usually) for people who are out or take off. This makes it very hard to plan anything outside of work.

When I first began, the onboarding process was a bit all over the place but the company has improved it greatly since I have started. Southeastern Container has been a wonderful place to work! Besides the incredible benefits and advancement opportunities, the people I work with have been an absolute joy to be around. I have also been able to go back to school on the company dime as since they find value in training/educating their employees. I highly recommend coming on board if an opportunity presents itself to future job seekers!

Typically we were responsible to PM and maintain injection and robotic equipment to meet production requirements .
 I learned to troubleshoot Husky Injection Presses along with drying systems . 
Our manager was great to work with , he was always trying to help us in anyway possible . 
On our shift there were three of us working together as a team to keep production running . great group to work with . 
The hardest part of the job was troubleshooting issues . 
The most enjoyable part was the people I got to meet and work with .

Southeastern Container, Inc was one of the best jobs that I ever had the privilege to work at. A typical day at SEC consisted of fast pace environment. Always something to do and to keep busy. I started as a line technician and was able to be part of a great QC team. The management team was extremely helpful in every aspect of the job. The co-workers were very friendly to work with in and outside the workplace. There wasn't any part of the job that I considered to be hard. The most enjoyable part of the job was the overall experience to be part of a great team.

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