machine operator

press operator

extrusion operator

maintenance technician

facilities technician

SPR Packaging

What is the best part of working at the company?
The office staff at this company were very nice. The operators were very good at what they do. The Maintenance lead at the time is or was the root cause for a toxic environment. I would have stayed if not for the hindrance of my evaluation and completion of my hiring agreement. Also it would have been nice to have had accessibility to other items like software and like tools to function effectively.  I rather enjoyed the environment and the people for the most part. I hope they are able to recognize that. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Toxic Lead. By far was the worst part. The machinery was definitely top notch. I can't stress enough how good leadership can make a great work environment. Bad leadership equals a lot of stress and ineffective waste of time/money.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Office and machine operators were great. The supervisors for machinery were definitely great. I think they had a great team.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
With good operators, it's very enjoyable to accomplish what needs to be done.  They were maybe one or two that cause moderate issues as far as attitude.  But they need numbers so I understood the frustration.

Management believes in a professional attitude only to prove themselves wrong by creating a false sense of security.  Many associates confided in me the same promises from upper management (raises for job performance) only to be retracted as if it was never said.  A large clique of employees come from a previous plant and new hires are not permitted to be an integral part of the company.  Handcuffs are placed on your decisions, until your job is routine and melancholy.  I felt more stupid for having worked there.  It was like a vacuum in my life.  Counseling comes as a knee-jerk reaction.  Not when it is needed nor deserved.  I was shocked many times as to how the daily job was managed and changed w/o official notice.  Job duties, subtly changed, until you were a lemming.  Employee handbook might as well been written in chalk, as many times they changed the rules on the fly.  Or as they say, (interpreted) SPR has created a Toxic working environment, and I fell sorry for anyone who has to do business with or for them.

Lots of good employees and people. But management is disconnected and rather focus on maintaining an illusion of happy workplace rather than put the time and effort to actually achieve one. There is a conflict between pushing more corporate and yet remaining more small business minded. Recent expansions has stress the workforce and updated process changes are often way too slowly too be implemented. Management is very much metric driven and prefers band aid fixes. Department are very compartmentalize and often in conflict, especially during peak production.
They have decent benefits and a nice office.  There are opportunities but you are gonna have to put in your time and you will not receive much guidance or support in that growth.  Also it's a Spanish based company so it's really beneficial if you are fluent in Spanish and/or have some Hispanic heritage if you want advancement.  Pay is lower to mid market but they will undercut when possible so know your worth.

Good place to start if you want to get into the Press Printing industry with Flexographic experience or Mounting plates experience. The work culture is work hard but even if you do the person who complains and asks for the promotion and sort of proves it by working tons of OT or constantly "making friends" with the Leads will get the position. When you get that promotion everything terrible that happens is your fault as if you were the whole manager of that Press. If you're into high stress and a demanding workplace with little to no future return and being absolutely burnt out from zero work/life balance while being considered REPLACEABLE and not an ASSET, then this is the right place for you.

This is the most hostile place I have ever worked. Had issues with the foreman from day 1 eventually leading to the only termination I have ever received in all of my work history. The pressman they paired me with to learn from had no interest in teaching anyone and would ignore me most of the shift. Come to find out he and the foreman are friends this eventually led to me rotating multiple machines for the rest of my time here. Most of the people here are miserable and overworked. Machines would fail daily which would cause work to pile up. If you have a background in manufacturing or printing I would suggest you look elsewhere for employment.



SPR packaging is built by a young and energetic team that is continuously searching for improvement and growth opportunities.  Communication and development are the key to its success and there are always opportunities for people who want to succeed to grow.  
SPR is a quickly growing and is continuously hiring more team members still maintaining a good company culture and work environment.  Training is taken seriously and it is a great place to learn a carrier.

This a great company for people that is looking for a place where growth is going on. Management is great in all disciplines and goals oriented. The company organizes events to promote both team work and family. This company promotes their business Vision and leadership model, which I really like. Overall great atmosphere, great management. There is some hard days but it is way better than other places. I really enjoy working there.

It is a large company that operates as if it was a 15 man operation.  Constantly changing the rules for different people.  i.e.  Their favorites.  You might as well throw the Employee handbook in the trash.  FYI - I had my annual review verbally.  No paper work.  No metrics or goals.  "Just Keep working hard.  Oh by the way, there is no Merit or COLA increase."

A very unorthodox way of running a large facility.

 the recruiters are nice and try to get to everyone and make sure you get what you need to succeed but there is a lot of favoritism it is vary hard to move up unless you are busy busy with someone in management witch sucks there are some great people with amazing personalities and work really hard that deserve more but with the current circumstances they won’t be able to it seem like everything we do is just never enough and no matter how hard I work it dosnt get recognized or mean anything

Most work orders take months to finish there.That means not a lot of change overs on the bag department;but if you work on the extrusion and press department you will have to do change overs everyday.Meaning you will have to work at a faster pace to keep up with the customer demands.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Machine operator 3 salaries reported	$18.50 per hour
Press operator 3 salaries reported	$18.50 per hour
Extrusion operator 6 salaries reported	$18.50 per hour
Maintenance technician 1 salary reported	$29.00 per hour
Facilities technician 1 salary reported	$24.50 per hour

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