district sales manager

maintenance technician

lead maintenance

maintenance manager

production manager

SUNGRO HORTICULTURE

What is the best part of working at the company?
Have any opportunity to advance at the company going from working on the line being a stacker to ending up at my final position then team leader of shipping and receiving

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Sending emails to others in the company that was taking me away from doing my job which was loading and unloading the trucks and setting up the shop with the material that we produced

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
When I first started there the environment was stressful because of the racial barriers that I had to break down but after that once I gained the respect of my fellow employees by using wisdom and understanding it was a breeze

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Typical day sitting on two different meetings going over the shipping that was going out and the receiving that was going out and going over what we needed to produce more and what we needed to produce less

A company that was once a great place, stressful but a great place to work has took a turn for the worst. New management at this location has caused the plant to fall apart. In the 10 + years I've been employed here I've never seen what I've seen over the last few months. Moral is at an all time low, new management is failing due to lack of product knowledge, highly experienced key employees (Supervisors) have quit and are finding new jobs, and new management at this location is disrespectful and degrading to hard working employees. A company is only as good as the employees and the employees are only as good as the managment that leads them. Upper Corporate Managment is excellent, hoping they see whats happening and make a change soon before we lose everyone and dig a hole we won't be able to get out of.

A typical day of work involves me and my co-worker running two loads of bulk bags.  Orders may consist of anything from four bags to 80 bags per order.  I learned to control my attitude, to not led the negativity of others affect my attitude, and to keep my attitude positive.  I also learned to be as helpful as possible and to be appreciative when my co-workers help me.  The most enjoyable part of my job is doing my job and the most difficult part at times can be the people.  My co-workers are mostly guys, like myself, but many of them are a bit rough around the edges, though, they do their jobs well and are very helpful.

Management is awful, and HR is completely useless. Verbal abuse from leadership was constant and ignored by HR despite complaints. The toxic work environment left employees feeling disrespected and blamed for issues beyond their control. HR would betray employees’ trust by immediately informing leadership of any complaints, making it impossible to feel safe reporting anything. The company doesn’t value its employees, offering laughable bonuses despite the hard work and long hours we put in to fix their mistakes. HR and upper management clearly only care about protecting themselves, not their employees.

They treat employees very poorly. Don't pay that well for the work you do. The good workers are treated like trash and the workers that show up half the time are given easy jobs and are allowed to do nothing but stand around and talk. It is a joke to work for this place. Management has poor communication skills and they are just as childish as high schoolers. Watch your backs at this place. 

Not a horrible place to work as long as you like working your life away. More often than not you will work everyday of the week with no time off and no time for your family. Will never be able to have a personal life. The other employees are great and so are the shift supervisors but management is horrible. They don't care about their employees. All they care about is whether or not they are the ones making money.

What is the best part of working at the company?
The employees are friendly and supportive.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Senior leadership has two sets of rules - one for employee and one for them. confusing.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Toxic - tough company to work for - no consistent message,

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
waiting to leave hoping direction doesn't change during the day

Fast paced during busy season, very demanding and intense work. I was always learning new things, making notes for the next employee who would take me place someday. There were so many layers to this job and an endless amount of information to learn and grasp. 
Communication from my Boss could have been better but overall we worked well together. I enjoyed everyone I worked with, so many unique personalities!

Although my position was eliminated after 10+ years,  I really don't have an axe to grind. I learned many things about the industry and business in general during my tenure here.  Also had the pleasure of working with some extremely talented and knowledgeable people!  The company has changed a great deal recently- especially the culture, where collaboration is not encouraged. Sun Gro remains a major player in the industry and I truly wish everyone well there!

There’s a severe lack of communication between management and everyone else. Company policy changes at the drop of a hat and everything is extremely run down but the manager in charge of the budget restricts maintenance from doing their jobs then the big boss gets mad at maintenance for not fixing things. Good pay but absolutely horrible management 

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
District sales manager 4 salaries reported	$75,000 per year
Maintenance technician 7 salaries reported	$29.07 per hour
Lead maintenance 1 salary reported	$32.50 per hour
Maintenance manager 6 salaries reported	$34.75 per hour
Production manager 6 salaries reported	$80,000 per year

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