maintenance supervisor

production supervisor

food service sales manager

senior process engineer

maintenance technician

Sabert

I had the pleasure of working at Sabert for six years. The main reason I left was to work at a family owned business. They hired me right out of college after my internship with them was finished and gave me the opportunity to learn, advance, and have real responsibilities. 

My work/life balance was excellent. I worked 9-5 and in my six years of working there, had to work late maybe a dozen times. My department really respected my time outside of work. 

While at Sabert, I advanced my Excel skills, teaching myself a little bit of VBA to help streamline some of our processes with macros. I was also able to apply what I learned in business school to a real life setting.

My manager was outstanding. I really got the sense he cared about me not only as an employee he had domain over, but also as an individual with my own set of goals. We tackled problems together and there was never any blame being thrown my way or being yelled at about deadlines. It was also me and him vs the problem. 

Beyond my direct manager, there was the VP that I dealt with quite frequently. Again, another person that didn't see me as just another nameless, faceless employee. The only issue I saw was the VP might have been consolidating too much responsibility for one person to handle. Delegation and a dispersal of workload might serve the VP and the company well.

Sabert is a large company in terms of scale, but feels like a smaller company when working there. You would walk around the building, seeing familiar faces. You would pass by the owner or the VP on the way to the breakroom. You knew most, if not everyone's name. We had get-togethers after work or even company sponsored events on company grounds.

When I left in Q1 2022, the company had a hybrid schedule where employees could work from home two days a week, but had to be in the office three days a week. This was after working from home from March 2020 - July 2021. I think this mandatory schedule feels outdated and with many people looking for a change in the typical work structure, could be an easy way to show that Sabert is a progressive company and not one stuck in the 20th century. I think this shows a lack of understanding of current views of the workplace and I think is a turn off for current and potential employees. 

I work the night shift. My shift starts at 10 pm and ends at 6 am. Our company manufactures products for several companies. Among such companies are McDonalds, Olive Garden, Arby's, Taco Bell, etc..
I am a Machine Operator. My purpose is to make sure that our machines keep production flowing. If there is a mechanical problem I must fix it in the best and fastest way possible. I must be aware of the production insuring that the quality of the product is to its best standards. Being a machine operator is not easy, it requires a lot of patience and intelligence. Not only are you preoccupied with machine technicalities but I must be responsible for the packers. Our packers are all women. Every time we have a new packers. I must keep close watch that she learns her responsibility to its full potential. Ever since I went through training, I have been learning new things for myself. Not only have I learned to do my job better fixing any troubleshooting from my machines but I have learned how to work with people. I learned new ways to make people listen to you. Some people would agree that fear is a powerful tool to instill discipline, and it may work for some. I on the other have learned that showing people you care and that you are there for them creates a better working environment.  People trust you to handle any type of situation and will actually listen when you give them instructions. Not all may agree with such view, which brings problems with other fellow operators. Instead of coming together as a team, some go out of their way and do things on their own. This would be the hardest part of the job. What i enjoy the best about the job is knowing how our job is very stressful and still I make an effort to ease up the stress on our packers. I walk to every single one and to give them a how are you? A single smile or laugh makes a very big difference.

I’ve been with Sabert Corporation for over five years, and during that time I’ve had the opportunity to work alongside some truly hardworking, capable people. There’s a strong sense of pride in the work here, and that didn’t happen by accident. This company was built on solid values, and a lot of folks are still doing their best to uphold them every day.
That said, over the past year I’ve seen some changes that are concerning. Communication between Supply Chain and Manufacturing isn’t where it needs to be—even under a single leader—and it’s showing up in excess product, inefficiencies, and added pressure on profitability. When those two groups aren’t aligned, it affects everything downstream.
What’s been more troubling is the shift in culture. There used to be a sense of trust, consistency, and respect across the board. Lately, it feels more divided—more of an “us versus them” environment. Good people are still trying to do things the right way, but it’s getting harder without the support to back it up. We’re also seeing more folks leave without any communication , which only adds to the uncertainty.
There’s been a noticeable increase in reliance on outside consultants and outsourcing, which can feel disconnected from the day-to-day realities of the workforce. When leadership loses touch with the people doing the work, it impacts morale—and ultimately, the business. Performance has reflected that, with numbers trending downward over the past year.
Sabert wasn’t built overnight. It took decades of discipline, respect, and accountability to get where it is. It’s tough to see that foundation begin to erode. I still believe in what this company can be, but it’s going to take a renewed focus on those core principles—and a stronger investment in the right areas, including safety—to get things back on track

A day at this job was interesting and not the greatest experience. It was a 12hr job which was not bad. Not much to learn other then to look for plastic bowls that were in bad shape. The other workers were mostly Cuban, Hispanic, or Mexican. This was not a problem. The problem is that 90% of them did not speak English. So being trained was not very easy. The team lead would put you on a machine and you had to figure out how to do everything by yourself. Also if you didn't speak Spanish you had a hard time even knowing what to ask when you had questions. There were things that you were not suppose to do like put one type of plastic in with another's machine. PPT for example could not go into one that housed PPE. It would contaminate the specific machine turning the plastic a color or messing up the machine. The important things like that I had to figure out on my own. The hardest thing to me was the managers that seem to be in charge. They had poor attitudes toward everyone, spoke of safety every night yet had not cared how the job was finished as long as you pushed harder than you should. An example of this was my first night. I had to continually move 50 lb crates to fill with plastic bowls, not bad at first but after six to eight hours you get tired. Through out the night no one would help me lift or pull over more of the crates when i needed it yet stood there and watched as I struggled then simply walk away. After the shift had finished I had one of the machine techs talk to me as I was leaving telling me that was a two person job and if I needed help to just ask. Personally I would have just helped someone I seen struggling then watch all night and then say something like that. There really wasn't anything I could say that I enjoyed about this place.

Do not waste your time. Upper management  do not listen to other than their  "Yes sir" team. little trust in the people. If you push back, you are walked out the door.  It can get very toxic. 

Very stresfull environment. No respect for peoples life outside work. 24/7 coverage mentality for everyone, phone calls start at 5:00 am, maybe end around 10:00 pm, but don't be surprised of 3:00 am calls and emails. they expect yo to work 7 days wit little time off. Floor workers  are usually  on 12 hrs shift mandatory, or you can get fired. Staff burned out is the rule of the day.

Area supervisors have no idea how their equipment runs, how the product is made. They only care to fill their quota of write ups and sit down to do SAP transactions the whole shift. They turn around when something breaks and wait for others to solve the situation. Zero accountability for them, and their managers allow for it.

There is no standard training procedures or programs at all, which is highly unsafe. Everyone is thrown at the wolves with little training, and they rely on other operators to train them (it gets worst cause supervisors don't know anything).

Location is bad. unsafe area, lack of surveillance. Fortunately nothing bad that i know happened recently but it is definitely not an area to hang around. 


Operators are forced to do everything because its in their job description.  They do not properly train you to run their machines and constantly bully you to benchmark to a,b,c level while they constantly change those expectations for 6 years straight now.  You have to babysit packers who have no business being in this type of factory and there is no management involvement unless you miss work.  Since covid and the bullying of operators.  More than half of them have quit so they force another operator to do someone else's job then they mandate you constantly almost every week to cover another shift that also had no workers.  Lots of 72 hour work weeks with ZERO flexibility.  The benefits are low grade and super expensive.  The 401k match is laughable at 3%.  Its owned by investors and its 130 degrees in the work environment from March to November.  

I've been in plastics for most of my adult life as a process tech.  I got a job at Sabert and finally saw what a disappointment it was.  The pay rate was terrible for a technician in that field. The machines and auxiliary equipment were not maintained well.  The support and training was beyond subpar. The supervisor wasnt there half the time.  Almost everyone I talked to hated it there.  Sadly most of the techs were younger and didn't realize better paying jobs in the industry were out there.  At my interview with the department manager he gave me a timeline for pay advancement. Again sadly all of the techs that had been there at 4-5 years were only in the next pay scale.  I couldn't imagine wasting 5 years to get the pay they were making.  But for most it was a job and that was what they settled for. More power to them.

My mangers were very helpful and willing to teach me new skills and 
 information about the business. I worked with upper management to get feedback on projects and processes. People are very friendly and willing to help you out. You can get comfortable working here quickly. The culture is fun, relaxed but also committed to getting work done. The hardest part of the job as an intern was not knowing certain skills- but this provided the opportunity to learn new skills from others in different departments. Work wasn't boring- the people make the world of difference. There are monthly gatherings where the new employees are introduced. There is free food around often.

My review for LBP Manufacturing is not your common review for a company. My experience was far different from many other peoples experience. Starting off I was placed into an immediate position of power, and leadership. I had never held that much power in my hands before and honestly didn't know how to handle it. There was no training or practice. I was expected to be able to run and guide and help other employees. I figured it out after a while on my own but getting there was awful. I appreciated the work and felt good about my tasks, however I received little to no encouragement or praise for the work I did. In fact my manager and my "team members" (I use quotations because it never felt that I was part of a team) are the reason I quit that job. Be careful if you choose to work there.

The plant I worked in in Chicago was very dirty and hot. Average temperature inside the building was above 75 degrees and it had to below 30 degrees outside to feel somewhat ok inside the plant. The management is lacking knowledge of what the employees they are supervising. They put food products on untreated wood pallets that are not in good shape. The ceiling of the plant is covered in dirt. The rest of the plant isn't the cleanest either. The bathroom was constantly out of hand soap so employees couldn't keep hands clean before turning back to work. The work environment isn't healthy because employees didn't get along with each other. This is a union work place with a union that does nothing for the employees except collect union dues each month.

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