production assembler

welder

operator

material handler

press operator

Seats Incorporated

some days are more challenging then others but achievable. support is all around you but you may have to ask for it  because they dont read minds or feelings. The pay is very well for the area and advancement is available for those with a good work ethic and honest demeanor. This is a company built on integrity and mixed with the kind of morals and values you would expect from your family. This is a job that whole hardheartedly depends on its staff to be here everyday and perform as if you were building it for your mom. The tools for success are here, you just have to pick them up and use them. I have been there almost a year and never has anyone held me back, refused to help me or turned away from me upon asking for guidance or help. Seats benefits from my successes not my failures and those failures are turned into learning opportunities.  Its not a perfect company but they strive to be. Not all people at Seats deserve to be there or in the position they are. I can tell you that management is working through those problems on a daily basis and giving those people the benefit of doubt too. 
If your looking for a place to make some good money with awesome benefits, and you are capable of coming to work everyday, then give us a try. If your lazy and a complainer, please do us all a favor and not waste our time.  We need people with solid work ethics that have ideas of improvement and are willing to ask for help when needed. To  give it when asked and treat everyone as if they were your mom. As for cameras at work, yes they are everywhere and used for safety and quality purposes. Im glad they are there, because how else are the going to see how awesome of a job im doing everyday!

What is the best part of working at the company?
People training me in the beginning were paced well and patient , understanding that I was new!  For the most part employees were team players! Good employee celebrations. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
People that weren’t horrible at communicating. Something holding me back little late loading trucks which most the time turned out fine just took more time. I feel that extra half hr sometimes was worth it to get everything properly counted, staged counted paper work and safety done correctly.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
It was very mixed cultured yet most family ran, not me included.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
I check propane on forklift have a quick circle morning meeting on production, quality, safety etc. Drive around recounting parts in totes. Weigh totes plus parts on large and small scales. Look over sticker label matches and accuracy. Scan parts in make picklist for each totes and stage totes by shipping locations areas. Prepare a safely stacked counted and weight ready materials to get ready for truck loading. Scan every tote into tablet. 13 rows of totes 52 totes depending on stacking. Fill BOL out myself and driver sign. Repeat for later trucks. Dump hoppers from machine operators. Count and Prepare next totes. Move pallets of parts to brake press areas, stack parts unfinished in locations for next step bends. Crane operate coils into punch press machines for operating. Etc.

What is the best part of working at the company?
You get paid every Friday but sometimes that’s still messed up. Honestly, I can’t think of a positive thing that’s not corrupted. Definitely would not recommend. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
I have never even heard of or been apart of a company that is so involved in favoritism like Seats. You could have more education and experience then anyone else has in the building and they will promote their friend. The friend that can’t do anything right in their current position over you. Probably has to do with the fact that they have to promote people that are friends instead of people that do the right thing because they do not follow Kansas work law or OSHA regulations. If the right person looked into it, they would be in a lot of trouble I’m sure. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Safety is not taken seriously. Engagement with the people is not a concern of theirs. Quality I would say rates the highest to them, but that’s just because other companies will send the products back which cost them money. Production is never good enough for them, but they are somewhat understanding when a person messes up. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
You never have any idea what you’re doing the day before. If you do something that you’ve never done before you are expected to do 100%.

They lied about the work hours being Monday through Thursday with ‘occasional’ overtime, but really it’s Monday through Friday mandatory and it looks like mandatory Saturdays are about to be a possibility.  The people that work there are the best thing about the company honestly.  Management gets along with us well I think, but I doubt they know what they are doing most of the time.  They say breaks are 10 minutes, but they’re really shorter than that.  Work is repetitive and there are few jobs here where you aren’t doing the exact same thing all day long 10 hours a day 5 days a week with 6 minute breaks.  They even installed cameras because they are worried that we are taking 7 minutes or more on our ‘10 minute break’.  I will say that management is very flexible if you need time off and are easy to get along with.  I wish they would’ve been honest when telling me about the benefits of working there.  There is a fair amount of BS too, but that’s with any job really.  Overall, I would not recommend this job for anyone with experience and wouldn’t recommend that someone without it stay here too long.  Most of these jobs are dead end and I’ve heard stories of the guys who work their way up getting yelled at daily by the higher ups.

Don’t expect to move up in the company since they don’t promote within even though they say they do! They will gaslight you into believing you will move up in the company only to be told months later that you will not. Insurance is a joke, barely accepted anywhere and barely covers anything. Went from having mandatory overtime to being told there is no work and forcing people to take time off even though you will not get paid unless you have vacation time. They say they will work with you, but will turn around and not be willing even after giving them options that you know are there and that they refuse to offer or acknowledge. Maternity leave is not a thing but you get a week of paternity leave, which is fully paid, but have to use FMLA/short term disability(which is also a joke). You will top out in pay within a year and a half into working. Upper management says one thing and does the opposite. Multiple couples that both people are in power positions even though they “do not allow it”.

The number one thing that has impressed me about working at Seats Inc. is, that the employees have a sense of responsibility and caring about their job. 
  They show up on time, and care about the product that they are putting out. Not just punching a clock, and going through the motions,  waiting for the bell to ring.
    I myself like to care about my job, and have pride in my work,  so I can feel like I accomplished something at the end of the day.  
  Managers are knowledgeable about their job,  and are willing to help you find a solution to the problem at hand. 
  They come around and ask if everything is going well,  and make you feel like part of a team, not just a number.
  It's not an easy job, and get burned by hot metal that has just been welded, on a regular basis,  so not for the Sally's of the world.  
  Love my job, and the people I work with.  
    If you have welding experience and want a job,  get down there and get a job.........


Its a great place to work for someone serious about moving forward in their life. Great co-workers, fun job, and very rewarding and compensating the hard work you will inevitably put in. The pay will compensate you more than fairly but be prepare to work A LOT. Shifts are 10 hours Monday-Thursday, but when it's busy (which it usually always is), you will need to work required Fridays and sometimes Saturdays(depending on the person, can be a pro or a con). If you need money this is the way to do it and you'll have fun doing it, but be prepared to put in the long hours and the work. It can be very physically/mentally taxing. Overall working here changed my outlook on work and what I like doing and taught me more than any other job could. Everyone pushes you to be the best you can be.

You will come in everyday and do the same thing which is expected. There is extreme favoritism and not everyone is held to the same standard. You are grouped together on performance reviews. (On efficiency.).So why some people are on their cell phones not working , their pay and bonuses will not be affected even if you work harder. They say you make more for being efficient that only applies to the assembly plant.  The other cell operators are toxic. They have a high turnover rate here. Regardless of feedback, management and HR do nothing. They will instead try to push you out. Benefits are not good. There is no training in the Foam plant and they will heavily criticize you. 

The pay at Seats is fair, but its not worth the mental and physical toll it will take on you. When they walk you in for an interview they will probably say you will only have to work Fridays and Saturdays once in a while. That is false. I've been here many years and have always worked 10 hour days 5 days a week with 8 hours on Saturday unless it is in the summer during the down time.

Most of the people are nice enough, but management keeps getting worse. If you end up working here for 6 months and decide to transfer to an open position in a different department be prepared to wait SEVERAL months before they even think about moving you. 
Overall I would not recommend working here unless your prepared for 58-60 hours almost every other week.

The company treats its employees fairly, There is significant opportunity for advancement within the company,  Most of the managers have been developed and promoted from within the company,The company has an excellent continuing education program, Dozens of individuals have earned associate, bachelor’s and master’s degrees while working full time at Seats Incororprated, with 100% of the tuition paid by the company, There is a on-site clinic at the Reedsburg facility that offers medical services and chiropractic services to all employees and immediate family members at little or no charge. 

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Production assembler 18 salaries reported	$21.47 per hour
Welder 2 salaries reported	$22.89 per hour
Operator 4 salaries reported	$22.18 per hour
Material handler 6 salaries reported	$21.92 per hour
Press operator 2 salaries reported	$20.65 per hour

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