factory worker

shipping supervisor

director of manufacturing

production supervisor

material planner

Sherwood Bedding

What is the best part of working at the company?
Employees were very helpful and good to work with . Aloud to do various jobs . Learned to use various equipment ie . Scanners , forklift , manual pallet jack , trash compactor , Cardboard Baler , Plastic Baler , and Foam material Baler .

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Nothing seemed stressful for what I was doing . Collecting foam material and loading Baler Machines , Collecting trash for Trash Compactor machine . Using scanner to receiving department , check inventory , unloading bed coils , load out going bad wood pallets . Clean up Trash outside around building and dock areas . 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Peaceful , supportive , Once a month meetings on achievements for workers and production out puts for the month and projected production levels comin up .

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Start in Receiving by counting and measuring Foam Buns for accuracy , counting and recording incoming materials and other products . sweep up area at receiving dock , then start walking around checking inventory , collecting trash , helping with Foam Baler Machine loading it , Load cardboard baler machine , load plastic baler machines . Tie Baler when it is ready to come out of the Machine and put it on a pallet for it to be relocated to trailer on holding area . Help unload wood trailer , scan wood with a temperature  scanner and count material for accuracy .

As far as I'm concerned it's a good company to work for overall. 
Typical day: You start at 6am till completely done and in some cases you can work longer in other departments, this is a perk if you need the hours. The hours vary depending on work load and time of season. In my view the work is physically moderate for me I liked it. Managers are great, at least the ones I had, very reasonable. The culture: The company caters food on certain occasions through out the year. During the holiday seasons they give out turkeys and have raffles for various prizes Raises were good. Typical warehouse work environment. What I learned: How to make an assortment of beds of all weights and sizes. I worked in several different production areas using various pneumatic tools such as  staple guns, c-ring guns, nails guns, and low melt / hot melt (300*) glue guns. My job also consisted of unloading numerous materials and efficiently loading beds onto trailers, inventoried  all stock and materials. Labeling and pulling plastic bagged beds off bagging machine line to put onto truck designated shipping carts to transport to loading docks.
The hardest part of the job was:  On occasion you may have to work with someone who is not too productive leaving you to pick up the slack on and off at times. The most enjoyable part the job: Learning a new skill, getting paid weekly, opportunity for more hours and free food.

I couldn’t say enough bad stuff about this place If I had all day, management is awful and will expect you to do others jobs and if you refuse essentially threaten you. Management will get away with doing bare minimum until they get some type of issue or problem then finally get serious and possibly work hard. Shipping Supervisor will cuss at you and treat you like trash and you’ll report it for management to do nothing about it. Will expect you to work 60 hours when needed but then expect you to be alright with 20 hours on a slow week when we’re classified as full time employees. When New customers or higher ups are around we are told to do things safely and to standards but the moment they leave it’s back to no rules and just get the job done essentially. Management preaches doing S.O.P but will ignore clear signs of not being followed correctly. Just a sad place to work and when you’re sad they won’t understand why. When we were getting low hours and complained about it they acted like getting our taxes made up for it…. 

During a typical work week, one of my biggest tasks is checking in on shipping. I like to meet with my co-workers  first thing on Monday to discuss our priorities for the week, then meet again in the middle of the week to check on shipping and meet once at the end of the week to discuss goal setting for the next week. I meet with smaller groups of my staff during the middle of the week to troubleshoot any issues. For example, during a recent busy week , I noticed one team was a few days behind on shipping. I met with the team and, together, we came up with a strategy for increasing and moving fast among the team. On Fridays, once all these tasks are completed, I make sure I have completed all necessary communication with my co-workers and management  for the week via email and in person. I most enjoy work because its a fast pace and we are moving and loading up trucks though out the day. My co-workers are a great team, we make sure that all the work is done.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Plant manager Ed Campbell fosters a great relationship with plant employees. He really cares about them as well as the company's quality and success.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Micromanagement from the corporate managers.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Cameras and microphones EVERYWHERE (interior offices, hallways, breakrooms, etc) and a "dont talk to other staff" policy because everyone is under suspicion.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Working in plant and in the front offices.

Each day at Sherwood had its own challenges. Which made it interesting. I was able to learn additional skills by communicating with the other Operations Managers. The management was really good and a pleasure to work with. At Sherwood you were able to manage your facility without much interference from upper management. The most difficult part of working at Sherwood was just managing employees, making sure they showed up for work and performed as they were supposed to. The most enjoyable part of the job was also the employees. Getting to know them and being able to get the most out of them.

I worked everyday (sometimes saturdays if necessary) from 5:30am sometimes 6:00am until the job is done. Full-time employers get paid holidays (New Year's, Christmas, Forth of July, and Thanks Giving ect..) Vacy time comes after you have been there a year. Health benefits are avalible when it is enrollment time. Management is great, they know plenty about bedding and the process of making a mattress. To work here you have to be ready to work. Do not expect to go to work and get paid to hang out and laugh. Be ready and focus on the job. Sherwood Bedding is a great place to work.

Bad work place they don't let you grow train you to do multiple jobs and don't pay for it.i used to Know alot of positions at Sherwood they never wanted to give me a raise or pay me for my training and everything I learned.i would b forced to train employees for normal pay rate managers are responsible for training teaching new employees the ropes.they didn't want to give me a higher position cause of my age and their friends being managers or supervisors so it's not growth there


What is the best part of working at the company?
Nothing very disrespectful they do what they won’t beds are never done on time truck drivers wait for hours before getting there products 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Staying late never know what time you coming home 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
They play to may games don’t follow policy 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Work wherever they put you weather you have experience or not

Do not work there unless you are willing to compromise your values, ethics and morals.   Never worked for a company that was willing to sacrifice right over wrong.  This included upper management all the way to corporate.  The only question I have is I'm not sure the owners know the truth because they seem to be the only individuals that cared about overall company performance.  If I had a chance to speak with them, I could make an assessment from there.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Factory worker 5 salaries reported	$17.03 per hour
Shipping supervisor 4 salaries reported	$62,500 per year
Director of manufacturing 5 salaries reported	$95,000 per year
Production supervisor 2 salaries reported	$21.50 per hour
Material planner 3 salaries reported	$62,500 per year

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