truck driver

maintenance mechanic

manufacturing specialist

manufacturing operator

front desk receptionist

Southerland, Inc.

TSP receiving days start at 6 am and run till 2:30pm or later on Monday through Friday.  First thing in the morning a 53 foot semi trailer rolls in loaded with raw foam materials that are ready to be unloaded.  Checking in the foam and matching the materials with the packing list and purchase order typically take about thirty minutes, and the unload takes about an hour.  From then on various shipping couriers arrive throughout the day at different times with various springs, cloth, lumber, plastic components and just about anything else that anyone might think of that goes into constructing a bed.  All throughout the 65,000 square foot facility are teams of workers carrying out the manufacturing duties. Fellow workers work monotonously on various stages of bedmaking. Such as sewing, box frame assembly, Spring crate opening, mattress stitching and shipping. When no shipments are coming in and all receiving duties are finished, then I perform stock replenishment, inventory counts or dumping garbage hoppers into the dumpster via forklift. The hardest part of the job is when all the deliveries seem to come at once and no matter how fast your work you find yourself a step or two behind in your best efforts to multitask. Usually when this happens I can get the help that I need from my fellow employees.  The most enjoyable part of the job is the fact that because you are constantly moving around the facility, and the tasks at hand are varied enough, time goes by very quickly and before you know it, you are done for the day.

.65cpm, $15 per stop after the 6th stop.

You deliver mattresses. You touch every piece of freight. Some places order 60 plus. You get the idea, it's hot in the summer. If you don't have many stops, you can make ok money. Usually there are several stops, which kill the day. You won't get many miles and are limited to mattress store hours which are usually 9-5 or 10-6. There's a lot of tight places you have to back in off the road, sometimes blindside. The turnover rate is high, you should be compensated for every stop, and waiting for backhauls. You may get home during the week but it'll be late, and you will be leaving early the next day. So it doesn't mean much. Dash cams, you will be monitored with AI technology. Significant brake events, following too close, Idle time, lane departure, rolling stops, cruise control use, fuel use, etc. Get a local job where you're home daily and paid hourly. Low CSA score- you will be stopping at most weigh stations and you will be inspected often. The fleet is mostly newer T680s automatics- they have an annoying lane departure system and auto braking system that don't work great and will ultimately annoy the p*** out of you. Most Monday morning dispatches are you gonna require you to leave on Sunday. i.e. 8 am appointments for Georgia, etc. Nothing makes this company stand out among the thousands of other trucking outfits.

As the summary says...this type of business brings some sort of surprises on a daily basis.  It is not boring at all.  It requires that I spend time in the manufacturing floor and enjoy working with the people.  A team player and get all managers to participate and get involved in the decision making.  They need to feel they are part of the ownership of the project.

The mattress industry continues to be a labor intensive operation and have learned that people are the most important resource.  I am involved with the sales management team and product design which makes this even more enjoyable and at the same time very challenging.  Designing a product not only for feel but how it looks (in other words...mattress tailoring & packaging) catered to women which make over 75% of the purchases is sometimes hard but at the same time very exciting.  This makes one of the most enjoyable part of my job...designing and producing a product where people spent 1/3 of their life.

Bad place to work run , run run, you can loose your cdl working for this company,  the send you to do delivery in places that a 53ft trailer with sleeper cab should not go,  if you like to be stressed out while driving this is the place for you. You like puzzles this is the place for you ,  you like going to small towns of the highway this is the place for you,  you like backing into tiny places that a 53 ft trailer shouldn't be this is the place for you, you like backing around building in s semi circle , bot to mention from your right hand view in a pack parking lot to get to there doc, this is the company for you, 

Decent company for beginning a driving career, but not a great place for advancement or pay increase.  Some of the management says things that can be perceived to be racially insensitive to put it mildly but the buddy system is so strong you have to ignore his ignorance and focus on your goals.  Pay was ok but I didn't like unloading a 53' trailer filled with mattresses and know that you are only getting fifteen bucks per stop.

decent job but alot of lifting and hot work there trailers were old and not up to date. if u need a day off for a dr, appt is almost impossible. all they cared about was getting there product delivered. they could care less about the driver

The company is staffed by nice people standing on the decks of the Exxon Valdez while the captain steers towards the rocks and managers scream into the wind.

Company has been up and down but always pulls through by the dedication and hard work of the owner.  The staff reflect the genuine nature of the owner making it a very pleasant place to work.

The management is exceptional. This company has a very laid back work environment and awesome co-workers. Definite potential for company growth as a long term small business.

They would have new people in all the time the bosses have been in the same positions for years and are complacently jaded. They promise bonuses that they never deliver on always finding the smallest excuse. they are untrustworthy.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Truck driver 11 salaries reported	$88,000 per year
Maintenance mechanic 2 salaries reported	$28.00 per hour
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Manufacturing operator 5 salaries reported	$17.40 per hour
Front desk receptionist 4 salaries reported	$13.00 per hour

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