order picker

delivery driver

route driver

receiving clerk

receiver

Southwest Traders Inc

I’m am a lead at SWT been working here for about 5yr it’s was a fun and great place to work when I first started we had a full staff and employees that Actually worked and not cry about their job now It’s very stressful seeing all these lazy people standing around on their phone or just chilling outside, Break room, or just walking around doing nothing Management like to cater to the crybabies and give them raises when they try to walk out and the ones that work hard and do their job they like to overwork them and burn them out where they quit i do a 10hr shift every day by myself with no management or supervisors to help me out if someone call out or they don’t have someone to cover a department on the night shift they don’t try to find me help they just expect me to do other people‘s jobs on top of mine and it’s frustrating when it takes them to do their job eight hours when I do my job plus their job all in my one shift and I don’t get appreciate it for nothing they just expect you to do it all over again the next day and the sad part about it is that this job is easy work but the employees Make it hard for everyone cuz they are lazy to do their job Management needs to step it up and put their foot down and stop worrying about just getting a paycheck and going home and making sure everything is finished before that employee clock out for the day we need Employees that work hard and don’t call out if everyone just did there part and show up and work when they are supposed to this job would be the best place to work if you are lazy this is not the job for you so please skip to the next job cuz I need hard workers to get this place back to number 1 I been here Through the worst times and the best times and right now it’s just a rough patch we are getting over so if you’re a hard worker please join our team and help us get back on top

The job itself is pretty easy once your body gets use to the physical work. You gotta keep moving, get it knocked out. The customers are usually pretty good too. I've developed a good relationship with some.
But....I've been lied to at least once by every manager I've had to deal with. I can't trust them at all. They are very good at saying one thing and doing another. The managers are horrible at communication so the right hand never knows what the left hand is doing. 
The routes have been getting heavier and heavier. With the low morale, they've been losing a lot of drivers and can't seem to hire more to keep up with the loss.
When they post on Indeed for job openings, they'll tell you that they have new equipment. Sure, you might get a new hand truck but the trucks and trailers are not new. 
Rarely will they train you on the route that you will be assigned to so every day is a surprise that will add to your stress and frustration.
The delivery drivers are some of the best. Hard workers that push through it every day and every night.
The warehouse is an utter joke with a high turnover rate. If your trailer is loaded and ready to go on time then it'll be a good day for you...provided that your pallets are strapped and not falling over.
Overall, this company has a lot of potential to be an awesome company but they just refuse to get their s**t together.

I've been with SWT over a year. It has come a long way since then; however, we still have a ways to go. The CoVid pandemic was a blessing and a curse. We were able to hone in on processes and quality of work vs. quantity. When we ramped up, we were better prepared to move toward being more successful.
As far as the workload, absences put the burden on the teammates who show up to do their own work. If everyone shows up for work, the workload is not heavy. I've worked for places where the workload is extremely heavy in weight and quantity. 
If you are a go-getter, or a smart worker, then this is the job for you. All you have to do is complete your own assigned work. If you don't really want to work and are just looking to collect a paycheck, then this is not the job for you because every warehouse has its challenges.
We are open to "thinking outside the box". 
Be part of the solution, not the problem.
It's an older building with wear and tear, but not the worst I've seen. 
Equipment is old; however, management is working on getting replacements.

I been with this company for 3 years until I decided to voluntarily resigned. The working environment is tolerable and simple. I worked every position from order picker, pastry, cooler (breakfast & lunch), loader, milk, receiving. Everything in the warehouse besides lumber and driver. I am a hard worker and care about what I do. Therefore, always one of the top employee and got employee of the month few times. 

PROS: cool reward for employee of the month. I met great co-workers that actually cared about their job and productivity. We’re the one who run the warehouse and get the job done in a matter of time without the help of them management. I’m pretty sure if HR was to pull the papers out, those years was the best years for the company with record breaking WORKERS’ productivity and less mistakes and errors. I took a lot from this job.

CONS: Poor management, favoritism going on, and the reason why I quit, 3 years and only one raised.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Pay good. Warehouse workers good, drivers good, staff not good. Everyone have their own personal opinion. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Over worked Yard Houstlers! Little to no help  maintaining tractors, trailers and route deliveries. Multi-tasking is mandatory regardless of the elements of mother nature. No signal lights at docks, which leads to accidents and injuries. Not the job for anyone with good sense. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Some Employees are funny style, trying to push their seniority around, while most people of color seem to be the first to either resign or terminated.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
A day seems like two to three days of work, working 11 to14+ hours 5 days a week with only your vacation off to get yourself back to a somewhat good performance level.

No amount of money can make up for the stress this job will cause. Southwest is a horrible place to work and needs to be shut down! You go to work with no way of knowing what time you’re getting off. They expect you to do the job of 2 people all because they don’t know how to schedule enough people.  They change the schedule without notifying you and expect you to show up for a schedule you didn’t know about. The managers talk to you crazy like you are a child. They don’t have the necessary tools or equipment for you to get your job done but they expect you to stay and get the job done. I have had multiple time where my check has not been right and now the managers are refusing to fix my check or give me my pay. This company is don’t organized, Or managed well at all. It’s so bad their recent warehouse manager quit without notice. If you can find a different job do so don’t even bother applying g here

What is the best part of working at the company?
My coworkers were very friendly and very informative we're willing to teach me anything I needed to know

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Working in the refrigerator is kind of rough

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Very fast paced environment but very well organized to the overall unique work experience

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Well starting our day out with getting on the forklift and putting away and rotating stock on the shelves making sure dates were good making sure that product was being rotated and stocked properly then after that we would take our orders for the day and ship what needs to be shipped pull orders from the shelves and rotate stock

It’s very unfortunate that this company plays favorites and when a issue is addressed to upper management it’s like when you’re out the other, Sadly management as supervision don’t know what they’re doing just because they have a lot of time there they think that they could run it the way they want to have people the way how they want them to be very manipulative people other than that the rest of the crew I strongly believe they’re awesome people great people to work with and training let’s not get started, A very toxic work environment I have left and I found something that is godsend but this company has taught me a lot with my personal life and work life in many different aspects to better myself as a person.

alot of people on here complain about the company but noone ever says what they've done really to be fired and why it takes so long to do the job.
if all employees worked as a team then noone would work long hours except when the case count goes up for special holidays. its all about the people and moral. there was been alot of changes at SWT that have led to good results. we have alot of long standing employees for a reason. if you come here and try, you will see the fruits of your labor. but if you come here and slack off, you will see the result of your bad work ethic. keep your nose down to your work and stay out of the drama. every work place has it but as an individual its your own responcibility to stay out of it, and focus on your work. 

I love my job. The pay is great, drivers and warehouse worker make good money. The driver work hard but make great pay. Route in Fresno leave our yard at 2PM-5PM.The trailer are loaded for driver. Truck are fueled and ready to go in the most part when driver get to yard. Driver have  assigned routes that they get to choose. We put routes and days off and driver bid on them 2 times a year. The driver also have an incentive pay program up to $15,600 per year on top of there daily route pay. This is a family run company. I know my driver work hard and this job is not for everybody, but in Fresno most of our driver have been at Southwest Traders for years 

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Order picker 25 salaries reported	$23.46 per hour
Delivery driver 8 salaries reported	$100,938 per year
Route driver 1 salary reported	$87,500 per year
Receiving clerk 10 salaries reported	$21.65 per hour
Receiver 16 salaries reported	$18.50 per hour

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