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I am highly regarded employee in the company by the Mathison family and my co workers.  I do all the baking of pies for new varities for the managers meetings, organize pot lucks.  I always get asked to get in ont he brain storming meetings on tasks to make the company and departments run better.  I always get asked on computer upgrades to be the "Guinea Pig"  to see if I think something will work.  The company values my opionion and treats me with the utmost repsect. I am always a team player if someone needs my help.  My day is very full with work all year round so there is never a dull moment.  The hardest part of my job when I have someone that wants to gossip and start drama.  I stay away from those people.  If I learned anything from this job, is treat people good and you will be rewarded 10 fold.

Stemilt was a place where everyone was friendly and when a problem occurred everyone offered their time to come and help. I learned how to properly water trees so that the fruit can grow properly. when the heat was high we watered the apples so that they wouldn't get heat burns on them. A typical day would be fixing and putting new sprinklers in the morning and then making sure that the trees were being watered. in the afternoon we would check water. this is done by going line by line to see the sprinklers that were plugged. we unplugged them so that they can water the trees.

If you can assume good will and be willing to hear another's story...
If you insist on your own personal responsibility by asking, what can I do, or, how can I help...
If you value humble confidence and are open to being vulnerable...
If you can communicate clearly with appropriate tone and refuse to gossip or listen to gossip...
If you can resolve conflict clearly in person or by phone...

If you can do all these things with Integrity, trust, Innovation, humility and stewardship, then Stemilt is the place for you.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Lots of hours and local to my home

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
A disconnected team with little communication and even less management.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Cliquish and un-maintained. People kind of do as they always have and no one says anything.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Grease and assess possible downtime causing problems. Prioritize repairs and part acquisition.

I am a white English speaking girl. I was the ONLY white personnel on my line. The older Hispanic women would make fun of me and talk bad behind my back in spanish. I couldn’t talk to anyone because everyone spoke Spanish, so I developed depression very quickly working there, especially when I worked 60 hours a week. Even jobs that required English speakers, there would be a Spanish only speaker which I could not do my job properly.

Stemilt has been around a long time and like most of the well established companies there is always a change at the top and corporate profits dictate the path forward with this company as well. If you’re looking for a good entree level position then this is the place to go. It’s a hard place to plan a long term employment with due to the volitive tree fruit industry.

Good place to work at if you are wanting to learn about fruit and get to meet all different types of people. I learned that you have to be a good problem solver because sometimes when you are receiving the fruit you might not enough space to store it. what was most enjoyable about the job was that it was very team oriented and got to practice on my communicating skills.

Unsupportive, undercutting, good ole boys club. Most unpleasant place I have ever worked for. Backbiting between depts goes unaddressed. Managers play favorites. They underpay you, diminish any exrra effort u put forth, do not encourage healthy conflict resolution. I spent 8 years there, endlessly trying to fit in to not be given a single ounce of human respect. 

It's a pretty good place to work at. However there is no training and you are thrown out there. Other workers help you properly complete your task, they are friendly and don't mind helping others. It is also cold and fast paced.

They have good positions for students during the summer, but the management can get disorganized. There is a high turnover rate for management positions and there can often be too many bosses. 

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Forklift operator 25 salaries reported	$19.29 per hour
Assembler 32 salaries reported	$17.56 per hour
Repack 13 salaries reported	$17.96 per hour
Machine operator 14 salaries reported	$18.43 per hour
Quality control associate 11 salaries reported	$18.35 per hour

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