machine operator

forklift operator

laboratory technician

maintenance technician

sanitation worker

Stratas Foods

If you don't mind a working a  rotating shift this is a great job to have.  Safety training is in depth and safety is always stressed in pre-shift meetings.  There is a great employee of the month program in place, they recognize employees for hard work and going the extra mile. Management is happy to answer any questions and they always speak to you. You receive in depth training, line operators were always happy to show and explain things to me. The work isn't hard, it can get repetitive,  but it's not physically demanding.  This is a good company to work for.

Pay and benefits are good and comparative to other companies. Did well sending employees home to work during Covid. Doing well trying to protect employees from Covid. Now for the negative aspects. Some Management are lacking in knowledge on what their team’s job functions are and how much stress is on employees. Some Management talk down to employees. Fail to promote within and when they do, the pay increase is severely low and you have to give up the following year’s merit increase. Do not recognize talent within their own staff and only promote management into higher positions. Rarely promote lower staff to better positions and chose to look outside the company. Very outdated in their way of thinking and doing business. Not flexible and need to adapt to the new way of doing business. Salary employees have no extra benefit of not being hourly. 

What is the best part of working at the company?
Excellent work/life balance.  Monthly wellness activities. Community involvement. CEO and Executives are accessible, personable, interactive.  All colleagues are friendly and respectful. Time off, holidays, insurance, WFH days contribute to a top notch benefits package. Our product is sustainable. You probably touch it every day. Can’t  say enough about this company. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
I have not experienced any stress.  We all do what’s required and are pleased to do more! 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Monthly activities contribute to our wellness mindset. Top community involvement. Plenty of time off and abundant holidays. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Colleague interaction activity begins the day in my department. Work environment contributes to high output.

Has been a good place to work for the Memphis area.  Pay is in line with the area, maybe low with companies this size and amount of profits.  
Overall, most managers are good people that want to help you.  But like everywhere else, there are some clueless jerks.
Everyone worked remote during covid just fine but now they have forced everyone back every day.  Not sure it they are just too old school and behind the times to offer flexibility to work remote or just don't want to trust us now to work from home, but during covid they did.  If they don't offer to work remote soon, good people will leave for places that do.     

 

12+ hours a day for salary is the norm plus the time you spend in the office for the paperwork
12+ hours a day for hourly is normal
Antiquated software and systems that take a long time to enter data
Lots of weekend work 
Machines are old and funding is not good for repairs
constantly short staffed and salary constantly running machines or working on the line to fill gaps
No opportunity for advancement for hourly or salary 
Raises barely meet the industry standard for salary
Raises for hourly are almost non-existent
Expected to do more with less every day
No A/C so it will be 110 inside the plant during the hot summer months
Winter temps in the plant will be cold and maybe stay around 50 degrees at best.




Overall my experience with Stratas was positive, they were able to accommodate my changing schedule. Insurance & 401k match is a huge bonus! I believe as a whole the company would greatly benefit from team building exercises  and work on building morale from TOP to bottom. Supervisors are on a rotating weekend schedule, typically working 1 Saturday a month for an 8-12 hour shift. Training is lacking in many areas but it’s pretty easy to ‘pick up what they are putting down’. Ask ALL the questions, get to know the equipment operators and PW’s are running so when the equipment fails and maintenance is tied up, you can resolve the problem without shutting the lines down for longer then necessary. 

I enjoyed working with my teammates, but there really wasn't much to do to keep my position interesting and busy. As a JV between two larger companies, the network was owned and managed by the larger partner. My position served largely as a glorified note-taker in which system problems were resolved by IT personnel at the larger organization. Permissions within the system were extremely limited and although there was talk of granting us more permission to resolve issues on our own, those were never granted while I was there.

I hoped for the best from the very first day, as I think anyone would but I could not see spending the remainder of my career there.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Many of the employees and co-workers are family oriented, and care for one another.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Work being passed off to other employees and shifts. The lack of respect for employees after years of service and good  work ethics. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Will not intentionally post negative position. Will just say stay positive with whatever you strive to do.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Working longer days then originally agreed upon for the pay. Expected to continuously except more work load than agreed upon.

What is the best part of working at the company?
My Coworkers  were good people but the New Female Supervisor in the shipping department was the reason I left

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Dealing with the new female supervisors reckless mouth..she need to get her some people skills because she need to know how to talk to grown men

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
It’s ok as long as you don’t have to deal with her

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
I would come in and get my lift and get some orders and pull them and stage them and when ready I would load and ship them

There is no collaborative environment. Everyone is stabbing everyone on the back. The new plant manager has no clue what he is doing and he doesn’t listen to his people. He doesn’t hold people accountable. The new superintendent is stupid and a bully. He makes people cry on the floor because he is screaming at them. They fire people for made up reasons and they claim that is for breaking rules but they have other people break all sorts of rules and nothing g happens to them. I worked there for 5 years and they just told me to leave because they didn’t need me anymore. The other plant manager and plant superintendent were doing things right. That place is going backwards. So sad

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Machine operator 1 salary reported	$18.50 per hour
Forklift operator 4 salaries reported	$22.28 per hour
Laboratory technician 3 salaries reported	$24.35 per hour
Maintenance technician 4 salaries reported	$27.43 per hour
Sanitation worker 2 salaries reported	$19.50 per hour

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