production operator

production technician

chemical operator

operator

technician trainee

Sun Chemical

A typical day includes international documentation, contact with freight forwarders, and customer account analysts.

I have had the opportunity over the last 23 years to work on several computer systems (CHOPS, Protean and SAP).  I have learned much about customer service, credit and international logistics.

It is difficult to give an all around face to management because it differs from level to level in the company.  Some are very concerned for the company and the workers, while others only see the bottom line and want to outsource everyone's job.

As in any company, some of my coworkers are fantastic and easy to work with.  However, some are set in their ways and do not want to learn anything new or different.

The hardest part of my job at this time is trying to accept and adjust to all the changes.

The most enjoyable part of my job was dealing with customers and freight forwarders.  I have also made many long lasting friendships.

As a co-op engineer I worked on a variety of projects relating to production and maintenance. Projects ranged in scope and cost, and almost always required multidisciplinary engineering knowledge. Strong communication skills and planning were essential to be successful. A fair amount of autonomy and independence were required to progress through complex projects, however support and guidance from management was readily available and questions were highly encouraged.

A typical day would consist of responding to contractor questions through use of technical documents such as P&ID's and electrical schematics, writing purchase orders for equipment or services, scheduling installation and support services, and developing start-up testing procedures. Once projects were completed operator training and post project support ensured successful implementation.

The hardest and probably also most enjoyable part of the job were start-up efforts. Long hours are required to facilitate proper installation of production equipment, but success is extremely satisfying. I would highly recommend this company for their innovation in their industry and their development of employees.

Work-life balance
They will use you and tell you we take care of our own the job is not safe and management just prefer to replace people that get hurt because it is a very hard place as far as heat exhaustion lie base Brodie and other asides, my face started blistering from it and they would not work with me to move me to a different building different position he the person running it is cut throat and rude and will lie to you average heat is 102 to 120 no fans or anything will never tell anyone to work there

Pay & benefits
There low they give as little as possible

Job security and advancement
Nothing else

Management
Nothing

Culture
Nothing

Overall
Not a good place to work period like I said there not there for you when your body breaks down from the extreme heat and and all the heavy weight you have to move and you do this for 12 hours a day the only thing that was good is on your 3rd week you got 7 days off  straight to help your body recoup but your still tierd and sore and you always will have make up or pigment in your bed sheets,your car seats and your shower you just can't get the stuff off of you

What is the best part of working at the company?
They pay you in a timely manner for doing your job. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The company reorganizes so often that it never has a chance to stabilize and make improvements. Instead, they just switch up how everything is organized every 18 to 24 months, which creates a ton of busy work and fails to achieve providing a better level of service because the staff can never master how do do anything since they are stuck in constantly being trained to do things differently. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Very hypocritical. There is all the typical corporate sloganeering, and it is all hollow and meaningless. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
The workload is very unbalanced. One day can be 8 hours of boredom. The next can be 16 or 20 hours of frantic activity because of a self-created "emergency" caused by some coworker's lack of planning.

Worked there 2+ years. Supervisor took months to do simple tasks like ordering new work shirts or reimbursing me for work items I had to buy because he was too lazy to do so (work pants, necessary supplies, safety equipment, etc). Worked me to death, and did nothing to help me or compensate me for doing so. That supervisor was the reason I left. Never fought for us unless it meant he had to do more work, so whatever weird demands the client gave us, we were forced to do even though it was unreasonable most of the time.  Management was like that all the way up. Nobody cared, and they get promoted. The job itself would have been more tolerable if management was slightly competent. Felt like everyone was winging it, from day one to the last day. Was denied sick time and forced to come in even though I was very ill. Supervisor never even considered covering for me, knowing I was so sick.

What is the best part of working at the company?
The majority of employees understood the sense of urgency from the point of quality control, production, processing the order,  all the way to delivery.  Staff was very supportive of each other.  Sun Chemical was a fabulous place to work.....until it wasnt. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Promoting people to manager positions when they clearly lack people skills. Bad people managers can succeed well enough in other ways and persuade their superiors that they are doing a wonderful job. Good people skills are often an element of an organization's culture.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Exploitative power dynamic that crosses the line from being an unpleasant boss to someone who mistreats their employee. Bullying 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
The atmosphere created an unsafe environment of fear, anxiety,  depression and paranoia

Worked in a large ink lab with several types of ink systems. From water based paper packaging to UV paste and UV flexo. Offset paste color matching and some metal deco although I worked very little with that system. Management was good for the most part. Lots of meetings though which seemed to interfere with the work flow but they were a needed part of the environment. I also did some service work out in the field and inplant back up. I learned some in-depth methods of quality control of inks that I had not worked with in previous jobs. Hardest part of the job was inplant back up as the inplant I backed up was a long commute from the lab. Most enjoyable part of the job was the camaraderie with my fellow lab techs. Most difficult part of the job was staying on task as there were many distractions in the large lab setting

The only good about this company is that they will eventually put you in a schedule where you work 2 days and are off 3 days. Prepare to do exhausting grunt work and basically become their bit$&. You perform very physically demanding work but are offered no health benefits until you get hired on, so if you get injured good luck. Management doesn't comprehend advancement or forward progression. Everyone is stressed and everything seems bleek.  Working there is dirty so get used to having ink all over you and destroying your clothes. Everyone that comes on board usually quits because they take forever to hire temps ( YES THIS A TEMP TO HIRE GIG). The location I worked at was literally being held together by a handful of people. Keep in mind that this place runs 24/7. If you're desperate for work sure it'll pay some bills but if you wanna invest in a perpetual career opportunity....run away! 

As an engineering project manager I led projects from being an idea to completion of final documents and the cutting of Purchase Orders. I was responsible for projects varying from 40K to 350K. Usually I had five or six projects going at the same time. The job required me to travel across the United States from San Francisco to Philadelphia. This was the hardest part of the job for me. I enjoyed the work and excelled but my family and my church matter to me so it was difficult to leave week after week. Travel ranged from about 50 to 85%. 

I learned to lead people much older than myself and tackle complex automation problems and deal with personnel issues as well. 

The most enjoyable part of the job was seeing all the moving pieces come together to at the end and being able to hand over a completed project that I was proud to put my name on.

The company as a whole says all the right things, but refuses to follow through on what they're saying.  "That's how it's always been done" is something you'll hear quite often.  Complacency and path of least resistance while talking a big talk seems to be the commonality from all levels.  Management can't resist looking at the short term which inevitably blows up in their faces creating a larger problem, and the staff doesn't want to try anything new only looking forward to the next paycheck uninspired by progress.  If you're looking for a place to retire and ride off into the sunset with minimal innovation, this is the place for you!  If you're looking to grow as a professional, steer clear!

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