forklift operator

maintenance technician

machine operator

production worker

sanitation worker

T. Marzetti Company

Morning was pretty routine and relaxing if you got there early enough coffee,morning paper and chatting with coworkers previous shift about how there night or day went if they had any problems or how good they ran.then at shift change the oncoming shift and supervisor and maintenance "me" would have a pre shift meeting about what they would be doing on their shift, like what product they would be running, and how many changeovers there was going to be, and what time so maintenance could prepare the tools and equipment that they needed for that certain changeover. The nice thing about Marzetti was that every body was kinda like family even if they weren't from the same plant.Every got along sure we would all have our arguments from time to time. But that would happen usually during our busy season the winter months. Starting about the 1st of september through about mid februray we would work 7 days a week with no days off unless you had vacation time. But they would try to give us a few days off for holidays if they could if not they would make it up to us some how, that's just how management was.I have also learned so much from this job on all different levels,but mainly i have doubled even tripled in some areas, my knowledge in my area of expertise. Such as electrical,plumbing,carpentry,welding,mechanical,troubleshooting. And that was the most enjoyable part of my job was every day i would learn something new.

Marzetti struggles with its leadership and direction. Expectations are not clearly defined or communicated, policies and rules are non-existent despite alleged updates, initiatives are constantly announced with no follow-through, communication is dismal, and there is constant misdirection.  When a concern is raised, there is a lack of accountability at upper levels. When asked for resources or change, directors give half answers and makes excuses while still expecting flawless results.  Marzetti continually hires director level roles while cutting staffing in critical operational roles and closing plants. Working in a plant environment is like working for an entirely different company than working in the other aspects of the organization.  Corporate team members behave with an elitist mentality while completely forgetting that their paychecks are coming from a manufacturing organization. The initiatives and priorities driven from all levels of supply chain leadership are at best delusional.  Further, compensation is poor and work-life balance is non-existent unless you work outside of supply chain. The training and development is also non-existent at Marzetti, but if you invest in yourself there are opportunities to grow. 

What is the best part of working at the company?
The company itself sells a quality product.  The people working in the plant portion of the company are hardworking and kind.  The people in the front office and the administration size (corporate) are a totally different matter.  There are a lot of narcissistic people in the main office and corporate office... dedication and hard work mean nothing to them... if you are not in their click and if you bring something to their attention, they will use it against you instead of being accountable for their inactions or lack of knowledge. Definitely a clickish organization.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The supervisors in the main office and the amount of work expected from one person, but is not acknowledged.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Toxic - too many narcissistic people in charge and they are not being held accountable for their behaviour towards the employees.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Extremely busy - it is a fast paced environment if you work in the office, depending upon your position.  That ranges from hiring, e-verifying, training, insurance, deductibles, etc... and working with temp agencies and the union.

It use to be a good place to work.  But under current plant manager you can tell how little he actualy knows of how the plant functions.  They struggle to keep supervisors do to low pay and workload and the constant changes show in the floor it is not made clear to the employees on the floor what they really are expected to achieve.  Favoritism is a problem here and they love to talking about and pushing accountability on the production floor while the management team is completely unaccountable.  Your coworkers for the most part are friendly and helpful.  There are many opportunities to learn new jobs and grow.  They pay starts off good but they more you learn and they more they lean on you to do multiple jobs the 2 dollar difference from highest pay to lowest pay really isn't worth it.  The other hughe problem is they are temp to higher and 90%  of the time they don't offer you a job that you did as a temporary but a completely different one that you have no experience in.  They are also very slow on the higher in process I have seen good temporaries have to wait a year or more to get hired the company has to find a way to save money.

What is the best part of working at the company?
The people that I work with war great.. the office people weren't so great.. my supervisor was a narcissistic. Selfish individual that injoyed making other people look Bad..

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The morning meanings when you had to justify your existence therapy company. why you did what you did?
And they would come up with some well. You should have done it this way.  Period you know, there's a monday morning quarterback thing.. They weren't there at the time, did they weren't in the game.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
I really enjoyed the production people on my shift. They would get together and do potluck. Dinner's. and we would all work together. and to this day. These people are still all of my friends.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
The maintenance personnel were assigned a line in production.. so I would go out and walk my line and talk to the operators to make sure that the things were running properly. Then if there was any breakdowns, we would have to go out and fix them immediately. and and if you had any extra time you would do. Preventative maintenance on new equipment

The management group there has good intentions, but really bad execution.  The CEO has surrounded himself with people who all have very challenging personalities.  This results in middle management spending A LOT of time managing up, versus managing down and being productive.  Lots of confusion about strategy for the company overall, which means a lot of wasted time for "worker bees".  3 really bad acquisitions in the past 5 years have put the company at a competitive disadvantage compared to other similarly sized organizations.  Management should have spent the $$ on updating tools/systems/manufacturing facilities instead...but they didn't.  Lots of time spent trying to push boulders uphill with the acquired companies, no acknowledgement from management that these were bad acquisitions, & no plan to make the acquired companies profitable in the future. 
Overall - a challenging place to work for all the wrong reasons, with little benefit to the everyday employee.

I have an unusual job in the fact that I am basically my own boss each and everyday. I am very self motivated and that has been a great help to my success. 
I travel a large portion of the state of CT. and a large area of Westchester County, NY. I call on grocery chains throughout my territory. My job consists of representing my companies products, making sure we are predominantly displayed, pricing is correct, items are in code, and all credits are taken care of. I like that fact I deal with many different people on any given day. I am always pleasant and try to represent my company's products in the most professional way. 
I have a good relationship with all my department and store managers which is helpful in securing secondary displays and the best locations for our products.
I like the fact that I have a lot of freedom and am self sufficient when it comes to my work. I am responsible for all of my scheduling, my computer and paperwork, which I feel makes me a good all around employee who can do almost any task.

Where do I start the job really should be named different. You are not just inspecting and packing boxes like it appears. Lines conveyer belt is fast and hard to keep up with and with on 3 people on the line. You are expected do do your job of either catching and packing boxes. As well as run off line to fill box machine and make extra boxes during your catching and packing.  When a lone runs as fast as this one does who has time to run and put in boxes for the line etc. Shouldn't the lead or someone else be hired to do that so your not constantly leaving your position? Anyways like I said strange place to work for they want to pay 10.00 hr. but expect you to do 2 to 3 jobs in one. While the lead and forklift drivers stand around watching you. Crazy if you hands hurt or back then don't go here. Also dont expect if you ask to be moved to a more suitable position that they will help you or care. I really need this job but I'm not sure enough to kill myself over.

Marzetti saved me. I was drowning in debt and after getting hired at T. Marzetti due to their fantastic wages and benefits, I was able to not only get out of debt, but I was able to fix my credit and actually thrive. 

But this company has a lot of issues too. I'm not going to wax poetic overmuch, but if you need good reliable employment, and you yourself are a reliable person, this is a good place to be. 

I was going to put this in the cons, but it's super important. This place is borderline HOSTILE to LGBTQIA+ people. The vitriol and hateful comments directed towards Trans people in particular that I heard in the common areas like the breakroom and locker rooms was absolutely abhorrent. 




For 13 of the nearly 18 years I worked for theT. Marzetti company, it was a great family oriented, and work family oriented company to work for until a new CEO was named to elevate the company from a one billion dollar company to a five billion dollar company and started discrediting any persons who had been with the company for more than a decde in lieu of new talent that did not understand our core business and found ways to eliminate anyone who would dare try to maintain a healthy service level as the core changes to the business were being implemented. 

I understand having a healthy bottom line and growing stock value, I just feel you do to have to lose your car who built the business to move forward into higher growth.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Forklift operator 5 salaries reported	$22.64 per hour
Maintenance technician 15 salaries reported	$33.93 per hour
Machine operator 16 salaries reported	$23.84 per hour
Production worker 25 salaries reported	$19.78 per hour
Sanitation worker 15 salaries reported	$20.43 per hour

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