operator

senior operator

inventory control specialist

e-commerce specialist

shipping and receiving clerk

The AMES Companies, Inc

This is by far the worst company I have ever worked for.  They start you off at $10.50 a hour.  After 2 months you earn $11.50 a hour.  A man that has been there for 9 years earns $11.97 a hour.  Seriously?!?  How can anybody say with a straight face that this is a good paying job.  I have to do so much work, Im lucky to be able to drink water twice a day, and that is a true fact.  Between 1400-2000 shovels in 7 & 1/2 hours is the amount of work you will be expected to do.  Your lunch is paid, which is nice, except for your not allowed to leave the property, so forget about going to get something at lunch.  Plus if you smoke, prepare yourself to go 8 hours without a smoke.  Management does not care about you, its their way or the highway, even though some of the things they do goes completely against common sense.  Most places try to work smarter, not harder.  This place thinks the exact opposite way.  They will not listen to your ideas, because their pride wont allow them to see through a foolish way of doing things and the awful pay is the reason this company has a huge turnover rate.  No one and I repeat no one in this company in 2014 should make under $14 per hour.  Period.  If you think differently, then I feel bad for your self esteem.

What is the best part of working at the company?
This company offers great benefits with a great pay-to-service ratio.  I enjoy my time working there until I was laid off due to bad business decisions.  I do love the corporate office location and environment.  People are great and most of the Management is approachable.  Unfortunately, the company has not kept its customers happy due to investors' pressure.  Overall, AMES Companies is a good place to work.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The stress level at AMES Companies is cyclical and will come from time to time.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
The environment is casual and tends to be the fast pace with attention to detail.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
The typical day at AMES Companies is to come in read emails and turn fires off, then spend some time on your to-do and prioritize as more fires will arrive. Then end the day and go home.

Ames True Temper was a good place to work if you don't mind the physical labor. The work week was 5 8-hour days and guaranteed 40 hours a week; occasional overtime. The benefits offered through True Temper were very accommodating and fair. Mostly everyone who I managed to meet while working there was friendly, even if it didn't appear that way on the outside. Depending on what job you may be doing on a certain day, the work varied in danger levels. It is a warehouse environment with many forklifts operating on the floor, as well as heavy hydraulic machines constantly in operation. It can also be very loud, but ear protection is required so that isn't really an issue. As long as you follow the safety guidelines and keep alert at all times, it is fairly easy to avoid serious injury.

Despite what everyone else on here is saying, it is an awesome job. You can really tell that the people that are complaining about the work are the ones who come in and mess around the entire shift. If you come in and do your job the right way then it's really not that hard, most nights people surpass 100% production rate if they run the machines and assemble the product as they were trained. The only downside is the short lunches, but can't really complain there because the lunches are paid! Management may have their panties in a bunch some nights, but they are dealing with employees that complain all day and night and don't want to work. If you are a hard worker and really have value in looking back at the night and seeing what you accomplished, this job is perfect for you.

Unloaded shovels and rakes, three trucks daily. Also, put large boxes together to enclose rakes and shovels, and hand tools for safe shipping on pallets. 

I learned how to work safely unloading trucks and how to work in a warehouse that had lots of forklifts operating.

Management was strict in adhering to rules regarding notification of medical needs after the fact. So it is better to keep lines of communication open.

Worked with Russian speaking employees, which was fun and interesting.

The hardest part of the job was the physical labor and navigating the warehouse. 

The most enjoyable part of the job was interacting with other employees to get the job done.

On a typical day you will operate out dated machinery that may or may not have any safety guards. In a 8 hr shift you will be expected to reach a production number, fix or troubleshoot your machine, work with material that is not quality material but management will have you process it anyways because they are not buying it. Now if you are like me you will question this and yes that will start your issues. Management will not listen to your questions so don't bother asking. If you are expecting a great pay this is not where you want to work they will start you at a low rate promising more money and never follow threw. You may be hired for a set position but you should be prepared to do any job they decide to have you on.

Dont work here. The leadership of this company is fuelled simply only by personal desires. These men and women care only about their own personal day-to-day success. Keeping their self comfortable cold in the summer warm in the winter company trucks their own kingdom is all they care about absolutely no sympathy or empathy for lower-level people. Everyone I ever met did not care about the success of the project as long as they had somebody they could pass the blame off on. I was a foreman and in with these people it made me miserable because I was outed for trying to help and look at the bigger picture and do things right I was made to be look like the police.

Worked for Ames for nearly a year. It wasn't too bad at first, and the people there are great. The issue comes with management. The plant manager would rather hang "Live, Laugh, Love" signs at the entrance and go golfing in his mornings than to focus on improving the quality of life of his employees. They talk down to anyone on that works on the production floor and then act as though you should feel blessed that they allow you to be there. They find any excuse to fire people and replace them with someone cheaper, as again, it's all about the bottom line before anything.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Nothing it sucks. Pays ok for what you do here but it’s not the best and overall it sucks here 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Pretty much everything here when you apply and when your hired on they tell you that you get a 50¢ raise after your 90 days but you will never see it and the play with your hours when it comes to pay week 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Negative portly staffed and portly managed 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Come in do what you can because why break your back for a company that can’t respect you

What is the best part of working at the company?
Culture, perks, holidays paid and off, it’s just a great place to work!

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Nothing is stressful if you are actually doing what you are supposed to! It’s not an overwhelming workload unless it’s peak season, but even then, you have support and encouragement! 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Family culture. If you need assistance, you have an unlimited amount of people who will help you. Great teamwork and encouragement!

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Steady, fast paced and satisfying

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Operator 9 salaries reported	$19.87 per hour
Senior operator 3 salaries reported	$18.57 per hour
Inventory control specialist 1 salary reported	$21.67 per hour
E-commerce specialist 6 salaries reported	$19.29 per hour
Shipping and receiving clerk 4 salaries reported	$19.35 per hour

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