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The Dixie Group, Inc.

No harmony between shifts with constant complaining.  We dyed very expensive carpet that was often damaged or misplaced by the worst shipping department I've had to work around. The people I worked with were great but they seemed despondent due to poor management (favoritism, laziness) and absurd policies that cheated third shift out of overtime pay. Employees that voiced concerns were ignored. The illusion of safety dictated that any unsafe act or little accident must be reported. The fear of being fired keeps people from reporting anything (they had actually posted incident reports where a man stung by a wasp was found to be at fault for slapping at the wasp on his neck.) They people mean well but the disharmony that is cultivated made that place difficult for everyone.

On a typical work day, its fast paced, loading and unloading trucks. 
I have learned that sometimes management could listen to the emplyees sometimes because they have more experience than some managers and could help make the job go more streamline. 

The hardest part of the job is management keeping a consistent management schedule, instead of changing things fro one day to to the next all the time. 

I enjoyed Dixie because it has a family atmosphere to work for, and supervisors are great people persons. The upper management needs work in that area.

Accounting leads/dictates the company daily operations.  The company management places to much faith in the accounting group to lead company.  This management approach has turned the reins over to a group of people with no true understanding of company products or mfg operations.  This is evidenced by the stock (DXYN) price and excessive amount of longterm debt carried by the company.  There has not been a reported profit in a number of years now, the result is no bonus's for mid level managers and very low 401K contributions.  The company is currently selling all of its facilities and leasing back, so soon they will be renters of all operating facilities.

1. My sales jobs were enjoyable.
2. Operations jobs were valuable business learning experience - finances, machine maintenance, labor management, HR support.
3. My quality control work was also a learning experience. Traveling to UVA for textile quality control training.

On an average day I can come in with a list of things that need to be done . Inspections to do every week and never get the time to do them because we are always pulled to do other people's jobs and ours are left to wait. The management at this plant really have know idea what they should be looking at . When I first come to The Dixie Group I love it was a family friendly environment now it is nothing like it was everyone doesn't want to be here.

Overall it's not a bad place to be employed, it's the temporary agency thing that throws it all off, if you can manage to get hired in full-time the benefits and pay are great. Hours are good to. Not enough fans or cool air during warmer weather, but hey it is a carpet manufacturing facility.

Dixie doesn't promote, HR is terrible, hard work doesn't at all pay off, only management gets good money, they hire amateur people from outside into upper positions, no raises, if your car breaks down you can get written up, they just literally don't care about their employees at all, they waste money on stupid things, going downhill because people in management are not smart at all.

The company is kind to employees with good benefits overall, although many management employees do not get reviews so cannot gauge their individual effectiveness.  Many of the top managers have been in charge for too long and seem out of touch with the market and the competition.

I was a maintenance technician .I had to fabricate and dismantle machinery at times .I also had routine and also preventive maintenance type work as assigned by managers and also working with outside contractors.and scheduling work for 8 employees at the same time . making  sure that all projects got finished in a timely manner at the lowest cost to the company.

I worked there for 4 months and got fired.  Never told why.  All 3 of my managers repeatedly went over project deadlines and have service requests that go back as far as 2017.  The only training I had was self-taught.  I do not recommend.  The team mate I work with quit after 8 months.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Operator 12 salaries reported	$16.90 per hour
Forklift operator 9 salaries reported	$17.05 per hour
Wrapper 6 salaries reported	$15.82 per hour
Creeler 6 salaries reported	$14.82 per hour
Cutter 3 salaries reported	$17.44 per hour

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