brand manager

business manager

supply chain analyst

entry level laboratory technician

senior scientist

The Hartz Mountain Corporation

A typical day at Hartz involved punching in at 7:00AM and then signing onto my computer to check if there were any new emails since I punched out.  The first thing would be to make sure any requests are done after clarifying what is being asked by the person in the e-mail, which involved contacting the manager or his assistant.

I learned how to use Oracle at Hartz.  At first I thought it would be very complicated but after a few days training, it became second nature to me.  There would be one or two really busy days per week where I would constantly get calls from people asking me to check an amount of inventory or add something into the system and that would require me to go ask someone else if that was okay, since a lot of callers thought they had more authority than they did.

Management was pretty good.  They made sure work was getting done, but also were down to earth.  They talked to the co-workers casually and joked around, even offering help if something was needed, like dealing with callers that thought they could tell me what to input into the computer/use my time for their personal reasons.

Most of the co-workers were okay at Hartz, especially in the office I worked in, but from time to time they would talk a lot, or ask me things that didn't concern the job at hand.

The hardest part of the job was doing things on the computer at a caller's request that I had not learned yet or wasn't responsible for.  Certain higher-ups in Secaucus would call Jersey City and ask me to check why something was increased or to add something into the system and then do something else that I didn't know how to do, which would lead to me call the boss who was already busy and then open up a whole other issue of miscommunication between the manager and his superiors.

The most enjoyable part of the job was how routine it was.  After learning the system and my primary responsibilities, everything was a quick 1-2-3 process and I felt comfortable doing the job.

Company can not accurately ship product.  Out of stocks are non-stop and management screams for more sales.  Expect to spend 70% of your time fighting fires of Hartz's own making and another 70% of your time preparing budgets and forecasts that will not come true because the company could not ship and/or had quality issue and/or forgot to produce and/or had some sort of delay because nobody really cares.   Yes, I realize 70% plus 70% is 140%but stand behind these numbers because that is how much effort you will have to put forth just to stand still. 

They cut orders, ship the wrong items, and ship more than the customer orders regularly.       

Total company sales has declined every year for past 4 and each year they lay off 3-5% of the workforce and pile the extra work onto existing employees.   

Be sure to google "Hartz + recall" to see the results of their quality program.   There are non-stop issues with quality and they are constantly recalling something.   You will work so hard fixing issues and filling out reports, forms and forecasts that you will never have time to work on things that will grow the business.  

You may need to work 70 hours a week and Management will never be happy.  They will just pile more work on your plate.  The culture is poison.   Have interview next week and pray that I get it so I can escape.    Also - negotiate for a good salary up front because raises and bonuses are non-existent.    In 2009 we had a 15% salary REDUCTION!.   Had freeze in 2010, 2% in 2011, and 2% in 2013.  With inflation I have lost ground.   (These averages are company averages).   

Avoid this company at all cost.   DO NOT relocate for this company because you will be unhappy working for them.

PS.  I am not a disgruntled employee.  I am typical.   You should contact other Hartz employees on linked-in and ask them if they agree.   Do not take just my word for it.   I am telling you the truth but ask a few others and they will confirm.   


Hartz Mtn is a big corporation with many employees. Their customer base is international and runs 2 shifts daily.

    I had to print all orders. Confirm the orders are correct and assign them to warehouse personnel by priority. After picking the orders they  are returned to me and I had to confirm in the Oracle database and add freight costs as needed. 
   I also maintained inventory as needed working with other departments to maintain production without delay. 
   I had 2 temporary assignments there through a temp agency.
Both times it was possible to turn into a full time position but did not. 
    I learned that this is common practice to use temp personnel so they don't have to worry about payroll and providing insurance. After 90 days they either buy out your contract or end the assignment. They always opt for ending the assignment. 
   

Co-ordinate the activities of production and operating workers on the production floor
Controlled and maintained the flow of required materials to complete current orders
Performed mandatory monthly and yearly inventory cycle counts as well as physical spot counts when needed
Maintained production scheduling and employee payroll
During the ten years of my service with Hartz, I demonstrated strong employee service skills. I am capable in communicating in fundamental Spanish to get the job done
Prepared Bill of Material (BOM) for all scheduled productions
Coordinated all activities of production line workers
Prepared correspondence and document invoices, including finished products tickets
Maintained in-office and training calendar keeping track of employee attendance and progress
Created and maintain employee schedule

Hartz Mountain Corp. is a shadow of its former self. Heavy handed Japanese management and frequent layoffs have tarnished its reputation. Innovation success has been limited to one category. Japanese management does not invest in any advertising or other significant consumer awareness initiatives. Employees are reluctant to offer alternative points of view. Job security always seems tenuous and there is little or no growth potential. Basically, senior American managers tell the Japanese what the want to hear. Salaries and benefits are okay, but there is little or no bonus potential. Performance reviews are a joke and extremely nominal merit increase are predetermined. Technology and processes are old school.

I worked for this company as a temp and the job is incredibly easy.  Perhaps the company wouldn't have to outsource to temps if the employees actually wanted to work instead of fighting to avoid their quota to manipulate management to think that they can only do so much work.  Management is needing so much help, and just imagine, the more they make the more they pay.  I could not work with that kind of attitude towards the company and myself and did not come back after one day, which is all my temp agency cared about and terminated me as well.  That would not be my loss as all these places are looking for work, but when you find someone that wants to work they get treated adversely.

A typical day is when my boss would bring in bagels in the morning for the entire staff.  We would have a morning huddle and everyone gets a chance to voice their opinions.  We would collaborate and discuss past due assignments and the current assignments. Sometime, you may  hear a joke which brings humor and fun to start  the day.

I was a Secretary at that time, I had to take dictation everyday.  Taking dictation was the hardest part of my job because my boss would constantly change the words in his memos and it became a back and forth thing throughout the day.  

I learned that Charismatic Leadership style is great for the workplace.
Management receives better quality of work performances from employees.

The only reason I left is because they wouldn't switch me to first shift. They told me they would work on the transition, 2 months later I'm job hunting because they didn't follow through. A good job if you're okay with repetitiveness. A great job if you actually get hired in and aren't stuck with the temp service. The boss was really big with letting people go if he didn't like them after a couple days. I saw so many temps get let go after just a few days or a couple weeks. Some were told they were going to get hired in, 6 months later when they weren't needed anymore they were let go.

I had to leave because i was told it was about 45 hours a week. I ended up working 70 hours a week with 14.5 hour Fridays and 3/4 Saturdays.

The management couldn't treat each other right. There was no support from maintenance because only a few people knew the machinery. The off shifts suffered with low production and no support. Don't supervise here because it is abusive.

I had the best team of any factory that I've worked in, but the machinery didn't run properly and they weren't willing to hire proper support.

Day started at 9 we usually had 15 minutes pow wow before we began work , check emails, fax machine and voice mail if any
check orders, entered orders, corrected any errors on orders that came in overnight and needed to be processed, co-workers were a great group of individuals to work work, management for the most part were okay. Hardest part of job dealing with office politics and pettiness among grown people. the friendships I was able to establish

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