assembler

industrial engineer

truck driver

injection mold operator

shift leader

Truck-Lite

What’s the difference between trucklite and a prison? At least working at trucklite, you get to leave at the end of your shift. Other than that, there’s not much difference. Ever since a new person in management came from another plant ( I’m not using any names. Those who work here already know who I’m referring to.), the workplace has been the worst ever since I started working here. Getting sent to other departments to catch them up just for said department to have their overtime cancelled while in the meantime, our department is stuck doing a constant barrage of overtime from getting behind going to bail these other departments out. We don’t get these handouts in return. Instead we’re stuck with being overworked and exhausted. This was a decision made by the management. If you ask any member of management the response you’ll get is “we’re a team” or “we’ll look into that”. We don’t feel part of a team and they never “look into it”. They also play the dirty little trick of setting a goal for the month, we almost reach it, and they raise the goal even higher like we won’t notice. That’s their way of getting their numbers but not having to give us the reward as promised for reaching said goal. We’re not given the respect we deserve but are expected to bow down to anyone higher up on the ladder. Makes me think it’s only a matter of time until we have to start addressing them as “your majesty”. Please do yourself a favor and keep your mental health intact by not applying here.

I’m not writing to complain about coworkers or breaks not being long enough.  This facility has great potential and they just can’t seem to stop hurting themselves.  Instead of taking a step back and acknowledging areas where they could improve, The sales team keeps taking orders and the production team keeps on falling behind.  The Parent company of truck lite really seem to care about the employees and try to make things better for them.  From the Plant Manager up I’ve seen an amazing effort put forth to compensate and communicate with current employees, including the plant manager himself working side-by-side with us on weekends.  Those responsible for the day-to-day operations have aloud culture in which no systems are in place to aid in production, a training program without so much as a basic checklist on what needs to be covered is setting yourself up for failure.  A new hire is given 3 to 4 days with two sometimes three different trainers and then expected to perform on his or her own.  

My typical day from Monday to Friday, arrive early to prepare myself for the day in a place where, from the office to the employees, don't work together. Things that make the day difficult: Its a place where they ask too much and pay very little. In this moment we are coursing through 'shared work'. In which affects my daily life. The problems that occur at work are because of lack of communication. I enjoy to work but the pay is not enough. Its because of this that I am here to search for a job, because of my abilities and efforts. Now that it has been very difficult for me to learn/educate myself because the money does not allow me. I have received lots of discrimination from work agencies by my lack of fluent English. I consider myself to be Bilingual because I can Speak AND Understand it well. Just not perfectly or fluently. I work hard for what I want and need, I just need the opportunity. In this job, in which I'm in at the moment, I have had the percent of efficiency and profit over a 100%, because no matter the job I will work.

I was at Trucklite for three years. I started off on second shift and worked on an assembly line. I learned how to place wires in light casings, and then send the tray up the belt to be sauldered. After they were sauldered they were sent down another belt to a vibe to have the lenses put on them and then heated up so the lens stayed on. After vibed they were sent to be tested then boxed. I put my bid in for first shift six months after I started and I got the job to work on another assembly line like the one I learned how when I started. After  that job went to a different location I stayed on first shift on a job that I worked by myself. I would saulder wires to light bulbs. I was a floater as well. Where I was needed is where they put me. I learned how to spot weld and then how to put rtv on the light bulbs to hold them in the casings. I had a hard time with Trucklite because I was very young with young children. I was in a terrible relationship and was wasn't paying attention to detail. There is no excuse for my behavior when i worked at Trucklite, and I regret making the mistakes i did to lose that job.

Starting out the day is a focus on setting up a work center to build harnesses.  Following quality criteria is a very important part of my daily job.  Its my responsibility to be able to produce what is expected within the time frame given.  I am required to maintain a percentage of efficiency and effectiveness each week.  Our management team works hard to meet the needs of all the employees.  They listen to our issues and use our suggestions to build and provide a better work environment.  The hardest part of my job are the long working hours required.  I'm required to work 48-66 hour a week.  Our business is very demanding.  My co-workers are very supportive of each other and have good work ethic for the most part.  The most enjoyable part of my job is the feeling of accomplishment.  Meeting the demands of our customers and the challenges that come with it.  The interaction among co-workers and our management team.

A typical day at work was very busy but not chaotic. I learned a lot about the lights that are used in industrial trucks and how they were made and why they were designed certain ways. Loved management they expected the best from you so you were always looking to improve yourself in any way possible, they were fair to every employee and would reward those who put in 110%. My coworkers were nice to work with because most of them showed up knowing they had a job to do and they wanted to get it done in a timely and professional manner. The hardest part was learning the different processes in the beginning, but once the knowledge was obtained it was easy to put it in practice. The most enjoyable part of the job in my opinion was seeing the work that we all had accomplished by the end of the day and the pride that we had as a company knowing that we were building some of the best quality lights not only for the United States but many country's in Europe as well.

A typical day is pretty routine. Once you're in a position you generally are familiar with what you're doing pretty quickly. I have learned many skills from this job that I have never had the opportunity to at any other job. Management could use some fine-tuning, but I believe they feel that too and they have been improving on it.The hardest part of the job is on Mondays when you basically have double the work to do because shipping doesn't operate on weekends while the plant usually does.The most enjoyable part of the job is probably the routine. You know what to expect and you can usually plan make it better. The negative thing I would have to say about this job is that you almost always work six eight hour shifts per week, giving you one day off. It can really burn you out at times.

I spent some time at Truck-Lite and the only good sides to Truck-Lite is how repetitive the work actually is and some of the people. No one communicates properly from the top to the bottom, the on the job training is mediocre at best. They hold "team meetings" every week to go over the basics of how the production looks etc. During these "team meetings" the people from the top would ask for ways on how to increase the production rates and a lot of people had very reasonable and sensible ways to increase production rates. But every time there were ideas for increasing production someone from the top would tell us "we'll look at it from a corporate perspective and get back to you" the only problem is they never did follow through with any type of update. Overall some people were great while others had no clue what they were really doing.

While the work is decent and fairly paced, there's really no guarantee you'll keep it and there's no opportunity to advance and get better work for your efforts. Overall job pace is very uneven. On some days, you'll have a stressful day and become overwhelmed with the amount of work you'll do after weekends, and other times, the day will be tediously slow and you'll be bored throughout the day. Your work is also hampered by the performance of other employees and the jobs they're doing. There were countless times I couldn't get rid of foam, cardboard, and plastic fast enough because there weren't enough boxes I could get on hand. It's fairly easy to get days off due to sickness, vacations, and other needs.

A typical day of work is going to the work area that you will be at for the day and getting all the information from the person that you are relieving.  I learn something different with every order that is sent down the conveyor or put on a skid.  The supervisor is very good at  listening and trying to help with any problems that should arise during the shift.  I would have to say dealing with some of the other coworkers that do not like to have a part in teamwork or even is willing to try to work side by side with the other coworkers.  I am a outgoing and team player, I like my job the most when I can make a coworker that is having a not so good day smile or help solve problems that should arise.

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