production associate

forklift operator

maintenance technician

shipping and receiving clerk

material handler

US Farathane

We all are required to keep up with little to no defects.  The hardest part of the job for me was having to do so with little to no training or supervision. It was often that I would be introduced to a work station and be stuck there for months at a time.  Although I had the desire to learn and assist in other areas, the turn over rate and lack of replacements had me stuck were I was with no chance of furthering my opportunities to move around. Unfortunately for my career there, it seemed that most promotions, if they were even posted, were done so with someone in mind, regardless of seniority or qualifications. Working on nights, I hardly ever saw anyone from the management team and received no positive or personal feedback from any of them. We never knew if we had the weekend off until we came into work on Friday and were sometime called and told not to come in on the whim. On a daily basis, I'd report straight to where I was the day before and just start running. The most enjoyable part of my job was the tight working relationship I held with my peers and shift lead. As a team, we were all able to assist in holding each other and the shift together quite nicely. Lately the company has been issuing notices of multiple temporary lay offs. I like my peers enough to stay with them if only I felt I had job stability. And is it too much to get a lunch break? Our two 15 minute breaks were hard to get used to and very inconvenient for those that actually wanted to eat at work.

Clock in, see which station you will be on that day, go to that station and relieve the person that's there from the shift before yours. If you are a relief operator you will have a lot more responsibilities. Making shipping labels, training new operators, helping employees who cannot keep up with the presses, covering for employees who need to use the restroom, dropping pallets for employees to put boxes on, making the boxes for employees at multiple presses, giving the material handlers a list of the components needed to make sure the press can continue running without running low on components or boxes, doing machine set ups for mold changes, unhooking air hoses, moving fixtures around, cleaning area, and getting other secondary equipment for the next run before the mold change is complete. No help from the leads. Leads mostly sit in the office or just tell you this needs to be done instead of actually being hands on and trying to help even though you are very busy. As a machine operator it can be easy work depending what machine you are on. If you are a hard worker expect to be placed on the harder machines. If you are a relief operator only expect help from the other relief operators. Supervisor and leads do not care to help they just put the weight of the work on the relievers. No lunch. Only two 15 minutes breaks after go go going the entire shift.

Very loud atmosphere, thankfully ear plugs are provided. Short 15 minute breaks that begin as soon as you walk away from your machine.  By the time you arrive to break room or rest room, 2 to 3 minutes have already passed by due to the distance from some machines to destined area, so you are always rushed. Toxic atmosphere due to misunderstandings and frustration from work load and fatigue. Very low pay for such grueling and exploitive work. Strict no cell phone rules for workers on the floor (doesn't apply to office workers and engineers though). Insurance benefits are offered, however, pay is so low that most qualify for state benefits. One nice thing is they will offer English classes on Saturdays. So if you are among the lead's favorites, (favoristim is another thing) you get to work overtime and learn English and get paid for it! Sometimes HR personnel can be a little rude and condescending, very unprofessional.
 Just apply at the other warehouses nearby, there is high turn over, hence, the permanent "now hiring" sign posted out front. This job is okay if you want to make a check in between actual decent jobs. Also shame on  companies such as Tesla, Mercedes, GMC, Toyota for taking advantage of hard workers for such a low price. We have our very own sweatshops here in America. An important variable to the problem with poverty in America.

Helter Skelter work environment & culture. High turnover. Extremely low pay for hourly! A insane 10 point no fault attendance policy! Which HR lets them slide on that also (Part of the Shadyness). They don't think very highly of there Supervisors/team leaders. There are 5 supervisors/11 team leaders who share 2 desks in a 8x10 room. The same room where they do pre-shift line up's & end of shift with team leaders. HR is very shady, not very trustworthy. HR is VERY disorganized. Confusing part is the HR Manager is top notch! Floor and machines are a constant mess with oil etc.3 janitors, 1 that only works. Last min production schedule changes. Corp is attached to the building and they create there issues on the floor then there gone by 4pm. The President of the company has his girlfriend as his executive assistant. She's constantly butting her nose in floor business along with HR issues. Which is a big problem on the floor. Also constantly complains about hourly parking in her parking spot on the off shifts. But she has a open door policy for them to come see her when they have issues due to hourly not liking what HR or Management answer they give previously.

The work ranges from very easy to considerably fast. Quality is preached but often inspection time is not accounted for in the workflow. 

Management is chaotic. Supervisors and support staff often aren't aware of what's happening on the production floor and don't communicate well.

 Pay is low compared to other shops and yearly raises are laughable, well under $1/hr. 

attendance policy is enforced unevenly. You will miss out on bonuses and promotions for missing a handful of days while others are allowed to go well over the "maximum" limit and often without calling in as required. 

You can not earn attendance back unless you go 6 months without missed time or 1 year from the date the time was missed (the point falls off then), regardless of how much overtime you work. So, you could volunteer for 20 overtime days but miss out on a quarterly bonus or not be able to apply for another position because you called in 6 times that year. 


What is the best part of working at the company?
The over time hours. I loved it and the management team was great. I really enjoyed working for USF.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
It wasn't a stressful job at all. Only thing was some times the truckers would be extremely musty and dirty so I had to keep hand sanitizer on deck.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Very great in the warehouse. I'm not sure how the production side is because I never worked on that side.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Get in the shipping office, follow up with the clerk on nights . Turn on my computer and check all my emails. Start stocking all the appliances n paper for the day. Get my yogurt out and fruit, eat before all the trucks start to arrive around 8am. Work all day til around 2pm. Then go get a snack. I rarely take  a lunch but I can. It's my preference not to because it makes me sleepy. I can take breaks at whatever time because I'm in the office. Shopping clerk is a great position

Work-life balance
I have nothing good to say about this company at all, just the fact that upper management is very unprofessional

Pay & benefits
The pay wasnt too bad probably average. Health insurance bad

Job security and advancement
Only if you are a family member to management or best friend will you ever advance

Management
Like i said upper management very unprofessional, and HR department does not like hourly workers out on the floor to go up and bother them

Culture
Most of the hourly employees got along, they work well together, until management comes out and try to stir up trouble

Overall
I was with the Port Huron based company for over 10 years and i could not wait to get out of there for good. I would not recommend anyone to go there, the best thing they could do is get rid of all the HR Department and hire new everyone would be much happier

Overall the work done is 50/50 between some days boring and others faster paced, depends on what press you are assigned to. Unfortunately the staff members who are also supposed to train operators, have all forgotten that is part of their job duties. There are nice people working there, but also some are sticks in the mud. They really need dedicated cleaning staff if anything is going to improve the physical atmosphere there. The dust from all the fans was making being there unbearable, for me and for my partner who spent time in Iraq during his service. When the dust is worse than dealing with hot sand, that's not good..

I enjoyed working here for a year and change. I was working third shift the whole time which carried a $1.50/hr premium! The work was tedious and repetitive, but I’m good at that.

Where I really excelled was when I was given the mezzanine handler position. Payed $2 more an hour than standard operator pay ($15/hr), and with all the walking to refill or stir materials to the 18 presses, I drank A LOT of water and actually lost a good bit of weight. The upper staff were friendly enough. The hi-low drivers are usually pretty friendly. 

This was before I was fired though.

Since then, they’ve banned speakers for music, which was the only thing keeping a lot of workers there, so they started leaving in droves. 

Us farathane is one of the biggest production facilities in port huron and with that comes the typical drama of a factory. The work there is easy and fast paced and you are put on a different machine each day and allowed to wear ear buds and listen to music during your shift. Management is the only negative as they like to blame you or anything but address the real issues you run into daily and like to take the personal frustration on the operators especially temp workers. This job pays more on the low end for machine operators but still a improvment over what factories In port huron used to pay. This place does background check but if you have a csc type felony I would suggest going through a temp agency. If you ignore the drama of both coworkers and management and are looking for a steady paycheck with a plenty of overtime then it's a not a bad place to work  

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Production associate 28 salaries reported	$15.45 per hour
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