laborer

mig welder

assembler

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purchasing clerk

VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER

October 9th at vanguard aftermarket me and another employee we're pulled into the office and told that we were bullying another employee and at the end of the conversation we're told not to say anything to nobody but me worried about if it is true went to the other employee and apologize to him he looked at me like I was crazy and I explained to him what was being said and he said that it is not true and that nobody is bullying him and that we just joke around in a workspace after that lunch break came and we all went out to lunch came back he went to the 45 room to clean up absorbent next thing I know I'm being called back into the office my supervisor had another employee in there that was not a supervisor or a coordinator and he went on to tell me didn't I tell you not to say anything and I told my supervisor the only thing I did was go apologize to the person that my supervisor was telling us that we were bullying and now he went on to tell me that he wrote me up and was going to send me home early in front of the other employee that was not a supervisor or coordinator so I went to the 45 room and I told him the other employee that I was being sent home just for apologizing and that I got wrote up as I was leaving my supervisor was looking for me found me and I handed him my radio but he did not have a hold of it so it dropped to the ground and I started walking out other building while he was behind me yelling at me and intimidating me while outside we exchanged words and he continued to yell at me while he said get off the property or I'm calling the cops and I told him that I was not fired then I was just being sent home he then radioed for someone else to come outside with him that was not a supervisor or a coordinator so now it was two against me. The next day my wife goes in to work and gets drilled about what's going on with me the warehouse supervisor told her to tell me to give him a call to give my side of the story in which I did later on that day I talked to my wife and I told her that I called him and she said that she already knew because he let her stay in the office while I was on the phone with him the warehouse supervisor also told my wife everything that happened she is not a supervisor a coordinator or HR now I am seeking to privacy violations and wrongful termination because I don't understand why the person that was supposedly being bullied was not pulled into the office to be asked if this was being trueand also from here on out if my wife gets talk to negatively about me names will be given and that will be added to the list

What is the best part of working at the company?
The company is very important to the United States, as the country moves items by truck everywhere. The people of Vanguard National Trailers are very intelligent and friendly hard working people. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
When drivers were not obeying the rules of the company. They drove too fast. They drove past the check in gate, I had to go and get them to go back and check in.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
A variety of people from many countries are working together to make semi trailers. Most of the time they all get along well. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
The entrance and exit gate is the first part. Making sure all drivers and passengers are employed at Vanguard. 
Doing the rounds is an important part of the job.  Walking up and down 100+ stairs doing rounds in 10 buildings. Going to the big 53 acres of trailers parked to be hooked on to and pulled away. Inspection of the trailers and office work on computers to register all customers activities on site. Answering alarms, going to the areas. One if the buildings is 2 Mile's away. Interactions with people from all over the world. Hundreds of companies from many countries are getting trailers from Vanguard National Trailers. Inspection of the trailers with a check off list is done many times per day

Some managers and supervisors are better than others, and so far, it's hard to tell. You don't really talk to them unless your department is struggling, but count on it to usually struggle. 

So far, there's little drama, but you also have to typically deal with whatever the heck Night Shift has done with the tools, and if they themselves can actually keep people, because they work with a Skeleton crew. Oh, and the numbers the owners wants? they wanted about 45 trailers between both shifts, and yet they can't keep people on either shift due to various reasons. Sometimes management belittles you for something or sometimes it's the people themselves that are lazy.

They'll hire anyone on the first time, but the supervisors sign a form for HR if the supervisors liked you enough to get rehired. You get paid about the same for doing Fast Food work, and you work more demanding things and longer hours. So far, for the past 2 or 3 months, they haven't been able to hire anyone to get the numbers they want for the pay they give you. $11 or MAYBE $12 an hour, 10 hours a day, 5 days a week, and you're bring home roughly $540 a week.

So, if you really just need to fill a gap for your resume or something like that, go for it, but this place is jungle gym 

Who in the hades wrote the earlier reviews?? Must be management.There are no production associates 
that feel that way.The place is full of registered offenders and felons.They love to hire convicts on work release because they know that they will come to work. Pay is dismal and no room to advance.Management positions are filled from a competitors rejects.That's how they feel about their hourly people.The place is the f ilthiest place that I have ever saw.Associates are yelled at and ordered to do really crazy things.Your 'bonus' is based on 'good' units that go out the door.Management BONUSES are based on all units that go out the door.Needless to say there are more bad than good units that go out the back door.Hourly 'bonus' roughly $100 per month, Management BONUSES roughly several thousand $$ quarterly.The turn over rate is astounding.People treated and paid poorly do not return.Management doesn't want to fix this problem, they don't care. So if you don't require much and just need to barely want to get by I guess that this is for you.I would advise to stay clear. Training is non existent. So you stand around not knowing what to do then you are yelled at.In closing, CAUTION-ENTER AT YOUR OWN RISK! ! !

Vanguard was a very productive, fast paced place to work. In a typical day we would get anywhere from 18 to 24 trailers completed and out the door. It takes a lot of teamwork and a lot of understanding of what needs to be done in order to complete your job. The management was not too bad there, I believe that there was a need for improvement. The people I worked with were great. there were a few sour apples, but they created their own problems. I would have to say the hardest part of the job is keeping up with the fast pace, which for me was not hard. It was the fact that when someone on the line messes something up, you have to fix it and keep going at the same time, that can be pretty stressful. The most enjoyable part of the job for me was being able to work with a lot of different people and learning as much as I did. The things I learned while working there I can apply to being able to fix different things at home or even with my car

Hard working people at this company. Top management seems to be pretty good but not always middle management on the floor. Not sure why that is. Maybe giving too much leeway. Some of the issues start with purchasing all of the material from China. The people working of the floor are stuck with low quality material to work with. That turns into a chain reaction because now you have to make productions goals with quality issues slowing things down to make it work. Then comes the repair on the line or even off line. Forced overtime to make up for lost production. Then next week it will be the same type problem caused by a totally different sub standard part. Rinse and repeat.        

Worked for this company for a few months. Don't ever make suggestions to improve quality, production or safety. Their ideas are always better and you will be chastised heavily for making suggestions. Don't get injured while working you will be terminated eventually. Production is way more important than safety. 
Human resources manager is a kid and is a joke, the mentality is to be seen not heard. No room for advancement. Pay is absolutely horrible. The Trenton location is a joke, production was supposed to start a month ago but the engineers and management would rather fight about stupid stuff rather than build trailers. Do yourself a favor look elsewhere!

After 10+ years they finally increased wages and attendance pay, which were long overdue. Starting wages for production are still minimal. They are still years behind in technology, lack of training and safety.
They have an abundance of job openings, long hours and mandatory OT. No one will stay long enough which causes the burnout effect on those that do stay.
Employees and Management will stab you in the back. 
No communication or cooperation. Stress levels are extremely high. You should put your skills to work somewhere else. Overall it’s not worth the time.

Not a good place to work for. They lied to me bout my opportunity there a manager lied on me they found out she lied and still said that they already put it in the computer for me just to come back in a month for a rehire the trucks are full of bondo rivets are broke off in the wall the floor is full of Bondo most of the important people had quite. It's just a mess don't believe me ask them how many trucks they get out n a day and why? You only can blame it on the small people for so long

Don't go into this job not knowing, make sure you understand English/Spanish because you will most likely be put with someone that don't talk English or Spanish who will try and teach you a job that you just don't understand with no verbal communications.  If you do good, you will move up but don't rely on the management staffing their there as a luxury but not needed.  Miss a day they wont cover you even though you told them like 5 times you were going to be out.  They took forever to get you needed PPE and tools you needed and only when you waited all day did it show up.  Coordinators don't like doing anything but walking around and looking like they know their job.

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