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VT Industries Inc.

If you are looking to make some good money go here, but you can kiss your Saturdays goodbye.  They will not tell you until Thursday at noon whether or not you have to work one, and even then I have heard from others that they have been required to come in even after that noon deadline.

It is easy to get time off on 2nd shift, but if you go to 1st shift there are a lot of people who have been there forever and have boat loads of vacation time and they give preference to those who have seniority. 

No one has ever been laid off from VT.  So that is a bonus.

They will hire you even if you don't have any experience.  I was taught how to drive a forklift at this place and run machines even though I had never done anything like it before.

#1 way to get fired is to just not show up.  They have a points system and every time you call in you get 3 points (with a doctors note you will get a total of 3 points even if you are gone multi days).  If you are late (1st hour of shift) you get 1 point, after the 1st hour you might as well call in and take the 3.  After your 90 days you get 21 points, but watch yourself in the first 90 because you get a lot less than that.

You will get all your raises and the such in the first year, but for the long time employee you can kiss raises goodbye.  Once you are topped out that's it, raises are not based on how many years you have been there.  I knew of people who where there two years and were making just as much or more that people who had been there 20 years.  Only raise you can count on every few years is a cost of living raise (but that is going to happen when they want to raise your insurance costs).

If you want an easy job here ask to be put on the cleaning line or on the infeed or outfeed of a machine.  The best paying jobs are the coordinators grade 4, machine operators grade 5, above them is a lead who is a grade 6.  Supervisors are salaried so with long work hours I have heard leads say that they would never do it because they would loose money. 

You will get uniform orders once in awhile where you can get a few VT t-shirts, sweaters, or a pair of jeans. Some choose to get $40 off a pair of shoes instead.

You get a small turkey for Thanksgiving, but nothing for Christmas.

They have a summer outing every year usually get to pick from two different options such as in the past: Adventure Land, Creek Fest, Arnolds Park, a baseball game, one year they did a camping thing, etc.  They will give you two tickets with options to buy more.  They will also give you tickets for your kids, but they have to be legally your kids not your bf or gf kids.

Also get quarterly bonuses based on how production is going.  I have heard of anything from $50 to $300 in a quarter but average is probably a $150 to $200 BEFORE taxes.

They are terrible about calling off work in bad weather like snow storms and the such.  Instead they wait to see if a certain percentage of people in the same general driving area call in to decided whether or not to give points.  So you always risk the points to call in unless you talk to your co-workers ahead of time.

Depending on where you end up in the plant depends on whether or not your management is going to suck or not.  I had supervisors go to bat for me in the past with issues and I also had supervisors who ignored issues or allowed thing to happen that they shouldn't have.  Same with managers.  They have at least one who is on a power trip like no other and actually seems bipolar mood wise so you never know what to expect.  Some of the others are decent. 

You get blue cross blue shield, delta dental, eyemed, a flex plan, 401K or Roth 401K or combination of both, life insurance, etc. and HR is good at explaining anything you want to know.


Breaks are typically 15 minutes, then 30 minutes, then 10 minutes.

Quality is not that great at Holstein currently.  No one seems to know the causes.  No seems to have a plan to fix.  You are told to just watch quality with no direction.  Defects are passed along to next area.  Inspection area reject numbers and rework totals  in departments is depressing.  Currently working about 80 percent of our Saturday's to get caught up with little to no improvement on getting things squared up again
  Some people are trying to bring attention to these issues but they're concerns seem to go unnoticed.  No follow up on quality issues.  The company culture is not what it was 3 years ago.  You used to get wrote up or fired if caught passing along numerous quality issues.  Doesnt seem that way any longer.
  Good place to work for the most,part and will weather the storm since I have no desire to leave.  But that may change if management doesn't get this quality problem under control.  It is the biggest issue the Holstein facility has right now.  It doesn't feel like they take the whole matter serious enough.  The people responsible for the quality issues are not held,accountable and in depth analysis on what to improve upon is not being done as far as we can tell from the perspective of the production floor.  We're all a bit sick of the current state and want there to be a shakeup so we can all come back to our senses and kickass like we used too!

I would not recommend this company based on my experience. Since changes in management, the workplace culture has declined significantly. Employees who are not part of the preferred group often feel criticized rather than supported, and there appears to be a lack of compassion and understanding from leadership.

Human Resources was not an effective resource when concerns were raised, and communication from management often felt disconnected from the realities of the work being performed. There also seems to be a noticeable divide between office staff and employees working on the production floor. Those directly contributing to the company's operations and success do not always receive the recognition, appreciation, or compensation they deserve.

The high turnover rate may be worth considering, as it reflects broader issues within leadership and workplace morale. I joined the company hoping for a positive fresh start, but unfortunately my experience did not meet those expectations. I have chosen to pursue opportunities with an organization that better values employee contributions, hard work, and professional growth.

Show up and work on the line. Point out quality issues or safety issues and management treats you poorly. They would rather send bad product then quality product. 

You are just a number to this company and they do not care about you unless you have connections in management. 

I did learn a decent amount about factory work. Tried to be a good member of their safety team but they ignore alot of input. Was on the first responders team for them. Management doesn't let you do your first responders duties properly though. 

Most the employees themselves are decent people when I worked there. 

Most enjoyable part of my day was being able to feel useful. I was trained over the years to do multiple departments. So I was able to bounce where the help was needed and that meant alot to me. 

The hardest part of the job is when there are problems, trying to bring them up and not being treated differently for doing so. 

What is the best part of working at the company?
Management is involved with the production workers and actually engage with then. The company promotes employee engagement activities and safety. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Stress really depends on the person and sometimes the position but honestly attitude is everything when it comes to this company you get out of it what you put into it.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Safety first thinking along with quality and then quantity. There is alot of ability to laugh and enjoy your day especially  with the employee engagement events. Management is friendly and doesn't act above or closed off to employees

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
I go to work and do what needs to be done with in the production schedule. As a lead I engage with my fellow worker on what needs to be done and what needs they have.

i learned how to operate all the CNC production machines in my department. 
my managers were extremely supportive, especially during a time of crisis when i had to step up unexpectedly in to a temporary managerial/leadership role.  
the hardest part of the job was being a small part of the managerial process during the beginning of a consolidation of another company and equipment that had been purchased. adapting the process to a higher volume work load and new customers was challenging during a time of transition. Finding creative ways to collaborate with an outside, company owned, manufacturing facility to keep product flowing during critical machinery movement within the plant and down time of that equipment, was the hardest part of the process.
the most enjoyable part of the job was the since of accomplishment and the family atmosphere.

My typical day at work is thr same everyday. I go in, do the same thing, every day nothing different accept the sheer volume. One week we have a lot of volume and the next is next to part time volume. Very inconsistent. I don't believe I've learned a whole lot, maybe how to keep my mind busy since they don't allow a single headphone (which is allowed by OSHA) or a speaker. Management is a joke. There are 2 people in management that are good people but that's it. All of them are way to worried about what THEIR boss is gonna say and not so much about actual production. The hardest part of the job is never knowing what time your getting off or trying to get a straight answer. The best part is when we have company meeting where we get to interrupt production for 30 minutes for them to tell us to do better. It's fantastic. 

Management is some of the worst I have ever seen in any company, they pretend to care about whats going on out on the shop floor but really they could care less. 
Company refuses to pay people what industrial jobs pay in the local area.
Management team will sell you out in a hurry so that they can make their bonuses that means keep your pay rate as low as possible and cut your hours whenever possible.
Corporate claims to care for its employees but lets local management walk over and treat people like human trash. 
Company has started implementing Lean management practices that do not work at all and just add ALOT stress to all of their employees. 
Plant is horribly unorganized because competent management is completely absent.

Overall this is the best job that I've ever had. If you're not familiar with what they do at VT Industries if they believe you're a good fit you get a week's training. Management is very knowledgeable and Hands-On you can't say anything bad about their presence on the floor their objective is always just like with any other company production.I saw no other place to add this information below I am out on temporary disability and not able to return when that runs out. I am unable to work anymore anywhere but my accident was not work related so it's not their fault.

Overall it’s a decent place to work. Unfortunately they don’t promote from within so once you’re a Utility 1 or at best a supervisors assistant that’s as high as you’ll go. Head of HR is a nightmare. She spends her days looking for reasons to fire employees instead of helping them. Upper management makes all of the decisions and they don’t listen to people on the floor or the supervisors, even though they’re the ones who actually know the jobs and what the place is capable of doing. Union president is lazy, but the VP is super helpful and actually cares and tries to help as much as he can. Don’t expect to make a career here, but it’s a good paying job until you find something better. 

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Maintenance technician 3 salaries reported	$29.50 per hour
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Stacker 5 salaries reported	$18.95 per hour
Helper 10 salaries reported	$21.37 per hour
Shipping and receiving clerk 1 salary reported	$17.80 per hour

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