production operator

maintenance mechanic

injection mold operator

product designer

material handler

Vantage Plastics

Have you working with full confidence you will reach the next level of advancement. Yet when I comes time to be able to get there you’re told you need to speak with someone else. Gone through multiple supervisors as they did not want to carry the burden of responsibility for a slight pay increase at the amount of work load they add to their plate. They offer programs and such to help you get into something else yet revoke it and say nothing to you about it. People come and go as they’ve seen the environment and expectations from HR and then upfront people wonder why no one wants to go all out for them. Manual labor on top of more responsibility then you should be asked of starting out. Then time comes for you to have your raise for it to be a little slap in the face. I’ve tolerated the workload on top of responsibilities and have gotten no incentive to want to go above and beyond as I did when I first started. On top of learning all that I could possibly learn from the experience. 

I have been with Vantage Plastics for going on 6 years. I started as a production operator and have since worked my way up to leading a shift. In this company, you get what you give. The pay is competitive and the benefits are great. Work on the production floor can be physically demanding, but that is made clear right away in your interview and orientation. The owners have a set of principles that drive a good culture. There are numerous different departments to work in based on your skill set (engineering, shipping / receiving, design, sales, accounting, tooling, maintenance, etc). Work on the production floor has a "tier" set based on your level of experience / skill. The more you perform, the more you are compensated. All in all, Vantage Plastics is a great place to develop a career if you have the work ethic for it. It is my home and I love it very much. Bring the best version of yourself and you will find a premier employer that has your best interest in mind. 

I worked within Vantage Plastics  for just short of 6 years.
I started as a production operator, worked my way to the lead forklift driver, and took over the receiving role within the corporation.
I absolutely loved this job and it brought me a lot of happiness and comfort.
The workplace is typical shop warehouse culture.
The hardest part for me was just I felt I never had the time needed to complete or prioritize a task, and I struggled asking for help when needed until it was too late or taking on too large of tasks for me as an individual to handle.
The most enjoyable part of the job to me was I felt needed and valued for a while, even to the point of after seperation I was still asked for assistance.

It can be a challenged place to work for you have to be in fit can deal with the heat and have a fast pace it pays very well and you can move up in this company very fast as long as you're willing to learn I have been here almost 5 years and I love everyday I go to work and I also do more and then what is expected out of me I help run the machines do the floor in the grinding and the material and indoor and don't do no complaining just do my job and  get it over with come on in and check it out I do not recommend this place if you're 55 and over or out of shape it's mostly set up for younger generation 

Overall an average working experience. There are lots of areas that can be improved, if you show interest and work hard there is opportunity to advance yourself. Leadership seems hesitant to invest in the means to focus on improving the core competencies; Engineering was understaffed, production training was lacking, equipment was not properly cared for. In general the workforce is spread too thin and undercompensated for the amount of work that was being accomplished.

At vantage we make car part trays for gm, chrysler ,ford, dodge ECT. The kid pools, snow sled, shanty bottoms. it's stressful at time but it's a good job.we have goals we have to reach when running a machine or in assembly it's hard work and fast pace if you can get past the heat it's alright. I currently am 3rd in charge but only make 12 hr and coming form bay city to Standish it's not really worth it would love something closer to him  (baycity)

By far the worst place I have ever worked. As someone in their 30s I was treated as a little child by management constantly yelled at and sweared at for things that were outta my control in my position. I seen the company grow immensely but the pay and treatment of oroduction workers has not grow. It is a sweat shop through n through. If you carr about your health and well being I would advise employment elsewhere

I had to have surgery they put me on short term disability so I could get it done ..I've been working there less than a year. The work is tough ,the shift rotation is nice 12 hr.day, work 2 days off 2 days work 3 days off 3 days. Supervisors are good treat you like a person. benefits are good and so are the people they help you if you need it and work as a team 

Not knowing what they are doing from week to week on one machine. Hot working conditions, lots of favoritism, hard workers poorly compensated while the favorites who do very little get to coast, always pinning blame on you for things out of your hand. If you get hurt they will tell you to just suck it up and not let you fill out a incident report like they keep saying to do. Don't want to train the hard workers just the favorites 

I loved it at Vantage. It was a very laid back atmosphere on 3rd shift. Upper Mngmnt was not in tune with their employees & lacked respect, they had little to no concern for safety and it is a easy place to get hurt. They kept promising to promote me to new position, but never did. The pay was low for the extremely physical work that is required. It is a very, very hot and uncomfortable place to work in the Summer.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Production operator 10 salaries reported	$17.00 per hour
Maintenance mechanic 2 salaries reported	$26.50 per hour
Injection mold operator 9 salaries reported	$22.28 per hour
Product designer 3 salaries reported	$19.50 per hour
Material handler 8 salaries reported	$19.50 per hour

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