machine operator

assembler

operator

quality assurance inspector

process technician

Vaupell

I was a temp and was brought in to replace an existing temp who had been hired on permanently at another company. I was initially really excited to work there. I have always enjoyed data entry work and like most data entry jobs, they allowed us to plug into headphones and listen to music while we worked. The person who "trained" me was previous temp who was literally on his last day. I took notes on all the processes and procedures and I followed everything he said, asking my supervisor when I had questions. I was never given my own log-in info or email, but instead was told to just use his, which I was a bit suspicious of, but they told me that IT was working on getting me my own log-in and email. Every bit of work that I did was lumped together with all the work he did because of the log-in and so careless mistakes that he made were attributed to me. Additionally, as it turned out, he did not train me according to SOP. I had to endure two weeks of the other people in the office talking about me. I'm not certain whether they just thought that I could not hear what they were saying or if they knew that I could hear and just did not care, but they called me names and said things like, "That temp is so stupid! I spend more time fixing her mistakes than doing my own work!" I was unaware that I was doing anything incorrectly because I was simply doing the job as I was trained to do it. No one bothered to even tell me that I was doing things wrong, leaving me unaware that I had not been properly trained until I overheard those comments.

The position that I worked in was final packaging for medical devices. I had previously worked down in the medical device assembly, I asked to be moved to final packaging because it was more fast paced and kept me busy. We took the parts that were assembled the previous day and count and sort them, then box them up and put them on a skid. Once a week we sent a skid of the assembled parts to be sterilized. We would at that time receive the previous weeks skid back as a post sterile product to be packaged for customers. We would again count the parts that came back for the Sterilization company and check the parts for any defects. If they were a passable part we would place the part in a foil pouch and vacuum seal the parts. Information packets and patient chart sticker were also added to a box of five parts. Those boxes were then scanned into our computer inventory system then placed in larger shipping boxes. Every week had an assigned lot number and every kind of device had a part number. We were responsible for making sure that all part numbers were not mixed at the time of packaging. Lot numbers and expiration dates all matched to the corresponding paperwork. As the team lead I would fill out paperwork, make labels, get supplies for the room, do inventory of supplies, worked with shipping and receiving to ship out product on time, worked with customer service to meet customers needs, and would also work on the line as a operator.

I was hired on through a staffing agency and was there for only two or three months. The work itself was okay. I operated plastic injection molding machines and produced parts that I then processed and packaged. It often gets boring doing the same thing for hours straight, but put a different way, you could say it's really great pay for doing simple work.

The building is a short drive from my house (only 15 min in light traffic) and work days are erratic, but pretty great if you can adapt. My work days were Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and every other Wednesday, so I essentially had to do nothing but work, go home and sleep during those work weeks, but I got a nice long weekend in exchange. I, however, worked the night shift, so that came with all of the problems that come with the night shift in any line of work.

I guess I just wasn't satisfied with the job. There were a bunch of small problems that I won't go into. I could really see someone enjoying the work. Everyone I knew there certainly seemed to enjoy the work, and I probably would have too if I'd had a different mindset and circumstances, but it just wasn't for me in the end. I would have preferred a job that used my college degree, and it's not something I see myself doing in ten years.

Long story short, I worked with some great people here that I'm glad I was able to share my time there with. 
There was constantly miscommunication from the leadership, as the time I spent working there they were still trying to develop the system that would let people get promotions to different levels based off of skills a lot of people already had... So then you would finally learn how to get a raise, and then not get it until it was approved.. Which took way too long and too many questions. 
Upper management treated our line leads poorly and even ended up shipping him back to Ballard for no good reason. Overall it turned it into a bit of a community of people that liked being around each other that seemingly hated when the upper management visited since who knows what they would drop on us.
I've  heard some tragedy has changed the structure of the company since Ieft, but this place isn't too bad as long as you get along with your co-workers.

When I first started that job I loved it. I started in silhouette lift but then they decided to get rid of 3rd shift for that department so we were moved to either first or to the production floor on 3rd. I decided to go to the production floor. Management had a turn over then things just went down hill. It wasnt who you know it became who you b**w. If you didnt suck up you were going no where and you may even have problems. Then another huge turnover in Management resulted in a huge turnover in production where the impressions still mattered but it was then first impressions. If you didnt give the impression that you'll do whatever it takes to keep your position, they let you go. So honestly I wouldn't recommend  going their until there is another suspected management turnover. Take from this what you will. It gradually became a place i was almost in tears daily, going to! 

Projects change from day to day, always something new. 

  The most important thing i learned was how to take criticism 

  and how to deal with people. The management changed from 

  well organized to poorly run. The co-workers are great and 
 
  help each other frequently. The most difficult part of this position

  was dealing with management, not co-workers. The best part of 

  working here was the great co-workers who tried their best to 

  get the jobs done in spite of the micro-management of the 

  managers. The talented musicians and poets who worked here

  made it easier to get through the day.

Challenging place to work with departments understaffed and poorly managed. 

No real direction from the top leaves employees guessing on focus and priorities. There was no effort to cultivate or improve culture and morale which causes toxicity at the management level down to the worker bees on the floor.

I really wish there were positive things to say but I just cannot think of any...

What is the best part of working at the company?
Yo get a lot of overtime and for the most part u work by yourself.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
You don’t get any real assistance and training  could be so much better.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
The people here are very two faced and do not make u feel welcomed at all in fact they make you want to quit.

A typical day at Vaupell included but was not limited to: hard work, enthusiasm and great energy throughout the work place from all employees. I learned that patience and positive thinking can and will get you a long way in sales. Management was always great at recognizing the hard work all of the employees put in everyday as well as rewarding their work and helping the employees that need more assistance to reach their potential. I enjoyed every minute working for this company.

There is no opportunity for growth at Vaupell.  Individuals with a college degree are out of luck at this company. If you are looking for an opportunity with growth potential, I suggest you look elsewhere because this company is not it. Turnover is very high due to poor leadership.

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Process technician 4 salaries reported	$30.00 per hour

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