electrician

quality technician

quality control lab technician

test operator

production operator

Viscofan

Viscofan went from being a great place to work, to being the bane of my existence. When I started they had a tough group of people who challenged you to be the best at your position. It was old school in a good way. And that is to prove yourself to get respect. And that solidified a sense of personal pride in your work and set an achievable expectation of performance for every new employee that was hired after you. By the time I left, that was thrown out of the window and replaced with an as long as we have a body to fill a position it’s fine. No sense of pride, no incentive to improve. Just a substandard level of work ethic as long as the efficiency numbers were not under the minimum expectation. The reason that this happened is because they went from a standardized training method to a lackluster one. Their profitability could be so much higher from that alone. But I digress. The lack of a standardized training regimen puts all of the pressure and responsibility on the PMO’s. And almost triples their work, allowing operators to get away with substandard performances every shift. In conclusion, what used to be a highly respected and sought after position has become an overworked and underpaid one.

As an IT analyst, I've learned the nuances of T-SQL and the basics of VB.NET. Management and my colleagues answer my questions and support my development. It's a good culture where we look out for each other. 

Clients on the ShopFloor/office are typically friendly and patient when a problem surfaces.  Diverse issues present opportunities to learn new concepts so it's never  a dull moment. 

As for the downsides, with many systems and moving parts in place, issues can pile up (especially if said systems are broken). This makes for an overwhelming and stressful experience at times. 

Something that annoys me at times is having to rely on Corporate to solve issues within their systems that affect your job. Although understandable, they don't always respond in a timely manner. You have to jump through many hoops just to get access (especially with IT/OT) which again is understandable but frustrating.

Overall, this has been a good start to my IT career and I don't regret signing on. 

A typical day at work was 9 to 12 hours with no lunch break.

 I co-directed three software implementations with very good success records.

Management was Spanish and they managed according to the life styles in Spain instead of adapting to the intricacies of US life styles so they would make decisions that US management would have to struggle through only to be reversed after we proved the new method would not work.

Co-workers are all frustrated with the new management and turnover is high.

The hardest part of this job was to analyze financial data without receiving good data from the manufacturing management group.

The most enjoyable part of the job was learning new systems and leading the implementation of the new systems. Also, I enjoyed training and getting to know the young Spanish interns that were sent to work in the company on short assignments.

A ordinary day at Viscofan is very stressful depending on how the previous shift left the machine set up for you, a lot of the time you could walk into work and have to put the whole entire machine back together due too a roll up in extrusion or lines just breaking after they go through the predryer. I've learned a lot during my time at viscofan I know that we deal with high gases and chemicals that overtime can cause lung cancer. My co-workers were very nice and everyone is willing to help one another out if that individual is behind on his or her work. Teamwork plays a big role at this job site. The hardest part of the job is trying to maintain all the machines in your area, cleaning the dryer out making sure your yields and air is at a certain level.

Foreign owned company with a cultural divide in beliefs and work ideologies. Advancement is purely based on nepotism and brown nosing. No leadership within the top members of management racism sexism and inappropriate comments run rampant with no recourse or fear of discipline/termination. If safety issues and concerns are brought up and pushed then retaliation is not uncommon. No accountability with certain operators select operators held to an extreme level of responsibility to carry the weight of others with the others being held to none for the fear of them being incapable of doing the task correctly.

What is the best part of working at the company?
You're allowed to leave at the end of the day

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Health and safety.  That place is a chemical plant, whether they accept it or not, and EVERYTHING leaks

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Horrible.  Managers with no clue to treat employees.  The laziest maintenance crew I've ever seen.  Add stared earlier, everything leaks - hot water, cold water, steam lines, acid lines, caustic soda lines, etc, all above your head, and no one cares.  I've ruined two dozen shirts just getting dripped on.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Stressful, painful and full of ducts taper and bailing wire to hold things, including pumps and motors, together

Viscofan has helped me grow in my supervisor abilities. I started in the process side of the plant and have worked my way up to the Supervisor of the process department. The hardest part of my job is being short handed and making everything in my department run smoothly, although I do like to be challenged. The most enjoyable part of my job is the satisfaction of gettings great yeilds at the end of my shift.  I have a great realationship with my co-workers, we are together a lot and they have become like a second family. My typical day at work would include, scheduling, managing staff, fixing broken down machines, and all the paperwork that comes with it.  The management above me are great, they are very hard on us which in turn makes us work even harder. 

Lots of turnover...I can see why. Most supervisors are people who worked next to you. No management type training for NEW SUPERVISORS. They just take somebody that is working and BOOM...they're a supervisor next week. Lots of pay back, get even. Some of the most ridiculous management decisions of any place I have ever worked. 24 hour operation with week ends and if you eve miss a day it is a major event. Some good workers, but pay is low and you give up a family life only to work 60 hours a week....the overtime is the only possible way to make money. Also, the company is from SPAIN and has no idea how to operate in the USA.

Ever since the non americans took over the place went downhill in a hurry they won't listen or take advice from operators the safety lady has "NO" clue what she is doing OSHA is in there all the time the company does not care about safety at all they treat you like garbage and the union has no backbone what so ever...and it's hot all year round and they won't fix the ventilation. HR ladies are very rude and only care about pleasing the higher ups so they look good...I felt safer in a war zone than I did in this place...oh and you will work everyday with no days off because they are so shorthanded you get forced in

The company is dysfunctional on every level.  The absenteeism and turn-over rate are extremely high.   Turnover rate is so high, it is an exception for a new hire to last more than 6 weeks. Much of this is due to the fact that no matter your job, you are pretty much set up to fail.  There is very little accountability and most people do whatever they can just to get through their 8 hour work day.  Many of the supervisors/management personal are "home grown" and have been accustomed to the poor work culture.  Very little forethought and/or planning is implemented, so the culture & morale stay low.

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