production associate

material handler

forklift operator

machine operator

maintenance technician

WORTHINGTON STEEL

The beginning of the shift is stressful due to the previous shift not maintaining the workflow.  Supply banks are low and finished banks are over-filled.  You will learn many jobs due to the short supply of laborers.  

Management lacks the skills in efficient manufacturing.  None of them were familiar with the Toyota Production Concept or Lean Manufacturing.  They also lacked professional demeanor.  The workplace culture is negative due to the high production demands and the hot, dirty, mechanically neglected environment.  

The hardest part of the job was learning to deal with pettiness and management's inability to problem solve.

The most enjoyable part of the job was being able to offer assistance to others.  
 
The new-hire employee retention rate is extremely low as well as the on-time delivery rate (they go hand-in-hand).  Morale is another contributing factor.  There's a large number of expedited orders which is minimal in efficient, well-planned production systems. 

I'm going with the local community's perception of Worthington, Rome Division:

"They demand very hard work for their money" 

I would not recommend this employer as the facility is one of the most undesirable places I've worked.

Per the plant manager:  "Worthington is not a place for everyone".

This plant is being treated like the red headed step child. When I started it was Worthington steel. now we are Worthington cabs. They have stripped away everything that other Worthington plants get. No incentive, No bonuses, No HR in plant, No Management. They have placed people in areas that have no knowledge and or lack of experience. No support. lack of tools for job/ or none! We have a fork-truck that we have been using that the emergency brake does not work for well over a month. As they are aware of it and will do nothing about it!
No quality at all at this plant. The moral at this place is horrible due to what I have listed. As far as co workers we all get along great. We are there to do a job and we do the best we can as a team!   
the guy in the shipping area is excellent and there is a female floor lead who is great. but that is all I can say about that.
For as flexible as people are and the reliable people are not paid correctly for what they are worth. Don't count on a raise as they say.  IF YOU are one of the chosen ones you may get a little one but not enough to make a difference. And IF you get one you would be lucky to get one yearly. Unless your family. Nepotism is extremely high there!

12 hour shifts on the floor are the standard. It’s a 2-2-3 schedule. Two days on, two days off, three days on, two days off, two days on, three days off. You work about 180 days a year. Pretty nice balance and you are rarely ever asked for overtime although you can come in as much as you want for extra hours. HR is amazing and super involved. Team leaders are 50/50 some great ones and some who abuse their role. But no work place is perfect. The pay here is insane and I’m able to have a stay at home wife and two kids with only me working standard hours. God blesses me tremendously. Safety is huge here and people rarely ever get hurt and if they do it’s cause they’re trying to use a shortcut and do it to themselves. Mental health is taken seriously at this place 

Work with various steel sheet sizes. Consistently enforced safe work practices in compliance with OSHA. Great relationship building with co-workers and upper management. Efficiently completed maintenance logs daily. Went over and above job description duties in preventative maintenance on machines. Assisted cut-to-length operator as needed. 
Was able to complete daily job duties yet was able to take great initiative on my own. Learned efficient multi-tasking skills Was able to continue building relationships through my time at Worthington Steel. Was able to use detail-oriented skills in day to day. Enabled me to stay organized and efficient. This job was enjoyable yet pushed me everyday to exceed expectations; which were always met.
Great management, great co-workers, great overall experience.

In six sigma project, I have managed a team of four six sigma green belt candidates to work for Worthington Steel, conducting analysis for their extremely high late release rate in transportation department. We were able to sort and summarize key variables from their complex database. By following the six sigma DMAIC process, we provided three solutions including a redesign of information exchange screen used by transportation department to communicate with sales department and one control mechanism to decrease and control their late release ratio. I am proud of the fact that our clients valued our contributions. Because of those experiences, I was able to develop my leadership skills and obtained a deep understanding of the importance of communication and collaboration, especially in a well diversified team.

The culture was phenomenal! Great group of guys. I was the only female in production,  and was only treated as an outsider by very few. I was recognized for performance and compensated well. Training could use improvement for certain roles. Safety first is expected,  osha training courses offered. Annual hearing tests. Great health benefits! Long hours,  but also guaranteed overtime. The swing shift has its ups and downs. Great place overall!

I grew and got promoted within the first year. Just like every other job, they just ask you to show up ready and willing to learn/work dedicate yourself show them you want more if you just want a paycheck and that is all then this is not the place for you. They treat you with respect and kindness, be am adault own up to your wrong doings rather it was an accident or not, they dont have time for lies and such. If you get employed through Worthington Industries just show them gratitude, show them you want to work and grow in the company.  We are a team amd together we can accomplish and overcome many obstacles. I love my job, I love Worthington Industries. Thank you all for the job and helping me succeed.

I worked at Worthington and during my employment at the factory I was promised to be trained on welding. Never was taught. If you wasnt related to the Hr lady or a manager, or supervisor you get booted from your job until there friends or family dont want to do that job anymore then you get placed back doing your job. You have no advancement in this facility if you aren't related to or a long time friend of management. Small facility had no training when I got hired. They showed me how to load fixutares one time and then walked away the person I was working with got to throw temper tantrums until he got his way due to being related to the lady in Hr. Horrible place to work.

Management seems to either like you or they don't. I didn't have a terrible experience but it just seemed like there was no room for advancement because there's limited positions and people have been there so many years that you would never get a chance to fill that role. They seem to only care about numbers and not so much about the workers. The pay was decent but I ended up getting a better paying job with less physical labor. They only increase your pay by like 40 cents per year which isn't very good considering the starting wage. They also want you to fill out safety sheets at home (during your personal life) which just feels like extra work. I wouldn't personally work there again but maybe it can be a stepping stone for someone.

If your looking for a non-union job( why)this for you. While I worked there(Porter) we tried to get the union in and Worthington successfully ‘busted’ it. The lower pay and little advancement will continue as long as they keep the unions out. I was unhappy working there because I was just a number. Employees were pent against one another through peer reviews. Totally unfair. Someone else trying to get ahead of you or holding a grudge give you bad peer reviews keeping you from the maximum meager raise. Lots of people were maxed out on there pay scales for years. Not a bright future

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Production associate 28 salaries reported	$19.82 per hour
Material handler 16 salaries reported	$20.08 per hour
Forklift operator 9 salaries reported	$19.60 per hour
Machine operator 2 salaries reported	$19.72 per hour
Maintenance technician 4 salaries reported	$31.34 per hour

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