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The shifts at this factory are 10 hour shifts.  During those shifts you only get two 10 minute breaks and one unpaid 30 minute lunch.  The first shift is 5:00 AM - 3:30 PM and the second shift is 3:30 PM - 2:00 AM.  The standard work week is Mon - Thurs, however, they always force mandatory overtime for Fridays as well. Same shift hours.  Additionally, every Wednesday is when the overtime gets posted, which, quite often, includes a five hour shift on Saturday as well.  If this sounds like a complete waste of life it's because it is.

Also, they pay stubs that they give you offer hardly any information about anything.  It is a rate-based job that docks employees for making rate, but the information of exactly how much is being taken is lacking from the stubs.  They also lack the employee's current rate of pay.

Management is largely useless.  Even they do not have clear understandings of the company's policies.  Upon asking for clarification of how much exactly gets docked for not making rate I was given conflicting answers.  One will say it's $5 a night for not making it.  Another will say it's a percentage of and up to $5 per each hour rate isn't made.  Yet another will say that it goes by the lot, and yet another has said that it goes by halves of the shift.

Harassment and favoritism runs rampant.  A former supervisor, now technician, and the current technician have both been reported for harassment, clear favoritism, and unnecessary rudeness to the foreman who simply replies with, "I don't wan't to step on [supervisor's] toes."  HR doesn't intervene either.

The company's policy on vacation days is ridiculous too.  Vacation days reset once a year (June 1st) and on the 1st it looks at how long you've been there.  <6 months gets 1 Vacation day until next June.  <6 months gets 5, and <1 gets 10, and so forth.  This means that if a person gets hired in January, then when June comes around they only get 1 vacation day to last them the entire next year.  To offset the lack of time off they have a demerit system.  Calling in absent nets an employee 4 demerits.  At 24 demerits the employee receives a verbal and written warning.  The next demerit gets a 3 day suspension with no pay.  The one after that is up to the bosses if they fire you or not.  There are no sick days or personal days.  Just vacation days and demerits.  The demerits add up very quickly with the usual facts of life.

One last thing, everyone starts on the 2nd shift.  It is painfully difficult to get over to first shift and their methods of choosing applicants for the shift change are questionable.  It's supposed to go by seniority and demerits, but employees with a large number of demerits and not-so-long time of employment have gone through several times over more likely candidates.

I interned in the trimmer department for 12 weeks. I worked 40 hours a week over a summer. I came in at 7 AM and Left at 3:30 PM. A typical day involved much desk time working on 3D models and component drawings for a wide range of items. I had a variety of tasks since they wished to give me experience with everything which included getting product and service quotes, going on the floor to look at problems and create components to improve or fix them, and working with other departments such as our quality engineers.
My coworkers and managers were all very helpful. I never any arguments or issues with anyone during my time there. The hardest part of my job was trying to deal with program lag when dealing with very complex or component heavy assemblies since my work computer couldn't handle it well. The most enjoyable part would be when I would be able to draw up my own components and have them made by the machine shop.

Very fast paced. If you don't know somebody you get nowhere.  They give you vac. days and uto days. If you have uto days you have to use them when you call off even if you had a plan for them. Company decides if your Dr. slip is acceptable they don't recognize some illness as being a good enough reason to be off work. Pay stubs don't explain anything for piece work or how much they are taking for not making rate. Really its multi million dollar company and they will take $5 a day. Company big shots need to spend time on the floor and see how some employees are treated and degraded or harassed for talking or asking about quality of a part. I was told to not inspect it just pack it. The hardest part are the long hrs. but checks are great for 50 hrs if you don't get docked for rate and team leader don't take down time away. and that happens often or changes hrs in the system when taking down time away.

Great benefits with a huge work/life balance focus. DEPENDING ON WHERE YOU WORK. I was an intern and spent some time in NPD and some time with manufacturing. Manufacturing is run very poorly, a lot of tribal mentality. NPD is very inclusive and preforms very well. I don't know about the other departments to speak on them.

Work 10 hr shifts M-F then mandatory Saturdays. Since the kids took over it went down hill just like the mill did. No time for family. Great for a single person. Just care about getting parts out n being 1# in the world. It’s went down hill so much from when I started n I quit after 19 yrs! LOTS OF PEOPLE LEFT! 

Best place to work in the 40 mile radius.  Relaxed environment with incentives to work harder.  Many different types of jobs with good benefits, giving vacation, holidays paid, family fun day events once a year, provided lunch three times a year paid for by company, perfect attendance awards/trips

typical day go in do my job learn as much as I could while I was there. what I learned was how to set up surface grinding machines and driving forklifts sitdowns and standups. management was awesome except for warehouse manager. coworkers were awesome. hardest part was 10 hours of work 6 days a week for a year and a half. most enjoyable was the people I worked with.

The direct supervisors are very opinionated, do not care to hear about suggestions, take any kind of suggestions to be insubordination. The pay and benefits are very good, and as long as there are no personality clashes with management, would be a good long term employment opportunity.

I've been here 8 years and have been treated very well.. I would recommend working here.. there's a real family atmosphere, they treat us well with occasional catered meals & the plant is shut down over Christmas.. the benefits are great & they promote from within.

Wahl clipper is 55 hours a week of giving %110 to make rate or they take money out of your check if you don’t. 
Not my favorite place to work but those hours pay the bills and I have health insurance.

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