production operator

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maintenance technician

packer

plc technician

Weaver Popcorn Manufacturing

For the first six months I worked at Weaver Popcorn it was a tolerable job working within the co-pack department. Even with its warts, the pay was decent, we had consistent overtime opportunities, a good schedule and for the most part the work was easy. 

After returning from a leave of absence, everything fell apart. The company announced co-pack was shutting down and all co-pack workers would have to move to the ready to eat (RTE) department. This transition put a heavy burden on a lot of my co-workers because we assumed we were going to go from an eight hour shift to a 12 hour shift. Unfortunately, the company didn't provide many updates on when the change was going to take place leaving a lot of people in limbo on if they were going to stay with the company, if they needed to find another job and how their personal life would be impacted. 

Working in RTE was terrible as it was filled with lazy workers and line leads who treated us like we were still separate departments instead of a team. Some of the line leads would let people they liked take long breaks but would be tough if a former co-pack employee returned from break a minute late. The funny thing is that by the time I left, there were more former co-pack employees working in RTE than actual people working the 12 hour RTE schedule.

Management started to implement inefficient protocols based on ownership's impulsive decisions even when the decisions made it harder for us to do our jobs. They literally micromanaged the process of dumping trash. One day, the lights went out in the building and they still wanted us to sweep up popcorn in the dark. They don't care about their employees. 

TL;DR there's no culture there. People are more likely to be fired for showing up late instead of the lazy people who don't ever do anything to contribute at work as if showing up to work is good enough. Even with high turnover, if you work hard you'll probably still get passed over for a promotion or raise by someone who has less time with the company and management and HR will still walk around with a certain smug arrogance. 

This job has been an incredibly demanding journey in my life. The motivation behind everyone's presence is solely the highly competitive salary and the attractive double-time pay on Sundays, which unfortunately fall on alternate Sundays. The monetary compensation is undoubtedly the only redeeming aspect. Regrettably, the insurance plan offered is not commensurate with its exorbitant copays. This warehouse is unquestionably the most sweltering environment I have ever experienced. Despite scorching temperatures exceeding 90°F, additional breaks are not provided. The management's focus seems to be fixated on productivity rather than the well-being of their employees. It took a severe incident of someone losing consciousness before the provision of water was prioritized upon entering the premises. Moreover, employees are disallowed from wearing their preferred attire, except for blue jeans and khakis, which they must procure at their own expense prior to commencing work. The arduous 12-hour shift exacerbates the situation, with even a one-minute delay being treated as a catastrophic event. The bonuses are highly unsatisfactory, and a mere 10 days of paid time off is allotted for the entire year. One of the night shifts is plagued by an overbearing supervisor, while the other is overseen by an apathetic one. Unfortunately, opportunities for skill development during these shifts are virtually nonexistent.

Pros: good pay, 3$/hour night shift premium, 10% 401k match, double time on sundays for people on 2-2-3 schedule,

Cons: insurance sucks and it’s expensive. it’s nearly impossible to have a life working here especially on night shift, hours are 430-445. Depending on what department you’re in you either work monday-Thursday with some Fridays 12 hours a day or you work a weird 2-2-3 schedule Consisting of Tues/wed, thurs/fri, Sat/sun/mon. Company can act like cheapskates sometimes for instance I’ve been in a line lead position for 11 months now and I am still fighting to get my line lead premium with no promises that I’ll ever get it. also due to it be a food production facility there are a lot of annoying policy’s for instance you have to wear hair and beard nets at all times. no jewelry including any rings, piercings or gauges of any kind and you’re not allowed to have painted fingernails. You can’t have gum or nuts of any kind in the building and etc. Management preaches their cheesy policies called the weaver values and freaks out if you don’t follow them but they don’t follow them themselves most of the time. 90% of the people there are very grouchy and unsocial and think they’re better than everybody else Especially management. The company never listens to their peoples opinions

Overall it’s not a very good place to work at all and many people are unhappy but if you can put up with it they pay good and have a few nice benifits

What is the best part of working at the company?
This is a company that truly cares about the product they are producing for the public ,they also truly care about there employees I have worked there 4 years and have truly enjoyed working for weaver its a great place to work. The pay is great and they have and are changing the culture of weaver for the better every day.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
I  believe at times there are things that come up that make the job more stressful like not having enough staffing to run all the lines this means a line will lose one of there operators so there is enough operators on every line

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
I believe the culture and environment are very good at weaver and I can see that they are striving to make it better every day 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
I have days that are really good I know my job and they allow me to do that job and as a line lead it can be very stressful when you are working through things on the line or with non conforming materials but we get through this as a team and we put our 12 hours in and give the best hand off possible to the next shift

Thought I needed more money so came to this place with an open mind.  The schedule is hard unless you enjoy mindless work that rarely changes for 12 hours shifts.  Supervisor didn’t even introduce themselves to me at all on my first day.  Breaks and lunches were not at set times so you might not get a break for 5 hour stretches.  Then have a break after 90 minutes after lunch which is just ridiculous.  Very high turnover rate because no one wants to do this kind of work. Pay started out decent but was never any talk about moving up or raises.  Didn’t offer me an option of schedules but found out more were available on my first day. If you like 12 hour days and weekends I can see it working for some people.  Just wasn’t for me.  12 hours is a long time to do such repetitive work and they wouldn’t allow me to switch to the 8 hour shift. 

Excellent Pay for the work you do. 
Mr. Weaver definitely pays an honest wage, plus great benefits. 401k match, double time on Sundays, triple time on holidays.  Honestly if the management wasn't so terrible it would almost be the perfect job. Mainly the management on Nights 1 and Days 1. That's the main problem here  and why the turnover rate is so high.  The leads and supervisors are so lazy and disappear for hours and nothing is said but if you go 2 minutes past a break they come all the way up front to get you. It's seems like that is the Weaver way and that's what they expect from their employees.  I have definitely seen a lot of good workers, both male and female, come and go just because of leadership. That definitely should be addressed. Training needs tinkered with too. 

This company is owned by Hershey. You might think that sounds like fun, but you’d be dead wrong. Hershey is the kind of company that exploits its workers daily, they only care about money, and they think of employees as nothing more than useless objects. The HR team is completely worthless and management is so incompetent that they don’t even know what’s going on about anything happening in the plant. Save yourself the trouble and apply somewhere else, I just want to prevent others from suffering the way I have and my team has.

What is the best part of working at the company?
They let senior workers get in your face, and talk down to you like you're trash. I tried to do the right thing by walking away and going to HR and they said they wasn't going to do anything to that employee because he was to valuable. Wouldn't recommend working there if you have any morals

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Clocking in everyday. Knowing people can belittle you and there's no consequences 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Poor work environment.  Management was never aware of what the plan was for the week. Was lucky to know what we was doing daily

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Horrible. I quit because mismanagement

Clock in, hit the floor an just start running all day doing all the busy work no one else will do but youre expected to do always. Try not to agitate the line leads or your life will be miserable no matter what line youre on. The hardest part of the job is doing everything when everything is falling apart. The most enjoyable part of the job is being home an paid on pay day. Management is pretty weird so good luck with ever developing a co worker relationship with them. Sorry if you love never getting to sleep or going to bed at 7 pm. Then this is a great job for youm 

long hours. mediocre management. don't let you sit the whole 12 hours you're on your feet on concrete. you get pointed if you're a minute late. (.5 points) you only get 6 points per 6 months. so if you're sick even with a doctors note .. 1 point. 1 minute late ... .5 of a point. clock out one minute early ... .5 of a point. 
points add up quick & they're not the best system to be used for people who live far away, people who get sick, or anyone who isn't 100% perfect. 

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Production operator 1 salary reported	$22.25 per hour
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Packer 3 salaries reported	$22.50 per hour
Plc technician 4 salaries reported	$38.75 per hour

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