manufacturing operator

machine operator

maintenance technician

press operator

process engineer

Web Industries

I will say, most people on the floor that I worked with were easygoing and friendly. You always get a few duds but they never last long. Unfortunately, over time it felt like the quality of new employees really was starting to decline. This created an environment where at times there was a fair amount of turnover until someone sticks in a role for a while. That said, most of the machines are easy enough to learn and if you can prove you know how to learn there's opportunity to cross-train and get more experience on other machines. This doesn't really get you much, but might break up the monotony of the work. 

The jobs and workplace itself was pretty relaxed, and as long as you show up on time and do even the bare minimum you will be fine. Unfortunately, this also means that there was a pretty heavy reliance on the "doers" to actually get things done. Very often it would come down to certain individuals working overtime or getting cross-trained so they can support multiple areas, often with little benefit to themselves, in order to get customer orders out on time. During my time there this never really changed.

Upper management was a mess while I was there. Constant reorganizations, addition of new directors of this or that, only to never see that person or have that aspect of the business produce a single dollar in sales. Poor decision making and failure to vet opportunities in a meaningful way meant that the business was constantly shifting and when Covid hit, it was madness. Seemed like there was a new get rich quick scheme every couple of months - none of them ever panned out. Somehow through all of this the stock price (where they place a lot of their value proposition for new employees) stayed absurdly high...and then it fell by 50% once a new CEO took over (not their fault - they were just honest about the state of the business for the first time in years). Ouch. They finally closed their plant in Holliston MA after trying to keep it propped up for years without the sales to hold it.

Culture was OK when I started, but as time went on I could see it was fading. The company that it was even a decade ago is not what it is today, and far from the company it sells itself as. Ask any of the long-timers there (and then ask them how much they lost in the stock price adjustment). That said, it's an OK place to work if you aren't really looking for steady advancement and are just looking to pay the bills. If you want to climb the ladder, well,  you'll have to jump ship for that. Seemed like every new high-paying corporate salary job was an outside hire. It's a good place to get your feet wet in manufacturing and then move on when the time is right.

This is the worse company I have ever worked for. After getting hired, I was advised they have not received bonuses in years and barely receiving raises and cost of living adjustments. Training was unorganized. They were very distracted and stayed browsing, texting on their cellphones so much while they were training me. I observed,  I was only given enough training to perform a few of my job responsibilities which made me feel like I was not being set up to suceed. I finally came to the realization the company is so small and this is done to ensure job security. This was very discouraging because it was setting me up for failure. Favoritism was displayed openly in a distastful way. I had to go to so many different people to ask questions in order to understand certain how to perform daily tasks. It was so hard to get help at times to the point, I would just cry or become frustrated! I wasn't allowed to perform some of my job responsibilities. I felt very stagnant!
Without a clear explanation of why I wasn't allowed to perform certain job responsibilities. I wasn't given the same equal job opportunities as other employees. I was constantly promised accounts to managed, trained on a few but was never given the opportunity to manage those accounts. They were just dangled in my face. There is no growth opportunities at this company. There is no awards or incentive program in place. They only care about numbers to the point it I became overwhelmed, depressed and anxiety about was in fear of my job security. The culture is very hard to stomach. I tried speaking up about my concerns which only made me a target. I felt hopeless at this point and quit.

It's a clique. If you don't fit in they don't need you anymore. Management is a complete joke. Notice the cut and paste response to reviews. Don't waste your time. They present the family atmosphere, we are all here for each other etc etc. Nothing is further than the truth. Inconsistent work and machinery that works now and again. The 2 weeks I was there I saw people come and go. I strained my back shoveling one day, I worked the week and Friday when I got home I was told that I couldn't do the job and was not needed anymore. Meanwhile they actually had to have meetings to tell the guys to pull up their pants and the ladies to not where shredded jeans and hoodies. I worked, and worked harder than most of the employees who spent a majority of the day on their phones. The production manager, out every other day or leaving early but people relying on a ride or public transportation are a minute late, fired. I gelt bad for them but the favorites, late, longer than 15 min breaks and longer than the 30 min lunch. No issue for them. Save yourself from wasting time here. * notice like I mentioned the cut and paste response...

They will sell you anything, the sun, the moon, the Brooklyn bridge, a wonderful culture, growth opportunities, etc.  Then you'll quickly realize that you'll never get any of those things.  You'll get a clueless, weak management team trying to cover up their failures and weaknesses.  If you keep your head down and you like being told what to do, how to do it, and doing as your told, even if it's wrong, you can probably survive here.  Not the kind of place if you challenge the "way we've always done it" or even the "way we did it last week" mentality.  They talk a big game about their employee ownership culture, that's really just a cover for abusing the workforce and treating them like morons but "hey, we give you that ESOP contribution!"  There is zero accountability for management, but you can guarantee maximum accountability from management.  Find yourself on the wrong side of that and you'll be shown the door faster than you can clear out your locker or desk.  Enough said, overall not a great place to be.

The facility in Fort Wayne, Indiana along with the rest of the company was on the up & up through 2017. Once the founder died in late 2017 everything started going down the drain. One by one every single reason you took the job was taken away. People were put into positions of management that have no clue what they're doing & seemingly are trying to undermine the company staying afloat. The longer you're with the company the worse you're treated while newer people are hired making nearly what it took some of us years to make & held to a lower standard. Most of the facilities went down the drain in 2020 with the entire company thinking making masks would keep the company afloat forever and now everyone is losing their jobs. Everyone is leaving en-masse leaving the few veterans left to pick up all the slack. Now for only a straight paycheck since there are no bonuses or raises any longer. The company is dead & upper management along with corporate killed it, seemingly on purpose So they can get their money & get out. 

A typical day would be, greeting customers or visitors as they arrive for meetings. Part of checking customers or visitors in was following security procedure to enter the plant with proper attire and badges. The culture at Web industries was friendly. I worked closely with management and department heads as well as HR to meet their  needs. Setting up for safety meetings,and special training was part of my responsibility. Answering phone calls and sending call to proper department. I did some purchasing, entering purchase orders and well as special projects needed by HR or department supervisors. We had a health program that required me to request personal information from employees and sometimes that was difficult. I loved working with the customers / visitors. That was the most enjoyable.

-Punch in/out exactly at the minute of the schedule; if not, you get a point
-The option of advancing is extremely hard unless someone is leaving for a temporary vacation/absence.... unless you get along well with upper management. 
-culture is very diverse, and everyone speaks different languages and has their own clicks; there is much gossip, unfairness, and sometimes racism; the staff, every year, they get a questionnaire if they feel safe at work because there are many individual incidents that hardly ever get acknowledged or make a difference (yes, including HR)
-The hardest part is seeing unfair treatment, speaking out, and coming in the next day with absolutely no changes. 
-The few people you get to be friendly with only last for a couple of weeks until the small favors start to come in. In the end is what benefits to them. 
--careful with people who have been there 10+years. 

I was Employed at Web industries as a temp. This had to be the worst experience i have had in my adult life.. I hated the job from day one. People were yelling at me to go faster and faster.  Very unsupportable fellow employees. Very obvious click between web employees phony and back stabbing environment which i was not part of . Glad i wasn't. I got let go because of Personality conflict I guess so.   left work every night feeling depressed angry and frustrated.  Glad to leave hostel work situation at least for the evening.  Company more concerned with bottom line, com-pleat production output than employees needs will not stop to achieve production quota . Mandatory Forced Overtime on Saturdays. 

huge amounts of idle time and little directions. management doesn't seem to know what is going on on the production because they aren't never around. the machines that do the printing hoards the fork trucks so always looking for one. also the batteries are always low on the forklifts you get for the print machines. tons of Spanish speakers, I don't like having to use translation applications to say anything to someone.

The corporate team and local GM are only concerned about growing their own wealth while lying to the working people that they are safe and can be involved in decision making- after all you are told you are an employee owner. What this really means is you do everything to cut cost and over produce so these top managers get huge bonuses and take very expensive company paid meetings all over the world. seriously all over the world.
You cannot trust the GM or Human Resources lady - they will tell you anything to get you to appear to be a happy worker in front of their corporate bosses but then treat you worse than a dog when corporate is not looking. Your job us never safe - run far away from this place

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