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Wellness Pet Company

After working for 10 years at what is now, Well Pet LLC, the company became frustrating and unbearable. A job that was challenging, rewarding and enjoyable to go to everyday because you knew you were contributing to the company's vision, became clouded. Senior executive management who could not keep their arrogance in check and or believe in the employees that had been assembled and were responsible for managing the company's exceptional growth of the previous 7 years, has had a negative affect. The manaement style and pettiness of senior management drove personel changes just for the sake of change. This led to and has continued to lead to an exodus of many extremely qualified and capable and proven employees and managers over the past 2 years.

Well Pet LLC and in its earlier forms (Old Mother Hubbard & Wellness Natural Pet Food) was always a great place with regards to compensation and benefits. Early on family and work balance was always taken into consideration and was a tangible quality of the company. Over the past 2 years that has not been the case and which seemed to exacerbate when the HR department became managed by th CFO.

The employees, mid level managers, senior managers and some of the executive management team understood these things and what was happening. Unfortunately, this is a good company gone bad from an employee relations perspective.

My day is always moving making adjustments to fit production needs. I've learned the entire process in making pet food and meeting distribution demands. The management can be lack luster at times not giving the employees the proper training and expecting to meet goals with out properly trained operators. At other times when issues occur management does anything and everything to help the teams when needed from coming out to run  a line to give breaks, to providing lunches to those over stressed teams. The workplace culture is really amazing. Even though every company has those Debbie Downers we are like a family here at Well Pet and would do any and everything for each other to keep things moving. The hardest part of the job is the constant change in environment running out of materials or packaging to hot orders that pop up and having to maneuver around to make sure we get our daily goals.The most enjoyable thing about Well Pet is its team. I love being there and knowing everything about production. Being able to run any of the process areas and be versatile in all areas. It really is a great company.

WellPet is a great place for health benefits. They are one of the best for medical in the area. Dental and Vision are a close tie with other companies. The hours are long 12 hour rotating days. 36.75 hours one week with 49 hours the next. So this means they have 4 shifts A B C D and then depending which shift you get depends which supervisor you get for production. Production needs worked on. Machines always shutting down or stopping for a tiny adjustment. If its a good night and things run smooth than yes the 12 hours run right on by. You will earn free t-shirts through the year, they have free food and ice cream at times, also free fun time for family outing. The company Holiday party is a grand ole time as well.

1.Started at 7am. Reviewed the schedule for Production and tried to determine what product was needed for the future. Examined on hand product as well as finished product. Emailed or called in orders to the Vendors. Tracked all incoming deliveries, and received them in.
2. I learned the corporate aspect of being a global company.Also, I learned the Standards in commercials foods. I refined my Customer service skills.
3. The Management team was new but effective.
4. The workers had years of experience and was effective.
5. The hardest part was the accounting of waste, there was not a good system in tracking.
6. The most enjoyable was the relationships I made with the Employees and the Venders I dealt with on weekly bases.

I have worked few different jobs in production plants and at wellness pet it's lot better than the other places I have worked in the past. We have great team of managers who actually care about me as a person and help out. The diversity of people at wellness pet create a great work environment.  We get bonuses and the company provides paid lunch with food at least few times a month.I get paid time off and vacation pay with health insurance from almost day 1. The pay is more than other production places for sure. Not bad place to work at all! Oh and free dog or cat food every payday.

Do not work here!! *Decatur,AR*
The management is awful and will not work with you on PTO or sick days. They will lie to your face and make up rules as long as it suits them. They don't go by policy, and when you bring that up, they tell you that the policy is changing. They will not give you compensation if your coworker leaves and you are the only one left. And don't even think about getting workman's Comp if you hurt yourself, unless you are out for at least 7 days straight, then they will write you up for it. Please do not work here if you value your time and happiness.

A typical work day for me starts with managing a plan to get through the workload of the day, completing morning reports, and attending morning meetings. Immediately following morning meetings things start to pick up, in between dealing with customer service, vendors, and working with teams throughout the plant I assist my leads and team members with anything they may need.

WellPet used to be a great place to work. Recent management has driven the company to lack focus, make decisions that are not productive for long term health, and have made it clear that short term goals are their strategy to make monthly numbers and ensure their quarterly bonuses. Ignorance of the employees who are actually doing the work paired with not listening to their ideas and thoughts on how to make the company successful again have caused much strife. In the past I would recommend as a good company to work for, but not presently.

WellPet is truly a wonderful place to work -  they invest in their people, professional development is encouraged and supported. They go out of their way to keep employees safe and understand personal life issues that come up. It is one of those companies that gives you a warm, fuzzy feeling knowing you are making a great product for the pets we love!

What is the best part of working at the company?
Nothing, the people treat you like your lower then them

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The whole job was stressing because the coworkers would not help if there was a problem.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Very stressful no help from coworkers and management 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Working by yourself with no help at all

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Packaging technician 24 salaries reported	$16.75 per hour
Maintenance technician 10 salaries reported	$26.60 per hour
Utility worker 7 salaries reported	$20.75 per hour
Sanitation worker 6 salaries reported	$17.83 per hour
Puller 5 salaries reported	$16.75 per hour

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