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Western Milling

In concept, the company is one large family.  It is more like a family of cousins, with each department its own clan.  Like many companies, communication between departments can be improved.  There is usually someone in each area that is the "go to" person to make sure things get done, while others are less effective.  The company used to have quarterly company luncheons, but COVID put a quash on that.  IT department responded quickly to problems, and AP was quick to work out any issues with bills.  As a company that is in flux with regards to diversification, sometimes it is hard to keep track of just who IS in the company.  In the lab, we had an interesting variety of customers with varying products to test and always took as much time as was necessary to either satisfy their needs or find a place that could.

There is always a large volume of work to do and requires the ability to perform under specific guidelines and time constraints.  I learned a lot about the agricultural industry and was never aware of how much work is involved in feeding herds of cattle.  I found it quite fascinating from the dispatching and delivery process, the purchasing of commodities, and how the paperwork flows and job roles intersecting.  I would have to say that the most difficult part of the job is that there is too much tolerance for bad behaviors that have been allowed to continue, thus affecting overall morale.  With that said, there are so many wonderful people which I have had the pleasure of working with.  The company is very family-oriented and also gives back to the community, which is great.

Dont bother working at this place. All managment talks down on each other and try to blame others for their short comings. Always throwing people under the bus and pointing fingers. Not family oriented and they pay you nickles on the doller but expect you to bend over backwards for them. They will change job duties and requirements on you all the time ones you ask for pay increase. And then they will say well if you want more money you need to do more and ones you do they will say well you need to do this also for a bump up in pay. They will just use you and not give a darn about you.

You're given a lot of freedom to do your job without being micro managed. Most of the employees are really caring and it makes for a fun day. You feel like you matter, so it makes it easier to overlook the handful of poor managers/performers, but for the most part, there's a lot of great people working there. Loved working there and would be open to working there in the future. Would like to see more opportunities for promotion.

A typical work day at Western Milling would consist of answering the phones and transferring customers to different lines to be helped by one of my fellow coworkers, I would do the copying and the filing of the invoices. I would get the mail and distribute it to my coworkers and I would greet the customers as they walked in. I enjoyed everything about this job.

employees tried their hardest to keep jobs so they would tell on others when something wasn't liked. family members would lie for one another. new employees never had a chance to speak their side of the story. Owner was too involved in his money didn't even know his own employees were stealing from the company.

You want a full time job? Then this is the place to be. Show up ready to work on time & learn all you can. Great place of employment. Management was great as well as the front office. Including Human Resources.

Depending on the department, management has their favorites and you know it.  They work you long hours and expect a lot, but pay is good.  Office wear is casual.  A plus for me.  Departments seem to 'point finger' at each other instead of working together.

Supervisor will be on you wanting more production. They contradict themselves pushing you to your limit. It’s hard to tell if your going to be promoted . But other than that it’s a good place to work

Western Milling isn't a bad place to work but management needs to work on how the decisions they make impact the employees. For example they repeatedly changed everyone's schedule around last minute. One week  may be on 1st shift the next a different shift without warning.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Maintenance mechanic 6 salaries reported	$26.40 per hour
Technician 6 salaries reported	$18.33 per hour
Machine operator 5 salaries reported	$18.83 per hour
Forklift operator 3 salaries reported	$20.96 per hour
Equipment operator 1 salary reported	$21.00 per hour

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