truck driver

production associate

warehouse associate

local driver

customer service representative

Wilsonart International

The work is easy, but the schedule is terrible, a rotating swing shift between days and nights.  They did switch only our department to a straight days or nights my last 3 months there.  But by that time I grew so tired of trying to invest my self and my great work ethic into the company mission and receiving no positive feedback for a year and a half.  It is not a gratifying place to work, the it seems to be a trickle down effect that has left most of the management just going through the motions until retirement.  Which is also most of the work force as well, especially the long timers who just show up, do as little as possible and gossip about every thing that occurred at the work place the day previous.  It is not a culture nor company I wanted to remain a part of anymore.  It seemed to me that you could do anything you wanted as long as you didn't exceed their attendance policy, if that kind of environment sounds good to you,  then go for it.  But they also have alot of draconian policies that essentially try to tie you down to the place while you are there.  I don't see any improvement in the fletcher locations future until they implement accountability on other aspects rather than just attendance, and this probably has to be applied to every level of position.  To me it seems like they just want warm bodies at this point and that their target demographic is desperate people needing to support families that will be willing to endure all of the many negatives here and become lifelong employees.

You will make good money, but you'll also never be home. It's not enough money to justify never being with your family. Lots of favoritism and unprofessionalism. The culture is basically high school all over again. A very non-empathetic company to add. If you get sick, good luck. They'll find a way to fire you in order to not pay you unemployment. A lot of the things they tell you in the onboarding process are a complete lie as well. For example, they will say the whole time through, that you are off on Sundays. Congratulations, you played yourself. You are not off on Sundays. Management is beyond unorganized and unprofessional. They will tell people that if you can't do the job then to go home. This the kind of company that the people who strive to go above and beyond, they get targeted by management. Because all the management there are incompetent, they'd rather weed out their own perceived "competition." Heck, even their HR is incompetent and that's saying something. This company is a shell of what they used to be, it used to be a really awesome company to work for. I've worked in a lot of warehouse/distribution occupations, and not even Amazon treated me any where near as bad as Wilsonart did. Wilsonart is very uppity. 

Wilsonart is pretty good place to work if you have no life and enjoy growing old and making mediocre money with excellent health benefits.

The downfall of this place over the last 5 years is their desire to hire from the outside. They give tuition reimbursement to employees but will never place them in a different capacity once they complete their education. The outside management hires are bright and smart but have no people skills and care about numbers, not people. 

They have done a lot to advance technology to help people do their jobs better. Older people get paid more and do a fraction of the work on the floor and are pandered to by management. The younger generation is seen as a burden on the older people even though they’re keeping them afloat. 

The company has potential to be what it used to be, but it’s a shell of it. They’re behind the times and are no longer the top dog in temple to work for. Stagnant wages and a complete disconnect with management is the main contributor. Supervisors were given more work than they can handle on a daily basis, so they’re not around as much to actually supervise production. 

If you are a competent person you will succeed here. There is always something to do and plenty of room for improvement. Unfortunately, the tales of Wilsonart being the best place in town to work have waned over the past decade. There used to be people lining up to get the opportunity to work here, but now you would just scroll past the job posting if you came across it. Its just another average employer these days. My title was Mechanical Maintenance II, and we had mixed loads depending if we were on schedule for PM's or breakdowns. A lot of the veteran mechanics would do basic checks on the equipment and maybe change out some consumable parts, but beyond that, there wasn't much in the way of making things right when there were known issues with equipment. Usually major repairs were band-aided until they absolutely needed to be fixed. There were some instances when we would actually plan downtime to get stuff knocked out, though. The environment was decent - hot in most areas with some critical spots having a nice AC breeze going. 

So many things wrong with working here. It is like a prison once you arrive you are absolutely not aloud to leave the building not even to go to your car on break and if you need to get something from your car they walk you out to your car and watch what you need to get. Its a smoke free facility so for any smokers out there hopefully you can make it 12 hours. The work schedule is not consistent some weeks you will work 6 days some weeks you will only get 3 days. Also if you are needed for overtime there is no warning they will tell you at the end day of the last day of your week that you need to come in as long as they want. So don't make plans for your days off. The warehouse is absolutely disgusting the things you are breathing everyday will horrify you. They also have a point system for attendance, they call it their " NO EXCUSE POLICY" so no matter what you do you will get points doctors notes, kids sick, car accident, none of it matters. Last thing the management has favorites and if you arent on the list the will make your life a literal nightmare you will be pummeled down before you step in the door each morning GOOD LUCK!!!!

Wilsonart was a good company to work for...WAS. They recently were bought out by another company and changed their pay rates as well as there benefits for the bottom line of the company not for the benefit of the employee. No positive hopefulness for working as a temporary only making half of the full time employees and working more. Some had been working as temps for over 3 years and still had no signs of being hired on to a full time position. The swing shifts make balancing life for the meager compensation as a temporary very tiresome. They pride themselves for never having a layoff of FULL-TIME employees...they have however cut all of the temporaries working for them on at least one occasion that I am aware of.

Work was different everyday. Some years are very busy. Working 50-70 hours per week, other years you are only working 40.  The retirement benefits are very good, they will match your contributions from day 1 up to 7.5 percent if you contribute 6 percent. The management is good, just keep your mouth shut, learn your job, and become competent. Coworkers are nice people, just trying to make a living for their families. Retention in the factory is pretty low, with high turnover rates. The swing shift scheduling is absolutely brutal. You work days for 3-4 days, have a few days off, then go into night shift. You never get a good sleep schedule. If you value sleep, don’t work at Wilson Art. If you dont care about sleep, and just want a decent income it’s a good place to work. 

I’ve never heard of a company that fines it’s employees.if your spouse is eligible for insurance through their work then you have to pay $125 monthly as a fine. If you are a tobacco user they fine you $75 per month for something you do at home. Both fines go directly to the company and not to insurance. You are given pto days but punished for using them. We have a health center but it’s a complete joke, they gossip about the employees and do not follow HIPPA laws. I as well as many employees would rather pay our personal doctors than to be subject to them.We can get uniforms but it’s an additional fee.  It could be a better place to work but for the pay it isn’t worth the drawbacks. After 20 years I’m looking for something different!

A typical day at work consisted of me clocking in, either in the morning or at night. I would work on the factory floor, taking out trash, helping to change out the rolls of paper on the machines and sweeping the floors. I learned how to manage the machines properly as well as how to work in a factory setting. My co-workers were easy to get along with and very accepting of me almost right away, they made the job a lot easier, bringing a lighthearted element into the factory work place. The hardest part of this job was working the night-shifts. The easiest part was just coming in and doing my job. I enjoyed this job quite a bit because I was able to come into a good work environment with many friendly co-workers.

There's no appreciation for current employees. Turn over rate is very high. Attendance system is the biggest reason people end up getting fired. Has been SEVERELY understaffed for YEARS, even before the pandemic. Constant threats of schedule changes and mandatory overtime. Management has openly told employees that they don't matter and are expendable. Pay is no longer competitive to the current market, you can get a job in fast food making close to or more than is offered here. The people working here are fed up and more and more are quitting/retiring every day. 

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