machine operator

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material handler

inventory associate

Winpak

A typical day at this job is twelve hours on your feet the entire day. I was a material handler which is second to the operator position.

 Its very hot in this building the machines thermoform hot plastic into different cups(pringle cups, dog food trays etc.) Machines break down and lines start on fire nasty plastic smoke is constantly in the air making it very difficult to breathe. You have to put out fires and go into the ovens to scrap out the melted plastic, the ovens are over 600 degrees and u have to get inside them. 

As a material handler  you are basically a mule for the operator who does nothing while u run around like a chicken with your head cut off. Management is constantly cutting costs taking things away and does not listen to the employees. This is the bad part of being non union. 

You are subject to discrimination from the supervisors and people getting promoted in front of you because they kiss more butt than you not for job performance. Benefits are not bad and the people that you actually work with (co-workers) are pretty cool. However the lead operators and bosses are complete jerks. This place is completely unsafe all the management cares about is production not safety or quality. Even the operator position which starts at 17$ is way underpaid compared to other companies.

Material handlers start out at 14.85 an hour regardless of experience. Which again in comparison to other jobs and how demanding the job is and unsafe it is, is extremely underpaid.

Saw someone post about how they almost seem to enjoy to see you fail, I would have to agree. I am a very hard, reliable, trustworthy worker. I have been told that throughout my 27 years of existence. They trained me for a week straight on pulling stock, I had it down. Of course there would be days where you fall behind, it is a demanding position pulling stock. Instead of trying to be understanding, especially since they JUST fired 2 people, nah let's just demoralize you. They then trained me on the floor and the training was extremely bad. I mean like, wow. Along with working the floor and the other 500 responsibilities they expect of you there are so many side jobs that you barely get any experience doing. I hope you can grow another set of hands. So if you get stuck on something you have no idea how to do because of lack of training, and all your team is busy, good luck keeping this job. When let go the 2nd shift supervisor LIED, saying I had done things that I know for a fact I did not do. Could she prove it? Naw. Could I? Nope. I was just starting to get the entire job down 100% and enjoy it more when I was called in and let go over petty things that literally never happened. I was the 3rd person to be fired from Winpak is less than 2 weeks. So my honest opinion? Blow off this company, and 2nd shift, and how they go about everything. Not to mention how much they take out of your checks. Like for real? Anyways, you can DEFINITELY find a better place to work, that will pay just as much if not better, and not expect you to be an octopus. Welp, thanks for the unemployment Winpak. And thanks for teaching me how some companies just plain suck, but have a wonderful sugar-coating.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Insurance options were good and401k match  was 6 percent.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Poor communication, and lazy people redirecting the workload, they laid off frequently in my term there, not a career choice because if you make any money you are the first cut when they are chopping heads, I left a 17 year job I could've retired from to go here and get caught in a massive employee head count reduction, In 4 years time even management and HR along with most positions turned over twice , nepotism is rampant, its not what you know and what you do, but who you know, and who you are kin to.Feeling like a number that is set up for failure was my biggest stress. Surrounded by people that lack accountability for failed actions and processes.My performance reviews were stellar, my performance was excessive of expectations, fyi.




What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Nepotism gets favoritism,along with little  clicks.People that cast blame and have excuses instead of accountability, a hard worker that cares gets all the work while being considered an outsider to the SuperCrews  of family and friends taking credit.Management turns a blind eye and is too lazy or uninvolved to care


What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Praying for intelligent conversation on how to get everyone to work as a team. going behind people, constantly fixing their mistakes and fatal errors.And wishing management cared, working hard to get ahead while constantly being pulled backwards, this is not a career type job.

The pay is decent, but it’s not enough to do anything with. The scaling system is unfair. A person who knows the bare minimum about the tasks of the job makes the same as the person who has perfected it. Management is unprofessional, and have unrealistic expectations, and dangle your job over your head. You don’t get thanks for doing exceptionally well, but if you make a mistake, it certainly doesn’t go unnoticed. The amount of pressure they put on you causes unwavering stress and anxiety, with their high demands,  outdated and crumbling equipment, being able to do your job well is a struggle. You show up stressed and leave even more stressed. The 12 hour shifts are long and exhausting, and sometimes you have work that is ridiculously physically demanding. You are told you cannot come to work sick, but are punished if you don’t come in. I understand that it could be abused, but there needs to be a balance. They have a point system that needs to be revised. There is constant drama, rumors and personal information being spread everyday. HR is unprofessional and unreliable. Normally being the source of drama and rumors. Overall, It’s an experience. Would I recommend it? Not to anyone lacking some serious fortitude. It is not an easy job without it. 

Depending on your job it can be a decent place to work. The QA, Material Handler, and Customer Service jobs are fairly easy and offer about the same compensation as Production without all the hassle of crumbling machinery, mandatory overtime and poor quality film. Basically just avoid production and you'll probably like it.  A typical day at work in production was 12 hours on your feet running machinery. Training was okay but could be improved. The people are the most enjoyable part of the job. Dealing with the quality of the film was probably the hardest. The workplace culture focuses on safety which is nice. They don't want you getting hurt! It also focuses on production which could use some improvement because goals are rarely met meaning there is always mandatory OT. There is definitely a lack of accountability so be prepared if something goes wrong because a lot of people there aren't above lying to not look bad. I had no issue with management during my tenure there. Often times it felt like there was none unless something was wrong or goals were not being met.

Advancing here is all about who you know, not what you know. Production workers are regularly hired/laid off in waves due to "growth/budgeting." Nepotism and favoritism are huge issues across all departments. Salary workers are allotted PTO and sick days while hourly workers are not allotted sick days. Production and maintenance work 12 hour shifts, but paid holidays off only give them 8 hours worth of pay. Your PTO is also based on an hourly basis, so if you want a week off doing Production or Maintenance you're choosing between losing money or burning the majority of your PTO. The Maintenance department is constantly understaffed, which causes poor working conditions for employees as well as a complete lack of life/work balance. There is air conditioning, but no positive air pressure. The Production staff is poorly trained, which causes a lot more work for the Maintenance department.

Management is power hungry.

Supervisors play games with the new employees and seem to enjoy watching them fail.

Do not quit a decent job to come work here.

On the job training is great, if you like to be trained by someone whom themselves were trained about 3 months prior with absolutely no idea what they are doing.

Expect to be held to the exact same standards as those who have been their 10+ years. Also no human error is allowed. 

Management cant even stand to be there,  hence the fact you are reading a help wanted add.

If your homeless or have no other options, then by all means take your chances at this facility. I personally would rather taking my chances on surviving a jump off the top of the building head first.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Clean office... if there was a 0 rating I would use that. Unfriendly and hostile environment. Disgruntled employees. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The managers.  Microsoft management. Unprofessional. Almost controlling of every aspect.   Unreasonably controlling. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Cat fights and pxxxing contests between managers and employees. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Don't do it this way do it my way.  it's my way or the highway. You must use my method to the madness not yours!

Supervisor was strict but fair . I enjoyed working there while I did but really was looking for machine Operator position at time worked there . But was a learning experience I learned from . 

The best part of this job is the pay and benefits, although starting pay is extremely low for this economy.  The turnover rate is probably around 40% in the past two years, including supervisors.  Leadership is sorely lacking, and training is almost nonexistent.  The parent company is floundering, transferring more work to this facility.  There is no plan to address this, but forcing overtime 6-7 days/wk.  As a long-term employee, I can assure you this will go on forever.    This is a union shop, but the union employees are always trying to undermine seniority rights.  It's basically toxic, but if you want to make lots of money, you can live in there.

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