machine operator

blender

operator

customer service manager

scientist

Wixon

For a company of there longevity, I am not sure how they have stayed in business. The behaviors of departments against each other was surprising.  Down right nasty to each other at times. Always trying to find blame, instead of fixing and going on.  The disorganization could be at times very frustrating. Being told I asked too many questions after 2 years of being there was very aggravating, and demeaning. When asked why the questions still, I mentioned that I did not feel I had proper training, that did not go over well. My job changed almost daily, trying to figure out someones errors that weren't made by me was challenging. When asked what was wrong, I found out that they really didn't want to hear it, because the problems never changed, or were fixed.  I never felt as I belonged to this department!  I was a convenience and got dumped on. I was even told once by an employee, "don't worry no one wants your job".  Both the supervisor and manager were all wrong for the department.  One wanted to run it like the military, and the other was NOT management material.  Managers don't talk about other employees in front of her employees, nor do they look at the phone and see who is calling and then decide if you want to answer it.  My director was the kindest and most honorable man, and I feel like I let him down.  For that I am truly sorry.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Wixon is a small, private company but they have an excellent product that everyone believes in from Inventory to Manufacturing. The management team was great to work with and I learned a lot about food quality. The pay was decent and they treated the employees well.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Product not being available (as with many places) due to where some ingredients were sourced and changing schedules.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
If you work near the product you will smell like a spice shop on a daily basis. I worked in the office for part of my time there so I experienced both worlds. The culture is great. They were family oriented, have a nice cafeteria and do nice things for employees like occasional sports tickets and holiday parties/lunches.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
As an inventory supervisor, most days were structured because of the count system. There was a good deal of interaction between the warehouse team and the operations team.

Work is decent, a lot of heavy lifting. Upper management should listen to employees instead of supervisors just telling them what they want to hear. Worked in blending, a lot falls on first shift to get things done. Supervisor doesn’t step in to help at all, even if he notices a machine behind schedule. He’ll just wait till another machine is done and have them hurry up and try to get them caught up. Supervisor plays favorites to certain employees and expects more from certain employees but never recognizes or appreciates the work they do. It’s always more more more!!! Upper management has absolutely no clue on what actually goes on!! They continue to seek out more business but don’t have the necessary equipment to handle all the orders and the employees are rushed to do more and get more done. If you make a mistake, you get reprimanded. What do they expect when you’re feeling rushed!!

Very dirty work place but at least its only food items, you need a shower after getting off work, company will tell you whatever you want to hear, but was kept a temp worker for 5 years to keep my pay low, many others hired say same thing, all overtime is mandatory, full time workers have a very poor 401K, was a short walk for me from the bus stop to work, temp like I was is just above minimum wage, products excellent, food lab people and management are excellent, production and maintenance management has no clue, they have cheap food on site for day workers that I found wonderful but the kitchen closes at 4pm, you can't leave the property while on work hours, completed my GED on my own they don't have money to assist you and don't have a on site place for your child, with my GED they still would not take me on full time but with getting that done found another job.

I enjoyed working there, but I got bored and the job was no longer challenging. The people were great. I learned a lot about the food manufacturing and food science. The hardest part of my job was dealing with the implicit bias I felt that certain individuals could only see me doing the same job.
I took advantage of the tuition reimbursement and managed to finish an associates degree, complete at least 3 technical diplomas, a few certificates and also earned a bachelors degree. Even after all of this and the company sponsored training I remained in the same position. After almost 14  years with the company I pulled the trigger and moved on. I would go back but not in the same capacity as when I left.

During my time at wixon I found it to be very nice and relaxed at first then I did something that upset my manager and from there on out it was pretty much downhill they’ll target you and find any reason to terminate you. There’s a reason this company has such a problem keeping employees they don’t treat people fair or as humans. Not to mention when you have a sick note you still get written up cause they think you’re lying.

Just don't do it.  

Too much nepotism to stomach and it's who you know there that will keep you there. So if you are a brown-noser type than maybe this place is for you.  Lots of gossip circles.  Sickening that the managers are so clueless and need to be managers.  Company departments are all over the map.  You might be in a building a few miles from the main campus.  Best part of working at Wixon was the cafeteria (food and staff) and their prices to dine there & the annual holiday party.

My typical day would be arriving and work and getting to my desk. I would check and follow up emails I got the previous night on my company provided phone. We had to develop a ticketing system when I first got there because they didnt have one. Trying to balance using just the email system while trying to test and develop a ticketing system made things difficult. Helping users on the small campus directly became an issue because I wasnt at my desk but tickets were still getting closed.

ON a typical work day at wixon employees strive hard to produce quality products,i learned how to be a strong leader and a team player,The supervisors was easy to get along with,the work place is a safe enviroment to work,the hardest part about the job is we have alot of change overs in a eight hour day very fast paced work,but we had fun while learning new tasks.

Work itself is easy though often with significant downtime, management figures out what they're doing as they go and things are often rushed to be shipped in full regardless of what should be done. Coworkers are generally pleasant, and the cafeteria is a great value but that's about it. Wages are not very competitive and room for actual growth and development is extremely limited.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Machine operator 4 salaries reported	$21.50 per hour
Blender 3 salaries reported	$20.75 per hour
Operator 1 salary reported	$17.50 per hour
Customer service manager 5 salaries reported	$95,000 per year
Scientist 3 salaries reported	$80,000 per year

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