assembler

warehouse worker

customer support representative

business development manager

senior assembler

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions

This is a place where people are just stressed out, because management is constantly pulling people into their office and telling low performers to do better and writing people up for little intfractions. They do not follow their procedures of warnings, verbal warning,and then termination. I've personally seen people get fired for ACCIDENTALLY running a stop sign in the warehouse and then fired the next day, which is not their policy. I've recently been terminated after being there 4 years and I've seen the highest increase of turnover in any job I've ever worked. This company ONLY CARES ABOUT THE SHARE HOLDERS, NOT YOU. Zurn has a point system which can only accrued 8 points and any supervisor or manager, and HR is not really affected by it just lower hourly permanent associates and temporary associates and goes as followed:
*No call no show 4 points.
*There is a grace period of 5 minutes if you're late a minute after 5 minutes then  1/2 a point. 
*If you call out the day of work without scheduling time off, it's one point.

This place has metrics that upper mangement pressures management to enforce to basically look for something bad and tell on people, very toxic. I understand safety is an issue but people are written up  for an accident are strictly disciplined with fear of termination of your next mistake.

This job is the definition of micro management. They want everyone who works there to love their product and be emotionally involved with their business but not care about you. 

The only thing that Zurn has going for it is their benefits, really good benefits.. if you can stay long enough to reap it's rewards.



Zurn elkay was great before zurn "merged" 
Soon as zurn took over they let go an entire crew, started making unnecessary changes such as reducing our already small ampunt of sick days from 3 to 2 days. 
They gave us extra days off in the winter, and then promptly put us into what we can only assume is permanant overtime for 49 hours a week(which they dont mention here on indeed or in the interview)
Our supervisor on 3rd shift is less than desirable, but is okay 50% of the time, the problem is management outright lies to us and on multiple occasions has promised we wouldnt do overtime one week and then tried scheduling us for overtime the week they said they wouldnt.
The hourly rates you have to do make no sense there parts where the rate is 600+ parts an hour, one sheet of material can only make 150 parts and takes half an hour, that is impossible to make. Then theres other parts where the rate is so astronomically low you could make 3 hours of rate in one hour.
This is because a parts "hourly rate" is based off of the price of the material and not actually how many parts can be made hourly.
Only real psoitives to working here are the stsrting pay is better than some jobs in the area, and the people on 3RD SHIFT are great(I havent heard good things about people on 1st shift)
Very bad place to work for after zurn took over.

Typical day at work:
A typical day involved fast-paced warehouse and production tasks with strict time targets. Work was physically demanding, repetitive, and required constant attention to safety, accuracy, and meeting quotas.

What I learned:
I learned warehouse operations, assembly-line discipline, quality control awareness, and how large manufacturing environments coordinate logistics, inventory flow, and production schedules under pressure.

Management:
Management was heavily metrics-driven and focused on output. Communication from supervisors could be inconsistent, and employee concerns or requests for departmental movement were not always addressed transparently.

Workplace culture:
The culture emphasized productivity over people. Teamwork existed among coworkers, but morale was affected by limited flexibility, minimal recognition, and a lack of clear growth or advancement opportunities.

Hardest part of the job:
The hardest part was the physical strain combined with repetitive tasks and limited job rotation, which made long shifts exhausting and increased the risk of burnout.

Most enjoyable part of the job:
The most enjoyable part was working alongside supportive coworkers and gaining hands-on experience in a structured manufacturing environment.

The company has gone through multiple organizational changes recently, creating instability across teams. Several management shifts in a short period left many employees without clear guidance or support. What was once a collaborative environment has become increasingly top-down and reactive, with a heavy emphasis on micromanagement and internal optics over real coaching or enablement.

Employee development and career progression are limited unless you're tightly aligned with upper leadership. Field teams are often asked to provide insights or market intel without receiving much meaningful follow-up or support in return.

Internal communication is overly reliant on recurring calls that often cover the same ground without action. The result is a work environment where people feel like they’re in constant firefighting mode rather than building something sustainable.



the culture at zurn was one of the worst experiences I’ve ever experienced at a place to work no training people they just had me out there working with no real training and that’s sad because I’m a hands on guy and love to work . I was super happy at first but after I saw how people gossip and talk about each other it showed me that i wouldn’t be there long .. like I don’t recommend anyone working at this place  .  Unless you are mean and ugly inside and used to low vibrational people . If that’s what you’re accustomed to  go at it . But I’m not and I’m so
Happy I’m not there but I can say office management is great they are super nice always from jump  and would like for you to
Be great compared to  
 The warehouse management  and the team leads  there are two different cultures for sure . Me thinking I’m a college graduate with a degree in communications really showed me and helped me understand the lack of communication they have . 

I had a mixed experience working here. While the company prided itself on diversity, I observed instances where certain co-workers, particularly in upper management, demonstrated issues with individuals from diverse backgrounds. This raised concerns about the company's commitment to its diversity values.
I ultimately made the decision to leave on my own terms, appreciating the good colleagues I had during my time there. Unfortunately, it seems that the current leadership may prioritize their own cliques, rather than fostering an inclusive environment for everyone.
One notable drawback is the high turnover within the company. This is disheartening, considering I initially believed it to be a stable workplace. My perspective shifted during my tenure, and I hope the company can address these issues to create a more positive and inclusive work culture in the future.

If you’re considering the IT position in Paso Robles, stop. Don’t waste your time. It’s been a revolving door for the people in this position for the last several years and there is no work being done to changing this.  Average duration of a tech here is 6-9 months.

There is no sense of camaraderie. Management here is definitely tightly knit to where one Director here has the up on all other department heads and isn’t held accountable for their actions or lack thereof. Corp HR  knows all this but does nothing. It’s a joke, and if this is how the business is ran, it speaks volumes to the true values of the company; profit.

I whole heartedly regret taking this position and can only say the only positive thing which came about this were the examples of what types of narcissistic behavior to look out for in future endeavors.

Pre-merger, Elkay was a great place to work, but when it became Zurn Elkay, things changed. There's a lot of talk but work kept getting piled on, deadlines got tighter, things got increasingly chaotic. Plenty of talk about associate engagement but nobody listening. People were let go for seemingly no reason other than someone higher up didn't like them. That ended up including my team, despite being a critical part of the sales and marketing department - seemed like someone in corporate wanted more control and probably to pay people less. 

I worked for Elkay for many years and enjoyed my job and the people I worked with. However, I was severely underpaid the whole time. Work "culture" since the pandemic has been abysmal. Most people expressed they wanted to be full remote or hybrid, yet leadership insisted there be a 4:1 policy (in the office 4 days a week), even though many employees were allowed or even hired to be full remote. Since merging with Zurn 9 months ago, there have been hundreds of layoffs within the company, including my own. 

People that survive there have to get along with management and they know it! Only these people survive! The professional evaluation is non existent in the sense that you are evaluated based on how much you are liked by management and their faithful ones. If they don’t like you, you might just leave! If you are different than them, they won’t accept you and stereotype you as they like!

You will only be criticized and treated like you don’t matter once they decide not to like you

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