Hostess Brands Employee Job Reviews in the United States

"Seasoned Mechanical Maintenance Supervisor with 15 + years’ experience in the performance and leadership of mechanical maintenance in the manufacturing environment. Securing and overseeing million-dollar contracts that are cost-effective for plant safety growth. Measuring equipment, schematics, and blueprint readability. Great communication and leadership skills successful in supervising maintenance crews, union employees, contractors, and vendors."

"Friendly, company who puts their employees first. I would rate this as a world class company. Long hours are the only draw back to working at this company."

"Worked as a maintenance engineer in a manufacturing environment for 3 years."

What do you like about working at Hostess Brands?

"I liked the people I worked with. I also liked fixing things."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Company is closed. There are no jobs at this company."

What don't you like about working at Hostess Brands?

"I don't like ending retirement, cutting pay, and eliminating raises."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"N/A. Company is closed. There is no management to give suggestions to."

"I enjoyed most of my time with Hostess."

What do you like about working at Hostess Brands?

"The ability to see my results from my hard work grow the comapny."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"The company is now out of business due to liquidation."

What don't you like about working at Hostess Brands?

"Executive mis-management and investment companies taking over without any baking experience."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"More of a balance in executive positions of experience and new ideas."

What do you like about working at Hostess Brands?

"Manage twenty five union employees including the parts/procurement department. Maintain strict budgeting guidelines in a lean manufacturing environment while delivering favorable operating performance. Monitor and train Engineers in electrical operation, trouble-shooting, and repair. Reduce lost line time by thirty percent and build team leadership and ownership."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Closed plant went out of business closed door no longer open"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Manage sixteen non-union employees including the parts/procurement department. Monitor and improve preventive maintenance strategies by conducting formal training for team members, modifying PM procedures, and executing internal continuous improvement/enhancement projects."

What do you like about working at Hostess Brands?

"The challenge and diversity of projects. Being able to interact with persons with diverse backgrounds."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"This company will cease to exist in one year. There is no future here."

What don't you like about working at Hostess Brands?

"The future is not bright here. I am assisting management in the liquidation process."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Be timely and agressive in negotiations with unions. Invest capital in the business."

What do you like about working at Hostess Brands?

"I thought the company would never close and I would eventually retire from there"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"There is no company to interview with and doesn't look like there ever will be again"

What don't you like about working at Hostess Brands?

"The company liquidated and closed its doors and left the employees nothing"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Do a better job of running the next company that you work for"

What do you like about working at Hostess Brands?

"The constant training, coworkers are great to work with and the flexibilty of my work schedule."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"If this company stays a float its a great opertunity for growth."

What don't you like about working at Hostess Brands?

"The company being in bankruptcy and posibility of loosing my job."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Keep you're head up, stay focused and continue doing what we do best and thats remain the companys #1 producing bakery."

"Cant grasp the concept of kaizen."

What do you like about working at Hostess Brands?

"New Industry implement new ideas in food industry. use TPS"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Dont go. Micro Managed . if you want to just settle for a pay check , Then go"

What don't you like about working at Hostess Brands?

"Lack of focus, dont like change, cant graspt new concepts"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Get educated. Try new ideas get employee buy in,. try. understand todays challanges"

"A really good company to work."