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Plant Manager at DS Waters of America
in Kansas City, KS

Please give us a one liner to describe this review.

"Over all it is (was) a great learning experience"

What do you like about working at DS Waters of America?

"Freedom to make a difference. Good people to work with"

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

"Just be yourself and be truthful. Say what you do and DO what you say."

What don't you like about working at DS Waters of America?

"lack of support to help get things done from lower level senior management"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Listen to your mid level management and help / support them"

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 2 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 3 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Plant Manager at Bindi
in Belleville, NJ

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"Great opportunities, lots of challenges, great learning experience."

What do you like about working at Bindi?

"It is a very challenging organisation that is growing very fast, company offer great support and in return expect a lot."

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

"Be hard working individual, well organize, a good professional, god communicator."

What don't you like about working at Bindi?

"There is nothing not to like in this organisation it is still new here in the states and it is growing very fast for the past 3 years"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Management could work closer with production manager to understand capacity an productivity"

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 3 / 5 Work Setting 3 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 3 / 5
Plant Manager at Longview Fibre Paper & Packaging
in West Springfield, MA

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"One of the best companies I ever worked for."

What do you like about working at Longview Fibre Paper & Packaging?

"The freedom to make my own decisions and run the plant the way I wanted too with just a minimum of interference but a lot of support."

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

"The old Longview Fibre no longer exists but is now operating as a smaller company with the same name."

What don't you like about working at Longview Fibre Paper & Packaging?

"The fact that it was sold and my career with them had come to an end."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Keep supporting your sub-ordinates while allowing them to grow and mature"

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Plant Manager at Georgia-Pacific
in Franklin, MA

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"Occasionally frustrating, usually rewarding, poor outcome."

What do you like about working at Georgia-Pacific?

"The challenge of turning a poor performing plant around and improving the work environment."

What don't you like about working at Georgia-Pacific?

"The decision to close the plant after many improvements had been made and the progress that was still happening."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Look at the overall progress and don't base life changing decisions based on events in the past."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Plant Manager at Allpak Container
in Renton, WA

What do you like about working at Allpak Container?

"Being able to be an agent of change and implement new processes"

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

"Stay open minded and don't get caught up in the politics and hidden agendas of others."

What don't you like about working at Allpak Container?

"Being micro managed and the political agenda of some of the management members."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Allow managers to do there jobs without being openly criticized by other managers."

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 3 / 5
Plant Manager at ESAB
in Ashtabula, OH

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"A very good company until new management took over."

What do you like about working at ESAB?

"Very good product and excellent company unitl new management took over."

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

"Stay away from the company and would not suggest anyone working for the company."

What don't you like about working at ESAB?

"Very poor management and this is why the company has failed."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Get solid Leadership in to run the organization. We were making lots of money when we ran teh Plant and now they are losing."

Person You Work For 1 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 3 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Plant Manager at Superior Printing Inks
in Commerce, CA

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"Great people, well organized and had latest ink technology."

What do you like about working at Superior Printing Inks?

"Oppurtunities for advancement, the benefits package and the people I worked with."

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

"No, they were overall a great group of people to work with."

What don't you like about working at Superior Printing Inks?

"Sometimes there was poor communication which lead to more work than needed to be done."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Communicate more and let the in-plant workers know of all ink changes."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Plant Manager at Arkema
in Lemont, IL

What do you like about working at Arkema?

"Excellent safety initiatives as well as plenty of corporate supports"

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

"Run now before you get sucked in. There is little organic growth, only by acquisition. Arkema was created from a spinoff from TOTAL. I believe it will be sold and dismantled within next few years."

What don't you like about working at Arkema?

"When Arkema bought plant there were grand plans to improve safety programs but then blind sided with plant closure. Purposefully mis-lead to believe we had a future."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"As with any good leadership, it is important to be honest with your plans."

Person You Work For 1 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 2 / 5
Support You Get 1 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 1 / 5
Company Culture 3 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Plant Manager at Abet Laminati
in Italy, TX

Please give us a one liner to describe this review.

"applied my exeriece of automotive"

What do you like about working at Abet Laminati?

"relationship with workers that give my the possibility to develop concepts of Continuous Inprovement"

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

"no at the moment because my first target at this time is to work in US"

What don't you like about working at Abet Laminati?

"reluctant to change the top management is old (50 years of Abet) and doesn't want to modify thier approach to the business"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"application of lean concepts and increase the attitude to change following the market requirements that are moving faster then us"

Person You Work For 1 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 3 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 2 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Plant Manager at Cumberland Trailer
in Newville, PA

Please give us a one liner to describe this review.

"The best work experience so far"

What do you like about working at Cumberland Trailer?

"I helped buld this company from the ground up. I loved talking to the customers and being able to tell them when we'll have their load done and them having a great team on the floor that always performed excellence"

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

"Don't show up in your best interview suit, these guys are looking for people who are not afraid to get dirty."

What don't you like about working at Cumberland Trailer?

"Watching the bank accounts dwindle as we knew the end was coming."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Next time do a series of small price increases before its too late."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Plant Manager at T.Y.G. Products
in McKinney, TX

Please give us a one liner to describe this review.

"good chance for entry level employee, many things to learn."

What do you like about working at T.Y.G. Products?

"company culture is good, and very smooth communication between departments"

What don't you like about working at T.Y.G. Products?

"under pay and too less future development. Can't see any chance to enhance carrier"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"need to review employees' salary and work load. Sometime, job assigned excess one can do."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Plant Manager at Schrader Environmental Services
in Ithaca, MI

Please give us a one liner to describe this review.

"Company had 2 owners that often did not agree on issues."

What do you like about working at Schrader Environmental Services?

"I enjoyed the hands on part of the job and the people that I worked with on a daily basis. My employees worked hard in what was sometimes very difficult working conditions."

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

"Make sure that you get everything in writing as to days worked, hours and pay raises and when they will be administered."

What don't you like about working at Schrader Environmental Services?

"The company has 2 owners with equal power over the operations of the company and they often did not agree on what was the best direction of the company and often gave opposing orders to managers and employees."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Become consistent in the direction in which you are moving the company. Employees can not be asked to do task 2 different ways and be held accountable for both."

Person You Work For 3 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 2 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 2 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2 / 5
Company Culture 2 / 5 Way You Work 3 / 5
Plant Manager at Welch Wood Products
in Perry, KS

Please give us a one liner to describe this review.

"This was a great job with plenty of freedom to improve output in production"

What do you like about working at Welch Wood Products?

"I was able to make the decisions on how the plant was going to operate and what product to purchase"

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

"With the company now closed, theree is nothing that I can tell someone"

What don't you like about working at Welch Wood Products?

"The management personel were located out of state and were not willing to try new things to make money"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"The company has closed but I would have told them to take a chance"

Person You Work For 3 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 2 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 2 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2 / 5
Company Culture 2 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Plant Manager at Biwater
in Sudan, TX

Please give us a one liner to describe this review.

"It was a pleasure working with professional people."

What do you like about working at Biwater?

"Open and free communications with the overall objective to produce results."

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

"Define your employment period, and be open with communications from the start."

What don't you like about working at Biwater?

"I find it difficult to suggest any negative about this company, but my only regret is that I did not have a permanent position."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I would like to see them continue in their success, and would suggest that when they do come across competent and able employees, to try and keep them in active service."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Plant Manager at Hevco Industries
in Aurora, IL

Please give us a one liner to describe this review.

"Touch upon a lot of emerging technology."

What do you like about working at Hevco Industries?

"Every day was rewarding and challenging. The work day went by very fast."

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

"Do not be afraid to ask questions and do your homework"

What don't you like about working at Hevco Industries?

"It was a fast paced environment with little room for mistakes"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"None at this time, but may be able to think of some at a later date."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
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