The downsides, in my opinion, outweigh the upsides of this job. The pay is great, as i said above, however you WILL work for your pay. Some of the lines run outrageously fast and you are expected to keep up without help or turning off your line. If you are full time and a lower senior, you can expect to work at least half a shift each week over what you are scheduled. This raises to even more during the summer months. Employees are able to be forced to work for 2 straight weeks (weekends included) (or 19 days) before they are guranteed their weekend off.
Upper level management seems to have their heads in the game, the BULs in my plant know what they are doing, and get the job done. However, some of the lower level management (shift resources) play favorites, often giving the easier jobs to the same people over and over. Being in sanitation is an easy night, however, the same 4-5 people will get to be in sanitation over the rest of the 40 workers. I could understand if it was going by seniority or something, however these people are mid level seniors.
The first few weeks of being a packer outside of training is hellacious. You are given 5 weeks of training (which should be enough for some people), however once you are thrown out on your own you are expected to know everything there is to know, and be able to keep up with your line without fail. Some PMOs (Packaging machine operators) are downright mean when it comes to their machines, if they catch you turning one of you will be yelled, possibly cursed, at to turn it back on.
As a college job, this is acceptable for me. However, if I were working here as a full-time, family supporting job, it would not be worth the headache. You should not devote your life to your workplace, while killing your body at the same time.
