WS Packaging Group Reviews

Current Employee – been working at WS Packaging Group full-time

Pros – Lots of internal support
Large company with many places to work and grow
STP is a fantastic way to stay motivated

Cons – Health insurance plans are below average for families

Advice to Senior Management – I don't have any advice for Management. Keep doing what you are doing

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at WS Packaging Group full-time for more than 8 years

Pros – Highly dedicated work force willing to do whatever is necessary to satisfy the customer.
Vast decorating technology with a national presence and vast client network.

Cons – Lack of leadership, direction, trust, integrity and moral compass. Core values diminished in exchange for a control and command leader, highly process driven (TPS/LEAN) when applied in the Danaher model undermining the core values instilled over the past 40 years of employee engagement and empowerment philosophy.

Advice to Senior Management – Get back to the grass roots level of the organization, learn the business and interact with the employees instead of applying the danaher lean philosophy of "dog eats dog".

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at WS Packaging Group full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – GM is gone
things are looking better for the meantime

Cons – this IMPACT thing is dragging down the business - lost quality completely and focus only on $$$. Lots of new people working without training. Employees don't care anymore

Advice to Senior Management – get out on the floor and actually speak to the employees - not in your gemba walks. work with these people hand in hand. Learn what your new practices have created. Put away your phones and computers and TALK TO US.

– I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at WS Packaging Group full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Large company with lots of room for advancement

Cons – Too many long hours for salaried employees without additional compensations

Advice to Senior Management – Fewer hours

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at WS Packaging Group full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – A paycheck and that's it

Cons – way too many weekends
managent does not care about their people who bust butt daily, just a number company
poor communication

Advice to Senior Management – need to wake up and see that the people on the floor making you look good need some time off
and quit yelling at them because you suck at your so called skill as management.
get out on the floor shake peoples hands every now and then

Former Employee – worked at WS Packaging Group full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – Solid financial shape. large company in a small market

Cons – equity group cutting costs cutting headcount.

Advice to Senior Management – If you hire people from outside the company support them. Too much time spent on lean manufacturing events

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at WS Packaging Group

Pros – If you are a good worker, you'll always have a job there. The company's constant strive to be competitive in the market through lean and other initiatives gives me confidence that the company will survive.

Cons – The health insurance is minimal. There don't seem to be many opportunities to move up in the company

Advice to Senior Management – Have move advancement opportunities

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at WS Packaging Group full-time for more than 10 years

Pros – -Dedicated and talented work force
-Employs many in their local communities
-Excellent set of complementary products appealing to a large sales audience

Cons – -Equity owners are focused only on the $ numbers
-Has entirely lost the family-owned, family-friendly environment
-Systematically replacing knowledgeable resources with low compensated untrained workers and highly compensated Executives lacking industry expertise

Advice to Senior Management – Your current path is going to result in a workforce of blindly trodding zombies.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at WS Packaging Group

Pros – Family atmosphere
Cleanliness
Communication with all levels of production
Friendliness of some staff members
You are kept extremely busy
Opportunity for overtime

Cons – Safety, Safety, Safety
Standing on your feet all day, only 15 minute lunch break
Unorganized communication between different departments
Corporate downsides

Advice to Senior Management – Management needs to find a way to boost morale. Everybody hated their job because they were treated like slaves. Need to communicate better with employees.

Current Employee – been working at WS Packaging Group

Pros – A small company feel with many of the benefits of a larger company. Very flexible with work/life balance. If you work hard it does get noticed.

Cons – Each facility has its unique culture (to be expected) which is good and bad. Some growing pains from acquisitions and bringing systems together/communication.

Advice to Senior Management – Some decisions at the upper level are made without consideration to the seasonality of some facilities. The overall drive for improvement is positive.