Wells' Dairy Reviews

Current Employee – been working at Wells' Dairy full-time for less than a year

Pros – Unparalelled Team Environment, Working together toward common goals. Core values are stressed. Individual are recognized for achievements. Great Atmosphere.

Cons – Small Town, Difiicult to recruit new employees away from larger cities. Onboarding prgram could be more robust. Had to navigate on my own for the 1st month or so.

Advice to Senior Management – N/A

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

Current Employee – been working at Wells' Dairy full-time for more than 10 years

Pros – Great place to work,good benefits

Cons – managers and directorsare a little arrogant.Pay raises are not devided at a fair and balanced distrobution.they go on what a steering team decides .most of thew steering team has no contact with the employees they rate

Advice to Senior Management – Make raises more fair pay more attention to ter employees and talk more with the supervisors about their leaders.

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

Current Employee – been working at Wells' Dairy full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – Great pay for the area. Strong company values. Determined leadership. Currently positioned to be the #1 ice cream producer in the USA.

Cons – Some people in the company are difficult to work for. There are some managers throughout the organization that have a tendency to take credit for successes and place blame for failures.

Advice to Senior Management – There needs to be a stronger interview process than having a phone interview and then one other on-site interview when hiring from the outside. At times, it seems as if we have hired people just to have the position filled rather than hiring the right person and training for the job. I think a series of 4-6 interviews over the course of several weeks to really get to know the candidates would not only reduce turnover rate in the supervisor/manager ranks (especially in the plants), but it would also make sure that the people we are hiring share the same values and beliefs as the rest of the company.

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

Current Employee – been working at Wells' Dairy

Pros – I really enjoy working for Blue Bunny.

Cons – They tend to be a tad slow upgrading hardware.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Wells' Dairy

Pros – Great family company. Very organized and room for growth. Great People to work with and Leadership always shows respect and appreciation to employees

Cons – Heard of terminations without probable reason. At times when there is job opening even when you have proven to be a capable and over achiever they (staffing) will over look your abilities and give the job to someone just because they have a degree.

Advice to Senior Management – Sometimes hiring the best personnel does not mean hire someone with a Bachelor's Degree. At times it is more vital to look at someone's abilities, skills, experience, etc. You can easily eliminate a very good prospect that would add more value to the company by making a college degree a requirement.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Wells' Dairy

Pros – Great learning opportunities, internal and external. Lots of good people to work with and some decent management. Product is somewhat recession-resistant since it sells well when economy is down. Budget in place to develop people, which is nice. This is a good company to get some experience, outside training, attend some conferences to do some professional networking, and then spring-board to a bigger company.

Cons – Not enough managers and above who are promoted based on solid merit. Buddy networks tend to drive some promotions/hirings. Too many high tenured people who have not experienced life outside of here. They will do whatever necessary to maintain their foothold, whether those actions are in the best interest of the company or not, which has led to some unhealthy decisions. Some small clicks that are toxic to overall collaboration, yet nothing is done because "that's just the way that person is".

Advice to Senior Management – Recognize the unhealthy relationships and hold people accountable for their behaviors. Malicious actions are happening in certain areas, carefully disguised as "the right thing to do" or disguised as "in the best interest of the company". This is not always the case. Clicks have formed, causing lines to be drawn by all sides - sometimes in defense of what is right, or sometimes to push personal agendas. However this all strains collaboration that would otherwise contribute to acheiving goals. None of this is invisible. It's just untouched. Unfortunately, this non-action by management only serves to condition the behavior of those who perform these sometimes-malicious acts. More skip-level reviews need to happen, during which people need to feel safe to discuss what is really happening. Fear of retaliation or non-action has caused good people to stay quiet and tolerate it. That is, until they realize how marketable they are at other companies and decide to move on. And nothing gets healthier here. The good people that remain have a high tolerance for it, or have become numb to it.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Wells' Dairy

Pros – Management are veterans in the IT field, use tried and true methods to ensure things are done right the first time. Senior Management is starting to expand their horizons and with new IT leadership, our voices are heard on the executive board. The IT department strives to make life easier for end users, and continually focus on that goal using the newest options in technology to do so.

Cons – Co-workers tend to be closed off, unwilling to lend a hand or show how something works. IT can be click-ish, as though it's high school again. Management get caught looking long term and on a macro level and forget to give credit for hard work and good performance from employees, leading some members to believe they can do enough to not get noticed.

Advice to Senior Management – Give more credit to the employees for great work, and incentives to do well.

Former Employee – worked at Wells' Dairy

Pros – Plenty of gossip to listen to. Don't take responsibility for anything. Doing a good job is like wetting yourself in dark pants... you get a warm feeling, but no one else notices.

Cons – People are more worried about getting stabbed in the back by upper management who are just there for a brief time to bleed the company dry. The Management Team has no business being in the positions they are in and have proven it time and time again. I use to think that Wells really had their act together, but it looks like the best part of Wells went with Fay.

Advice to Senior Management – Get some committed people to run the company.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Wells' Dairy

Pros – Pay and Benefits are very good.

Cons – Hours and Job Bid Process

Advice to Senior Management – None

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Wells' Dairy

Pros – Flat, lean company provides more opportunity to get hands on with wide range of projects and activities. Relatively open door policy so it's easier to access senior management; everyone has cubicles, including senior management (good or bad depending on how you look at it). People are very polite and easy to approach for the most part. Salaries are below par nationally but not bad for area with Le Mars cost of living being so low. Free ice cream in the company cafeteria.

Cons – Given midwestern family roots, it comes as a surprise that alot of backstabbing goes on here. Very passive aggressive culture that will smile at your face and stab you in back when not looking. Senior management runs place as they own it with little regard to their talent. Speaking up only gets you the door. HR spends its days looking to penalize workers instead of reward them; very sad for a company that claims to be an employer of choice. For a smaller, leaner company decisions take forever and lots of things go in endless circles mostly out of fear of taking any risks. Company is filled with managers but no true leaders with vision or ability to take risks.

Advice to Senior Management – Provide a real vision and communicate it. Trust your employees and demonstrate it by letting them make decisions that are significant. Speed up decision making and take some real risks for a change.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend